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MCQs For Class 9 Moments Supplementary Reader
Chapter 8 : A House Is Not a Home
MCQs For Class 9 Moments Supplementary Reader Chapter 8 A House Is Not a Home
Q1. Who is the author of the story "A House Is Not a Home"?
A. Mulk Raj Anand
B. Zan Gaudioso
C. Ruskin Bond
D. Oscar Wilde
Correct Answer: B
Q2. How did the author feel in his first year of high school?
A. Happy and excited
B. Awkward and isolated
C. Famous
D. Angry
Correct Answer: B
Q3. What was the main reason the author felt awkward in the new school?
A. He didn't like the teachers
B. His old friends were at a different high school
C. The school was too small
D. He had no money
Correct Answer: B
Q4. Who did the author go to visit when he felt lonely at the new school?
A. His grandparents
B. His old teachers
C. His neighbors
D. His cousins
Correct Answer: B
Q5. What did his old teachers encourage him to do?
A. To quit the new school
B. To get involved in school activities and make new friends
C. To stay at home
D. To start a business
Correct Answer: B
Q6. On which day did the fire break out in the author's house?
A. Saturday morning
B. Sunday afternoon
C. Friday night
D. Monday morning
Correct Answer: B
Q7. What was the author doing when he smelled smoke?
A. Watching TV
B. Doing his homework at the dining table
C. Sleeping
D. Playing with his cat
Correct Answer: B
Q8. Where was the smoke coming from?
A. The kitchen
B. The seams of the ceiling
C. The basement
D. The window
Correct Answer: B
Q9. Who noticed the fire first?
A. The author
B. His mother
C. The cat
D. The neighbors
Correct Answer: A
Q10. What did the author's mother do first when she ran out of the house?
A. She called the fire department
B. She grabbed a small metal box full of important documents
C. She saved the cat
D. She started crying
Correct Answer: B
Q11. Why did the author's mother run back into the burning house a second time?
A. To get her jewelry
B. To save her husband's pictures and letters
C. To save the cat
D. To get some money
Correct Answer: B
Q12. How did the author's father die?
A. In the fire
B. He was already dead when the author was young
C. In an accident
D. Of a disease
Correct Answer: B
Q13. Who stopped the author from running after his mother into the house?
A. His neighbor
B. A fireman
C. His friend
D. His grandfather
Correct Answer: B
Q14. How long did it take for the firemen to put out the fire?
A. One hour
B. Three hours
C. Five hours
D. All day
Correct Answer: C
Q15. What did the author suddenly realize after the fire was out?
A. His books were gone
B. His cat was missing
C. He had no clothes
D. He had no school
Correct Answer: B
Q16. Where did the author and his mother spend the night of the fire?
A. In a hotel
B. At his grandparents' house
C. At a friend's house
D. In the car
Correct Answer: B
Q17. The next day at school, the author felt like a ________.
A. Hero
B. Zombie/Outcast
C. King
D. Guest
Correct Answer: B
Q18. What was the author wearing to school the day after the fire?
A. A new suit
B. Borrowed tennis shoes and the same clothes he wore to church
C. His school uniform
D. His pajamas
Correct Answer: B
Q19. Why did the author not have his shoes?
A. They were stolen
B. They were lost in the fire
C. He forgot them
D. He gave them away
Correct Answer: B
Q20. What did the author want to do when he felt embarrassed at school?
A. Fight with everyone
B. Curl up and die
C. Start a fire
D. Sing a song
Correct Answer: B
Q21. Why did the author say "A House Is Not a Home"?
A. Because his house was ugly
B. Because a house is just a structure, but a home is where love and people are
C. Because he didn't like his room
D. Because it was too expensive
Correct Answer: B
Q22. What was the only thing the author's mother could save from the house?
A. Everything
B. Only a few papers and photos
C. The cat
D. The furniture
Correct Answer: B
Q23. How did the students at the new school surprise the author?
A. They laughed at him
B. They collected money and bought him school supplies, clothes, and sweatsuits
C. They ignored him
D. They gave him a party
Correct Answer: B
Q24. How did the author feel when his schoolmates helped him?
A. Angry
B. Overwhelmed and for the first time, he felt he had friends
C. Jealous
D. Sad
Correct Answer: B
Q25. What did the schoolmates invite him to?
