CBSE CIRCULAR Change in date for conduct of Problem solving Assessment (PSA)

                            CBSE/Dir(ART&I)/2013/ Dated: 8th August, 2013

                          All Heads of Institutions Circular No. Acad-52/2013affiliated to CBSE

Subject: Change in date for conduct of Problem solving Assessment (PSA)

for classes IX and XI for academic session 2013-14

in Summer Bound Schools

Dear Principal

This has reference to an earlier circular No.35 dated 29th May,2013 with regard to conduct of Problem Solving Assessment (PSA)for classes IX and XI in summer Bound schools on 10th January,2014. The Board has received number of requests informing that some schools are likely to remain closed during that period till 15th January, 2014 due to prolonged winter vacations. The board has also been requested that the said examination may be conducted on any date after 15th January,2014.

Keeping in mind all such requests and convenience of the schools, the date of conduct of Problem Solving Assessment for classes IX and XI has been changed from 10th January,2014 to 18th January,2014 (Saturday). It may also be noted that the date for conduct of PSA for winter closing school remains as 19thOctober, 2013 as notified earlier through circular No.36 dated 29th May,2013.

You are requested to take a note of the above change in date for conduct of PSA for the session 2013-14 and all concerned may be informed according.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully

Dr. Sadhana Parashar

Director (ART&I)

Problem Solving Assessment

 Problem Solving Assessment

 Salient features of this test will be as follows:
 It will be compulsory for all students of classes IX and XI.
 It will comprise of 60 items of MCQ type and will carry 60 marks.
 The examination will be held from 10.00 AM to 12.00 Noon.
 There is no specific syllabus for this test. It will assess life skills related to the following
elements:
 Language conventions
 Qualitative Reasoning
 Quantitative Reasoning
 The items will incorporate assessment of 21st Century skills such as Creative Thinking,
Decision-making, Critical Thinking, Problem Solving and Communication skills that lead to
greater success at higher education as well as real life situations. These items will be
assessing students’ ability to process, interpret and use information rather than merely
assessing students’ prior subject knowledge.
 The assessment in language will contain items that will assess grammar, usage, vocabulary in
context and passage-completion.
 The items will be prepared in Hindi as well as English.
 PSA score will be counted towards FA4 which is 10% of total assessments for class-IX. This
score will be reflected equally in one language (English or Hindi), Mathematics, Science and
Social Science. Class-XI students will be issued a separate certificate for the same.
 All those students of classes X and XII (who appeared in PSA while studying in classes IX
and XI during the previous session) who wish to improve in PSA may be allowed to do so.
Related information may be indicated clearly at the time of submission of the List of
Candidates for 2014 annual examination.
 There will be no separate registration for appearing in PSA.

CLASS- IX TOPIC : LITERATURE

Read the following extracts given below and answer the questions that follow in one or two lines only.
Q1. And draw them all along, and flow 
 To join the brimming river 
 For men may come and men may go, 
 But I go on for ever 
1. What does ‘them’ refer to? 
2. What does the word brimming signify? 
3. Which poetic device is used in last two lines? 
Q2. Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, 
 And sorry I could not travel both 
 And be one traveler, long I stood 
 And looked down one as far as I could 
 To where it bent in the undergrowth; 
1. Why does the poet feel sorry? 
2. What is the poet talking about in this stanza? 
3. “…., long I stood’ what does this line mean? 
4. Why is the wood yellow?
 Q3 “She gave me a gift of a frock material. Then she did something unusual”. 
1. What was the occasion of the gift? 
2. What was ‘unusual’? 
3. She performed two acts - one expressing love and the other showing respect, respectively. What 
were they? 
 Q4 Answer the following questions in about 50-60 words each. 
1. How does onomatopoeia help in the poem ‘The Brook’?
2. Why do you think the poet lets the brook describe its journey rather than describing it himself? 
3. What is the dilemma faced by the poet-traveller? 
4. In what manner did the second road had a better claim? 
5. Why is Kashi Yatre important for Hindus? 
6. Describe grandmother as a student? 
Q5 Answer the following question in 100-120 words (VALUE BASED QUESTION) 
“Elders never touch the feet of youngsters. We have always touched the feet of God, elders and teachers. We consider that as a mark of respect. It is a great tradition but today the reverse had happened” What had happened? Discuss the values you imbibe from this episode? 

