Short Answer Type Questions of the lesson ‘From the Diary of Anne Frank’
Short Answer Type Questions of the lesson ‘From the Diary of Anne Frank’
Class 10 English prose – Frome the Diary of Anne Frank Question Answer
Short Answer Type Questions
Q. 1. Describe Anne’s feelings about having a diary ?
Ans. Anne feels it is silly for a 13 years old teenager to have a diary as it would seems she has many friends and other people to talk to, but in reality. She writes that she feels very lonely.
Q.2. Why does Anne think that paper has more patience than people ?
Ans. Anne believes that paper has more patience than people because it listens to her more patiently and in a silent way, it does not react like other people and also because she can confide in her diary all her secrets.
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Q.3. Describe your views about Mr. Keesing as a teacher ?
Ans. Mr. Keesing seems to be a strict teacher but he actually believes taking actions with good intention and for the development of children. He also tries to control her bad habit of talking too much but as soon as he is convinced that her habit does not affect her studies, he overlooks her shortcoming.
Q.4. Why was Anne’s entire class anxious and nervous ?
Ans. Anne’s entire class was anxious and nervous about the result as it was yet to be decided. Who would be promoted to the higher class or who would not as many deserved it.
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Q.5. Describe about Anne’s early education ?
Ans. Anne got her early education at the Montessori Nursery School till she was not six, she started in the first form and in the sixth form, she had developed such a good relation with her headmistress Mrs. Kupers that both of them were in tears on the farewell.
Q.6. What does Anne write in her first essay ?
Ans. In her first essay, titled ‘A Chatterbox’, Anne wanted to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. She wrote three pages and argued that talking was a student’s trait and she would do her best to keep it under control.
Q.7. Mr. Keesing is a kind, but strict teacher explain ?
Ans. Yes, the stated statement is right as he was annoyed with Anne as she was a very talkative girl. He warned her several times but she didn’t change so he punished her by giving an essay to write.
Q.8. How does Anne feel about her father, grandmother and Mrs. Kuperus ?
Ans. Her father was the most adorable father, she loved him very much. She also loved her grand – mother and often thought of her with reverence after her death. She was very much attached to her teacher, Mrs. Kuperus and was in tears when she left her. Anne did not have a good impression of Mr. Keesing, her maths teacher and often called him ‘old fogey’.
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Q.9. Where did Anne stay before going to Holland ?
Ans. Anne’s parents shifted to Holland and they did not take Anne with them. So Anne stayed with her grandmother for some months.
Q.10. Why was Anne in tears, when she left the Montessori school ?
Ans. When Anne was in the sixth form in the Montessori School, her teacher was Mrs. Kuperus, the headmistress, Anne loved her teacher very much, she also showed affection to Anne. So when Anne left the Montessori School. She was in tears.
Q.11. Describe Anne’s feelings about having a diary ?
Ans. Anne Frank is a 13 years old teenager. She feels that writing in a diary is strange. She believes that no one would be interested in reading her diary. People would think that as a teenage, she would have many people t talk to but in reality, she doesn’t have any person to talk Hence, she states that having a diary is her need so that she could share her feelings and secrets with someone.
Q.12. What does Anne Frank tell about her family in her diary ?
Ans. Anne Frank tells that she has a very lovely and caring family. Her parents and her elder sister loved her a lot. There are about thirty people whom she can call friends. She has loving aunts and a good home. However, she wants to have a true friend with whom she can share her feelings and thoughts.
Q.13. Why did Margot and Anne stay with their grandmother ?
Ans. Margot and Anne stayed with their grandmother in Aachen when her parents migrated to Holland. The parents wanted to settle down before calling them. Anne was only four years old and Margot was seven years old at that time. Both the girls were called there one by one after a few months of staying with their grandmother.
Q.14. Describe your views about Mr Keesing as a teacher ?
Ans. Mr Keesing like most teachers seems to be a strict teacher. But he actually believes in taking actions. with good intentions and for the development of children. He tries to control Anne’s bad habit of talking too much. However, as soon as he is convinced that her habit does not affect her studies, he overlooks Anne’s shortcoming.
