From the diary of Anne Frank
From the Diary of Anne Frank.
Word Meaning
1. musings - a period of thinking carefully about something or telling
people your thoughts about it
2. depressed - very sad and without hope
3. brooding - thinking deeply making one sad
4. confide - to tell somebody one’s secrets
5. prompted - to make somebody decide to do something
6. enhance - to increase or further improve the value
7. jot down - to write something quickly
8. plunge - start
9. emigrated - to leave your own country to go and live permanently in
another country
10. plunked down - placed on
11. solemn - serious
12. quaking in its boots- tremble with fear
13. forthcoming - going to happen
14. dummies - stupid people
15. crammed - full of things or people
16. inherited - to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to
those of one’s parents, grandparents, etc.
17. trait - a particular quality in your personality
18. chatterbox - talkative
19. exhausted - completely used
20. ingenuity - the ability to solve problems in clever new ways
21. incorrigible - having bad habits which cannot be changed or improved
22. ridiculous - very silly
23. contrary - on the other hand
Answer the following questions:
1. Was Anne right when she said that the world would not be interested in the musings
of a thirteen-year-old girl?
Ans) No, Anne was not right when she said that the world would not be interested in
the musings of a thirteen-year-old girl. Her diary was published under the name
‘The Diary of a young girl’. It was translated from Dutch into many languages and it became one of the world’s most widely read books. There have also been several films, television and theatrical productions, and even an opera based on the diary. It was described as the work of a mature and insightful mind. It provides an intimate examination of life under Nazi occupation. Anne Frank became one of the most renowned and discussed of the Holocaust victims.
2. Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family? Does she treat ‘Kitty’ as
an insider or an outsider?
Ans) Anne gave a brief sketch of her life since no one would understand a word of her stories if she were to plunge right in. She treated Kitty as an insider because she called it her best friend and was ready to confide in it.
3. How does Anne feel about her father, her grandmother, Mrs. Kuperus and Mr.
Keesing? What do these tell you about her?
Ans) Anne felt that her father was the most adorable father she had ever seen. Anne
remembered her grandmother even after her death. She wrote in her diary that no one knew how often she thought of her grandmother and still loved her. In the sixth form at the Montessori nursery school, her teacher was Mrs. Kuperus, who was also the headmistress. At the end of the year, they were both in tears as they had a heartbreaking farewell. Mr. Keesing was her Maths teacher. He was annoyed with her because she talked too much. However, Anne was able to justify her talkative nature every time she was punished by Mr. Keesing. On each occasion, he was impressed by the manner in which she presented her
arguments. All these incidents show how lovable and intelligent Anne was. Everybody was attached to her, and even Mr. Keesing could not help but laugh at her essays and acknowledge her intelligence.
4. 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 was satisfied. She argued that talking was a student’s trait and that she would do her best to keep it under control. She further wrote that she would never be able to cure herself of the habit since her mother talked as much as she
did. There was not much that one could do about inherited traits. Mr. Keesing too had a good laugh reading her arguments.
5. Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable? How?
Ans) Anne felt that a quarter of her class was dumb, and should not be promoted to
the next class. However, she also felt that teachers were the most unpredictable
creatures on earth. Mr. Keesing could be termed as unpredictable. The way Anne always talked while the class was going on, any teacher would lose his temper. However, after several warnings, all Mr. Keesing did was to assign her extra homework. She had to write an essay on ‘A Chatterbox’. In this way, he tried to play a joke on her. Each time that he asked her to write such essays, she wrote very well. She kept countering his jokes. One could not have predicted that he would take all the jokes in the right spirit. Finally, he accepted her talkative nature and actually allowed her to talk in class. He did not even assign her any more extra homework. That is why it can be said that Mr. Keesing was unpredictable.
Answer the following questions in 100-120 words:
1.Paper has more patience than people.‛ Elucidate.
Ans) Anne had loving parents, an elder sister and a number of friends. She could talk
to them about common everyday matters. But she could not express her inner
feelings to them. So she felt depressed and lonely. She wanted a patient listener
to whom she could confide in. But she felt that neither did people have the patience to listen to her nor could she trust them with her secrets. So she decided to maintain a diary believing that it would be more patient than
anybody. Hence, Anne Frank says that paper has more patience than people.
2. Why was the whole class shaking in its boots? How does Anne Frank describe the
behaviour of her classmates?
Ans) The annual results were to be disclosed soon. The teachers were going to hold
their annual meeting to decide which of the students would be promoted to the
next class and which of them would be kept back in the same class. As a result,
the students were nervous and shaking in their boots. Half the class was making
bets. Anne and her friend G.N. laughed heartily at their classmates C.N. and
Jacques who had staked their entire holiday savings on their bet. They were all
the time speculating who would pass and who would not. Anne was angry with
many of them. But they would not calm down. According to her, a quarter of
her class was dummies and should be kept back. But she also felt that teachers
were the most unpredictable creatures on earth.
