CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A LETTER TO GOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why is the house called ‘the’ house and not ‘a house’
A
It is the only palatial house
B
It is the only house on top of the hill
C
It belongs to an important family
D
It was very intricately designed
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The house Lencho’s house was located on the top of a low hill. It is called ‘the house’because it was the only house in the whole valley.

Detailed explanation-2: -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. Then he realizes that his home is the one built by the love and affection of his family and loved ones.

Detailed explanation-3: -House refers to a building in which someone lives. In contrast, a home can refer either to a building or to any location that a person thinks of as the place where she lives and that belongs to her. A home can be a house or an apartment, but it could also be a tent, a boat, or an underground cave.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lencho was a farmer who was very hardworking. He lived with his family on the crest of the low hill, where it was his only house in the whole valley.

Detailed explanation-5: -A house is a building in which people live, usually the people belonging to one family.

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