Notes of Class 10th, English 1st Language The Anne Frank - Study Material
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feels that if Meip had read Anne's diary, d-have found detailed information on, rep Meip and others had given to the Frank, , at the risk of their own lives and she may, , Lt estroyed the diary for reasons of safety., does Mr. Frank take many weeks to fini, , 5 any ea fo finish, , x many weeks for Mr. Frank to finish read ing, , . {11001, Ans tne diary as he broke down after every few pages,, , overcome by grief and pain., ai) What became the mission of Mr. Frank's life?, , ne TH care for his dead daughter's diary had become, Ai Mr. Frank's passion and his mission in life., , 5 How did Mr. Frank spend the money he got from, | the publishers?, Ags Mr. Frank was devoted to humanitarian causes, | which he felt, would have been approved by Anne., , 76] How did the German audiences respond to the, tragic play of Anne Frank?, , ns: The packed German audiences received Anne, Frank's tragedy in silence, heavy with remorse., People did not even go out; they sat in their seats, as if afraid of the lights outside and ashamed to, face each other., , 27] How did 'The Diary of Anne Frank' Succeed, where, German administrators had failed?, , Ans: The post war administrators tried to make people, realise the senseless and criminal nature of the Nazi, regime but they failed. 'The Diary of Anne Frank', succeeded in doing what the administrators failed, to do., , 18] Why did the people of Berlin choose her name for, , Anne Frank Home?, ans: The people of Berlin chose her name for Anne Frank, Home to symbolize the spirit of racial and social, , tolerance. \, Close Study, , Read the following extracts carefully. Discuss in, pairs and then write the answers to the questions, , given belowthem:, , , , "| have read Anne Frank's diary", a] Who is the speaker?, , : The professor is the speaker., statement an answer?, , b] To which question is this, , The statement is an answer t, do you know the human race is, , ‘o the question - "How, worth Saving' asked, , precious and it is worth saving., , "In spite of everything. I still feel that le are, really good at heart. Pee, , , , 2], , a] Whose words are these?, Ans: These are the words of Anne Frank., , b] What does ‘everything’ refer to?, Ans: It refers to the atrocities committed by the Nazi's, , on the Jews., , c]What quality of the speaker is revealed here?, Ans: It reveals compassion, love and forgiveness on the, part of Anne Frank., , , , , , Write one paragraph answers:, How did Anne's Diary open the eyes of Germans, to the viciousness of racial prosecution?, , ‘Ans; When Anne's diary was published and later enacted, the play based on that, it received a remarkable, response from the German audience. Packed, audiences received the tragedy of Anne Frank in, silence heavy with remorse. People never even went, out during the interval, they sat in their seats afraid, of the lights outside, ashamed to face each other., ‘Anne Frank had succeeded because it enabled the, audience to come to grip with history, personally, and without denunciation. They watched it as, an indictment in the most humble, pitiful terms, of inhumanity to fellow men. Though no one, accused them but they accused themselves for the, treatment meted out to the Jews by the Nazis. For, , Germany's post war administration toiled to, and criminal nature, , qy, , years, make people see the senseless, of of the Nazi regime but they failed. The diary of, , Anne frank succeeded in making them open their, eyes to the viciousness of racial prosecution., , 2] From the study of this write up, what do you, understand about Anne Frank's mind and heart?, ‘Ans: Anne Frank, though not very brilliant, took a, remarkable interest in people. She was emotional, and strong-willed, a ‘problem child’, who was a, great talker and fond of nice clothes. She was always, surrounded by many friends. Her diary depicts her, growing years froma young and frivolous teenager, toa mature but unhappy adult. Initially she was a, thirteen year old happy, fun loving girl with many, adolescent dreams leading a happy normal life., When her family goes into hiding she feels like a, clipped, caged song bird and longs for the freedom, oe Later, In the Nazi camp she proved, courageous leader, when there was, , , , by a young student., 5] What does the speaker imply by this stal, , tement?, , nothing to eat, she went to the kitchen to ask for
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va, , food. She also advised her sister and others to never, give in. After she and her sister were transported, to another Nazi camp, she became melancholic and, thought provoking as she described the horrors of, living in those concentration camps. But she did, not lose her belief in mankind as she said that, in, Spite of everything she still believed that people, are really good at heart. Her name was chosen to, symbolize the spirit of racial and social tolerance., , 3] What glimpses of Nazi cruelty do you see in this, , write up?, , Ans: In 1933 Hitler issued one anti- Jewish decree after, another which forced the Jews to either go into, hiding or immigrate to other places. People hid in, dark and dingy places without food and water for, Many weeks and months. When they were arrested, by the Nazi police, they were taken to concentration, camps and tortured to death. The Nazis had no, compassion for women or children. Families were, split with men and women in different camps., They were kept in pathetic condition without basic, , Nazis treated the Jews inhu, herds with utter disregard, compassion. They behaved, sparing no one, neither wo,, , ‘manly, worse than cattle, to humaneness, love or, cruelly and sadistically, men nor children. These, , , , Vocabulary Exercises, , , , A] Give one word substitute to the following (Look, for the words in the lesson), , 1] The stage of life between childhood and adulthood., , 2] Accusing some Officially about something., , 3] Aname that is not made public., , 4] Treating someone in a cruel way because of their, race, political or religious beliefs,, , 5] To leave someone's own country and go and live, permanently in another., , 6] Anorder having the force of law,, , 7] A building that is added toa large one., , 8] Forcing someone to leave a country because they, have no legal right to be there., , 9] The state of being extremely tired., , 10] To see that something is going to happen in the, , future. _______, , meal, , , , Ans: [ 1. Adolescence, 2.Indictmén, , B], , q, , 2], 3], 4], , 6], 7], 8], , 9], , 10], , An, , a, , , , : [1], 4], , , , , , , , 4.Anti-Semitism, 5. Emigrate, 6. Deg,, 8.Deport, 9. Exhaustion. 10; foresee, , Fill in the blanks with the approp;, the words given in brackets:, Gandhiji, more than any other leader.” PE;, India's struggle for freedom. (symbol) Se, , I don't like his, , , , nature.( argument), The people gavea_ welcome to their hero apturg, , The standard of living of many of the, remain low. (pity), , The landscape was covered with__ mist, (au, , labourer,, , , , tumn), The __ of the document is beyond doubt, (authent, , The rising tides looked like (omen), , The civic authorities should be, , ——— to the needs, of the people. (response), , He was awarded a prize for being the most, cricketer of the year. (promise), , Such a simple occurreni, media.(drama), , symbolizes, 2] argumentative, 3] tapturous,, , Pitifully, 5] autumnal, 6] authenticity,, ] ominous, 8] respo, , 10) dramatized], , ce has been by the, , nsive, 9] Promising,, , , , Language Activities, , , , 17/2/ 2015, , meet you or contact you all, about it, h, , a terrorist, , threatened and tried to, afew Others presuming, ee toner though they are not., and went into hiding in af Sly: vacate our homes, Constantly in fear Of being «. like-area, We live, Position to moy, there itsel Seen and are not ina, With no proper Shelter aa é