Updated on 02/06/2026
*Ch.-4. From the Diary of Anne Frank*
*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 at the Montessori Kindergarten School
*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
Textual Questions
1. What made writing a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?
Ans. Writing in a diary was a strange experience for Anne because she had never written anything before. She thought that no one would 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 dairy because she has no friend in whom she can confide. Secondly, she cannot discuss her day 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 the topic ‘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 a 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 a lot. 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 common everyday matters. But she could not express her inner feelings to them. She wanted a patient listener. But she found that people had no patience to listen to her. She wanted to share her ideas. So she decided to maintain a diary. A diary is not a human being. It has a lot more patience than man. One can express one’s thoughts freely. The diary does not get boring. It is a true friend. It never rejects the offer of friendship. That is why Anne Frank says that paper has more patience than people.
2. Write a short paragraph on Anne’s character.
Ans. Anne Frank was a 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 talk to them about common everyday matters. But she could not express her inner feelings to them. She wanted a patient listener. So she decided to maintain a diary. She named her diary Kitty. In the diary, she gives a tragic account of the difficulties faced by her family. This chapter is about her school days. She was in the habit of talking in class. Mr. Keesing was her Maths teacher. He was annoyed with Anne as she talked a lot in the class. He asked her to write an essay on the subject ‘A Chatterbox.