Question

Suppose Kevin’s parents have left town and he is alone at home for a day. Complete the diary entry choosing the correct option for blank 27 from the given alternatives:
_______26_________
_______27_________
_______28_________ a strange experience to be alone at home. In the morning, when mom and dad left for the airport, I found myself desolated, I grew panicky but soon I _____29_____ my fear and started watching my favourite movie ‘Home Alone-3’. Then I felt myself on the cloud nine like the Kevin of the movie. I ate what I wanted. I slept when I desired and surprisingly _____30_____ also for four hours! What a nice day it was!
Kevin
a) Today
b) 10 p.m.
c) To diary
d) For me

Answer 1

Hint: A diary entry is a written or typed record that is stored, of personal experiences and daily life. It can also be referred to as a journal.

Complete answer:
Let us examine the format of a diary entry –
A good diary writing contains the place, the date, the day, and even the time of writing. After that, an address is made, it could be ‘Dear Diary / any other name that the author likes.’ Then, the body is present, and in the end, there is a sing-off.
For example:
Delhi
2nd June 2003
Sunday, 2:30 p.m.
[ Body ]
XYZ
Let us thus analyze the options given to us in this question -
Option (a.), 'Sunday, 10th January, 20XX', refers to the information about when the diary entry is written.
Therefore, option (a.) is incorrect as it is written in the first line and not the second.

Option (b.), ‘To diary', refers to an address made to the diary.
Therefore, option (b.) is correct as it follows the above-mentioned format.

Option (c.), ‘To me', refers to ‘me’ as the address of the entry.
Therefore, option (c.) is incorrect as ‘me’ would refer to the author himself/herself.

Option (d.), ‘Today, 10th January, 20XX', refers to the information about when the diary entry is written. Therefore, option (d.) is incorrect as it is written in the first line and not the second.

Note:
In this question, it will be helpful for the student to recall the concept of a diary. A diary is like a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations; it can be a personal journal (as a physical object) as well.