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प्रश्न
Do you keep a diary? Given below under ‘A’ are some terms we use to describe a written record of personal experience. Can you match them with their descriptions under ‘B’? (You may look up the terms in a dictionary if you wish.)
| (i) Journal | A book with a separate space or page for each day, in which you write down your thoughts and feelings or what has happened on that day |
| (ii) Diary | A full record of a journey, a period of time, or an event, written every day. |
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(iii) Log |
A record of a person’s own life and experiences (usually, a famous person) |
| (iv) Memoir(s) | A written record of events with times and dates, usually official |
उत्तर
| (i) Journal | A full record of a journey, a period of time, or an event, written everyday |
| (ii) Diary | A book with a separate space or page for each day, in which you write down your thoughts and feelings or what has happened on that day |
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(iii) Log |
A written record of events with times and dates, usually official |
| (iv) Memoir(s) | A record of a person’s own life and experiences (usually, a famous person) |
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Ans: _____________________________
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What made Mr Keesing allow Anne to talk in class?
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We don’t seem to be able to get any closer, and that’s the problem. Maybe it’s my fault that we don’t confide in each other.
What do these statement tell you about Anne Frank as a person?
I don’t want to jot down the facts in this diary the way most people would, but I want the diary to be my friend.
What do these statement tell you about Anne Frank as a person?
If you ask me, there are so many dummies that about a quarter of the class should be kept back, but teachers are the most unpredictable creatures on earth.
What do these statement tell you about Anne Frank as a person?
Anyone could ramble on and leave big spaces between the words, but the trick was to come up with convincing arguments to prove the necessity of taking.
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I started right away at the Montessori nursery school. I stayed them until I was six, at which time I started in the first form. m the sixth form my teacher was Mrs. Kuperus, the headmistress. At the end of the year we were both in tears as we said a heartbreaking farewell. In the summer of 1941 Grandma fell ill and had to have an operation, so my birthday passed with little celebration. |
- The narrator 'I' refers to _____. (1)
- Mr. Keesing
- Mrs. Kuperus
- Anne Frank
- Miss Margot
- The phrase 'right away' in this extract most nearly means: (1)
- with delay
- the correct way
- immediately
- overtaking from right
- What does the narrator mean by saying 'we were both in tears'? (1)
- Complete the analogy by selecting a word from the text: (1)
dawn: dusk:: mourning: ______. - Select the option that correctly captures the application of the word 'form' as used in the extract. (1)
- Raghav was in good form while playing the match.
- Saheb was promoted to the next form after the annual exam.
- My brother did not know how to form a circle.
- Anne saw the form on the headmaster's desk.