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Q.15. Why was the entire class quaking in their boots ?
Ans. As the time for declaring the nnual results were coming closer, teachers would decide whom to pass and whom to retain in the same class in a meeting soon. That is why, the whole class was quaking in their boots.
Q.16. Anne says that she doesn’t plan to let anyone else read her diary. What is ironical about this ?
Ans. Anne believes that no one would be interested in reading a diary of a 13 – year old teenager. In addition, she would not let anyone read her diary because she would share all her secrets with it. These statements by Anne are ironical because after her death, her father Otto Frank published it and then it was translated in many languages of the world. Today, it had become one of the most read books of all time.
Q.17. Why Anne decide to write a diary ?
Ans. Anne had decided to write a diary because she wanted to disclose her secrets in it as she had never been able to confide in anyone. She hoped that the diary which she named Kitty,would be a great source of comfort to her as she thinks that paper has more patience than people.
Q.18. Why did Anne feel suffocated ?
Ans. Anne Frank was a very sensitive girl. She was cut off from the mainstream of life, her friends and her people. She was living in a hide in Holland. She had her family members with her but she could not share her intimate feelings and problems with them. She felt suffocated because she did not have any friend.
Q.19. How many essays were assigned by Mr.Keesing to Anne and why ?
Ans. Mr. Keesing assigned three essays to Anne. The first essay was’ A Chatterbox’, the second was ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’ and third was ‘Quack, Quack, Quack said Mistress Chatterbox.’ Mr. Keesing gave these essays to Anne because she talked too much and these essays were her punishment for talking lot.
Q.20. How did she write the last essay “Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress chatterbox” ?
Ans. When Mr. Keesing gave her the third essay as punishment for talking in the class, it was also related to ‘Chatterbox’ subject. Anne got exhausted with this subject. She had lost her originality on the subject. Her friend, Sanne who was good in poetry offered to help her in writing the essay in verse.
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Q.21. Why does Anne want to write a diary ?
Ans. Anne wants to write a diary for two reason. The first reason is that she feels like writing and the second reason is that she has even greater need to share all kinds of things off her chest.
Q.22. How will Anne’s diary be different from other diaries ?
Ans. Anne considers her diary to be her true friend. So her diary will be different from other diaries in the way that she doesn’t want to jot down all the facts in her diary the way most people do.
Q.23. When did Anne’s all family members go to Holland one by one ?
Ans. Anne’s all family members went to Holland one by one. Her father went to Holland in 1933. Her mother went there with him in September. Her sister went in December. She was sent there in the following February.
Q.24. Why did Anne and her headmistress have tears in their eyes ?
Ans. Anne and her headmistress, Mrs Kuperus loved each other very much. Both of them had tears in their eyes because they were parting. Anne was leaving her school forever and going to another school.
Q.25. Why doesn’t Anne feel that she is alone in the world ?
Ans. Anne doesn’t feel that she is alone in the world because she has loving parents, a sixteen year old elder sister, Margot, about thirty people like friends, a family and so many aunts.
Q.26. Why isn’t Anne worried about her girlfriends and herself ?
Ans. Anne isn’t worried about her girlfriends and herself because they are brilliant and hardworking students. They have done well in the examinations too. So, she is sure that they will pass.
Q.27. How is Anne’s relationship with her teachers ?
Ans. Anne’s relationship with her teachers is very good. Every teacher likes her except Mr keesing. her Maths teacher. Mr Keesing is angry with her because she is very talkative and always talks in his class.
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Q.28. Why did Mr Keesing assign Anne extra work the second time ?
Ans. Mr Keesing was annoyed with Anne as she talked too much in his class. He assigned her extra work the second time because she proceeded to talk in his class in the same way as she did earlier.
Q.29. Why did Anne’s Maths teacher give her essays three times ? What were the topics ?
Ans. Anne’s Maths teacher, Mr Keesing gave her essays three times as a punishment because she used to talk during his lessons. These topics were : ‘A Chatterbox’, ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’ and ‘Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox.’
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