A. To their houses
B. To play football
C. To go to a movie
D. To join the library
Correct Answer: A
Q26. After the fire, what did the author and his mother do regarding the house?
A. They left it forever
B. They cleared the rubble and started rebuilding it
C. They sold the land
D. They built a tent
Correct Answer: B
Q27. How long after the fire did the author visit his house while it was being rebuilt?
A. One day
B. One week
C. One month
D. Six months
Correct Answer: C
Q28. Who came to the author with a cat?
A. His mother
B. A woman
C. A fireman
D. His old teacher
Correct Answer: B
Q29. How did the woman find the owner of the cat?
A. She saw an advertisement
B. She looked at the phone number on the cat's collar and made efforts to find the owner
C. The cat told her
D. She knew the author
Correct Answer: B
Q30. How far had the cat run away due to fear?
A. A few meters
B. A mile
C. Ten miles
D. It stayed in the house
Correct Answer: B
Q31. How did the cat react when it saw the author?
A. It ran away again
B. It purred loudly and jumped into his arms
C. It bit him
D. It didn't recognize him
Correct Answer: B
Q32. At the end of the story, the author felt:
A. That his life was over
B. That his life was coming back together (his home was restored)
C. Angry at the firemen
D. Tired of his cat
Correct Answer: B
Q33. What was the color of the author's cat?
A. Black
B. Red (Red tabby)
C. White
D. Grey
Correct Answer: B
Q34. The author used to play with the cat using a ________.
A. Ball
B. Pen
C. Piece of paper
D. Stick
Correct Answer: B
Q35. What does the word "rubble" mean in the story?
A. Money
B. Debris/Broken remains of the building
C. Clothes
D. Toys
Correct Answer: B
Q36. Why was the author's mother "not herself" for a while?
A. She was ill
B. Due to the trauma of losing the house
C. She was happy
D. She wanted to travel
Correct Answer: B
Q37. What did the author lose in the fire that made him most sad?
A. His books
B. His cat
C. His shoes
D. His backpack
Correct Answer: B
Q38. "My life was in that backpack." What does this mean?
A. He had money in it
B. It contained all his school things and identity
C. He loved the bag
D. It was a gift
Correct Answer: B
Q39. What did the author realize when he saw his new friends helping him?
A. That people are bad
B. That there is kindness in the world
C. That he is rich
D. That he is a good student
Correct Answer: B
Q40. The story teaches us about ________.
A. Fire safety
B. Resilience, friendship, and the meaning of home
C. How to find a cat
D. The importance of money
Correct Answer: B
Q41. What did the author do when he was given the cat back?
A. He started crying
B. He sat down with his friends and held the cat
C. He gave the woman money
D. He ran home
Correct Answer: B
Q42. How did the author's perspective of his new school change?
A. He started hating it more
B. He started feeling a sense of belonging
C. He wanted to change schools
D. He became the Principal
Correct Answer: B
Q43. The "small metal box" was important because it had:
A. Gold
B. Important documents
C. Photos
D. Keys
Correct Answer: B
Q44. What did the author's neighbors do when they saw the fire?
A. They ran away
B. They called the fire department
C. They watched the show
D. They started cooking
Correct Answer: B
Q45. Why did the cat run away?
A. It was hungry
B. It was terrified by the fire
C. It didn't like the author
D. It saw another cat
Correct Answer: B
Q46. The author describes the fire as:
A. Small
B. Engulfing the whole house very quickly
C. Slow
D. Only in the kitchen
Correct Answer: B
Q47. What did the author borrow from his aunt?
A. A car
B. Tennis shoes
C. A bag
D. A pen
Correct Answer: B
Q48. The word "vulnerable" in the story means:
A. Strong
B. Exposed to the possibility of being attacked or harmed (physically or emotionally)
C. Happy
D. Rich
Correct Answer: B
Q49. Who was the most important person in the author's life at home?
A. His father
B. His mother
C. His brother
D. His friend
Correct Answer: B
Q50. Is "A House Is Not a Home" a true story/autobiographical?
A. No
B. Yes, it reflects the author's personal experience
C. It's a fairy tale
D. It's science fiction
Correct Answer: B