Class 9 English - 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) Vikram Seth
D) Ruskin Bond
2 / 40In which grade was the author when the fire occurred?A) Eighth
B) Tenth
C) Ninth
D) Seventh
3 / 40How did the author feel in his new high school initially?A) Very happy
B) Isolated and awkward
C) Famous
D) Angry
4 / 40What was the author doing when the fire broke out?A) Sleeping
B) Playing games
C) Watching TV
D) Doing his homework
5 / 40On which day did the fire break out?A) Monday
B) Saturday
C) Sunday
D) Friday
6 / 40What did the mother save first from the burning house?A) A small metal box
B) The cat
C) Her jewelry
D) New clothes
7 / 40Why did the mother run back into the house a second time?A) To get money
B) To save the cat
C) To save her dog
D) To save father's letters
8 / 40Who caught the author when he tried to run after his mother?A) A neighbor
B) A fireman
C) His teacher
D) His friend
9 / 40What was the author's most painful loss?A) His house
B) His books
C) His pet cat
D) His school bag
10 / 40Where did the author stay that night?A) At school
B) In a hotel
C) At grandparents' house
D) In a tent
11 / 40The next day at school, the author had no _______.A) Friends
B) Shoes or backpack
C) Uniform
D) Identity card
12 / 40What did the author wear to school instead of shoes?A) Sandals
B) Tennis shoes
C) Slippers
D) Boots
13 / 40The author felt like a "_______" in the new school.A) King
B) Hero
C) Joker
D) Zombie
14 / 40Who helped the author by collecting school supplies?A) His new schoolmates
B) His mother
C) The principal
D) The government
15 / 40How did the school support make him feel?A) Jealous
B) Confused
C) Relieved and hopeful
D) Angry
16 / 40What was the color of the author's cat?A) Black
B) White
C) Red tabby
D) Grey
17 / 40Who brought the cat back to the author?A) His teacher
B) A strange woman
C) A neighbor
D) His best friend
18 / 40How far had the cat run away due to terror?A) Ten miles
B) Five miles
C) Over a mile
D) Just outside
19 / 40How did the woman find the owner's contact?A) From a newspaper
B) Phone number on collar
C) Internet search
D) Asked at school
20 / 40"My cat was back and so was I." What does it mean?A) Both were ill
B) Both were lost
C) Life became normal again
D) Both were happy
21 / 40What was smoke doing to the room first?A) Filling from the ceiling
B) Coming from window
C) Coming from floor
D) No smoke was there
22 / 40Why did the author hate his new school at first?A) It was small
B) Teachers were bad
C) Missed old friends/teachers
D) Too much work
23 / 40His old teachers advised him to _______.A) Get involved in activities
B) Quit school
C) Go back to them
D) Sleep more
24 / 40What did the mother wear when they ran out?A) Formal dress
B) Jeans
C) Bathrobe
D) Saree
25 / 40What was 'structure', and what was 'feelings'?A) Structure is Home
B) Structure is House
C) Both are same
D) None
26 / 40The gym had a _______ for the author.A) Party
B) Big surprise table
C) Basketball match
D) Meeting
27 / 40The woman had to go through _______ to find him.A) No trouble
B) Phone book
C) A lot of trouble
D) Google maps
28 / 40Which word means "feeling of fear"?A) Calm
B) Peace
C) Panic
D) Joy
29 / 40How long did it take to rebuilding the house?A) A month later
B) A year later
C) Two days later
D) Never rebuilt
30 / 40The author's father had _______.A) Gone to work
B) Died years ago
C) Left them
D) Reached school
31 / 40The school supplies felt like "_______".A) Rain
B) A burden
C) Christmas
D) A joke
32 / 40"I didn't want to grow up." Why?A) Wanted toys
B) Life was changing/painful
C) Loved school
D) He was lazy
33 / 40Who brought him over to his house for a month?A) Grandmother
B) Nobody (Stayed at grand's)
C) Teacher
D) Neighbor
34 / 40The woman worked _______.A) Hard to find him
B) In his school
C) In the fire dept
D) As a nurse
35 / 40Which word is used for "terrible"?A) Beautiful
B) Miserable
C) Great
D) Small
36 / 40The cat used to _______ the author's papers.A) Eat
B) Swat at
C) Read
D) Tear
37 / 40The author realized he was "_______" again.A) Poor
B) Alive
C) Lost
D) Ill
38 / 40What is the moral of the story?A) Fire is dangerous
B) Keep cats safe
C) Friendship heals everything
D) Never change schools
39 / 40The cat was "_______" of the author.A) Afraid
B) Fond
C) Angry
D) Scared
40 / 40The high school was _______ the old one.A) Smaller than
B) Better than
C) Twice as big as
D) Worse than
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