From the Diary of Anne Frank Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 4

MCQ Questions for Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 4 From the Diary of Anne Frank Answers

I. “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.”

Question 1.

’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.

Explanation:
When one talks to people, they start reacting suggesting contradicting, etc., rather than show patience and listen to the feelings of the aggrieved. The paper, on the other hand, can not speak and interrupt or stop the writer to write down his/her inner feelings.

(A) Option (i)
(B) Option (ii)
(C) Option (iii)
(D) Option (iv)
Answer:
(C) Option (iii)

From the Diary of Anne Frank Class 10 MCQ Questions with Answers English Chapter 4

Question 2.

Pick out the emoticon which clearly brings out the meaning of ‘listless’ as used in the extract?

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(A) Option (i)
(B) Option (ii)
(C) Option (iii)
(D) Option (iv)
Answer:
(C) Option (iii)

Explanation:
Option (A) is to depict sleepiness, option (B) to depict sadness, option (C) is to depict cluelessness or listlessness and option (D) is to depict yawning.

Question 3.

Pick the option that is ODD one out with reference to the meaning of ‘patience’.

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(A) option (i)
(B) option (ii)
(C) option (iii)
(D) option (iv)
Answer:
(A) option (i)

Explanation:
Indolence means laziness or idleness. Perseverance, Tolerance and Grit mean not getting tired and trying again and again – loosely meaning having patience.

Question 4.

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. Confident
4. Energetic
5. Non-judgmental
6. Outgoing
7. Ambitious

(A) 1 & 4
(B) 5,6 &7
(C) 2,3 &5
(D) 3 & 7
Answer:
(C) 2,3 &5

Explanation:
Anne wanted her friend to patiently listen to her problems, one who can help her in making decisions and would not judge her as good or bad. Option (C) is the correct option.

Question 5.

Pick out the sentence that brings out the meaning of ‘brooding’ as used in the extract?

(A) The mysterious house on the hill is still brooding above the village.
(B) The people at the stock market always keep brooding about the gains.
(C) He was brooding over the matter and took a long time to decide.
(D) Suspense and drama were brooding at the site of the investigation.
Answer:
(C) He was brooding over the matter and took a long time to decide.

Explanation:
In the passage, brooding refers to thinking over some matter. In option (a), brooding refers to f rising high. In (b), it refers to worrying. In (c), it refers to thinking over the matter. In (cl), it refers to spread.

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Question 6.

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:
(D) She wants to cherish these moments herself.

Explanation:
Anne wanted someone to listen to her without interrupting her flow of thoughts. She wanted to enjoy spending time with her own and relive those moments whenever she wanted to.

Question 7.

Pick the option that lists the image that most appropriately corresponds to ‘chatterbox’.

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(A) Image (i)
(B) Image (ii)
(C) Image (iii)
(D) Image (iv)
Answer:
(B) Image (ii)
Explanation:
The word ‘chatterbox’ is used to refer to someone who can talk endlessly even when no one else is talking to him/her. This is denoted in option (B). In options (A) and (C), people are conversating with each other in pairs! In option (D) someone is addressing an audience.

II “Mr Keesing had a good laugh at my arguments, but when 1 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’.”

Question 1.

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.

Explanation:
Anne said that she had inherited talkativeness from her mother, who was equally talkative as Anne was.

Question 2.

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.

Explanation:
Here, ‘Had a good laugh’ means laughing heartily in a positive sense. Mr. Keesing neither pulled up nor ridiculed Anne. Fie was not celebrating her ability to write essay as well. He realised the wittiness behind Anne’s remark.

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Question 3.

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

Explanation:
Mr. Keesing was very particular about discipline in his class, so he was strict. Yet, he found new ways to make Anne realise that she is talkative by making her write essays. So, in that sense, he was innovative too. Jovial means cheerful which Mr. Keesing was not.

Question 4.

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.

Explanation:
Mr. Keesing wanted Anne to realise that she was too talkative and not maintaining discipline in class. He wanted to embarrass her and maintain discipline in future classes.

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Question 5.

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.

Explanation:
Anne had innovatively written two essays with her original ideas, but after that she ran out of ideas. So, she was worried a bit about the third essay.

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