This chapter is a reporter's account on the life and experiences of Zlata Filipovic, a young girl who kept a diary during the war between Bosnia and Serbia that took place from 1991 to 1993. Named 'the Anne Frank of Sarajevo,' Zlata recorded.....
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Change the verbs in the brackets into present or past participles and fill in the blanks.
I find the theory of relativity quite ................................. (confuse). The more I read it, the more ................................. (confuse) I get.
The medicine the doctor gave me had a ................................. (disgust) taste. I don’t know how long I have to take it. I am really ................................. (disgust) with this illness of mine.
Aunt Mina was very ................................. (annoy) with the way our little cousin behaved in front of the guests. In fact, even I found his behaviour quite ................................. (annoy).
The book I read last night was rather ................................. (disturb). I couldn’t sleep for a long time. The book described ................................. (traumatize) experiences of the American Civil War.
I find cloudy weather ................................. (depress). Let’s do something ................................. (excite) to cheer ourselves.
I find the theory of relativity quite confusing (confuse). The more I read it, the more confused (confuse) I get.
The medicine the doctor gave me had a disgusting (disgust) taste. I don’t know how long I have to take it. I am really disgusted (disgust) with this illness of mine.
Aunt Mina was very annoyed (annoy) with the way our little cousin behaved in front of the guests. In fact, even I found his behaviour quite annoying (annoy).
The book I read last night was rather disturbing (disturb). I couldn’t sleep for a long time. The book described traumatizing (traumatize) experiences of the American Civil War.
I find cloudy weather depressing (depress). Let’s do something exciting (excite) to cheer ourselves.
Fill in the blanks with appropriate adverbial phrases from the box.
only occasionally | very often | in no time | earlier than usual |
quite slowly | later than expected | astonishingly fast | so sweetly |
very noisily | surprisingly well |
The Post and Telegraph Department has become quite efficient. I sent a money order to my grandmother in Kodaikanal and by means of money transfer it reached her ......................................................... .
This street is generally very quiet. ................................. there is some noise or disturbance.
My uncle is growing old. He forgets his things at home ................................. and I have to fetch them for him.
The crops might not be very good as the rains arrived ................................. .
This year schools have closed ................................. . This means that they will reopen earlier too.
The patient responded to the new medicine ................................. . The doctors were pleased with their experiment.
The hungry child drank her milk ................................. . She went “Glug, glug, glug”.
She spoke ................................. that I could not turn down her request.
The men worked ................................. . The building came up in just three months.
The crowd trickled in ................................. and filled up the stadium gradually.
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Sign up nowA student has made some notes about an organization called SEWA. Complete these sentences by putting each verb in brackets into the past, past perfect or past perfect continuous tense.
1. SEWA ................................. (establish) in 1972.
2. It ................................. (come) into being after some women ................................. (decide) to
provide the poor women of Gujarat their identity.
3. The textile mills ................................. (exploit) the women for years.
4. The traders ................................. (begin) to cheat the women of their rightful payment.
5. The poor women ................................. (watch) helplessly till Ela Bhatt and her companions
................................. (decide) to take the matter into their hands.
6. Classes in sewing, embroidery and knitting ................................. (establish) in centres
throughout Ahmedabad.
7. They ................................. (start) buying the embroidered goods directly from the women.
8. The same embroidered piece which ................................. (fetch) a very small price till a few
years back now ................................. (receive) its due payment.
9. The women who ................................. (suffer) for years because of unjust policies and
corruption of the traders ................................. (become) self-dependent now.
10. In 1977, SEWA’s general secretary Ela Bhatt ................................. (award) the prestigious
Ramon Magsayasay Award.
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Sign up nowWrite a diary entry about any one day of your life. After you have finished writing it, ask one of your classmates to read it. Then ask him/her if he/she thinks that you have recorded things objectively or your feelings have crept in. Don’t worry if they have. Diaries are meant for that.
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Zlata and her family were caught in the war between which two countries?
Zlata and her family were caught in the war between Bosnia and Serbia.
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Sign up nowZlata watched with disbelief as her friends and relatives tried desperately to flee before it was too late.
Her friends and relatives were fleeing from Sarajevo because
a. They were asked to vacate the town.
b. They preferred to go to a town where life was more comfortable.
c. Life in Sarajevo was both difficult and dangerous.
