A House Is Not a Home MCQs with Answers

Question-1. After rescuing his mother the firemen put ?- on her mouth.

1. Oxygen mask
2. Cloth
3. Water
4. Medicine

Question-2. The narrator had a pet

1. Cat
2. Fish
3. Dog
4. Cow

Question-3. The story started with the entering of the narrator to the

1. College
2. Junior school
3. University
4. High school

Question-4. What is the story 'A House is not a Home' about?

1. defines a house
2. None
3. differentiates between a house and a home
4. defines a home

Question-5. Where did the author and his mother have to borrow money?

1. neighbours
2. bank
3. private financial institutions
4. grandparents

Question-6. Who did the author find missing after the fire accident?

1. his mother
2. his monkey
3. his cat
4. his dog

Question-7. Why did the author run to his neighbours house?

1. to call the fire department
2. to get water
3. All
4. to ask for help

Question-8. Why was the author feeling shy in the school?

1. because he did not have his school bag and books
2. his dress was casual
3. All
4. he was not wearing shoes

Question-9. How long did it take to blow out the fire?

1. three hours
2. four hours
3. five hours
4. two hours

Question-10. In the begging how does the author fed in the new high school?

1. excited
2. isolated
3. all of the above
4. happy

Question-11. In the story 'A House Is Not a Home', how did the author walk around the school the next after the fire broke out?

1. Like an embarrassed fool
2. Like a depressed kid
3. Like a zombie
4. Like a tired soul

Question-12. In the story 'A House Is Not a Home', who kept stoking the fire to keep the house nice and warm?

1. Author?s father
2. Author?s mother
3. The red tabby cat
4. Author

Question-13. In the story 'A House Is Not a Home', who told the author that with time he would end up loving his new school more than the old one?

1. His parents
2. His best friend
3. His brother
4. His old schoolteachers

Question-14. Mention the words which express the author's embarrassment.

1. geek and strange
2. weird and backpack
3. all
4. embarassed

Question-15. People were milling around me, asking me to hurry up,….........Who are 'people' here?

1. Author?s new schoolmates
2. The residents of the city
3. None of the above
4. Authors neighbors

Question-16. She was gone…...................Who was gone?

1. Author?s cat
2. Author?s friend
3. The little girl who used to play with author every evening
4. Authors mother

Question-17. What changed Zan's perception of life and made him accept his new life?

1. arrangement of all basic necessities by his classmates
2. when his new friends started inviting him to their place
3. All
4. his new friends compassionate behavior

Question-18. What did the author lose in the fire?

1. uniform
2. bag and -books
3. all of the above
4. school shoes

Question-19. What did the teachers of the old school tell Zan?

1. they will support him
2. they will help him
3. none
4. graduall, he will adjust and accept his new school

Question-20. What did Zan notice while doing his homework?

1. cat was sleeping
2. smoke pouring through the ceiling
3. None
4. cat was jumping

Question-21. What is a home?

1. a house only
2. a property
3. None
4. where people live together and share a bond of love and care

Question-22. What is a house?

1. a place
2. a property
3. None
4. a building which people use to live

Question-23. What is most precious according to this lesson?

1. bond of love and care amongst the members of a family
2. a house
3. None
4. a well furnished house

Question-24. What was the author did when he saw smoke pouring in through the window?

1. doing his homework
2. taking his meal
3. Watching Television
4. playing in the courtyard

Question-25. What was Zan doing when fire broke out?

1. was in neighbourer?s house
2. was sleeping
3. was doing his homework
4. was playing

Question-26. Where did the author and his mother spend their night OM- the fire accident?

1. in the house of neighbours
2. in the fire brigade building
3. in the author?s school
4. in the house of grandparents

Question-27. Where did the author run when the fire broke out?

1. to his grandparents
2. on the roof
3. all
4. to his neighbours house

Question-28. Where did the author?s mother run and why?

1. to their neighbours
2. to the roof
3. none
4. to the backyard of their house to save few precious memories

Question-29. Who caught the author when he rushed after his mother in the burning house?

1. a neighbour
2. a fireman
3. a friend
4. a policeman

Question-30. Who made a collection of money for the author?

1. the teachers in the old primary school
2. neighbours
3. social workers
4. the students in the new high school

Question-31. Who used to wake up the cat?

1. Zan's aunt
2. Zan
3. None
4. Zan's mother

Question-32. Why did the author feel isolated when he got into high school in the story ?A House Is Not a Home??

1. He was sent abroad
2. All his closest friends were sent to a different high school
3. He was unable to cope up with high school studies
4. His parents moved to another city

Question-33. Why did the narrator feel strange in high school?

1. all his friends went to other places
2. because he was all alone
3. All
4. because he was fresh