Question

Why did Mr Keesing assign Anne an essay? (i) To punish her (iii) To reward her (ii) To test her writing skills (iv) To evaluate her (b) Which fact shows that Anne was intelligent? () She used sophisticated vocabulary. (ii) She quoted famous poets in her essay. (ii) She used statistics in her essay. (iv) She used convincing arguments in her essay. (c) How did Anne find the subject of the essay given to her by Mr Keesing? (i) Uncanny (m) Ridiculous (d) What was Anne's scheme for the essay? (i) To make the whole class laugh (ii) Unbelievable (iv) Eye-opening (ii) To make sure the joke was on Mr Keesing (ii) To joke about her mother (iv) To apologise (e) Which word means the same as "quality"? (i) Trait (iii) Control (ii) Cure (iv) Habit

Answer 1

Answer:

To punish her.

She used convincing arguments in her essay

Ridiculous

To apologise

Trait

Answer 2

(A)  (i) To punish her

(B)  (iv) She used convincing arguments in her essay

(c)   (i) Uncanny

(d)   (iv) Eye-opening

(e)   (i) Trait

Explanation:

• The question is from a CBSE extract. The story revolves around the girl Anne Frank.
• Mr. Keesing is Anne's maths teacher. Anne is depicted as a chatterbox, she talks too much.
• Therefore, Mr. Keesing assigns Anne an essay in order to punish her.
• Anne used convincing arguments in her essay as a result it showed that Anne was intelligent.
• Anne finds the subject of the essay uncanny.
• Anne's scheme for the essay was to make it eye-opening for her maths teacher.
• The word "trait" means the same as "quality".