GULLIVER'S TRAVELS-CHARACTERS

Gulliver -  The narrator and protagonist of the story. Although Lemuel Gulliver’s vivid and detailed style of narration makes it clear that he is intelligent and well educated, his perceptions are naïve and gullible. He has virtually no emotional life, or at least no awareness of it, and his comments are strictly factual. Indeed, sometimes his obsession with the facts of navigation, for example, becomes unbearable for us, as his fictional editor, Richard Sympson, makes clear when he explains having had to cut out nearly half of Gulliver’s verbiage. Gulliver never thinks that the absurdities he encounters are funny and never makes the satiric connections between the lands he visits and his own home. Gulliver’s naïveté makes the satire possible, as we pick up on things that Gulliver does not notice.

The emperor -  The ruler of Lilliput. Like all Lilliputians, the emperor is fewer than six inches tall. His power and majesty impress Gulliver deeply, but to us he appears both laughable and sinister. Because of his tiny size, his belief that he can control Gulliver seems silly, but his willingness to execute his subjects for minor reasons of politics or honor gives him a frightening aspect. He is proud of possessing the tallest trees and biggest palace in the kingdom, but he is also quite hospitable, spending a fortune on his captive’s food. The emperor is both a satire of the autocratic ruler and a strangely serious portrait of political power.

The farmer -  Gulliver’s first master in Brobdingnag. The farmer speaks to Gulliver, showing that he is willing to believe that the relatively tiny Gulliver may be as rational as he himself is, and treats him with gentleness. However, the farmer puts Gulliver on display around Brobdingnag, which clearly shows that he would rather profit from his discovery than converse with him as an equal. His exploitation of Gulliver as a laborer, which nearly starves Gulliver to death, seems less cruel than simpleminded. Generally, the farmer represents the average Brobdingnagian of no great gifts or intelligence, wielding an extraordinary power over Gulliver simply by virtue of his immense size.

The queen -  The queen of Brobdingnag, who is so delighted by Gulliver’s beauty and charms that she agrees to buy him from the farmer for 1,000 pieces of gold. Gulliver appreciates her kindness after the hardships he suffers at the farmer’s and shows his usual fawning love for royalty by kissing the tip of her little finger when presented before her. She possesses, in Gulliver’s words, “infinite” wit and humor, though this description may entail a bit of Gulliver’s characteristic flattery of superiors. The queen seems genuinely considerate, asking Gulliver whether he would consent to live at court instead of simply taking him in as a pet and inquiring into the reasons for his cold good-byes with the farmer. She is by no means a hero, but simply a pleasant, powerful person.

Flimnap -  The Lord High Treasurer of Lilliput, who conceives a jealous hatred for Gulliver when he starts believing that his wife is having an affair with him. Flimnap is clearly paranoid, since the possibility of a love affair between Gulliver and a Lilliputian is wildly unlikely. Flimnap is a portrait of the weaknesses of character to which any human is prone but that become especially dangerous in those who wield great power.

Glumdalclitch -  The farmer’s nine-year-old daughter, who is forty feet tall. Glumdalclitch becomes Gulliver’s friend and nursemaid, hanging him to sleep safely in her closet at night and teaching him the Brobdingnagian language by day. She is skilled at sewing and makes Gulliver several sets of new clothes, taking delight in dressing him. When the queen discovers that no one at court is suited to care for Gulliver, she invites Glumdalclitch to live at court as his sole babysitter, a function she performs with great seriousness and attentiveness. To Glumdalclitch, Gulliver is basically a living doll, symbolizing the general status Gulliver has in Brobdingnag.

Gulliver's Travels

Gulliver's Travels is an adventure story (in reality, a misadventure story) involving several voyages of Lemuel Gulliver, a ship's surgeon, who, because of a series of mishaps en route to recognized ports, ends up, instead, on several unknown islands living with people and animals of unusual sizes, behaviors, and philosophies, but who, after each adventure, is somehow able to return to his home in England where he recovers from these unusual experiences and then sets out again on a new voyage.

Book I: When the ship Gulliver is traveling on is destroyed in a storm, Gulliver ends up on the island of Lilliput, where he awakes to find that he has been captured by Lilliputians, very small people — approximately six inches in height. Gulliver is treated with compassion and concern. In turn, he helps them solve some of their problems, especially their conflict with their enemy, Blefuscu, an island across the bay from them. Gulliver falls from favor, however, because he refuses to support the Emperor's desire to enslave the Blefuscudians and because he "makes water" to put out a palace fire. Gulliver flees to Blefuscu, where he converts a large war ship to his own use and sets sail from Blefuscu eventually to be rescued at sea by an English merchant ship and returned to his home in England.

