Which statement best expresses the central idea of this paragraph from Anne Frank:The Diary of a Young Girl?In 1934 I went to school at the Montessori Kindergarten and continued there. It was at the end of the school year, I was in form 6B, when I had to say good-by to Mrs. K. We both wept, it was very sad. In 1941 I went, with my sister Margot, to the Jewish Secondary School, she into fourth form and I into the first.

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK

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Which statement best expresses the central idea of this paragraph from Anne Frank:The Diary of a Young Girl?"In 1934 I went to school at the Montessori Kindergarten and continued there. It was at the end of the school year, I was in form 6B, when I had to say good-by to Mrs. K. We both wept, it was very sad. In 1941 I went, with my sister Margot, to the Jewish Secondary School, she into fourth form and I into the first.”

A	Anne was very sorry to leave the Montessori Kindergarten at the end of the school year.
B	Teachers in the Jewish Secondary School did not care much about Anne or her sister.
C	It is sometimes sad and difficult for students to move on to a new grade in school.
D	Her year in kindergarten was the happiest time of Anne’s life before the war.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout the diary, Frank discusses multiple significant themes, including the futility of war and how it can lead to unnecessary, extreme destruction and devastation. She also explores how isolation amplifies the feelings of difference and disconnection from family that often accompany adolescence.

Detailed explanation-2: -What is the central idea, or theme, of the diary excerpts? Anne’s excerpts give an intimate account of a life thrown into a completely new existence. Therefore the theme is “the suddenness of their need to flee plunged the Franks into a bizarre existence."

Detailed explanation-3: -iii This statement shows that Anne was a fun-loving person. She was witty and knew how to present things in a funny way. She narrated this incident with a lot of fun. The use of ‘plunked down’ shows her sense of humor.

Detailed explanation-4: -Walker’s central idea is clear and implified in every paragraph. The central idea of “What fear can teach us” is; fears operate through the imagination much like storytelling does, and we can learn from our fears just as we can learn from stories.

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CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

FROM THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK