21 Apr 2020

From the Diary of Anne Frank class 10 NCERT solutions

From the Diary of Anne Frank class 10 NCERT solutions

From the diary of anne frank class 10 ncert solutions

From the Diary of Anne Frank class 10 NCERT solutions : From the Diary of Anne Frank is a lesson from class 10 English NCERT textbook. The lesson From the Diary of Anne Frank is written by Anne Frank. Here you'll get From the Diary of Anne Frank class 10 NCERT solutions. 

In the chapter From the Diary of Anne Frank writer Anne Frank, a thirteen year old Jewish girl writes about the 'Kitty' a diary, her true friends. In her diary she writes everything about her life.

Her father 'Otto Frank' gifted her a diary on her birthday. At the time of invasion of German over Holland, her family hide in Amsterdam from the Nazis during World War II. At that time, she started to write in her diary.

From the Diary of Anne Frank class 10

In this post we have tried to cover up about the chapter From the Diary of Anne Frank and.....
1. Chapter highlights
2. Summary in English and Hindi
3. Explanation in English and Hindi
4. NCERT textbook solutions
5. Short questions answers
6. Long questions answers
7. Extra questions answers
8. Important questions answers

From the Diary of Anne Frank chapter highlights

• Anne Frank lived in Holland after Hitler invaded. They lived in hiding for many years to survive.

• Her father and mother her and her sister Margot to her grandmother.

• Anne was very close to her grandmother. After her death she felt very much alone.

• Anne was gifted a diary on her thirteenth birthday and she named her diary 'Kitty' and treated as her best friend.

• Anne wrote every problems, feelings and thoughts.

• She was lovable of every teacher except Mr Keesing, her Maths teacher

• Mr keesing got annoyed with her due to her talkative nature. He used to give extra homework as punishment

• He asked Anne to write an essay on the topic 'A Chatterbox'

• After reading her essay, he allowed her to talk.


From the Diary of Anne Frank summary in English

"From the Diary of Anne Frank" is an autobiographical work excerpt from 'Diary of a young girl.' This is a story of a thirteen year old girl, named ‘Anne Frank’. This story is based on her diary 'Kitty'. Anne Frank is a Jewish girl who has to go into hiding during World War II from Nazis. She did not have any close friends to share and confide her feelings. She shared her experience in the story when she is depressed. Together with seven others she hides in the secret annex on the Prinsengracht 263 in Amsterdam. After almost 2 years in hiding they were discovered and deported to concentration camps. Anne’s father, is the only one of the eight people to survive. She describe her all important experience in her childhood in her diary. After her death Anne becomes world famous because of the diary she wrote while in hiding.

From the Diary of Anne Frank explanation in English

Anne Frank, a thirteen year old Jewish girl. She was gifted a diary by her father, so she decided to write in her diary which she considered to be her best friend in her loneliness and she named it 'kitty'. She began writing in June 1942. In her first entry, she expressed her desire to confide everything to the diary as she hadn't been able to do to anyone else. She felt that paper had more patience than people. She thought that nobody would be interested in her diary as she was a small girl.

Anne called her father the most adorable person. Her father was 36 years old when he married her mother, her mother was 25 years old and Anne had an older sister Margot.

She had about 30 people around her but she had no true friend. They lived in Frankfurt for sometime but as they were Jewish, they had to migrate to Holland for refuge. (Jewish people had to hide in Amsterdam from the Nazis during World War II)

She was sent to a Montessori nursery school. She stayed there until she was six. At her farewell, she and her headmistress Mrs Kuperus tears in their eyes.

In the summer of 1941, her grandmother fell ill. She had to be operated upon but she died in January 1942. It gave Anne a shock and she did not write her diary in that period, but after that she wrote again as she thought of her grandmother's love and affection.

Anne was not good at Maths so she and her friends were always worried about it, but she was sure that she would go to the next class. She always considered teachers to be the most unpredictable creatures on the earth. So she told her friends not to lose hope.

Anne was a good student and had a good relationship with all the teachers except her Maths teacher, Mr Keesing. He was always annoyed by her talkative nature. He used to give her extra homework as punishment. He asked her to write an essay on 'A Chatterbox'. He also put a slip of it on her bag to remind her about the essay.

Anne was unable to understand what she could write in the essay. She started writing to consider it the necessity. She wrote the three pages for her satisfaction. She defined it as a feature of a student and also mentioned that she inherited this trait from her mother who also used to talk much.

