L1-THE LAST LESSON - QUESTIONS

LESSON 1 - The Last Lesson
Short Answer Type Questions (30-40 words)

Q1.What tempted Franz to stay away from school? (Delhi 2014)
Q2.What was unusual about M Hamel’s dress on his last day in the school?
(Compartment 2014)
Q3.“What a thunderclap these words were to me!” What were the words that shocked and
surprised the narrator? : (Delhi 2013)
Q4. Who were sitting on the back benches during M Hamel’s last lesson? Why? (Compartment
2014)
OR
Why had the villagers come to school on the day of the last lesson? (Foreign 2008)
OR
Why were the elders of the village sitting in the classroom? (All India 2014)
Q5. Why does M Hamel reproach himself for his student’s unsatisfactory progress in Studies?
(Compartment 2014)
Q6.What shows M Hamel’s love for the French language? (Foreign 2014)
OR
What did M Hamel tell them about the French language? What did he ask them to do and
why? (Delhi 2013)
Q7.What words did M Hamel write on the blackboard before dismissing the last class? What
did they mean? (Compartment 2014)
Q8.What made M Hamel cry towards the end of his last lesson? (Compartment 2014)
Q9.How did Franz react to the declaration that it was their last French lesson? (Delhi 2013)
OR
What announcement did M Hamel make? What was the impact of this on Franz? (All India
2011)
OR
‘‘This is your last French lesson.” How did Franz react to this declaration of M Hamel? (Delhi
2010)
OR
What changes came over little Franz after he heard M Hamel’s announcement? (All India
2010)
OR
What did the French teacher tell his students in his last French lesson? What impact did it have
on them? (All India 2009)
Q10. How did M Hamel say farewell to his students and the people of the town? (All India
2012)
Q11.What was Franz expected to be prepared with for the school that day? (Delhi 2011)
Q12.What had been put up on the bulletin-board? (Delhi 2011)
Q13. Who did M Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz? (Delhi
2011)
Q14. Mention two things about M Hamel that surprised Franz on his last day at school (Foreign
2009)
Q15. How was the scene in the school in the morning of the last lesson different from that on
other days? (Delhi 2008)
Long Answer Type Question (120-150 words)
Q1.What changes did the narrator find in the school when the order from Berlin came?
Answer. The order from Berlin prohibited teaching of French in the schools of Alsace and
Lorraine. Instead, German was to be taught in the schools. Franz was late for school that day.
He noticed that the hustle and bustle was missing. There was no opening and closing of desks,
no repetition of lessons or rapping of the teacher’s ruler on the table could be heard. It was all
very quiet and still.
Franz was further surprised because, instead of meeting an angry teacher, he was welcomed
by a kind and polite teacher, who was dressed in his best clothes, a beautiful green coat, frilled
shirt and an embroidered silk cap, which he wore only on inspection and prize days. The back
benches were occupied by the village people who never came to school, as they were more
concerned about their livelihood. He was further astounded to know that, M Hamel was going
to teach his last lesson that day.
Q. War causes destruction and spreads hatred. People feel insecure. Discuss the
disadvantages of war keeping in mind Franco-Prussian war (1870-71).
Q. It is often said that each language is unique in itself. No language is superior or inferior.
People need to understand that a language is one of the means of communication. Discuss
this statement in the light of the following lines:
“My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach
only German in schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master comes tomorrow. This is
your last French lesson…”
Q3. The people of Alsace and Lorraine were forced to study German. They were not allowed
to study French. It implies that students of the area were taught only one language. They did
not follow the concept of three languages at school. Write an article on the topic Advantages
of Three Language System at school.
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