MERIT YARD

A House is Not a Home - MERIT YARD

1 / 40Who is the author of 'A House is Not a Home'?

A) Zan Gaudioso

B) O. Henry

C) Ruskin Bond

D) Isaac Asimov

2 / 40The author felt strange in his first year of ______?

A) Primary School

B) High School

C) College

D) Middle School

3 / 40What was the author doing when he first smelled smoke?

A) Eating dinner

B) Doing his homework

C) Playing with his cat

D) Sleeping

4 / 40On which day did the fire break out in the author's house?

A) Monday

B) Sunday afternoon

C) Saturday night

D) Friday morning

5 / 40Who first noticed the smoke coming from the ceiling?

A) His mother

B) The author

C) The cat

D) The neighbors

6 / 40What did the author's mother run back into the house to save first?

A) Jewelry

B) A small metal box full of important documents

C) The cat

D) Her clothes

7 / 40Why did the mother run into the house a second time?

A) For money

B) To save photos and letters of her late husband

C) For the cat

D) For her furniture

8 / 40Who stopped the author from running into the burning house after his mother?

A) His friend

B) A fireman

C) A neighbor

D) His uncle

9 / 40How long did it take for the fire to be completely put out?

A) One hour

B) Five hours

C) Ten hours

D) Two days

10 / 40What was the author's biggest loss that made him cry?

A) His books

B) His cat was missing

C) His house

D) His school bag

11 / 40Where did the author and his mother go for the night after the fire?

A) To a hotel

B) To his grandparents' house

C) To a friend's house

D) To a shelter

12 / 40The next day at school, the author felt like an ______?

A) Hero

B) Outcast / Geek

C) King

D) Star

13 / 40What was the author wearing to school the day after the fire?

A) His uniform

B) Tennis shoes borrowed from his aunt

C) A party dress

D) No shoes

14 / 40"I just wanted to curl up and die." - Why did the author feel this?

A) He was ill

B) Because of embarrassment and loss of everything

C) He was tired

D) He failed in exams

15 / 40What surprise did the author's schoolmates have for him in the gym?

A) A party

B) A collection of school supplies, clothes and books

C) A new cat

D) A trophy

16 / 40The support from his schoolmates made the author feel ______?

A) Angry

B) A sense of relief and new friends

C) Sadder

D) Shy

17 / 40How did the author get his cat back?

A) It came back itself

B) A kind woman brought it back

C) The firemen found it

D) He found it in the garden

18 / 40How far had the cat run away due to fear of fire?

A) One kilometer

B) Over a mile

C) Ten miles

D) Just to next house

19 / 40Why did the woman who found the cat go to so much trouble to find the owner?

A) For money

B) Because she knew the cat was loved

C) She was a teacher

D) She wanted a reward

20 / 40At the end, the author said, "My cat was back and ______."

A) I was rich

B) So was I (He felt alive again)

C) I was happy

D) I was safe

21 / 40What kind of cat did the author have?

A) Black cat

B) Red tabby cat

C) White cat

D) Grey cat

22 / 40The cat used to ______ the author's pen while he did homework.

A) Break

B) Swat at

C) Eat

D) Hide

23 / 40The author's house was being ______ at the end of the story.

A) Sold

B) Rebuilt

C) Painted

D) Destroyed

24 / 40"A House is Not a Home" - what does this title suggest?

A) Houses are bad

B) A home is made of love and people, not just bricks

C) One should not live in a house

D) Everyone needs a house

25 / 40The author missed his ______ teachers from his previous school.

A) New

B) Old / Former

C) Math

D) English

26 / 40What did the old teachers tell the author to do?

A) To cry

B) To get involved in new school activities

C) To leave the new school

D) To stop studying

27 / 40The firemen gave his mother an ______ mask?

A) Plastic

B) Oxygen

C) Cloth

D) Iron

28 / 40The author lost his ______ in the fire.

A) Only money

B) Backpack and shoes

C) Bicycle

D) Car

29 / 40The author's mother looked ______ as she was being led to the ambulance.

A) Beautiful

B) Dazed

C) Happy

D) Angry

30 / 40The schoolmates invited the author to ______ house?

A) Grandparents'

B) Their

C) Principal's

D) Neighbors'

31 / 40The cat had a ______ collar around its neck.

A) Red

B) A phone number was on the collar (implied)

C) Blue

D) Gold

32 / 40The author sat at the ______ and watched his house burn.

A) Roof

B) Curb

C) Garden

D) Tree

33 / 40The author felt like a ______ in his oversized clothes?

A) King

B) Zombie

C) Hero

D) Clown

34 / 40What was the theme of the lesson?

A) Fire safety

B) Overcoming grief and the value of friendship

C) How to build a house

D) Cats as pets

35 / 40The author saved his cat when it was a ______?

A) Adult

B) Kitten

C) Sick cat

D) Stray cat

36 / 40The gym in the school was used to ______ items for the author.

A) Sell

B) Store / Display

C) Hide

D) Burn

37 / 40Why did the author think he was destined for bad luck?

A) Because he failed

B) Because he lost his house and cat

C) Because he had no friends

D) He didn't like his new school

38 / 40The woman who found the cat used the ______ on its collar?

A) Color

B) Phone number

C) Name

D) Photo

39 / 40"My cat was back and so was I." This means the author regained his ______?

A) Money

B) Happiness and will to live

C) House

D) Old school

40 / 40Friends are made in times of ______?

A) Partying

B) Adversity (trouble) and kindness

C) Exams

D) Shopping

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