Book II: As he travels as a ship's surgeon, Gulliver and a small crew are sent to find water on an island. Instead they encounter a land of giants. As the crew flees, Gulliver is left behind and captured. Gulliver's captor, a farmer, takes him to the farmer's home where Gulliver is treated kindly, but, of course, curiously. The farmer assigns his daughter, Glumdalclitch, to be Gulliver's keeper, and she cares for Gulliver with great compassion. The farmer takes Gulliver on tour across the countryside, displaying him to onlookers. Eventually, the farmer sells Gulliver to the Queen. At court, Gulliver meets the King, and the two spend many sessions discussing the customs and behaviors of Gulliver's country. In many cases, the King is shocked and chagrined by the selfishness and pettiness that he hears Gulliver describe. Gulliver, on the other hand, defends England.

One day, on the beach, as Gulliver looks longingly at the sea from his box (portable room), he is snatched up by an eagle and eventually dropped into the sea. A passing ship spots the floating chest and rescues Gulliver, eventually returning him to England and his family.

Book III: Gulliver is on a ship bound for the Levant. After arriving, Gulliver is assigned captain of a sloop to visit nearby islands and establish trade. On this trip, pirates attack the sloop and place Gulliver in a small boat to fend for himself. While drifting at sea, Gulliver discovers a Flying Island. While on the Flying Island, called Laputa, Gulliver meets several inhabitants, including the King. All are preoccupied with things associated with mathematics and music. In addition, astronomers use the laws of magnetism to move the island up, down, forward, backward, and sideways, thus controlling the island's movements in relation to the island below (Balnibarbi). While in this land, Gulliver visits Balnibarbi, the island of Glubbdubdrib, and Luggnagg. Gulliver finally arrives in Japan where he meets the Japanese emperor. From there, he goes to Amsterdam and eventually home to England.

Book IV: While Gulliver is captain of a merchant ship bound for Barbados and the Leeward Islands, several of his crew become ill and die on the voyage. Gulliver hires several replacement sailors in Barbados. These replacements turn out to be pirates who convince the other crew members to mutiny. As a result, Gulliver is deposited on a "strand" (an island) to fend for himself. Almost immediately, he is discovered by a herd of ugly, despicable human-like creatures who are called, he later learns, Yahoos. They attack him by climbing trees and defecating on him. He is saved from this disgrace by the appearance of a horse, identified, he later learns, by the name Houyhnhnm. The grey horse (a Houyhnhnm) takes Gulliver to his home, where he is introduced to the grey's mare (wife), a colt and a foal (children), and a sorrel nag (the servant). Gulliver also sees that the Yahoos are kept in pens away from the house. It becomes immediately clear that, except for Gulliver's clothing, he and the Yahoos are the same animal. From this point on, Gulliver and his master (the grey) begin a series of discussions about the evolution of Yahoos, about topics, concepts, and behaviors related to the Yahoo society, which Gulliver represents, and about the society of the Houyhnhnms.

Despite his favored treatment in the grey steed's home, the kingdom's Assembly determines that Gulliver is a Yahoo and must either live with the uncivilized Yahoos or return to his own world. With great sadness, Gulliver takes his leave of the Houyhnhnms. He builds a canoe and sails to a nearby island where he is eventually found hiding by a crew from a Portuguese ship. The ship's captain returns Gulliver to Lisbon, where he lives in the captain's home. Gulliver is so repelled by the sight and smell of these "civilized Yahoos" that he can't stand to be around them. Eventually, however, Gulliver agrees to return to his family in England. Upon his arrival, he is repelled by his Yahoo family, so he buys two horses and spends most of his days caring for and conversing with the horses in the stable in order to be as far away from his Yahoo family as possible.

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Three men in a boat

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Three Men in a Boat

Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog) by Jerome K. Jerome was first published in 1889. It is the fictional story of three London friends and a dog taking a leisurely boat trip up the River Thames, from Kingston-upon-Thames to Oxford. It is narrated by ‘J.’, whose companions are George (awarded no surname), William Samuel Harris and the dog, Montmorency.

During a sociable evening in J.’s room, the three men convince themselves that they each have various illnesses. Their collective diagnosis is overwork, and they prescribe themselves a fortnight’s holiday. A stay in the country and a sea voyage are both ruled out, and they settle instead on a boating trip, travelling on the Thames by day and camping out in the hired boat at night.

