WorksheetsAnne Frank Prereading Questions 2026
Total questions: 41
Worksheet time: 44mins
Besides the journals that we write in Ms. Darnell's Literature class, do you or have you ever kept a journal or diary?
No. It's not for me.
I haven't, but I've thought about it.
I tried starting to write in a journal/diary before, and I still do sometimes.
I write in a journal/ diary often.
Yes. I love writing in my journal/diary and write in it almost every day.
Even if you don't write in a journal/ diary on your own, what do you think some of the benefits of doing so would be for you? You can choose as many as you'd like.
It would be a record of things I did on a certain date (what I wear, scores of games I play, improvements I make, what the weather is, etc...)
It would be a perfect place to release all my emotions and feelings without judgement
It would be a great way to practice my writing skills
It would be fun to look back on and see how I've changed as a person
What do you think are some of the toughest things about being a child your age? You may choose more than one answer.
Friendships/ relationships with kids my own age
Adults who I feel don't understand me
Physical changes as I get older
Trying to understand who I am and what I want to do in life
Schoolwork!
Is there anything specific you would like to add about the difficulties of being a kid your age?
Click on the statement that you most agree with below.
The experiences of young adults today are completely different than those of young adults eighty years ago.
The experiences of young adults today are slightly different than those of young adults eighty years ago.
I'm not sure what I think.
The experiences of young adults today are pretty similar to those of young adults eighty years ago.
The experiences of young adults today are extremely similar to those of young adults eighty years ago.
How would you compare the lives of young adults today to the lives of young adults eighty years ago? For example, are things easier, more difficult, or about the same? Why would you say so?
What are some things that help you/ have helped you when you go through rough times in your life?
What are the three best things, in your opinion, about humans?
What are the three worst things, in your opinion, about humans?
Have you ever read Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl?
Yes
No
Which genre is Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl ?
It is fiction (literature that describes imaginary people or events).
It is nonfiction (writing about real facts and actual people).
Have you ever read a book about the Holocaust (fiction or non-fiction)? If so, what was the name of the book or books?
On a scale of 1-5, how familiar are you with the Holocaust?
1.
I really don't know anything about the Holocaust.
2.
I know the basics about it, but I couldn't really give you any details.
3.
I know a little about the Holocaust. I could tell you a few things about it.
4.
I know quite a bit about the Holocaust, but there are a few things I still don't know.
5.
I'm an expert on the Holocaust.
On a scale of 1-5, how familiar are you with World War II?
1.
I really don't know anything about World War II.
2.
I know the basics about it, but I couldn't really give you any details.
3.
I know a little about World War II. I could tell you a few things about it.
4.
I know quite a bit about World War II, but there are a few things I still don't know.
5.
I'm an expert on World War II.
Try your best on the following questions. This quiz is for completion credit only; it is just to see how much the class knows.
What is the term for hostility to or prejudice against Jews?
Pro-Judaism
Anti-Judaism
Anti-Jewishism
Anti-Semitism
black clothes
a yellow cross
Cattle cars (train cars designed to transport cows)
What number most closely represents the number of Jews killed during the Holocaust?
6 million
6 thousand
3 million
1 million
What is the term used for the deliberate killing of a large group of people, especially of a particular ethnic group?
extermination
genocide
anti-Semitism
boycott
What is the term used for hostility and ill-treatment of a person because of their race, political, or religious beliefs?
ghetto
genocide
boycott
persecution
What is the term used for any social group that has a common national or cultural tradition?
ethnicity
race
Aryan
refugee
What is the term for the refusal to accept or comply with something?
boycott
genocide
resistance
stubborn
What is the term meaning biased or misleading information that is used to promote a particular political cause or point of view?
genocide
ethnicity
propaganda
extermination
What is the term used to describe people of the Caucasian race who are not of Jewish descent?
refugee
Aryan
dictator
gypsy
What is the Jewish house of worship called?
synagogue
church
temple
cathedral
What term means to control a place by military conquest or settlement?
occupy
liberate
ghetto
resistance
What is the term that means to set someone free from a situation, especially imprisonment?
release
liberate
refugee
ghetto
Which of the following is a person who has been forced to leave their country to escape war, persecution, or natural disaster?
emigrate
refugee
liberate
occupy
Hitler not only ordered 6 million Jews killed, but also the _________________, elderly, homosexuals and gypsies.
sick
handicapped
people from other countries
Dutch
Who were the SS?
The Nuremberg Laws were German laws that...
separated Jews from German society
said Jews couldn't marry non-Jews
said Jews couldn't own businesses
all of the above
Who were the axis powers during WWII?
Spain, Italy, Germany
Russia, Germany, Japan
Britain, U.S. Russia
Germany, Italy, Japan
Which countries were allied against Germany?
Great Britain, USA, Canada, France.
USA, Soviet Union, France, Canada
Japan, USA, France, Canada
Great Britain, Japan, France, Canada, USA
While 6 million Jewish people were killed in the Holocaust, there were ____ people total who died in the Holocaust.
7 million
200 million
11 million
10 million
List at least THREE questions that you have about the Holocaust.
List at least THREE questions that you have about World War II.
Do you have anything else you would like to say about the upcoming unit on The Diary of Anne Frank?
This could be things that you already know about it, questions you have about it, connections you have to it, or whatever else you would like to say!
