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From the Diary of Anne Frank: CBSE Class 10 English practice questions

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Anne says writing a diary is a strange experience. Which pair of reasons does she give?

A desk with an open diary, pen, lamp, cat, window and clock
  1. She has nothing to say, and her teacher has forbidden her to write.
  2. She has never written anything before, and she thinks nobody will care about a schoolgirl's musings later.
  3. She finds writing boring, and her sister keeps reading her pages.
  4. She cannot spell well, and she is afraid the diary will be lost.
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B. She has never written anything before, and she thinks nobody will care about a schoolgirl's musings later.

Anne says it is strange not only because she has never written anything before, but also because she believes later neither she nor anyone else will be interested in the thoughts of a thirteen-year-old. The other options invent facts (a ban, a prying sister, spelling fears) that are not in the text.

Anne recalls the saying "Paper has more patience than people." What does it mean for her?

A calm smiling sheet of paper beside an impatient person and a clock
  1. Paper lasts for many more years than people do.
  2. People write faster than paper can take in the ink.
  3. People should wait patiently for paper to be delivered.
  4. A notebook will quietly take in all her thoughts without getting tired or impatient, unlike people.
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D. A notebook will quietly take in all her thoughts without getting tired or impatient, unlike people.

Feeling bored and lonely, Anne decides that paper will 'listen' patiently to everything she wants to get off her chest. The saying is about patience, not about durability, speed or deliveries, so those options fail.

Anne decides she will 'make sure the joke was on him'. What does she plan?

A teacher reading a paper aloud while pupils laugh
  1. To hide his chalk and books
  2. To refuse to do the essay at all
  3. To outwit him by writing something clever
  4. To complain about him to the headmistress
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C. To outwit him by writing something clever

Mr Keesing set a ridiculous title to tease her, but Anne decides to use her wit, a poem, so the joke turns on him. She does not play pranks, refuse the task or complain.

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