They set out the following Saturday. George must work in the City in the morning, and so arranges to join them later that day. The other two, accompanied by the dog and a mountain of luggage, get a cab to Waterloo station, but are unable to find the correct train to Kingston. Eventually they bribe the driver of another train to take them there instead, one of the many humorous set-pieces that make the book more than a straightforward travelogue. George completes the trio at Weybridge, with a dubious-looking parcel tucked under his arm, which turns out to be a banjo and instruction book.

The story is a tapestry of incidents that occur, anecdotes on various topics (including the unreliability of weather forecasts), loosely connected digressions (such as J.'s uncle’s inability to hang pictures), and descriptive pieces on the places that they pass. It is in these descriptive pieces that the author’s original intention of writing a guidebook is most apparent. What he actually achieved was a classic of British humorous writing. Although the book was written over a century ago, it has an enduring, timeless quality.

FACE TO FAITH ACTIVITY CLASS X

GRAMMAR WORKSHEET CLASS IX & X

Q1. Choose the best word from the options given to complete the following passage. 
Humans unlike many (a)………………………… animals, are omnivores. We require (b)……………………..
vegetable matter and meat to be fully healthy. (c)…………………………………….. some humans
(d)……………………………….. to survive reasonably (e)…………………… whilst consuming no animal
products at all, (f)………………………… their protein mainly (g)…………………………… nuts and seeds. To
carry out its many complicated functions, the human body (h)……………………… seven categories
namely carbohydrates, proteins, fibre, minerals, vitamins, fats and water which form a balanced
diet.
a) i) another ii) other iii) others iv) anothers
b) i) neither ii) together iii) either iv) both
c) i) if ii) although iii) so iv) therefore
d) i) manages ii) are managing iii) had managed iv) manage
e) i) healthier ii) healthily iii) healthy iv) healthiness
f) i) find ii) found iii) finding iv) finds
g) i) into ii) in iii) inside iv) on
h) i) required ii) is requiring iii) require iv) requires
Q2. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline the 
incorrect word and write the correct word in the space provided. 
Till a little years back, there were …………………………………
separate machines from printing, …………………………………
scanning, copying and faxing, and this …………………………………
is no long the case. Nowadays, the …………………………………
complete segment on ‘all-in-one’ printers …………………………………
offer copy, scan, fax and print options, …………………………………
plus excellence photo printing. All-in-one …………………………………
printers are sell in both inkjet and …………………………………
lesser models.
Q3. In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word in the space provided along with the words which comes before and after it. 
 Ariens prefer choose vacation spots that ………….. …………………………………….
 offer new thrills, and often go outdoor …………………………………………………
 adventures test their endurance. …………………………………………………
 Being fire sign, they prefer warm, dry ………………………………………………….
 climates cold locales. Africa, Australia and Rajasthan …………………………………………………...
 in India the best holiday destinations for them. ……………………………………………………
 A camping trip involves many adventures rock climbing, ……………………………………………………
 sky diving bungee jumping which is a perfect deal ………………………………………………….
 for them.
Q4. Given below are some instructions. Use them to complete the paragraph that follows. Write the correct answer in the space provided.

How To Make Chocolate Brownie
Ingredients:
• 340 gm dark chocolate ½ tsp baking powder
• 3 eggs 100 gm flour
• 200gm sugar 110 gm unsalted butter
• 3/4th tsp. vanilla essence 1/4th tsp. salt
• 50 gm walnuts, chopped
Method:
• Melt the chocolate and butter in a double boiler until smooth
• Stir the flour, salt and baking powder together. Set aside
• Blend the eggs and sugar together and add the vanilla essence
• Add the melted chocolate and butter to the eggs and sugar mixture and mix well.
Fold in the flour and the baking powder mixture
• Add the walnuts and pour the batter into a greased tin. Bake at 180®C for 35-40
minutes
• Allow to cool before cutting into squares and serving
•
Here is how sinfully delicious brownies fillet with the gooey goodness of dark chocolate and crunch
of walnuts can be made at home. First of all, the chocolate and butter (a) …………................................
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… until they are smooth. Meanwhile the flour, salt and baling powder (b)____________________________________________________________________aside.
Next, the eggs and sugar___________________________________________________________ …… added. Now the melted chocolate and butter (d) …………………. .well.
The flour and the baking powder mixture are folded to prepare batter. At this stage, the walnuts
(e………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… and baked at 180®C for 35 to 40 minutes. When cool, neat square brownies (f)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. with a scoop of ice and cup of coffee.

