MP Board 9th Moments A House Is Not a Home by Zan Gaudioso MCQs : Here are 50 important Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) with answers for the chapter “A House Is Not a Home” by Zan Gaudioso.
MP Board 9th Moments A House Is Not a Home by Zan Gaudioso MCQs
- Who is the author of “A House Is Not a Home”?
a) Zan Gaudioso
b) Ruskin Bond
c) O. Henry
d) Oscar Wilde
Answer: a) Zan Gaudioso - How did the author feel in his new high school?
a) Excited and happy
b) Confident and popular
c) Strange, awkward, and isolated
d) Angry and rebellious
Answer: c) Strange, awkward, and isolated - What was the author doing when the fire started?
a) Sleeping in his room
b) Playing outside with his cat
c) Doing his homework at the dining-table
d) Watching television
Answer: c) Doing his homework at the dining-table - Who noticed the smoke first?
a) The mother
b) The author
c) A neighbour
d) The cat
Answer: b) The author - What did the author’s mother run back into the burning house to save?
a) The cat
b) A small metal box with important documents
c) Her jewelry
d) The author’s homework
Answer: b) A small metal box with important documents - Who stopped the author from running back into the house to find his cat?
a) His mother
b) A neighbour
c) A fireman
d) His grandfather
Answer: c) A fireman - After the fire, where did the author and his mother spend the night?
a) In a hotel
b) At a neighbour’s house
c) At his grandparents’ house
d) In their car
Answer: c) At his grandparents’ house - What was the author most worried about after the fire?
a) His lost books
b) His lost clothes
c) His lost cat
d) His lost homework
Answer: c) His lost cat - What did the author wear to school the next day?
a) His old school uniform
b) Clothes from the fire department
c) His gym clothes
d) Borrowed tennis shoes
Answer: d) Borrowed tennis shoes - How did the students at his new high school help him?
a) They gave him money
b) They collected school supplies, notebooks, and clothes for him
c) They helped him rebuild his house
d) They helped him find his cat
Answer: b) They collected school supplies, notebooks, and clothes for him - What emotion did the author feel when his classmates helped him?
a) Embarrassment
b) Anger
c) Gratitude
d) Sadness
Answer: c) Gratitude - For how long was the author’s cat missing?
a) For a few days
b) For a week
c) For a month
d) For a year
Answer: c) For a month - Who found and brought back the author’s cat?
a) A fireman
b) A kind woman
c) His grandfather
d) His mother
Answer: b) A kind woman - How did the kind woman find the author?
a) From a “lost cat” poster
b) She was their neighbour
c) From the phone number on the cat’s collar
d) She recognized the cat from the news
Answer: c) From the phone number on the cat’s collar - Why hadn’t the woman been able to contact the author earlier?
a) The cat’s collar had no number
b) She was out of town
c) The phone lines were down from the fire
d) She didn’t know who the cat belonged to
Answer: c) The phone lines were down from the fire - Why did the author’s cat run away?
a) It was lost
b) It was scared by the fire
c) It was chasing a mouse
d) It was hungry
Answer: b) It was scared by the fire - When the author got his cat back, he felt…
a) A sense of loss
b) His life was returning to normal
c) Angry at the cat for running away
d) Confused
Answer: b) His life was returning to normal - What is the central theme of the story?
a) The dangers of fire
b) The challenges of high school
c) The importance of kindness, love, and community
d) The love for animals
Answer: c) The importance of kindness, love, and community - What did the author’s old school teachers encourage him to do?
a) To get involved in new school activities
b) To forget about the past
c) To work harder
d) To visit them often
Answer: a) To get involved in new school activities - What is the meaning of the title “A House Is Not a Home”?
a) A building (house) is not as important as the love and connection (home)
b) The author’s house was destroyed
c) The author had to build a new home
d) The author preferred living in a house, not a home
Answer: a) A building (house) is not as important as the love and connection (home) - The author’s cat had run away…
a) To the neighbour’s house
b) Over a mile away
c) To the old school
d) To the grandparents’ house
Answer: b) Over a mile away - The return of the cat symbolized the return of…
a) His old house
b) His lost money
c) Normalcy and happiness
d) His old friends
Answer: c) Normalcy and happiness - The story is an excerpt from which famous book series?
a) Goosebumps
b) Harry Potter
c) Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul
d) The Hardy Boys
Answer: c) Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul - What words show the author’s fear and insecurity at school?
