From The Diary of Anne Frank – Lesson 3 (Activities 1–7) | Questions and Answers with Grammar Exercises
Welcome to our detailed guide on Lesson 3: From The Diary of Anne Frank from your English textbook (Pages 33–40).
Here, you’ll find all activities, questions, answers, grammar exercises, and creative writing tasks — perfectly organized for students and teachers.
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📝 Activity 1: Understanding the Lesson
(a) Where was Anne Frank from?
Answer: Anne Frank was from the Netherlands.
(b) How has the voice of Anne Frank reached out across continents and generations?
Answer: Anne’s diary, published after her death, became one of the most powerful and timeless documents depicting the tragedies of World War II.
(c) What did Anne Frank see lying on the table among her birthday presents?
Answer: She saw a bunch of roses, a plant, and some peonies lying on the table.
(d) Why did Anne Frank remain lying till a quarter to seven on her birthday?
Answer: Because she was not allowed to get up that early, even though she woke up at six.
(e) Who does ‘you’ in the lesson refer to?
Answer: The word ‘you’ refers to her diary, which she received on her birthday.
(f) What is “Camera Obscura”?
Answer: “Camera Obscura” is a party game Anne received as a birthday gift.
(g) Who welcomed Anne in the dining room?
Answer: Moortie, her cat, welcomed her in the dining room.
(h) Why did Anne Frank think it was odd to keep a diary?
Answer: She felt it was strange because she had never done so before and thought no one would be interested in a 13-year-old’s thoughts.
(i) How did Anne describe her feelings on a slightly melancholy day?
Answer: She wrote that she sat chin in hand, feeling bored and indecisive, unsure whether to go out or stay home.
(j) Who is Kitty?
Answer: Kitty is the name Anne gave her diary, treating it like her close friend.
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📅 Activity 2: Important Dates in Anne Frank’s Life
Event Date/Year
Date of Birth June 12, 1929
Year of Death Early March 1945
Date of Starting Her Diary June 14, 1942
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🎁 Activity 3: Birthday Gifts of Anne Frank
Gifts Given to Anne Frank Who Gave Them
Her Diary (“You”) Not specified (likely parents)
Bunch of roses, plant, peonies From her parents and others
“Camera Obscura” party game Friends
Sweets, chocolates, puzzle, brooch Friends
Tales and Legends of the Netherlands Not mentioned
Daisy’s Mountain Holiday Not mentioned
Some money Not mentioned
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🧩 Activity 4: Grammar – Past Perfect and Use of ‘Have’
(a) Example:
Past Perfect shows an action that happened before another past action.
(b) Fill in the blanks (Correct answers shown):
> Reema was very happy on Sunday. She was given a diary on her birthday.
She received other gifts too. Her grandmother had sent her a letter.
Reema had baked biscuits and spent her pocket money on stickers.
Using ‘have’, ‘has’, ‘had’:
> “Today is a special day,” Reema thought.
“Grandma has sent such a beautiful letter! I wish she had come, but she has fallen ill.”
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🔤 Activity 5: Grammar – Regular and Irregular Verbs
Fill in the blanks with correct past tense forms:
1. I received quite a few gifts.
2. Peter gave me a bouquet of peonies, but nothing quite worked out.
3. Churchill was on a torpedo boat that shelled the coast.
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🪶 Activity 6: Passive Voice Practice
Active Voice Passive Voice
Anne Frank receives a diary for her birthday. A diary is received (or given) by Anne Frank.
Anne is counting her gifts. Her gifts are being counted by Anne.
Anne has baked biscuits for herself. Biscuits have been baked by Anne for herself.
Anne wrote a diary entry. A diary entry was written by Anne.
Her parents had given her a blue blouse. A blue blouse had been given to her by her parents.
