From The Diary Of Anne Frank, Class 10th English

 

From The Diary Of Anne Frank, Class 10th English 

Topics Covered:

1- Introduction 

2- Characterization 

3- About The Writer 

4- Chapter Summary 

5- Word-Meaning 

6- Textbook Exercises 

7- Important Questions-Answers

8- To Conclude 

1- Introduction 

This Chapter is an extract from the Diary of Anne Frank. This diary was written during World War II. At the time of invasion of Germany there was the rule of Hitler. He hates Jewish people. He used to sent them to concentration camp, where families were tortured to the extreme. Only one percent of them survive. Anne Frank was thirteen years old Jewish girl. Her family was also send to concentration camp. In her family only her father survived. She died after suffering torture in the year 1945.

Her father got her diary and it was published by him after her death. 

2- Characterization 

• Anne Frank- She was thirteen years old Jewish girl. She died in the year 1945.

• Margot Frank- Anne's sister, who is sixteen years old. 

• Otto Frank- Anne's father, a Jewish businessman who has left Germany after Hitler's came to power, and found refuge in Holland. 

• Mrs Edith Hollander Frank- Anne's mother. She was very much talkative by nature. 

• Mrs Kuperus- Headmistress of Anne frank's Montessori school.

• Mr. Keesing- Anne's maths teacher who punishes her thrice.

3- About The Writer 

• She was born on 12th June 1929, Frankfurt, Germany. 

• She was a Jewish teenager who was a world famous diarist. 

• She was the victim of World war II.

• From The Diary Of Anne Frank, made her renowned around the world. 

• She died when she was only fifteen years old in the year 1945.

• She died in the concentration camp, Germany. 

4- Chapter Summary 

This Chapter is an extract from the Diary of Anne Frank. She was gifted a Diary by her father on her thirteenth birthday. She was very happy after getting the diary, because that was the time of world war II and Hitler was in the power. Hitler hates the Jewish people. He used to sent the jewish families to the concentration camp in order to torture them. Being a child, Anne Frank also wants to share her thoughts. But she can't as if she criticize she has to pay in return by giving her life. So she decided to confide everything to the Diary.

Here she has written a beautiful line that "Paper had more patience than people". It means she can share whatever she wants. Paper would not irritate and not going to tell her secrets to anyone like people. She also thought that nobody would be interested in reading her diary.

For Anne, diary was her real friend with whom she could share anything. 

She began writing Diary from June 1942. She called her 'kitty' (diary).

• Anne's Childhood

According to her, Otto frank was the most adorable father. He was 36 years old when he got married to her mother Edith Hollander Frank who was 25 years old. 

Her parents migrated to Holland in the year 1933. At that time she and her sister lived with their grandmother in Aachen. After the settlement of parents Anne and her sister went to them. Anne's grandmother fall ill in 1941 and she died in 1942. Anne was very close to her grandmother. So Anne lit extra candle on her own birthday as she wants to pay the tribute to her grandmother. 

• Anne's School Life

She completed her Montessori nursery school till the age of six years. At her farewell, school Headmistress mrs Kuperus gave her an emotional goodbye.

• Her Second School

Now Anne started her diary entry from 20th June, 1942. Here she mentioned the day of the exam result.

All the students were afraid as they don't know who would pass and fail. Anne only worries was about maths. She doesn't like maths. According to her "Teachers are the most unpredictable creatures on the earth". As they can pass or fail any student. 

• Punishment By Maths Teacher To Anne Frank 

Anne was a good student. She had a good relationship with all the teachers except Mr. Keesing (maths teacher). She was very much Talkative by nature. He decided to punish her. He asked her to write an essay on the topic "A Chatterbox". Chatterbox means a person who talks too much. Anne was confused about what to write. But she had no Choice. So she wrote the three pages for her satisfaction. She wrote hilarious essay, which made everyone laugh including Mr Keesing. After two days, again she started talking. So mr Keesing punished her again. He gave her another essay as a punishment on the topic "An Incorrigible Chatterbox"(something that cannot be changed). She again submitted the essay. 

Third time, she again got punished as, he asked her to write on, 'Quack, Quack, Quack, said mistress Chatterbox'.

This time she decides to take the help of her friend Sanne who was good in poetry writing. 

In the form of Poetry she wrote about three baby ducklings of a father Swan and a mother duck. The father Swan bit the ducklings until they died. Because they quack too much.

This time mr Keesing understood what Anne wants to convey. This talkative nature of her is inherited from her mother. She can't change this nature as her mother was also talkative. Since then Anne was allowed to talk and had not been assigned extra homework. 

5- Word-Meaning 

• Confide- disclose, reveal

• Liable- responsible 

• Long awaited- expected for a long time 

• Adorable- loveable 

• Emigrated- went to settle

• Solemn- serious 

• Forthcoming- about to happen 

• Pleading- requesting 

• Glance- look

• Assigned- given 

• Chatterbox- one who speaks continuously 

• Inherited traits- features taken from one's parents 

• Quacked- talked

6- Textbook Exercises 

i- Do you keep a diary? Given below under 'A' are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their description under 'B'?

• A- Journal 

B- A full record of a journey, a period of time, written everyday.

• A- Diary

B- A book with a separate space or page for each day in which we write down our thoughts and feelings for that particular day.

•A- Log

B- A written record of official events with time and dates.

•A-Memoir(s)

B- A record of person's own life and experiences casually a famous person. 

ii- Here are some entries from personal records. Use the definitions given in the previous question to decide which of the entries might be from a diary, a journal, a log or a memoir.