a) “I felt like an outcast and a geek”
b) “I was the center of attention”
c) “I was a popular student”
d) “I loved my new school”
Answer: a) “I felt like an outcast and a geek” - The word “vulnerable” in the story means feeling…
a) Strong
b) Exposed and weak
c) Angry
d) Happy
Answer: b) Exposed and weak - What did the author miss most about his old school?
a) The building
b) His old desk
c) His friends and teachers
d) The easy homework
Answer: c) His friends and teachers - What day of the week did the fire break out?
a) Monday
b) Friday
c) Saturday
d) Sunday
Answer: d) Sunday - What was the author’s mother doing when the fire started?
a) She was stoking the fireplace
b) She was cooking dinner
c) She was sleeping
d) She was reading a book
Answer: a) She was stoking the fireplace - What did the author do when he saw the smoke?
a) He ran to the neighbours
b) He tried to put out the fire
c) He ran out of the house with his mother
d) He grabbed his cat
Answer: c) He ran out of the house with his mother - What did the author’s mother save besides documents?
a) Her jewelry
b) Old family photos
c) The cat
d) Clothes
Answer: b) Old family photos - What did the author feel when he saw his classmates’ kindness?
a) He felt suspicious
b) He felt a new sense of belonging
c) He felt embarrassed
d) He felt sad
Answer: b) He felt a new sense of belonging - What does “tragedy” mean?
a) A happy event
b) A party
c) A terrible, sad event
d) A funny story
Answer: c) A terrible, sad event - What does “isolated” mean?
a) To be happy and popular
b) To be alone and separate
c) To be in a group
d) To be a leader
Answer: b) To be alone and separate - The author’s new schoolmates…
a) Ignored him
b) Bullied him
c) Showed genuine concern and support
d) Laughed at his clothes
Answer: c) Showed genuine concern and support - The author’s new friends helped him stop focusing on…
a) His homework
b) His feelings of insecurity
c) His cat
d) His mother
Answer: b) His feelings of insecurity - What does “gratitude” mean?
a) Sadness
b) Thankfulness
c) Anger
d) Fear
Answer: b) Thankfulness - What did the author’s mother do when the fireman stopped her from going back in?
a) She fainted
b) She argued and tried to get past him
c) She sat down and cried
d) She thanked him
Answer: b) She argued and tried to get past him - The author’s embarrassment at school was because…
a) He was a new student
b) He had lost everything and felt vulnerable
c) He failed a test
d) He didn’t know anyone
Answer: b) He had lost everything and felt vulnerable - What was the author’s cat doing when the woman found it?
a) It was scared and hiding in her house
b) It was playing
c) It was sleeping
d) It was trying to get back to the author’s house
Answer: a) It was scared and hiding in her house - How did the author change by the end of the story?
a) He became sad and depressed
b) He became hopeful and made new friends
c) He decided to move back to his old town
d) He got a new cat
Answer: b) He became hopeful and made new friends - What does “engulfed” mean?
a) To be slightly burned
b) To be completely surrounded or swallowed up
c) To be saved
d) To be wet
Answer: b) To be completely surrounded or swallowed up - The “house” represents…
a) The physical building
b) The author’s feelings
c) The author’s cat
d) The author’s school
Answer: a) The physical building - The “home” represents…
a) The physical building
b) Love, connection, and a sense of belonging
c) The school
d) The grandparents’ house
Answer: b) Love, connection, and a sense of belonging - What was the author’s reaction to his new friends’ help?
a) He was suspicious
b) He felt relieved and overwhelmed
c) He didn’t want their help
d) He felt angry
Answer: b) He felt relieved and overwhelmed - What did the author realize he was “rebuilding” along with his house?
a) His new school
b) His new life
c) His cat’s new bed
d) His collection of books
Answer: b) His new life - Why did the author hate his new school at the beginning?
a) The teachers were mean
b) The building was ugly
c) It was much larger than his old school and he had no friends
d) The homework was too hard
Answer: c) It was much larger than his old school and he had no friends - What did the author’s cat do when it was returned?
a) It ran away again
b) It hissed at the author
c) It purred and curled up in the author’s lap
d) It ignored the author
Answer: c) It purred and curled up in the author’s lap - Who is the narrator of the story?
a) The mother
b) The fireman
c) The author, Zan Gaudioso
d) The cat
Answer: c) The author, Zan Gaudioso - What does “swatting” at the cat mean?
a) Petting gently
b) Hitting playfully
c) Feeding
d) Ignoring
Answer: b) Hitting playfully - What is the final feeling the author expresses at the end of the story?
a) Sadness and loss
b) Gratitude and happiness
c) Anger and confusion
d) Loneliness
Answer: b) Gratitude and happiness