CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

A HOUSE IS NOT A HOME

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
MY first year of high school felt awkward. After leaving junior high at the head of my class with all the seniority the upper grade levels could afford me, it felt strange starting over as a freshman. The school was twice as big as my old school, and to make matters worse, my closest friends were sent to a different high school. I felt very isolated.Q. Why did the narrator feel awkward at high school?
A
He was a freshman
B
He did not like the school
C
He was shy by nature
D
He was not interested
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The story highlights the thin difference between a house and a home. While a house is a building where people live, a home is a place where a family lives together sharing the unique bond of love and oneness. The narrator’s house gets destroyed by fire and he gets a new house.

Detailed explanation-2: -Solution : He proceeded to pay visits to his former teachers because he missed them so much. It was also a familiar location where he had spent several happy years. He felt sad in his new school because he didn’t have any friends.

Detailed explanation-3: -His cat had also returned to him after a long absence, which was the ultimate cause of his grief and that had been changed. He was grateful for a new life that had brought him new friends, as well as a kind woman who had returned his pet cat. He was given a fresh start in his life.

Detailed explanation-4: -Zan Gaudioso’s narrative “A House Is Not a Home” is based on the narrator’s teenage experiences in the initial days of his new high school. The narrator is the story’s protagonist. After graduating from a junior high school, the narrator joined a new high school that was bigger than the previous one.

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