Diary of Anne Frank STAAR passage questions
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- Q1
Which sentence from the story best supports the reason why Anne is writing in a diary?
Writing in a diary is a really strange experience for someone like me.
Paper has more patience than people
I'm not planning to let anyone else read this stiff-backed notebook.
I feel like writing.
120s110.24.b.8.d - Q2
Why did Anne feel like she didn’t have a true friend?
She has admirers but they are not really her friends.
She has a large family and mainly spends time with them.
She didn’t have a friend she could be her true self around.
She is all alone and needs some one to share her thoughts with.
120s110.24.b.5.f - Q3
What is the best summary of paragraph 8-10?
Anne went to Montessori school and then Jewish Lyceum. Life began to change. Her uncles had to leave and move to North America. Finally her Grandmother had to come live with them.
Anne went to Montessori school and then Jewish Lyceum. Life began to change. First for her relatives in Germany, who had to move due to Hitler’s anti-Jewish laws. Then, the war came to them and her life got a lot harder due to all the laws dictating her daily life with things she can and cannot do.
The war finally came to them and her life got a lot harder due to all the laws dictating her daily life with things she can and cannot do.
Anne’s freedoms were severely restricted by a series of anti-Jewish decrees: Jews were required to wear a yellow star; Jews were required to turn in their bicycles; Jews were forbidden to use streetcars; Jews were forbidden to ride in cars, even their own and many more.
120s110.24.b.6.d - Q4
Which words from paragraph 2 help the reader understand the meaning of the word brooding?
chin in my hands
a little depressed
sitting at home
bored and listless
120s110.24.b.5.g - Q5
Which detail from the excerpt emphasizes the importance of Anne’s diary?
She was a Jewish schoolgirl.
She gave insight into the life of a thirteen year old.
She lived under Hitler's anti-Jewish laws.
She was living in Germany.
120s - Q6
After reading the excerpt, the reader can conclude that Anne –
is unsure about writing in a diary
eventually will make more friends
will endure more hardships
will move back to Germany with her family
60s110.24.b.5.c - Q7
In paragraph 4, Anne includes details about her feelings in order to –
show she’s just an ordinary girl
explain what her life is like
describe why people write in diaries
communicate clearly with her readers
60s - Q8
Anne most likely believes that the diary will –
help future generations
supply her with friends
fill a void in her life
assist in winning the war
60s