Question Bank — First Flight 4 — From the Diary of Anne Frank

Section A — MCQs (10 questions, 1 mark each)

1. Why did Anne Frank decide to keep a diary?
   (a) To improve her writing skills (b) Because she felt she had no true friend to confide in (c) To record historical events (d) To please her parents

2. What does the phrase “Paper has more patience than people” reveal about Anne?
   (a) She preferred writing to speaking (b) She disliked paper (c) She was impatient (d) She hated her friends

3. Assertion (A): Anne believed Mr Keesing was trying to play a joke on her by giving the essay topic ‘Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterbox’.
   Reason (R): Anne responded by writing a poem about a mother duck and father swan whose ducklings were punished for quacking too much.
   (a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
   (b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
   (c) A is true but R is false.
   (d) A is false but R is true.

4. Which word from the text means “originality and inventiveness”?
   (a) listless (b) ingenuity (c) incorrigible (d) ramble

5. Why was Anne’s entire class “quaking in its boots”?
   (a) They feared an examination (b) Teachers were deciding promotions (c) They had no friends (d) Mr Keesing was absent

6. Assertion (A): Anne treated her diary ‘Kitty’ as an insider rather than an outsider.
   Reason (R): She wanted to write facts in the usual way and share only ordinary events.
   (a) Both A and R are true and R explains A.
   (b) Both A and R are true but R does not explain A.
   (c) A is true but R is false.
   (d) A is false but R is true.

7. In the poem “Amanda!”, the lines in parentheses show Amanda’s
   (a) obedience (b) daydreams and desire for freedom (c) anger towards her parents (d) homework

8. What does Amanda imagine herself to be in the second stanza of the poem?
   (a) A mermaid (b) An orphan (c) Rapunzel (d) A swan

9. Which of the following is an example of a compound word from the text?
   (a) quaking (b) stiff-backed (c) chatterbox (d) diary

10. Mr Keesing finally allowed Anne to talk in class because
    (a) she stopped talking (b) her poem amused him and he accepted the joke (c) her mother complained (d) she topped the class

Section B — Reference to Context (3 extracts, 4 marks each)

Extract 1

“Paper has more patience than people.”

(a) Who is the speaker and what is the context?
(b) What does the line mean?
(c) Identify the literary device used.
(d) What does the line tell us about Anne’s state of mind?

Extract 2

“Anne Frank, as punishment for talking in class, write an essay entitled — ‘Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterbox’.”

(a) Who is the speaker and to whom is it addressed?
(b) Why was this punishment given?
(c) Name the figure of speech in the essay title.
(d) How did Anne react to this punishment?

Extract 3

“(There is languid, emerald sea, / where the sole inhabitant is me— / a mermaid, drifting blissfully.)”

(a) Who is the speaker of these lines and in what context?
(b) What do these lines reveal about the speaker’s feelings?
(c) Identify the literary device used.
(d) What does the word “languid” suggest here?

Section C — Short Answer (5 questions, 3 marks each)

1. Why did Anne think she could confide more in her diary than in people? (40-50 words)
2. How did Anne justify her habit of talking in the essay she wrote for Mr Keesing? (40-50 words)
3. What tells you that Anne loved her grandmother? (40-50 words)
4. In the poem “Amanda!”, why does the girl want to be an orphan or Rapunzel? (40-50 words)
5. Do you think Mr Keesing was a strict teacher? Give reasons from the text. (40-50 words)

Section D — Long Answer (2 questions, 6 marks each)

1. Draw a character sketch of Anne Frank on the basis of her diary entries. Highlight her views on friendship, her sense of humour, and her relationship with teachers. (100-120 words)
2. “Freedom is a basic necessity for every child.” How does the poem “Amanda!” bring out this idea? What does it tell you about the speaker and Amanda? (100-120 words)

Section E — Language and Writing (2 questions, 4 marks each)

1. From the text, match the following compound words with their meanings and use any two in sentences of your own:
   (i) long-awaited (ii) stiff-backed (iii) headmistress (iv) outbursts

2. Imagine you are Anne Frank. Write a short diary entry (80-100 words) describing how you felt after Mr Keesing read your poem to the class and stopped giving you extra homework.