Very Short Type Q-Ans.
*1. Who was Anne Frank?*
Ans. A young Jewish girl
*2. Where was Anne Frank born?*
Ans. Frankfurt
*3. When was Anne Frank born?*
Ans. 12th June 1929
*4. How old was Anne Frank?*
Ans. 13 years old
*5. What was the name of Anne’s father?*
Ans. Otto Frank
*6. Who was the elder sister of Anne?*
Ans. Margot
*7. How many real sisters did Anne have?*
Ans. One
*8. Who gave an essay to Anne?
Ans. Mr. Keesing
*9. Who was Mr. Keesing*
Ans. Math teacher
*10. Who wrote a brief sketch of Anne’s life?*
Ans. Anne herself
*11. When did grandma fall ill?*
Ans. In 1941
*12. On which date did Anne Frank make her first entry in her diary?*
Ans. 20th June 1942
*13. Who helped Anne to write the essay in verse?*
Ans. Her Friend, Sanne
*14. What was the habit of Anne Frank?*
Ans. To talk in the class
*15. What was the name of the diary? (Sep-16)*
Ans. Kitty
*16. Who was Mrs. Kuperus?*
Ans. Anne’s Headmistress
*17. How many teachers were there in Anne’s school?*
Ans. Nine teachers
*18. Why did Mr. Keesing give extra homework to Anne?*
Ans. For talking in Math period
Short Type Q-Ans.
1. What makes writing a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?
Ans. Writing in
a diary is a strange experience for Anne because she has never written anything
before it. Secondly, she thinks that no one will be interested in the thoughts
of a thirteen year old girl, except herself. So it was better to record those
thoughts in her diary.
2.
Why does Anne want to keep a diary?
Ans. Anne Frank
wants to keep a diary because she has no friend in whom she can confide.
Secondly, she cannot discuss her day to happenings with anyone. But she would
be able to record these happenings in a diary.
3.
Why was Mr. Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do?
Ans. Anne Frank
was a chatterbox. She talked and talked in the class. That was why her maths
teacher, Mr. Keesing was annoyed with her. As a punishment, he ordered her to
write an essay on ‘A Chatterbox’.
4. Where did Anne stay before going to Holland?
Ans. Anne’s
parents migrated to Holland. They did not take Anne with them. So Anne stayed
with her grandmother for some months.
5. Who was Mrs. Kuperus?
Ans. Mrs.
Kuperus was the headmistress in Anne’s School. Anne loves her teacher deeply
and she also showed affection to Anne.
6. Do you think that Mr. Keesing was a strict
teacher?
Ans. Mr. Keesing
was not a strict teacher. In fact he was kind man. He believed that students
should be taught practically.
7. What does Anne write in her first essay?
Ans. In her
first essay Anne justifies her habit of talking. She writes that talking is a
student’s trait. She would do her best to keep talking under control. She
writes that her mother also talked much. She thinks that she had inherited this
trait from her mother.
8. 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 deeply. She also showed affection to
Anne. So when Anne left the Montessori school, she was in tears.
Essay Type
Q-Ans.
1. ‘Paper has
more patience than people’. Elucidate.
Ans. Anne Frank felt lonely in the world. She had loving parents, an elder sister and a number of friends. But she was not intimate with anyone. She could talk to them about everyday common matters. But she could not express her inner feelings to them. She wanted a patience listener. But she found that people had no patience to listen her. So she decided to maintain a diary. A diary has more patience than man. One can express thoughts freely. The diary does not get bored. It is a true friend. That is why she says that paper has more patience than people.
2. Write a short paragraph on Anne’s character.
Ans. Anne Frank was young Jewish girl. She lived with her parents in Germany. She had loving parents, an elder sister and a number of friends. But she was not intimate with anyone. She could not express her inner feelings to them. She wanted a patience listener. So she decided to maintain a diary. She named her diary, Kitty. In diary, she gives a tragic memories faced by her family. She reproduced about her school days. She was in the habit of talking in class. So Mr. Keesing, her maths teacher gave her an essay to write on the subject ‘A Chatterbox'.