Extra Questions for From the Diary of Anne Frank Class 10 first Flight
Important Questions1
All I think about when I’m with friends is having a good time. I can’t bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide in each other. In any case, that’s just how things are, and unfortunately, they’re not liable to change. This is why I’ve started the diary.
(a) What are Anne’s views on friends?
(b) What is her fault?
(c) Explain—unfortunately they’re not liable to change’.
(d) What is the problem which the speaker has with her friends?
Answer
(a) Anne could only think of having a good time with friends, nothing more.
(b) Her fault was that they did not confide in each other, and hence weren’t very close.
(c) It means that regrettably, the situation was not likely to change, as she couldn’t confide in friends.
(d) She feels that her friends do not confide in her, and nor does she reveal her secrets to them.
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Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only because I have never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in the musing of a thirteen year old school girl. Oh well, it doesn't matter. I feel like writing and I have an even greater need to get all kind of things off my chest.
`Paper has more patience than people.' I thought of this saying on one of those days when I was feeling a little depressed and was sitting at home with my chin in my hands, bored and listless, wondering whether to say in or go out.
(a) Who is 'I' in the passage?
(b) How old is she?
(c) In what condition did Anne decide to write a diary?
(d) Find a word in the passage that means too tired to show interest or do anything.
Answer
(a) 'I' in the passage is the author Anne Frank.
(b) She is thirteen-year-old.
(c) Anne decided to write a diary when she had no close friend whom she could confide in.
(d) It is 'depressed'.
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To enhance the image of this long awaited friend in my imagination, I don't want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would do, but I want the diary to be my friend, and I'm going to call this friend 'Kitty'. Since no one would understand a word of my stories to Kitty if I were to plunge right in, I'd better provide a brief sketch of my life, much as I dislike doing so.
(a) Why does Anne call her 'a long awaited friend'?
(b) Why does she name her diary 'Kitty'?
(c) How does she want to begin her diary?
(d) Find out a word from the extract which means the same as 'to increase to improve'
Answer
(a) Anne calls her diary 'a long awaited friend' because till she made it her close friend she had had no close friend whom she could confide in.
(b) She names her diary 'Kitty' because she wants no one to know it is her diary as he close friend.
(c) She wants to begin her diary with a brief sketch of her life and her family.
(d) It is 'enhance'.
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My father the most adorable father I've ever seen, didn't marry my mother until he was thirty-six and she was twenty-five. My sister Margot was born in Frankfurt in Germany in 1926. I was born on 12 June 1929. I lived in Frankfurt until I was four. My father emigrated to Holland in 1933. My mother, Edith Hollander Frank, went with him to Holland in September, while Margot and I were sent to Aachen to stay with our grandmother.
(a) When did Anne's parents get married?
(b) Where were Margot and Anne born?
(c) Bring out the meaning of the line 'My father emigrated to Holland in 1933'.
(d) Which word in the passage means the same as 'lovable'?
Answer
(a) Anne's parents got married when her father was thirty-six and her mother twenty-five.
(b) Margot and Anne were born in Germany.
(c) It means: My father settled in Holland in 1933.
(d) It is 'adorable'.
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However, during the third lesson he’d finally had enough. “Anne Frank, as punishment for talking in class, write an essay entitled-‘Quack, Quack, Quack, and Said Mistress Chatterbox’.”
The class roared. I had to laugh too, though I'd nearly exhausted my ingenuity on the topic of Chatterboxes. It was time to come up with something else, something original. My friend, Sanne, who's good at poetry, offered to help me write the essay from beginning to end in verse and I jumped for joy. Mr. Keesing was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but I'd make sure the joke was on him.
(a) What was the second essay given to Anne?
(b) Why did the class roar with laughter?
(c) What did Sanne offer to do?
(d) Which thought made Anne jump with joy?
Answer
(a) The second essay given to Anne was 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox'.
(b) The class roared with laughter when Mr. Keesing gave Anne third essay to write on "Quack, Quack, Quack, and said Mistress Chatterbox".
(c) Sanne offered Anne to write the essay in verse.
(d) Sanne's offering Anne to write the essay in verse made her jump with joy.
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Answer
Anne thinks that 'paper' has more patience than 'people' because paper is lifeless. Paper is a deed thing. One can do anything to it. It can be torn, thrown, drowned, kicked etc. But these things can't be done to 'people' because they are humans. Anne looks her diary as paper. She can write anything on it but it won't react. But 'people' can't do so.2
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Anne Frank speaks high of her family and her parents. She says that she has loving parents. She has a sixteen-year-old sister. There are about thirty people whom she can call friends. Then she has a family. She has loving aunts and a good home. On the surface she seems to have everything. However, she has everything except one true friend.3
Answer
Anne Frank says that she has the most adorable father. He married her mother when he was thirty-six. She was twenty-five. Her sister Margot was born in Frankfurt in Germany in 1926. Her father emigrated to Holland in 1933. Her mother Edith Hollander went with him. Margot and she stayed with their grandmother in Aachen.4
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The author writes about her early education clearly. She says that she started right away at the Montessori Nursery School. She stayed there until she was six. Then she started in the first form. In the sixth form her teacher was Mrs. Kuperus. She was the headmistress. They both were in tears as they bade farewell.5
Why did the entire class quake in its boots?
