Q.1.
Was Anne right when she said that the world would not be interested in the musings
of a thirteen year old girl?
Ans:
Yes, Anne was right when she said that the world would not be interested in the musings
of a thirteen year old girl because she was too young then and her thoughts might not be
matured.
Q.2.
In which language was The Diary Of Anne Frank originally written?
Ans:
The Diary of Anne frank was originally written in “Dutch” language.
Q.3.
Why does Anne need to give a brief sketch of her family? Does she treat „Kitty‟ as
an insider or outsider?
Ans:
Anne needs to give a brief sketch of her family in her diary „Kitty‟ because she thinks
that no one will understand a word of her stories if she goes straight to the topic. She
treats „Kitty‟ as an insider. Kitty is her true friend in the form of a diary whom she opens
her heart and shares her most intimate feelings.
Q.4.
How does Anne feel about her father, grandmother, Mrs Kuperus and Mr Keesing?
Ans:
Anne says that her father is the most adorable father whom she loves very much. About
her grandmother, she says that her grandmother is loving. She is very affectionate whom
she (Anne) still loves and thinks of her though she is dead. Mrs Kuperus, the
headmistress is very much attached with Anne. She is friendly and loving teacher and at
the end of the year, they are both in tears when the students including Anne say a heart
breaking farewell. About Mr Keesing who teaches Anne maths, she says that he is an old
fashioned person and hard tasker. He is annoyed with her for a long time because of her
talkative nature.
Q.5.
What does she write in her first essay?
Ans:
Anne‟s first essay is about „A Chatterbox‟ in which she writes that talking is a student‟s
trait. She tries her level best to keep it under control but can‟t do so because she has
inherited it from her mother who is as talkative as she (Anne) and one cannot do anything
about inherited traits.
Q.6.
Anne says teachers are most unpredictable. Is Mr. Keesing unpredictable? How?
Ans:
Yes, Mr. Keesing is unpredictable in a sense that he assigns Anne such essays to write
which are beyond her imagination and expectations and everyone else as well. It is he
who is very much irritated with Anne for a long time because of her talkative nature and
as punishment for talking, he assigns her the same essays which the other teachers of hers
do not do with her.
DISCUSSION:
Q.
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.
Anne Frank does not have a real friend and she considers it her own fault for not
confiding (telling/sharing) her personal things to her friends.
ii.
I don‟t want to jot down the facts in the diary as the way most people would,
but I want the diary to be any friend.
It shows the Anne‟s conviction of considering the diary as her real friend.
iii.
Margot went to Holland in December and I followed in February when I was
plunked down on the table as the birthday present for Margot.
It shows her profound love for her elder sister.
iv.
If you ask me, there are so many dummies in the class that about a quarter
should be kept back, but the teachers are the most unpredictable creatures
on the earth.
It shows her opinion regarding her teachers and her classmates.
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.
It points her skill of writing an essay.
GRAMMAR:
Q.
Match compound words of column A with B and use them in your own sentences.
1.
Heartbreaking: Producing great sadness.
Sentence:
The news of Dr. Asrar‟s death was heartbreaking.
2.
Homesick: Missing home and family very much.
Sentence: I felt homesick on my tour to Odessa.
3.
Blockhead: A very stupid person.
Sentence: A blockhead is always the cause of trouble to others.
4.
Low-abiding: Obeying and respecting the law.
Sentence: A law-abiding person is a good citizen and deserves respect.
5.
Overdo: Do something to an excessive degree.
Sentence: Overdoing of any work causes health problems.
6.
Daydream: Think about pleasant things, forgetting about present.
Sentence: His expectations of winning a trophy turned to be a day dream.
7.
Breakdown: An occasion when vehicles/machines stop working.
Sentence: The truck broke down on its way to Jammu.
8.
Output: Something produced by a person, machine or organization.
Sentence: Machines increases the output of production.
II
Phrasal verb
A phrasal verb is a verb followed by a preposition or an adverb. It meaning is often
different from the meanings of its parts.
e.g, She‟s eager to get on in her life (Succeed)
The visitors ran away with the match (won easily).
Some phrasal verbs have three parts: a verb followed by an adverb or a preposition.
Our car ran out of petrol just outside the city limits.
The Govt. wants to reach out to the people with this new campaign.
Q,
Find the sentences in the lesson that have the following phrasal verbs. Match them
with their meanings.
i.
Plunge in: go straight to the topic.
Taken from: Since no one would understand a word of my stories to Kitty if I were to
plunge right in, I would better provide a brief sketch of my life, much as I dislike doing
so.
ii.
