CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
When did Anne start writing the diary?
A
Sunday, 20 June 1942
B
Sunday, 20 July 1942
C
Saturday, 20 June 1942
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -When does Anne start writing? On her birthday, Anne only wrote that she hoped that she would be able to entrust everything to her diary and that it would be a great support. The actual writing started two days after her birthday, on 14 June 1942.

Detailed explanation-2: -On June 12, 1942, a 13 year old girl in the Netherlands received one of the most famous birthday gifts of all time. The young girl was Anne Frank and the gift was her beloved red and white checkered diary that she wrote in while hiding from the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Detailed explanation-3: -In her diary entry of 20th June, 1942 she describes her school life where on that day there was a lot of hustle bustle in class as there was a meeting of teachers that was being held where it was to be decided which student was to be promoted or demoted.

Detailed explanation-4: -On June 12, 1942, Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl living in Amsterdam, receives a diary for her 13th birthday. A month later, she and her family went into hiding from the Nazis. For two years, the Franks and four other families hid, fed and cared for by Gentile friends.

Detailed explanation-5: -Anne believed that she does not have any close and true friends whom she can confide in. Though she had friends, she was never able to truly open up about her feelings with them. So she decided to confide all her thoughts and innermost feelings to her diary instead.

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