Chapter 4 of the class 10 English Textbook First Flight as per the NCERT syllabus is From the Diary of Anne Frank.
This chapter features excerpts from the diary of Anne Frank, a young Jewish girl who hid with her family in an annex during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands in World War II.
Here, we have discussed 30 Multiple Choice Questions based on the chapter. These questions will help you to learn more about the chapter and practice for your exam.
For each question below, there are four options out of which only one option is correct. The correct answer to each question is given at the end for your reference.
MCQ on Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 4
1. What is the primary reason Anne decides to write in her diary?
A) To share her stories with her classmates
B) To fulfill a school assignment
C) To express her thoughts and emotions
D) To entertain herself during boring times
2. What does Anne name her diary?
A) Lily
B) Daisy
C) Rose
D) Kitty
3. What event prompts Anne to start keeping a diary?
A) Her sister’s birthday
B) Her grandmother’s illness
C) Her family’s move to the Netherlands
D) Her first day at a new school
4. In which year was Anne born?
A) 1926
B) 1928
C) 1929
D) 1930
5. Where did Anne and her family move from before settling in the Netherlands?
A) Germany
B) France
C) England
D) Belgium
6. What was Anne’s primary concern regarding the upcoming school evaluation?
A) Passing her math exam
B) Making sure her friends passed
C) Avoiding extra homework assignments
D) Ensuring her classmates didn’t fail
7. Who offers to help Anne write her essay in verse?
A) Margot
B) Sanne
C) G.N.
D) Mr. Keesing
8. What subject does Mr. Keesing teach?
A) History
B) Mathematics
C) Literature
D) Science
9. How does Anne initially respond to Mr. Keesing’s assignment on chatterboxes?
A) She becomes anxious and worried
B) She asks her friends for help
C) She starts writing the essay immediately
D) She laughs and finds it amusing
10. How many teachers does Anne mention having?
A) Five
B) Seven
C) Nine
D) Eleven
11. What does Anne argue in her first essay on chatterboxes?
A) That talking is a student’s trait inherited from parents
B) That chatterboxes should be punished severely
C) That talking in class should be encouraged
D) That students should be silent at all times
12. Who is the subject of Anne’s punishment essay titled “Quack, Quack, Quack, Said Mistress Chatterbox”?
A) Anne’s mother
B) Anne herself
C) Mr. Keesing
D) Anne’s friend, Sanne
13. What does Anne’s poem about the duck family and the chatterboxes symbolize?
A) The importance of family communication
B) The consequences of excessive talking
C) The beauty of nature
D) The value of humor in education
14. How does Mr. Keesing respond to Anne’s poem?
A) He assigns her extra homework
B) He reads it aloud to the class and other classes
C) He ignores it completely
D) He gives her a failing grade
15. What does Anne describe as the outcome of her poem?
A) She is suspended from school
B) She is allowed to talk freely in class
C) She is transferred to a different class
D) She receives a scholarship
16. Who does Anne consider to be her “dearest” friend?
A) Sanne
B) Margot
C) G.N.
D) Kitty
17. What is the date of the diary entry that Anne writes?
A) January 20, 1942
B) June 12, 1929
C) June 20, 1942
D) December 25, 1933
18. What is the primary emotion expressed by Anne throughout her diary entry?
A) Sadness
B) Excitement
C) Anger
D) Humor
19. What word does Anne use to describe Mr. Keesing’s attitude toward her after writing the poem?
A) Stern
B) Amused
C) Displeased
D) Indifferent
20. How many siblings does Anne mention in her diary entry?
A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four
21. What is the purpose of Anne writing about the duck family in her poem?
A) To highlight the importance of silence
B) To criticize her classmates
C) To demonstrate her creativity
D) To mock Mr. Keesing’s assignment
22. Who suggests that Anne write her essay in verse?
A) G.N.
B) Margot
C) Sanne
D) Mr. Keesing
23. How does Anne feel about her finished poem?
A) She is disappointed
B) She is proud
C) She is embarrassed
D) She is indifferent
24. What is the main theme of Anne’s first essay on chatterboxes?
A) The inevitability of talking in class
B) The role of genetics in behavior
C) The necessity of punishment for talking
D) The difficulty of controlling one’s speech
25. What does Anne describe as the consequence of her poem?
A) She is given extra homework
B) She becomes a class favorite
C) She is allowed to talk in class without consequences
D) She is moved to a different class
26. Who is the target audience of Anne’s diary entries?
A) Her classmates
B) Her teachers
C) Herself
D) Her family
27. What does Anne initially struggle with in Mr. Keesing’s class?
A) Mathematics
B) Literature
C) History
D) Science
28. What does Anne offer as an excuse for her talking in class?
A) Her love for storytelling
B) Her genetic predisposition
C) Her need for attention
D) Her mother’s influence
29. How does Mr. Keesing respond to Anne’s second essay on chatterboxes?
A) He gives her a failing grade
B) He laughs and enjoys it
C) He assigns her even more homework
D) He ignores it completely
30. What is the general tone of Anne’s diary entries?
A) Serious and somber
B) Light-hearted and humorous
C) Angry and frustrated
D) Melancholic and nostalgic
Correct Answers
Here is the list of the correct answers to the above questions.
- C) To express her thoughts and emotions
- D) Kitty
- C) Her family’s move to the Netherlands
- C) 1929
- A) Germany
- A) Passing her math exam
- B) Sanne
- B) Mathematics
- D) She laughs and finds it amusing
- C) Nine
- A) That talking is a student’s trait inherited from parents
- B) Anne herself
- B) The consequences of excessive talking
- B) He reads it aloud to the class and other classes
- B) She is allowed to talk freely in class
- D) Kitty
- C) June 20, 1942
- D) Humor
- B) Amused
- B) Two
- D) To mock Mr. Keesing’s assignment
- C) Sanne
- B) She is proud
- D) The difficulty of controlling one’s speech
- C) She is allowed to talk in class without consequences
- C) Herself
- A) Mathematics
- D) Her mother’s influence
- B) He laughs and enjoys it
- B) Light-hearted and humorous
The Bottom Line
I hope these 30 MCQs on “From the Diary of Anne Frank” of Class 10 English Chapter 4 of the First Flight Textbook have helped you to test your knowledge and preparation level.
If you have any queries, or comments or find any mistake in the above questions, feel free to contact me in the comment section below.
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