Mr Keesing read Anne's essay in front of class and laughed at it. He gave her another essay as a punishment on topic' An Incorrigible Chatterbox' and 'Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox'.

Anne wanted to write something interesting and different this time. So, with the help of her friend Sanne who was good at poetry, she wrote an essay in verse. It was about three ducklings going dead because their father duck bit them as they quacked too much. Mr Keesing took the joke in the right way and didn't bother Anne for talking after that incident. She was not even given any extra homework after that.


From the Diary of Anne Frank textbook questions answers.

Page 49
Q1. 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 descriptions under 'B' ?
(You may look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish. )
         A                                       B
(i) Journal            A book with a separate space                               or page for each day, in which                               you write down your thoughts                                 and feelings or what has
                              happened on that day
                       
(ii) Diary              A full record of a journey, a                                      period of time or an event,                                      written every day

(iii) Log                A record of a person's own life                              and experiences (usually, a                                    famous person )

(iv) Memoirs (s)    A written record of events                                       with times and dates, usually                                 official

Ans:      A                                        B
   (i) Journal            A full record of a journey, a                                       period of time or an event,                                       written every day

  (ii) Diary                  A book with a separate                                            space or page for each day,                                    in which you write down                                          your thoughts and feelings                                      or what has happened on                                        that day

  (iii) Log                    A written record of events                                       with times and dates,                                               usually official

  (iv) Memoirs(s)       A record of a person's own                                     life and experiences                                                 (usually, a famous person)

Q2. 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) I woke up every late today and promptly got a scolding from Mum ! I can't help it - how can I miss the FIFA World Cup matches ?

(ii) 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

(iii) 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 Handy Cam. From Ooty we went to Bangalore. What a contrast ! The noise and pollution of this once - beautiful city really broke my heart.

(iv) This is how Raj Kapoor found me - all went 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: (i) Diary (ii) Log (iii) Journal (iv) Memoir

Page 51
Q1. What makes writing in a diary a strange experience for Anne Frank ?
Ans: Writing in a diary was a strange experience for Anne Frank as she never had a diary and it was a gift on her 13th birthday. She considered it her best friend on which she relied the most and with whom she shared all thoughts and feelings.

Q2. Why does Anne want to keep a diary ?
Ans: Anne always feels lonely and distress so to get off all the burden and pain, she wants to keep a diary in which she finds a true friend as has hardly any friends whom she could confide in.

Q3. Why did Anne think she could confide more in her diary than in people ?
Ans: Anne felt that paper had more patience than people to listen to her plight. So, it was easier for her to write all kinds of thoughts which she had in her mind. Her personal diary was not meant for any one else to read.

Q4. Why does Anne provide a brief sketch of her life ?
Ans: By providing the brief sketch of her life, Anne wants to give an overview of her family, relatives and her age. This helps the reader to develop a connection with the author.

Q5. What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother ?
Ans:  Anne lived with her grandmother for sometime while her parents settle down in Holland. She was very close to her grandmother. She writes in her diary "No one knows how often I think of her and still love her". On her 13th birthday by lightening up one candle for grandmother, she shows her love for her.

Page 54
Q1. Why was Mr Keesing annoyed with Anne ? What did he ask her to do ?
Ans: Mr Keesing was annoyed with Anne because she was very talkative. He punished her by giving her extra homework to write essays to keep her silent and as punishment.

Q2. How did Anne justify her being a chatterbox in her essay ?
Ans: Anne justified her being a chatterbox in her essay by explaining that it was due to her mother who was also very talkative.

Q3. Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher ?
Ans: No, Mr Keesing was not a strict teacher because a teacher does something for the welfare of his students. Any teacher would be annoyed if children keep on talkative in the class.

Q4. What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class ?
Ans: Anne's last essay in the form of a poem showed Mr Keesing the lighter side of a naughty child. It helped bridge the generation gap between the teacher and the student.

Page 54
Q1. Was Anne right when she said that the world would not be interested in the musings of a 13 year old girl ?
Ans: Yes, Anne was right when she said so because most of the people don't want to give importance to a child's perspective towards the world because they are too immature for the world. But Anne Frank has become one of the most discussed of all holocaust victims.

