CBSE Class 9 English A House Is Not a Home MCQs

Question. What changed Zan’s perception of life and made him accept his new life?
(a) his new friends’ compassionate behavior
(b) arrangement of all basic necessities by his classmates
(c) when his new friends started inviting him to their place
(d) All

Answer :  D

Question. Who made a collection of money for the author?
(a) the students in the new high school
(b) the teachers in the old primary school
(c) neighbours
(d) social workers

Answer :  A

Question. Why did the author run to his neighbour’s house?
(a) to ask for help
(b) to call the fire department
(c) to get water
(d) All

Answer :  B

Question. What did the author lose in the fire?’
(a) school shoes
(b) uniform
(c) bag and -books
(d) all of the above

Answer :  D

Question. What was the author did when he saw smoke pouring in through the window?
(a) playing in the courtyard
(b) doing his homework
(c) taking his meal
(d) Watching Television

Answer :  B

Question. The story started with the entering of the narrator to the
(a) High school
(b) College
(c) Junior school
(d) University

Answer:   A

Question.Why did the author feel isolated when he got into high school in the story ‘A House Is Not a Home’?
(a) His parents moved to another city
(b) He was sent abroad
(c) All his closest friends were sent to a different high school
(d) He was unable to cope up with high school studies

Answer :  C

Question. Mention the words which express the author’s embarrassment.
(a) embarassed
(b) geek and strange
(c) weird and backpack
(d) all

Answer :  D

Question.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?
(a) His old schoolteachers
(b) His parents
(c) His best friend
(d) His brother

Answer :  A

Question. Why was the author feeling shy in the school?
(a) he was not wearing shoes
(b) because he did not have his school bag and books
(c) his dress was casual
(d) All

Answer :  D

Question. The narrator had a pet
(a) Cow
(b) Cat
(c) Fish
(d) Dog

Answer:  B

Question. Who caught the author when he rushed after his mother in the burning house?
(a) a policeman
(b) a neighbour
(c) a fireman
(d) a friend

Answer :  C

Question.In the story ‘A House Is Not a Home’, who kept stoking the fire to keep the house nice and warm?
(a) Author
(b) Author’s father
(c) Author’s mother
(d) The red tabby cat

Answer :  C

Question. What is the story ‘A House is not a Home’ about?
(a) defines a home
(b) defines a house
(c) None
(d) differentiates between a house and a home

Answer :  C

Question.In the story ‘A House Is Not a Home’, how did the author walk around the school the next after the fire broke out?
(a) Like a tired soul
(b) Like an embarrassed fool
(c) Like a depressed kid
(d) Like a zombie

Answer :  D

Question. What is a house?
(a) a building which people use to live
(b) a place
(c) a property
(d) None

Answer :  A

Question. After rescuing his mother the firemen put —- on her mouth.
(a) Medicine
(b) Oxygen mask
(c) Cloth
(d) Water

Answer:  B

Question.“She was gone”- Who was gone?
(a) Author’s mother
(b) Author’s cat
(c) Author’s friend
(d) The little girl who used to play with author every evening

Answer :  B

Question.“People were milling around me, asking me to hurry up.”- Who are ‘people’ here?
(a) Author’s neighbors
(b) Author’s new schoolmates
(c) The residents of the city
(d) None of the above

Answer :  B

Question. Where did the author and his mother have to borrow money?
(a) grandparents
(b) neighbours
(c) bank
(d) private financial institutions

Answer :  A

Question. Who did the author find missing after the fire accident?
(a) his dog
(b) his mother
(c) his monkey
(d) his cat

Answer :  D

Question- What is a home?
(a) where people live together and share a bond of love and care
(b) a house only
(c) a property
(d) None

Answer :  A

Question- Why did the narrator feel strange in high school?
(a) because he was fresh
(b) all his friends went to other places
(c) because he was all alone
(d) All

Answer :  D

Question- What did Zan notice while doing his homework?
(a) cat was jumping
(b) cat was sleeping
(c) smoke pouring through the ceiling
(d) None

Answer :  C

Question- Who used to wake up the cat?
(a) Zan’s mother
(b) Zan’s aunt
(c) Zan
(d) None

Answer :  C

Question- What did the teachers of the old school tell Zan?
(a) graduall, he will adjust and accept his new school
(b) they will support him
(c) they will help him
(d) none

Answer :  A

Question- Where did the author’s mother run and why?
(a) to the backyard of their house to save few precious memories
(b) to their neighbours
(c) to the roof
(d) none

Answer :  A