Word Meaning
1. musings - a period of thinking carefully about something or telling
people your thoughts about it
2. depressed - very sad and without hope
3. brooding - thinking deeply making one sad
4. confide - to tell somebody one’s secrets
5. prompted - to make somebody decide to do something
6. enhance - to increase or further improve the value
7. jot down - to write something quickly
8. plunge - start
9. emigrated - to leave your own country to go and live permanently in
another country
10. plunked down - placed on
11. solemn - serious
12. quaking in its boots- tremble with fear
13. forthcoming - going to happen
14. dummies - stupid people
15. crammed - full of things or people
16. inherited - to have qualities, physical features, etc. that are similar to
those of one’s parents, grandparents, etc.
17. trait - a particular quality in your personality
18. chatterbox - talkative
19. exhausted - completely used
20. ingenuity - the ability to solve problems in clever new ways
21. incorrigible - having bad habits which cannot be changed or improved
22. ridiculous - very silly
23. contrary - on the other hand
Answer the following questions:
1. Was Anne right when she said that the world would not be interested in the musings
of a thirteen-year-old girl?
Ans) No, Anne was not right when she said that the world would not be interested in
the musings of a thirteen-year-old girl. Her diary was published under the name
‘The Diary of a young girl’. It was translated from Dutch into many languages and it became one of the world’s most widely read books. There have also been several films, television and theatrical productions, and even an opera based on the diary. It was described as the work of a mature and insightful mind. It provides an intimate examination of life under Nazi occupation. Anne Frank became one of the most renowned and discussed of the Holocaust victims.
2. Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family? Does she treat ‘Kitty’ as
an insider or an outsider?
Ans) Anne gave a brief sketch of her life since no one would understand a word of her stories if she were to plunge right in. She treated Kitty as an insider because she called it her best friend and was ready to confide in it.
3. How does Anne feel about her father, her grandmother, Mrs. Kuperus and Mr.
Keesing? What do these tell you about her?
Ans) Anne felt that her father was the most adorable father she had ever seen. Anne
remembered her grandmother even after her death. She wrote in her diary that no one knew how often she thought of her grandmother and still loved her. In the sixth form at the Montessori nursery school, her teacher was Mrs. Kuperus, who was also the headmistress. At the end of the year, they were both in tears as they had a heartbreaking farewell. Mr. Keesing was her Maths teacher. He was annoyed with her because she talked too much. However, Anne was able to justify her talkative nature every time she was punished by Mr. Keesing. On each occasion, he was impressed by the manner in which she presented her
arguments. All these incidents show how lovable and intelligent Anne was. Everybody was attached to her, and even Mr. Keesing could not help but laugh at her essays and acknowledge her intelligence.
4. 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 was satisfied. She argued that talking was a student’s trait and that she would do her best to keep it under control. She further wrote that she would never be able to cure herself of the habit since her mother talked as much as she
did. There was not much that one could do about inherited traits. Mr. Keesing too had a good laugh reading her arguments.
5. Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable? How?
Ans) Anne felt that a quarter of her class was dumb, and should not be promoted to
the next class. However, she also felt that teachers were the most unpredictable
creatures on earth. Mr. Keesing could be termed as unpredictable. The way Anne always talked while the class was going on, any teacher would lose his temper. However, after several warnings, all Mr. Keesing did was to assign her extra homework. She had to write an essay on ‘A Chatterbox’. In this way, he tried to play a joke on her. Each time that he asked her to write such essays, she wrote very well. She kept countering his jokes. One could not have predicted that he would take all the jokes in the right spirit. Finally, he accepted her talkative nature and actually allowed her to talk in class. He did not even assign her any more extra homework. That is why it can be said that Mr. Keesing was unpredictable.
Answer the following questions in 100-120 words:
1.Paper has more patience than people.‛ Elucidate.
Ans) Anne had loving parents, an elder sister and a number of friends. She could talk
to them about common everyday matters. But she could not express her inner
feelings to them. So she felt depressed and lonely. She wanted a patient listener
to whom she could confide in. But she felt that neither did people have the patience to listen to her nor could she trust them with her secrets. So she decided to maintain a diary believing that it would be more patient than
anybody. Hence, Anne Frank says that paper has more patience than people.
2. Why was the whole class shaking in its boots? How does Anne Frank describe the
behaviour of her classmates?
Ans) The annual results were to be disclosed soon. The teachers were going to hold
their annual meeting to decide which of the students would be promoted to the
next class and which of them would be kept back in the same class. As a result,
the students were nervous and shaking in their boots. Half the class was making
bets. Anne and her friend G.N. laughed heartily at their classmates C.N. and
Jacques who had staked their entire holiday savings on their bet. They were all
the time speculating who would pass and who would not. Anne was angry with
many of them. But they would not calm down. According to her, a quarter of
her class was dummies and should be kept back. But she also felt that teachers
were the most unpredictable creatures on earth.
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