Q2. There are some examples of diary or journal entries in the 'Before You Read' section. Compare these with what Anne writes in her diary. What language was the diary originally written in ? In what way is Anne's diary different ?
Ans: Anne's diary was entirely different from most of the examples given before the text. It was somewhere closer to the memoir in which the name of Raj Kapoor has been mentioned. It was originally written in Dutch. It has informal tone which exudes the careful nature of a teenager.

Q3. Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch about her family ? Does she treat 'kitty' as an insider or an outsider ?
Ans: Anne gives an introduction of her family in her diary because it is hard to make other realise that a 13 year teenager can write about her loneliness. Kitty is an outsider which is gifted by her father on her 13th birthday, but she consider it her best friend.

Q4. How does Anne feel about her father, her grandmother, Mrs Kuperus and Mr Keesing ? What do these tell you about her ?
Ans: Anne has fond of memories of her father, grandmother, Mrs Kuperus and Mr keesing, who have left indelible impressions on her mind and affected her life a lot.

Q5. What does Anne write in her first essay ?
Ans: Mr Keesing asks her to write an essay on the topic "A Chatterbox" as punishment. In the essay, she accepts the drawbacks of being talkative but argues that it is in her genes as her mother is also very talkative. It is difficult to give up the habit and it is also a student's trait.

Q6. Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr Keesing unpredictable ?
Ans: Anne takes perfect example of Mr Keesing as an unpredictable teacher because Mr Keesing seemed to be indifferent towards Anne's talkative nature. When he read Anne's essay, he laughed and later he allowed Anne to talk in the class

Q7. What do these statements tell you about Anne Frank as a person ?

(i) We don't seem to be able to get any closer and that's the problem. Maybe it's my fault that we don't confide in each other.

(ii) I don't want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would, but I want the diary to be my friend.

(iii) Margot went to Holland in December and I followed in February, when I was plunked down on the table as a birthday present for Margot.

(iv) If you ask me, there are so many dummies that about a quarter of the class should be kept back, but teachers are most unpredictable creatures on earth.

(v) Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking.
Ans: (i) Anne is reserved.
(ii) Anne is self - confident and inventive.
(iii) Anne is humorous as well.
(iv) Anne is intelligent.
(v) Anne has a sense of propriety and convincing attitude.


Page 55, 56, 57
Q1. Match the compound words under 'A' with their meaning under 'B'. Use each in a  sentence.
S. No.       A                                     B
1.        Heart - breaking     (a) Obeying and                                                         respecting the law

2.       Homesick                  (b) Think about                                                          pleasant things,                                                        forgetting about the                                                  present

3.      Blockhead                   (c) Something                                                             produced by a                                                           person, machine or                                                   organisation

4.     Law - abiding              (d) Producing great                                                    sadness

5.     Overdo                          (e) An occasion                                                         when vehicles /                                                         machines stop                                                           working

6.    Daydream                       (f) An informal word                                                  which means a very                                                  stupid person

7. Breakdown                     (g) Missing home and                                               family very much

8. Output                             (h) Do something to                                                 an excessive degree

Ans: 1. (d),    2. (g),    3. (f),   4. (a),   5. (h),    6. (b),    7. (e),   8. (c)

Q2. Now find the sentences in the lesson that have the phrasal verbs given below. Match them with their meanings. (You have already found out the meaning for some of them.) Are their meanings the same as that of their parts ? (Note that two parts of a phrasal verb may occur separated in the text.)
1. Plunge in            (a) Speak or write without focus
2. Kept back          (b) Stay indoors
3. Move up             (c) Make (them) remain quiet
4. Ramble on         (d) Have a good relationship with
5. Get along with  (e) Give an assignment (homework) to a person in authority (the teacher)
6. Calm down        (f) Compensate
7. Stay in                 (g) Go straight to the topic
8. Make up for       (h) Go to the next grade
9. Hand in                (i) Not promoted
Ans: 1.(g),   2.(i),   3.(h),   4.(a),   5.(d),   6(c),    7.(b),    8.(f),   9.(e)

From the Diary of Anne Frank short questions answers

Q1. What does Anne Frank tell about her family in her diary ?
Ans: In her diary Anne tells that she has a very lovely and caring family. Her parents and her elder sister margot love her. She has loving aunts, but she wants to have a true friend with whom she can share her thoughts and feelings. After her grandmother's death, she missed her very much. Whenever she writes the diary, she thinks of her grandmother and feel lonely.

