Thursday, 20 February 2020

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

                                  CHAPTER 4/ FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK 

Q1. Why does Anne want to keep a diary? Why does she feel she can trust a diary more than the people? [NCERT] 

Ans. She wanted to keep a diary because she felt that people change and can’t be trusted but paper doesn’t change. Moreover, it patiently documents one’s experiences. And she would keep it confidential. 

Q2 Grandma had a significant place in Anne’s heart. Explain. [Board Term I, DDE-2014] 

Ans. In the summer of 1941, Anne’s grandma fell ill and had to have an operation. But she died in January 1942. Anne loved her grandma very much. Anne remembered her very much. On Anne’s birthday, a separate candle was lit for grandma along with the rest.

Q3. ‘Paper has more patience than people’. Elucidate. [Board Term I, 2012

Ans. According to Anne Frank, people are not always interested in listening to what you are telling them. They get bored and lose patience, but it is not so with paper. You can go on writing whatever you like, and as long as you like.

Q4. (i) Where did Anne stay before going to Holland?
(ii) Why was she in tears when she left the Montessori School?
Ans : (i) Anne stayed at Aachen where her grandmother stayed.
(ii) When she parted with her loving teacher, Mrs Kuperus, she wept piteously.


Note: Also Revise  NCERT Question-Answers Given in the English Notebook. 



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