Why Writing Felt Strange
Two reasons, and she separates them.
↳ Give both reasons; an answer with one is half an answer.
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From the Diary of Anne Frank · Class 10 English · First Flight
English 3 topics 135 leveled MCQs 60 flashcards 4 games Free
Shared by a Veda teacher · Generated with Veda AI · Oct 2026
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Paper Has More Patience Than People
The saying she borrows.
She remembers it on a dull day — bored and listless, chin in her hands, wondering whether to stay in or go out.
↳ It is a saying she adopts, not one she invents.
Thirty Friends, No Friend
She was not alone. That is the point.
↳ Writing that she had nobody contradicts her own list.
The Class Before the Verdict
Bets, boasting and holiday savings.
↳ An ordinary school scene, weeks before the family went into hiding.
Anne on Her Class and Teachers
Sharp, then honest.
The only subject she is unsure of is maths. She thinks about a quarter of the class should be kept back.
↳ Her opinions are strong and immediately tested.
Mr Keesing
Nine teachers, one enemy.
↳ Her opponent teaches the one subject she is unsure about.
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1
Why Anne Writes: The Diary Named Kitty
The opening of the extract: why writing feels strange to a girl who has never written anything, why paper has more patience than people, how a girl with loving parents and thirty friends can still have no true friend, an…
- Anne finds writing in a diary strange for two reasons: she has never written anything before, and she assumes that neither she nor anyone el…
- She writes anyway because she feels like writing and has an even stronger wish to unload a great many things from her chest.
- The saying she remembers on a dull, listless day is that paper has more patience than people, and since she does not intend to let anyone re…
~26 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
2
School, Mr Keesing and the Three Essays
The entry of Saturday, 20 June 1942: a class quaking before the promotion meeting, bets staked on holiday savings, nine teachers and one maths master who has had enough of Anne's talking. Three punishment essays follow —…
- The entry is dated Saturday, 20 June 1942, and opens with the whole class quaking in its boots before the meeting at which the teachers woul…
- Half of them are betting on the result; Anne and G.N. laugh themselves silly at the two boys behind them, C.N. and Jacques, who have put eve…
- Anne is not worried about herself or her girlfriends; the only subject she is unsure about is maths, and she remarks that about a quarter of…
~27 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
3
Anne Herself, and the Diary as a Book
What kind of person and writer the extract reveals, and what the diary became: a notebook begun by a lonely thirteen-year-old three weeks before her family vanished into hiding, kept for two years, saved by chance, and p…
- The extract shows a girl who is sociable and much-liked — thirty friends, a warm family, teachers she gets on with — and who is nevertheless…
- Her defining quality as a writer is honesty, and it extends to herself: she admits the failure of her friendships may be her own fault, and…
- She is funny, usually at her own expense — the stiff-backed notebook 'grandly referred to' as a diary, her arrival in Holland set down on th…
~28 min · full explanation, examples & memory tricks in the app
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135 questions laddered from warm-up to topper-level, each with an explanation. A taste:
Which pair of reasons does Anne give for finding the diary a strange experience?
Beginner
A She dislikes writing, and her parents disapprove of diaries
B She has never written anything before, and she doubts anyone will be interested in a schoolgirl's musings
C She has no privacy at home, and no paper of her own
D She is too busy at school, and she writes very slowly
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She has never written anything before, and she doubts anyone will be interested in a schoolgirl's musings
She separates inexperience from an assumption about worth, and a full answer needs both halves.
Which of Anne's two doubts has been most thoroughly disproved by history?
Intermediate
A That she had never written anything before
B That she had no true friend
C That she talked too much in class
D That nobody would want to know the private thoughts of a girl of thirteen schoolgirl
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That nobody would want to know the private thoughts of a girl of thirteen schoolgirl
The diary became one of the most widely read books in the world, which is part of why this opening is so often quoted.
What does Anne say she needs even more than the wish to write?
Beginner
A To improve her handwriting
B To record the events of the war
C To practise for her school essays
D To get all kinds of things off her chest
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To get all kinds of things off her chest
The need to unburden herself is stated as the stronger of the two motives, and it explains the confiding tone of the entries.
In what mood does Anne recall the saying about paper and patience?
Intermediate
A Excited about her coming birthday
B Angry after a quarrel with Margot
C Low, restless and unable to decide whether to stay indoors or go out
D Anxious about her maths examination
Show answer & explanation
Low, restless and unable to decide whether to stay indoors or go out
She fixes the saying to a particular dull afternoon, which is characteristic of the way she reports her own thoughts.
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