Q2. Describe Anne's feelings about having a diary.
Ans: Anne feels it silly for a 13 year old teenager to have a diary as it would seem she has many friends and other people to talk to, but she feels very lonely so she wishes her diary to become her friend. She believes that paper has more patience than people and it listens to her more patiently.

Q3. What does Anne write in her first essay to support her habit of talking so much ?
Ans: Anne Frank supports her nature by stating that talking is a student's trait, she has got it from her mother and such inherited traits can not be controlled.

Q4. Describe your views about Mr keesing as a teacher.
Ans: Mr keesing seems to be a very strict teacher but actually he believes in taking actions with good intention and for the development of children.

Q5. What was Mr Keesing's reaction after reading Anne's poem on the third essay that he had given to her to write ?
Ans: When Mr Keesing read Anne's poem on the third essay that he had given her to write. He understood her intention and felt it in good humour. Aftrer that he allowed her to talk and did not punish her by giving extra work.

Q6. Why does Anne want to keep a diary ?
Ans: Anne wanted to keep a diary so that she could share and write down her feelings of pain and loneliness which she used to feel. This diary was gifted by her father as a birthday gift. So she wanted to retain it and note down her feelings.

From the Diary of Anne Frank long questions answers

Q1. 'Paper has more patience than people' Justify.
Or
'Paper has more patience than people'. Do you agree with the statement ?
Ans: Anne believes that people are not interested in other's life as they are stuck with their own problems so it is really hard to get someone who can give importance to her diary. People feel bored and become impatient when we talk about our problems.
On the other hand, when we write our feelings and thoughts on paper, we can write as long as we want without thinking of anyone's intention as it doesn't react. Paper never gets tired, bored or stops to write when we share our share our feelings and thoughts on paper. It behaves like a true friend that keeps our secrets and listens to us patiently and silently. So Anne thinks that paper has more patience than people.

Q2. Write the character sketch of Anne Frank.
Or
What values one can adopt from Anne Frank's character ?
Ans: Anne Frank was born on 12th June, 1929 in Frankfurt Germany. She was four years old when her father went to Holland to find a better place for his family to live. She was very intelligent and always wanted to become a writer, she was a very good reader as well. She continued reading books, translated chapters and worked hard on her skills. She loved her parents but later started to dislike her mother as she compared her to Margot. Anne felt alone although there were thirty people around her but she hardly could call anyone a true friend. She loved her grandmother very much and missed her very much. Anne died of typhus in the concentration camp at Berger - Belsen in 1945.

Q3. Anne called 26th july a tumultous day. Explain the reasons behind it.
Ans: Anne called 26th july a tumultous day as it was full of tension and fright. The first warning siren was sent off in the morning but nobody paid any attention to it because it only meant that the planes were crossing the coast. The siren alarmed again around 2 O'clock in the afternoon. Anne and her sister went upstairs but after five minutes they heard loud gunshots. After half an hour, drone of engines faded and life became normal. The city was enveloped in thick fog. But after dinner, there was another gun fire round and swarms of planes. The air was buzz with the drone of engines. Nobody could sleep that night as it repeated again at midnight.

Q4. From the Diary of Anne Frank throw light on teacher - student relationship, class atmosphere and discipline.
Ans: The Diary of Anne Frank clearly describes the teacher - student relationship, class atmosphere and discipline. Anne who talks a lot in the class gets punished by Mr Keesing, He gets annoyed and punished her because of her talkative nature. He asked her to write essays on the subject, 'A Chatterbox' . Mr Keesing cannot be blammed for the punishement as he did it for development of Anne. It is about discipline and classroom manners which are essential for every student as well as teacher.

Both Mr keesing and Anne try to joke on each other but in very humorous and healthy way. Healthy relationship is needed everywhere in the class for effective teaching and learning.