Kept back: Not promoted
Taken from: The reason, of course, is the forthcoming meeting in which the teachers
decide who‟ll move up to the next form and who‟ll be kept back.
iii.
Move up: Go to the next grade
Taken from: “Same as above”
iv.
Ramble on: Speak or write without focus.
Taken from: Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but a trick
was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of talking.
v.
Get along with: Have good relationship with
Taken from: I get along pretty well with all my teachers.
vi.
Calm down: Make (them) remain quiet.
Taken from: Even G.‟;s pleading glances and my angry outbursts could not calm them
down.
vii.
Stay in: Stay indoors
Taken from: 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.
viii.
Make up for: Compensate.
Taken from: The birthday celebration in 1942 was intended to make up for the other, and
grandma‟s candle was lit along with the rest.
ix.
Hand in: Give a assignment to a person in authority.
Taken from: I handed it in, and Keesing had nothing to complain about for two whole
lessons.
III.
IDIOMS:- Idioms are groups of words with a fixed order and particular meaning
different from the meaning of each of their words put together. In other words, they are
the typical expressions of a language with a fixed order. Phrasal verbs can also be idioms:
they are said to be „idiomatic‟ when their meaning is unpredictable.
1.
Here a few sentences from the text which have idiomatic expressions. Can you say
what each means?
i.
Our entire class is quacking in its boots: Our entire class is feeling nervousness.
ii.
Until them, we keep telling each other not to loose heart: Until then……. Not
to feel troubled or discouraged.
iii.
Mr Keesing was annoyed with me for ages because I talked so much. Mr
Keesing was annoyed with me for a long time because I talked so much.
iv.
Mr Keesing was trying to play a joke on me with this ridiculous subject, but
I‟d make sure the joke was on him. Mr Keesing tried to make Anne foolish but
he himself looked foolish instead.
2.
Here are a few more idiomatic expressions that occur in the text try to use them in
your own sentences.
i.
caught my eye: to have look at something suddenly.
Sentence: While talking with my brother, the injury on his forehead caught my
eye.
ii.
he‟d had enough: to have something in excess.
Sentence: Before independence, Indians had enough brutalities to lead them to a
condition of extreme poverty.
iii.
laugh ourselves silly: laugh in such a way not to control.
Sentence: I and my friends laughed over selves silly at the naughty actions of
Tom & Jerry.
iv.
can‟t bring myself to: not be able to do something sensibly.
Sentence: I can‟t bring myself to talk about the marks obtained by me in the unit
exam.
IV.
Math the following:
i.
Joural: A written record of events with times and dates, usually official.
ii.
Diary: A book with separate space or page for each day in which you write down
your thoughts and feeling or what had happened in a day.
iii.
Log: A full record of a journey, a period of time, or an event, written every day.
iv.
Memoir: A record of person‟s own life and experiences (usually a famous
person).
V.
Personal pronouns:
Pronoun: One of the parts of speech used instead of a noun or a noun equivalent or it is a
word which is used or which stands in place of a noun.
The chief use of pronouns is to avoid the repetition of a noun.
Types of pronouns:
a.
Personal pronouns.
b.
Reflexive pronouns.
c.
Relative pronouns.
d.
Interrogative pronouns.
e.
Demonstrative pronouns.
f.
Distributive pronouns.
g.
Indefinite pronouns.
Definition: Personal pronouns are the pronoun generally/usually used for persons. (Ist, IInd and
IIrd)
Personal pronouns are classified according to:
Person: first, second and third.
Number: singular, plural.
Gender: masculine, feminine, non-personal/neuter.
Rule-I The possessive cases of most of the personal pronouns have two forms. Of these forms
my, our, your, her, there are called possessive adjectives as they are used with nouns and
do the work of adjectives. e.g,
This is my pen.
That is her pen.
These are their pens.
Rule-II The word „his‟ is used both as an adjective and as a pronoun, for example,
This is his pen. (Possessive adjective)
This pen is his. (Possessive pronoun)
In the following sentences, the underlined words are possessive pronouns:
That hat is mine.
That idea of yours is quite good.
That hat is hers.
These books are ours.
These hats are theirs.
Fill in the blanks with the correct form of pronoun in the following:
1.
He swallowed certain rare drugs and his badly became transparent.
2.
The horse fell down and broke its leg.
3.
There are six doors in this room, but they are all closed.
4.
I can‟t find my watch.
5.
It‟s hard to believe that they/you have changed their/your approach.
6.
This book is mine.
7.
Is that book mine or yours?
8.
Nobody but I was absent.
9.
I found him very helpful.
10.
Wait for me or go with him.