Or
Why was Anne's entire class anxious and nervous?
Answer
The author writes about her class humorously. She says that the entire class quaked in its boots due to tension because of anxiety and nervousness. There was going to be a meeting. It was to decide who was going to the next higher class and who was not going up. So everyone was in great suspense due to that. Many deserved to go up. Many didn't deserve.6
Answer
Mr. Keesing gave Anne Frank an essay to write. It was a punishment for her not stopping talking. It was on 'A Chatterbox'. Anne Frank thought over it. She wanted to give solid reasons in writing it. She had no instant idea to write about. But soon she had an idea. She wrote three pages and completed it.7
Answer
Anne Frank argued very sincerely about talking. She argued that talking was a student's trait. She wrote that she would do her best to keep talking under control. But she couldn't cure herself of the habit. It was because her mother talked much. She had got that legit of talking from her. She had inherited it from her.8
Answer
Mr. Keesing had a good laugh at her arguments. But Anne Frank continued talking. He gave her the second essay. It was titled 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox'. She wrote it. Mr. Keesing had nothing to complain about for two whole lessons. But in the third lesson he gave her an essay on "Quack, Quack, Quack", said Mistress Chatterbox.9
How did Anne Frank write the third essay that proved to be an end as a punishment?
Or
How did Sanne help Anne Frank in writing the third essay?
Answer
Mr. Keesing gave Anne Frank an essay as punishment. It was in the form of punishment for her talking. It was "Quack, Quack, Quack, and Said Mistress Chatterbox". Anne decided to come up with something else, something original. Her friend Sanne helped her in writing it in verse. Anne decided to turn this joke on Mr. Keesing himself.10
Answer
Mr. Keesing took the joke the right way. He read the poem to the class. He added his own comments. He read it to several other classes as well. He understood that the indirect reference was towards him. He felt it but with humour. After that he did not give any extra homework to her. Anne was allowed to talk.1
(i) `Paper has more patience than people'. Do you agree with the statement? Justify your Answer.
(ii) Give a brief sketch of Anne's life. Or Give a brief biographical sketch of Anne Frank.
Answer
(i) 'Paper has more patience than people' is a saying. It is given in the chapter with a purpose. This purpose is in the context of the author's writing her diary. And a diary has the pages made of paper. Paper is equated here with the people for patience. Patience is associated with the living beings. People can lose it. So patience is a virtue. Paper is a dead thing. You can do anything to a piece of paper. You kick it, tear it, throw it, sink it, drown it, eat, it. It won’t lose its patience. But is not as such with the people. So paper has more patience then people. I agree with the statement as it is true.
(ii) Anne was born on 12 June 1929. She lived with her parents in Frankfurt until she was four. Then her father emigrated to Holland in 1933. Her mother Edith Hollander Frank went with him to Holland. She and her sister Margot were sent to Aachen. There they stayed with their grandmother. Margot and she went to Holland in December. Anne followed her in February. She was treated as a birthday present for Margot. She started right away at the Montessori nursery school. She stayed there until she was six.
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(i) Why did Mr. Keesing punish her?
(ii) What was the punishment? Hat the indirect
(iii) How did Anne finally stop Mr. Keesing from punishing her?
Answer
(i) Mr. Keesing was Anne's Maths teacher. He was annoyed with her because she talked so much in the class. He gave her several warnings. Anne could not check herself. So he was fore her extra homework. It was an essay to be written on 'A Chatterbox'. She wrote it down. Ile wrote that a student had to be talkative. But Anne talked and talked. He gave her to write another essay 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox'. But she again started talking. This time Mr. Keesing gave her the third essay to write. It was to be on 'Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress punishment. Chatterbox.
(ii) The punishment was more homework in addition to the usual one. It was to write an essay on 'A Chatterbox'. Anne thought and thought on it. She wrote that talking was a student's trait. She also wrote that she could not cure herself of talking. It was because her mother also talked much. But Anne didn't stop talking much. She talked so much again. So he gave her to write another essay as a punishment. It was 'An Incorrigible Chatterbox'. But she again started talking. This time Mr. Keesing gave her the third essay to write. It was to be on 'Quack, Quack, Quack, and Said Mistress Chatterbox'.
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Answer
Anne Frank thinks that she could confide more in her diary than in the people. It is because she doesn't have a friend so far whom she could confide in. When she meets her friends she has a good time with them. She can't bring herself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. She is not able to get any closer with them to confide in them her innermost feelings. But she can do so with her diary as the diary would not expose her of her innermost feelings as people could do. She would treat her diary as her best friend. Being paper it will not behave like the people. Whatever is written in it would be safe and secure. This way Anne thinks that she could confide more in her diary than in the people.4
Answer
Anne continued talking in the class. Mr. Keesing gave her two essays to write as a punishment. In her second essay she stressed that talking was a student's trait. However, she would do her best to keep it under control. After reading it Mr. Keesing had a good laugh. However, he gave Anne another essay 'Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox' because she spoke again in the class.
Anne had spent her intelligence in writing essays on the same topic. It was time to come up with something else, something original. Her friend Sanne was good at poetry. She offered Anne to help her write the essay from beginning to the end in verse. This was something wonderful and new. Mr. Keesing tried to play a joke on her. She would make sure that the joke was on him. So Anne wrote the essay in verse helped by Sanne.