From the Diary of Anne Frank extra questions answers

1. Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me. Not only  because I have never written anything before, but also because it seems to me that later on neither I nor anyone else will be interested in musing of a thirteen year old school girl. Oh well, it doesn't matter. I feel like writing and I have an even greater need to get all kind of things off my chest.
'Paper has more patience than people.' I thought of this saying on one of those days when I was feeling a little depressed and was sitting at home with my chain in my hands, bored and listless, wondering whether to stay in or go out.
(i) To whom does 'I' refer in the extract ?
(a) Anne Frank    (b) Margot Frank
(c) Mr Van Daan  (d) Mr keesing

(ii) 'Paper has more patience than people' Why did Anne Frank say that ?
(a) Paper does not offend
(b) Paper is more mature and serious
(c) One can rely on paper to confide
(d) Paper can be hidden easily

(iii) Find a word in the extract that means 'deep thought'
(a) Diary        (b) Musing
(c) Strange   (d) Chin

(iv) What does the word 'listless' used in the extract mean ?
(a) Uncountable     (b) Many
(c) Numberless       (d) Lethargic
Ans: (i) (a) Anne Frank
(ii) (c) One can rely on paper to confide
(iii) (b) Musing
(iv) (d) Lethargic

2. Let me put it more clearly, since no one will believe that a thirteen year old girl is completely alone in the world. And I'm not. I have loving parents and a sixteen year old sister, and there are about thirty people I can call friends. I have a family, loving aunts and a good home. No, on the surface I seem to have everything, except my one true friend. All I think about when I'm with friends is having a good time. I can't bring myself to talk about anything but ordinary everyday things. We don't seem to be able to get any closer, and that's the problem. Maybe it's my fault that we don't confide in each other. In any case, that's just how things are, and unfortunately they're not liable to change. This is why I've started the diary.
(i) Why was Anne Frank disturbed even when she had loving parents, relatives and friends ?
(a) Due to being listless
(b) Due to lack of a true friend
(c) Due to her hostile nature
(d) Due to her teacher

(ii) Why did Anne decide to write a diary ?
(a) To keep track of her day to day activities
(b) To write poetry
(c) To become an authoress
(d) To share her secrets with a trusted source

(iii) Which word in the extract means 'unluckily' ?
(a) Unfortunately      (b) Clearly
(c) Completely           (d) Liable

(iv) To confide in somebody is to........
(a) to be inspired by someone
(b) to encourage someone
(c) tell someone your secrets or personal information
(d) to explore secret information from others
Ans: (i) (b) Due to lack of a true friend
(ii) (d) To share her secrets with a trusted source
(iii) (a) Unfortunately
(iv) (c) tell someone your secrets or personal information

3. (i) When and where was Anne Frank born ?
(a) 12th June, 1929 Germany
(b) 19th June, 1929 Germany
(c) 29th June, 1912 France
(d) 12th June, 1929 France

(ii) With whom did Anne and her sister Margot stay in Aachen ?
(a) With their teacher
(b) With Mr Van Daan
(c) With their grandmother
(d) In the school hostel

(iii) Find the opposite of the word 'emigrated' used in the extract ?
(a) Move to a new country
(b) Stay
(c) Settle permanently in a new country
(d) Roam

(iv) Is there any word in the extract which means 'to dote on' ? If yes, write it.
(a) Yes, marry        (b) Yes, emigrate
(c) Yes, born           (d) Yes, adore
Ans: (i) (a) 12th June, 1929 Germany
(ii) (c) With their grandmother
(iii) (b) Stay
(iv) (d) Yes, adore

From The Diary of Anne Frank important questions answers

Q1. Describe Anne's love for her grandmother. CBSE 2016
Ans: When Anne's grandmother died, she stated that no one could understood the intensity of her love and how much she thought of her. Lighting up extra candle on her birthday showed her love for her grandmother. Even after her death, she did not write as it was a shock, but after that she starts writing and always thinks of her love and affection for her grandmother.

Q2. Why did Anne think that she could confide more in her diary than in the people ?
Or
Anne's diary is as important for Anne as any other character in the annexe. What is your opinion ? CBSE 2017
Ans: Anne Frank did not have a friend with whom she could share her feelings. Although she had spent a good time with her friends, she was unable to share her views and thoughts with them. When her father gifted her the diary, she decided to share everything with it because she believed that nobody would be interested in her feelings and thoughts. So, she treated her diary as her best friend and started to share everything in the diary.

Q3. How is Anne more mature than Peter ? Describe her feelings for him. CBSE 2017
Ans: Anne was growing up and had anyone to share her secrets with. She felt that she should have a friend to whom she could share her feelings.
She liked Peter and dreamt of him. She always wanted to be near him. She kept on finding some excuses to go to his room or try to talk to him. She longed for his company. They talked on every subject including physical changes in a teenager. Their parents objected to their meetings but still they used to meet. They didn't bother much about their parents. Anne felt herself to be in love with him which shows her maturity while Peter thought of her as a friend. 

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