Q5. Given below is a conversation. Complete the dialogue by filling in the gaps. 
Kunwar: Do you think corruption can be eradicated by
(a) ________________________________________________________________________________?
Bharat: I am not too sure but Anna Hazare’s fast unto death (b)_____________________________didn’t it ?
Kunwar: But why did he take so long to begin his fight against corruption.
Bharat: Well, Anna Hazare’s battle (c) ……………………………………………………………………………………….
  Its been going on for years. The rampant corruption in recent times promoted him to go on
 fast unto death.
Kunwar: It was nice to see (d) ______________________________________________________________________________ It really looked  like a fight for second independence. ____________________________________________________

ASSIGNMENT TOPIC : GRAMMAR CLASS IX AND X

Q1. Choose the best word from the options given to complete the following passage.
Pampore, a small town (a)……………………… the banks of the river Jhelum, near Srinagar, is the main
centre (b)…………………………saffron cultivation in India. The best safforn (c)…………………….. from Spain,
which is the world’s largest producer. Saffron, the (d)…………………………………….. spice in the world, is
lnown as ‘kesar’ in (e)……………………………….. part of India. It adds a golden colour to food and gives it
(f)…………………… unique flavour. Moreover, (g)………………………………….. saffron goes a long way – for
example (h)…………………………… half a teaspoon is sufficient to flavour a litre of kheer.
a) i) in ii) on iii) from iv) between
b) i) for ii) from iii) in iv) to
c) i) is comming ii) will come iii) comes iv) came
d) i) much expenssive ii) more expenssive iii) most expenssive iv) expenssive
e) i) other ii) another iii) every iv) each
f) i) the ii) a iii) an iv) any
g) i) a few ii) the few iii) a little iv) the little
h) i) lesser than ii) less than iii) least than iv) lesser
Q2. Look and the words and the phrases given below and rearrange them to form meaningful
sentences.
a) the/Indian/English/ exploited/the/farmers
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
b) pay/the/had to/poor farmers/high taxes/very
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
c) natural disasters/farmers/share of taxes/even/pay/their/in times of/the/had to
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
d) also/cultivate/they/asked them to/ had to/those/which/crops/the English
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
. Q3. The following passage has not been edited. There is one error in each line. Underline the
incorrect word and write the correct word in the space provided.
Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi went to England to …………………………………
higher studies at the age of 19.his mother was apprehensive …………………………………
about young men go astray in western …………………………………
society. But her fears were allayed that …………………………………
Mohan Das Karamchand Gandhi swore not for …………………………………
touch meat, wine and women. He faces a …………………………………
lot of difficulties due to their vegetarianism, …………………………………
but fulfil his vow resolutely. …………………………………
Q4. In the following passage one word has been omitted in each line. Write the missing word in the
space provided along with the words which come before and after it.
 Man’s practice increases hardwork. ………….. …………………………………….
 If he does not it, his practice …………………………………………………
 suffers. The lawer is judged the …………………………………………………
 cases he wins. The writer’s ………………………………………………….
 success examined by the opinion …………………………………………………...
 of the readers critics; whereas ……………………………………………………
 the typist’s efficiency is tested by speed ……………………………………………………
 and the accuracy his work. ………………………………………………….
Q5. Given below is a conversation. Complete the dialogue by filling in the gaps.
 A: Sir(a)__________________________________________________________________________

 B: Five hundred rupees as advance? Why?
 A: I need (b) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 B: What’s wrong with your eyes?
 A: Sometimes (c) …………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 B: Hmm, so your eyes water and you have difficulty in reading. How will you proof read the
 newly composed book?
A: Sir, proof reading is not a problem for I use glasses. Moreover it’s an occasional problem
 Only.
B: OK, go (d)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………
the Accountant. Remember, it will be deducted from your next month’s salary.
A: Thank you, Sir.
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THE STORY OF MY LIFE

