From the Diary of Anne Frank — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE English · Chapter 4
60 practice questions · 20 Easy · 20 Medium · 20 Hard · Updated
Practise the most important Class 10 CBSE English questions from Chapter 4, "From the Diary of Anne Frank". You get 6 timed quizzes made from 60 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 20 Easy, 20 Medium and 20 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that set top scorers in CBSE Board exams apart.
To score well in "From the Diary of Anne Frank", focus on comprehension, grammar and writing skills. Each MCQ here is timed and uses exam-style marking (+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 skipped). This trains you to stay accurate under time pressure, as real papers need. Every question has a short explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a quick lesson. It is the fastest way to fix gaps before a test.
Use this chapter for focused revision. Start with the Easy set to check your basics on From the Diary of Anne Frank, then move to Medium and Hard to practise applying them. Your accuracy, streaks and XP save automatically. This chapter also adds to your overall Class 10 English mastery score. 12 sample questions are solved in full below, with the answer and a worked explanation. Sign in free to start practising.
Key concepts: From the Diary of Anne Frank (Class 10 English)
The prescribed extract is not from the hiding years — it is Anne at school, explaining why she started a diary and telling the story of Mr Keesing and the essays. That ordinariness is deliberate, and most theme questions turn on understanding why.
- 'Paper has more patience than people'
- Anne's opening remark, and it is about being HEARD rather than about a preference for writing. She had things to say that no listener would sit through.
- Kitty
- She names the diary Kitty and addresses it directly, turning an object into a listener. The diary is a solution to loneliness, which is why it needs a name.
- Loving parents, thirty friends, no confidant
- She says she has loving parents, a sister, and about thirty people she could call friends — and still no one to confide in. The distinction between company and confidence is the point.
- The sketch of her life
- She writes a short account of her background first, because without it 'no one would understand a word'. She is building a reader who needs the context.
From the Diary of Anne Frank — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 English)
12 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. The other 48 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Easy
Anne Frank was a ___ girl.
A.BritishB.AmericanC.FrenchD.Jewish-German✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Jewish-German
Explanation: Born in Germany, lived in Amsterdam, of Jewish descent.
- Q2Easy
Anne named her diary:
A.DaisyB.Kitty✓ CorrectC.AnnieD.SophieAnswer: B. Kitty
Explanation: She addressed her diary as 'Kitty', her imaginary friend.
- Q3Easy
What annoyed Mr Keesing about Anne?
A.She was often absentB.She argued about her marksC.She talked too much in class✓ CorrectD.She never did her homeworkAnswer: C. She talked too much in class
Explanation: Her talking is the whole subject of the episode.
- Q4Easy
Where was Anne born?
A.Frankfurt am Main, Germany✓ CorrectB.Amsterdam, HollandC.Vienna, AustriaD.Basel, SwitzerlandAnswer: A. Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Explanation: The family were German Jews from Frankfurt.
- Q5Easy
According to Anne, what has more patience than people?
A.Paper✓ CorrectB.TimeC.A true friendD.A teacherAnswer: A. Paper
Explanation: 'Paper has more patience than people.'
- Q6Medium
Why does the move to Holland in 1933 matter to the diary?
A.It explains why Anne wrote in DutchB.It was the year Anne started schoolC.It shows the family were wealthy enough to travelD.It was flight from Nazi persecution, not an ordinary family move✓ CorrectAnswer: D. It was flight from Nazi persecution, not an ordinary family move
Explanation: The danger that shapes the whole diary begins there.
- Q7Medium
Anne received her diary on her ___ birthday.
A.13th✓ CorrectB.12thC.14thD.10thAnswer: A. 13th
Explanation: On 12 June 1942 — her 13th birthday.
- Q8Medium
Why did Anne argue that talking was an inherited trait?
A.To answer the punishment with a reason Keesing could not simply dismiss✓ CorrectB.Because she genuinely believed she could not stopC.To blame her mother for her behaviourD.Because she had read it in a science bookAnswer: A. To answer the punishment with a reason Keesing could not simply dismiss
Explanation: The first essay is an argument, not an apology.
- Q9Medium
What does the extract show about Anne's life at this point?
A.The war has not yet begunB.It is still ordinary school life, before the family goes into hiding✓ CorrectC.The family is already living in the secret annexeD.Anne has stopped attending school entirelyAnswer: B. It is still ordinary school life, before the family goes into hiding
Explanation: The extract sits on the near side of the break.
- Q10Hard
Why does Anne describe her father as she does in the sketch?
A.She is arguing that he should have left Holland soonerB.She wants Kitty to write to himC.She is comparing him unfavourably with her motherD.The warmth of the portrait sets up the family she is about to lose✓ CorrectAnswer: D. The warmth of the portrait sets up the family she is about to lose
Explanation: The affection recorded here is what the later diary is measured against.
- Q11Hard
What does Anne's remark about thirty friends establish for the reader?
A.That loneliness is not the same thing as being alone✓ CorrectB.That she was the most popular girl in her classC.That she had no time for her familyD.That she counted her friends carefullyAnswer: A. That loneliness is not the same thing as being alone
Explanation: The diary answers a need that company had not met.
- Q12Hard
Mr Keesing was Anne's:
A.Maths teacher✓ CorrectB.History teacherC.Art teacherD.Sports coachAnswer: A. Maths teacher
Explanation: Strict maths teacher who scolded her for talking too much.
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The prescribed extract is not from the hiding years — it is Anne at school, explaining why she started a diary and telling the story of Mr Keesing and the essays. That ordinariness is deliberate, and most theme questions turn on understanding why. Key ideas include 'Paper has more patience than people', Kitty, Loving parents, thirty friends, no confidant, The sketch of her life.
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The questions that matter most test 'Paper has more patience than people', Kitty, Loving parents, thirty friends, no confidant, The sketch of her life. This page shows 12 solved important MCQs with answers and explanations; all 60 questions on the chapter are available as timed quizzes once you sign in.
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