From the Diary of Anne Frank
Extract
based MCQs
(A) “’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 chin in
my hands, bored and listless, wondering whether to stay in or go out. I finally
stayed where I was, brooding: Yes, paper does have more patience, and since I’m
not planning to let anyone else read this stiff-backed notebook grandly
referred to as a ‘diary’, unless I should ever find a real friend, it probably
won’t make a bit of difference.”
i. ‘Paper
has more patience than people.’ What does this imply? This implies that Anne
a) believed
in the power of writing more than speaking to people.
b) felt that
she could pour her heart out on paper without any hindrance.
c) had more
faith in sharing her thoughts and feelings with paper.
d) felt that
she could share her feelings openly on paper.
Answer: b)
felt that she could pour her heart out on paper without any hindrance.
ii. Pick out
the emoticon which clearly brings out the meaning of ‘listless’ as used in the
extract?
a) Option
(i)
b) Option
(ii)
c) Option
(iii)
d) Option
(iv)
Answer: c)
Option (iii)
iii. Pick
the option that is ODD one out with reference to the meaning of ‘patience’.
a) option
(i)
b) option
(ii)
c) option
(iii)
d) option
(iv)
Answer: a)
option (i)
iv. If the
diary were a ‘real friend’, what qualities would Anne expect it to have? Pick
the option that lists these correctly.
1.
optimistic
2. good
listener
3. confidant
4. energetic
5.
non-judgemental
6. outgoing
7. ambitious
Choose the
correct option from the following:
a) 1 & 4
b) 5, 6
& 7
c) 2, 3
& 5
d) 3 & 7
Answer: c)
2, 3 & 5
v. Pick out
the sentence that brings out the meaning of ‘brooding’ as used in the extract?
e) The
mysterious house on the hill is still brooding above the village.
f) The
people at the stock market always keep brooding about the gains.
g) He was
brooding over the matter and took a long time to decide.
h) Suspense
and drama were brooding at the site of the investigation.
Answer: g)
He was brooding over the matter and took a long time to decide.
vi. Anne
doesn’t plan to let anyone else read her diary as
a) she is
secretive about her life.
b) it’s
about her intimate feelings.
c) she is
unwilling to share it with anyone.
d) she wants
to cherish these moments herself.
Answer: b)
it’s about her intimate feelings.
vii. Pick
the option that lists the image that most appropriately corresponds to
‘chatterbox’.
a) image (i)
b) image
(ii)
c) image
(iii)
d) image
(iv)
Answer: b)
image (ii)
(B) “Mr
Keesing had a good laugh at my arguments, but when I proceeded to talk my way
through the next lesson, he assigned me a second essay. This time it was
supposed to be on ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’. I handed it in, and Mr Keesing
had nothing to complain about for two whole lessons. However, during the third
lesson, he’d finally had enough. “Anne Frank, as a punishment for talking in class,
write an essay entitled-‘Quack, Quack, Quack, said Mistress Chatterbox’.”
i. What
convincing argument was made by Anne?
a) She was
talkative just like any other student in the class.
b) She had
the right to be talkative, as it was a classroom and not a prison.
c) She had
inherited the trait from her mother, so couldn’t stop being talkative.
d) She found
it impossible to be quiet like the others as she couldn’t change herself.
Answer: c)
She had inherited the trait from her mother, so couldn’t stop being talkative.
ii. What
does ‘had a good laugh’ imply, in the context of Mr. Keesing?
It means
that he
a)
celebrated his ability to make Anne write the essay.
b) ridiculed
Anne in front of the whole class.
c) pulled up
Anne for her arguments in the essay.
d) realised
the humour in it and was amused.
Answer: d)
realised the humour in it and was amused.
iii. Based
on this extract, pick the option with the list of words that best describe Mr
Keesing.
a) jovial
and creative
b) strict
and innovative
c) tolerant
and strict
d)
innovative and jovial
Answer: b)
strict and innovative
iv. Why do
you think Mr Keesing chose the title - ‘An Incorrigible Chatterbox’ - for Anne,
to write on?
This was so
because he expected
a) Anne to
express her inability to elaborate on such a topic.
b) that this
would embarrass Anne and would check her indiscipline.
c) her to
apologise and not repeat her talkative behaviour.
d) Anne to
explore her creative writing skills.
Answer: b)
that this would embarrass Anne and would check her indiscipline.
v. How did
Anne feel when she was punished the third time by Mr Keesing?
She ______________________________
.
a) was happy
as she had to write three essays on the same topic.
b) enjoyed
making fun of Mr. Keesing in her own way.
c) was
worried as she had run out of original ideas for her essay.
d) was
thrilled at another opportunity to showcase her writing abilities.
Answer: c)
was worried as she had run out of original ideas for her essay.
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