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THE STORY OF MY LIFE

Helen Keller, the little deaf and blind girl was triumphed over adversity to become world famous. Helen was born on June 27, 1880 in Tuscumbia, Alabama, to Captain Arthur Henry Keller, a confederate army veteran and a newspaper editor, and Kate Adams Keller. By all accounts, she was a normal child. But at 19 months, Helen suffered an illness – scarlet fever or meningitis that left her deaf and blind. Although Helen learned basic household tasks and could communicate some of her desires through a series of signs, she did not learn language the way other children do. Indeed, her family wondered how a deaf and blind child could be educated. At the age of six, her mother managed to get a teacher, Anne Sullivan, to teach Helen. After studying at the Wright Humason School for the Deaf and the Cambridge School for Young ladies, Helen entered Radcliff College in 1900 and finished her graduation in 1904.
The Story of My Life shows, Helen Keller’s life is neither a miracle nor a joke. It is a tremendous achievement. It is destined to be imprisoned in darkness and isolation for the rest of her life, Helen built upon the brilliant work of her teacher, Anne Sullivan, to become an inter-nationally recognized and respected figure. In 1908 Helen published “The World I Live In”, an account of how she experienced the world through touch, taste and scent. In magazine articles she advocated for increased opportunities for the blind and for improving methods of reducing childhood blindness. In 1909, Helen joined the Socialist Party of Massachusetts and supported many progressive era causes, including birth control, labour unions and the right of women to vote. In 1924, her popularity somewhat recovered, Helen began working as a lecturer fund-raiser for the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB).
Helen was devastated when her companion Anne Sullivan died in 1936. After the Second World War she toured more than thirty countries, continuing her advocacy for the blind. In 1955, she published the biography of Anne Sullivan “Teacher”, and in 1957 “The Open door”, a collection of essays. In 1964 she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, by President Lyndon Johnson. On 1^st June, 1968, she died at her home in Arcane Ridge, Connecticut.
I n the second part of the book, we can read the letters written by Helen to her beloved ones during 1887-1901. It was quite interesting and informative with wonder and curiosity. Through these letters, she opened her mind, saw, felt and touched the worlds of wonders. They are exercises which have trained her to write. The book “Story of My Life” is a story of courage and determination and a work of inspirational literature. 

THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL

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THE DIARY OF A YOUNG GIRL

The Diary of Anne Frank Summary

How It All Goes Down

On her thirteenth birthday, Anne Frank’s parents give her a diary. She’s excited because she wants someone, or something, in which to confide all of her secret thoughts. Even though she has a rich social life, she feels misunderstood by everyone she knows. Anne starts writing about daily events, her thoughts, school grades, boys, all that. But, within a month, her entire life changes.

As Jews in German-occupied Holland, the Frank family fears for their lives. When Anne’s sister, Margot, is called to appear before the authorities, which would almost surely mean she was being sent to a concentration camp, Anne and her family go into hiding. They move into a little section of Anne's father's office building that is walled off and hidden behind a swinging bookcase. The little diagram of the office building and "Secret Annex" along with the Thursday, July 9, 1942 entry gives us the layout.

For two years, the Frank family lives in this Secret Annex. Mr. and Mrs. van Daan and their son Peter (who is a few years older than Anne) are also in hiding with the Franks. Later, Mr. Dussel, an elderly dentist moves in, and Anne has to share her bedroom with him. Anne’s adolescence is spent hidden from the outside world. She’s cooped up in tiny rooms, tiptoeing around during the day and becoming shell-shocked from the sounds of bombs and gunfire at night.

Luckily, the Franks have tons of reading material and a radio. Anne grows in her knowledge of politics and literature, and she puts tons of energy into studying and writing. At the same time, she grows further and further away from the other members of the Annex.

We see a real change in Anne when she begins hanging out in the attic with Peter van Daan. Around this time she starts having dreams about a boy she was in love with, another Peter, Peter Schiff. She sometimes even gets the two Peters confused in her head.

She comes to see Peter (of the Annex) as much more than she first thought. She finds him sensitive and caring, and they talk about everything, including sex. Eventually their relationship changes. Anne and Peter’s passion turns into a friendship and a source of comfort for them both.

Another big change for Anne happens when the war seems to be ending. She hears that personal accounts such as her diary will be in demand after the war ends. We see a return to her earlier optimism as she begins editing her diary with vigor and excitement.

Unfortunately, this does not last. Even as Anne becomes more and more sensitive to the suffering going on in the world, her own suffering becomes unbearable. She feels completely alone. She thinks everyone hates her. She feels constantly criticized. And there is no escape. At one point, she thinks it might have been better if she and her family had all died instead of hiding in the Annex. As Anne becomes harder on those around her, she also becomes harder on herself, berating herself for being mean to the other members of the Annex.

There her diary ends. Two short months after Anne’s fifteenth birthday, and two days after he last diary entry, the Secret Annex is raided. We don’t know Anne’s thoughts or feelings at that point or any time after, but we know things got worse.

As you probably already know, Anne and the other members of the Annex were sent to various concentration camps. Anne's father, Otto Frank, was the sole survivor.