• I woke up very late today and promptly got a scolding from mum! I can't help it- how can I miss the FIFA World Cup matches?

Ans- A Diary 

• 10:30 am - Went to the office of the director 

• 01:00 pm - Had lunch with chairman

• 05:45 pm - Received Rahul at the Airport 

• 09:30 pm - Dinner at home 

Ans- A log

• The ride to Ooty was uneventful. We rested for a while every 50 km or so and used the time to capture the magnificent landscape with my Handycam.From Ooty we went on to Bangalore. What a contrast! The noise and pollution of this once-beautiful city really broke my heart.

Ans- A journal

• This is how Raj Kapoor found me - all wet and ragged outside RK Studios. He was then looking for just someone like this for a small role in 'Mera Naam Joker' and he cast me on the spot. The rest, as they say, is history!

Ans- A memoir. 

Comprehension Check

i- What makes Writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank?

Ans- Anne Frank had never written anything earlier. According to her, "Paper had more patience than people". People will not judge her like people. 

ii- Why does Anne want to keep a Diary? (CBSE 2019)

Ans- Anne wanted to keep a Diary because she feels the Diary to be a real friend with whom she could share all her secrets. And diary would not judge her also.

iii- Why did Anne think she could confide more in her diary than in people?

Ans- She felt that paper had more patience than people. Whatever she wants to share with Diary, she can easily penned down and give words to her thoughts. 

iv- Why does Anne provide a brief sketch of her life?

Ans- Anne provides a brief sketch of her life in her Diary because she thought it would help the readers to know about her life in Diary. 

v- What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother?

Or

Describe Anne's love for her grandmother.(C.B.S.E. 2016)

Ans- Anne loves her grandmother alot. She stayed with her grandmother when she was four years old because her parents were settling in Holland. After few months she shifted to Holland. Her grandmother fell ill in 1941 and she died in 1942. So she lit one extra candle on her own birthday, as she wants to pay the tribute to her grandmother. 

vi- Why was Mr Keesing annoyed with Anne? What did he ask her to do?

Ans- Mr Keesing was annoyed with Anne because she talked too much in the class.

He gave her punishment in the form of writing an essay on the topic 'A Chatterbox'.

vii- How did Anne justify her being a Chatterbox in her essay?

Ans- She justified by saying that talking was a student's trait and she would try to cure it. She also finds that being talkative is incurable as this is an inherited trait. 

viii- Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher?

Ans- No, as he expected discipline class. He punished Anne by asking her to write an essay. But when Anne wrote a convincing essay, in the form of poem third time. This changed his attitude towards Anne. So he cannot be labelled as a strict teacher entirely. 

ix- Was Anne right when she said that the world would not be interested in the musings(thoughts) of a thirteen year old girl?

Ans- No, Anne was not right when she said the above statement because the world became interested in her musings when her Diary was published. It also became one of the most widely read book of the world. 

x- Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family? Does she treat 'Kitty' as an insider or an outsider?

Ans- According to her, if she gives a brief sketch about her family then people will understand her life. 

'Kitty' is the name given to Diary by her with whom she could share all her secrets. So she thinks of her as an insider. 

Exercise

i-Match the compound words with their meanings:

• Heart-breaking- It was heart-breaking to know that he fell from the building. 

• Homesick- I became homesick after staying in hostel for two months. 

• Blockhead- Shanaya is a real blockhead as she could even answer the simple question of dividon.

• Law-abiding- He is a law-abiding person as he always follows traffic rules.

• Overdo - Please do not overdo charity as it will make you bankrupt. 

• Daydream- My friend got this habit of daydreaming. 

• Breakdown - We had a power breakdown in our society last monday.

• Output- His daily output is much above an average. 

ii- Now find the Sentences in the Lesson that have the phrasal verbs given below. Match them with their meanings: Are their meanings the same as that of their parts?

• Plunge in- go straight to the topic(no)

• kept back- not promoted(yes)

• Move up- go to the next grade(yes)

• Ramble on- speak or write without focus(no)

• Get along with- have a good relationship with (no)

• Calm down- make (them) remain quiet (yes)

• Stay in- stay indoors(yes)

• Make up for- compensate(no)

• Hand in- give an assignment (homework) to a person in authority (the teacher)(no).

7- Important Questions-Answers 

i- What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?

OR

How did Mr Keesing's attitude towards Anne change? ( C.B.S.E. 2019 )

Ans- When Anne wrote the essay 'Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox' in the form of a poem. The main character of the poem father Swan signifies Mr Keesing. After reading this essay he changed his attitude towards Anne. 

ii- Why did Margot and Anne stay with their grandmother? (C.B.S.E. 2019)

Ans- Margit and Anne stayed with their grandmother because their parents wanted to settle down in Holland first. Both the girls were called after few months of staying with their grandmother. 

iii- Anne wanted to write convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking. What does this tell you about her? Did she possess a sense of humor?

Or

What do you think about Anne's talent for writing essays, which she wrote convincingly when punished by the teacher? (C.B.S.E. 2020)

Ans- When Anne was given extra homework in the form of punishment. She argued in her essay that talking was a student's trait. This talktive nature of her is incurable, as she had inherited it from her mother. 

Yes, Anne passes a sense of humour. This comes forward when she wrote third essay in the form of poem.

She portrayed a humourous story of how a father Swan bit the ducklings until they died because they Quacked too much. Her poem left great impact on Mr Keesing who never punished her after that.

8- To Conclude 

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