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Sign up nowHer mother, a chemist, began to slip into a state of gloom and despair as the family spent day after day cowering in the cellar while heavy artillery ravaged Sarajevo.
… made Zlata’s mother slip into depression and despair.
a. Their hardships and dangerous existence.
b. Their lack of proper food
c. Their separation from their friends and relatives.
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Sign up nowZlata was different, she was suffering, but because she was recording the events taking place around her, she tended to see the world from a slightly detached viewpoint.
Zlata had a slightly detached viewpoint because she was
a. Writing down the daily events in her diary.
b. Able to look at the events objectively as she recorded them.
c. Able to understand why this was happening as she was recording the events.
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Sign up nowWhat are the hardships and dangers that the people of Sarajevo faced during the war? Do you think the dangers have worsened in modern times?
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Sign up nowHow did Music help Zlata during this difficult period of war? Was music much more than a mere hobby for Zlata during this time?
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Sign up nowAfter reading about Zlata’s predicament in this chapter, what do you think is the impact of war on children? How does it affect their growth as individuals?
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“Before the war had begun, she used to lead a very happy, normal life. When she began writing her diary, which she called Mimmy, she had no idea that the family house outside Sarajevo would be destroyed; that her best friend would be killed while playing in a park.”
“Before the war had begun, she used to lead a very happy, normal life. When she began writing her diary, which she called Mimmy, she had no idea that the family house outside Sarajevo would be destroyed; that her best friend would be killed while playing in a park.”
a. What was the name of Zlata’s diary?
b. How did her life change after the war began?
c. What happened to Zlata’s family house and her best friend during the war?
a. The name of Zlata’s diary was Mimmy.
b. Her life drastically changed after the war began. Zlata's family had to move all their belongings into a room protected from shrapnel. Windows in Zlata’s house were blown out by shells. Her father stopped working, and her mother slipped into a state of gloom and despair. The constant shelling and shortages of food, water, and electricity severely impacted Zlata's life. She even couldn't attend school as it was dangerous and had to stay inside.
c. During the war, Zlata’s family house outside Sarajevo was destroyed. Also, her best friend was killed while playing in a park.
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“Her father, a lawyer whose office was next door to their apartment, stopped working. Her mother, a chemist, began to slip into a state of gloom and despair as the family spent day after day cowering in the cellar while heavy artillery ravaged Sarajevo.”
a. What were the professions of Zlata’s parents?
b. What eroded Zlata’s mother’s mental state during the war?
c. Where did the family hide during heavy artillery attacks?
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Sign up nowConsidering the context, how do you interpret Zlata’s reply “I have to be all right.” to Janine’s question?
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About the Author - Zlata's Diary | Starburst | Class 8 Literature | English
Janine di Giovanni is a seasoned war reporter with extensive experience in covering conflict and its human impacts. She has reported from dangerous regions like Somalia, and has received two Amnesty International Awards for her coverage of wars in Sierra Leone and Bosnia. As a prolific writer, her work has featured in The New York Times Magazine, The New Republic, The Spectator, National Geographic and numerous other publications. Additionally, she frequently gives lectures around the world on the topic of human rights abuses.
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1. Impact of War on Children:
The suffering of children during the war is a major theme of this chapter. Through Zlata’s diary entries, we see the horrific effects of warfare on children, as she describes the death of her friends, the fear, and the trauma of living in a war......
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1. Introduction to Zlata Filipovic:
The chapter begins with the introduction of Zlata Filipovic, a young girl from Sarajevo who kept a diary during the Bosnian war and drew comparisons with Anne Frank. She started writing her diary, Mimmy, before the onset of.....
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“I first heard of Zlata Filipovic in the summer of 1993 when a friend told me about a girl who was being called ‘the Anne Frank of Sarajevo’.”
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Traumatized: Subjected to severe emotional shock or distress.
The accident left him traumatized and afraid to drive again.
Shell-shocked: In a state of shock and disorientation from the effects of shellfire or explosives.
The soldiers returned from the battle, visibly shell-shocked and exhausted.
Detached: Emotionally uninvolved or distant, not taking a personal interest.
She appeared detached .............................
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