A House Is Not a Home MCQs with Answers

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

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

Question-2. The narrator had a pet

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Question-21. What is a home?

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

Question-22. What is a house?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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