The Last Lesson Important Questions CBSE Class 12 English

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The Last Lesson Important Questions Short Answer Type Questions (3-4 Marks)

Question 1.
What was the mood in the classroom when M. Hamel gave his last French lesson? (Delhi 2009)
Answer:
When M.Hamel was giving his last French ; lesson, the mood in the classroom was solemn and sombre. When he announced that this was their last French lesson everyone present in the classroom suddenly developed patriotic feelings for their native language and genuinely regretted ignoring their mother tongue.

Question 2.
What had the narrator counted on to enter the school, unnoticed? (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
The narrator (Franz) had counted on the hustle and bustle that was usual when the school began in order to enter there unnoticed. He had thought he could depend on the commotion to get to his desk without anybody noticing that he was late for the class.

Question 3.
“This is your last French lesson.” How did Franz react to this declaration of M.Hamel? (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
When M.Hamel declared that it was their last French lesson a grim realisation dawned on Franz that he had so much more yet to learn. He felt sorry for whiling away his time and skipping his lessons. Now he did not want to part with his books, which he had earlier consi¬dered a nuisance. He was also deeply pained at the thought that M.Hamel was leaving.

Question 4.
“What a thunder clap these words were to me!” Which were the words that shocked and surprised little Franz? (Delhi 2010)
Answer:
When M.Hamel mounted on the chair and announced that he was there to teach his last French lesson that day, Franz was shocked and surprised. He felt very guilty for deliberately ignoring to learn his native language and he suddenly developed a strange fascination for his language and his school.

Question 5.
What changes came over little Franz after he heard M.Hamel’s announcement? (All India 2010)
Answer:
When M.Hamel announced that this was to be their last French class a grim realisation dawned on Franz that he could hardly write his language and now he was being deprived of the opportunity to learn it. He felt very guilty of neglecting his classes and escaping school. The thought of losing his teacher, M. Hamel, also pained him.

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Question 6.
What was tempting Franz to keep away from school That morning’? (Comptt. Delhi 2010)
Answer:
Franz was very late for school ‘that morning’. M. Hamel was to question the students on participles and Franz knew nothing and feared a scolding. The bright weather, woods, fields and chirping of birds tempted him to spend the day outdoors.

Question 7.
What was unusual about M. Hamel’s dress and behaviour on the day of his last French lesson? (Comptt. Delhi 2010)
Answer:
On the day of his last French lesson M. Hamel was unexpectantly kind. He had put on his beautiful green coat, frilled shirt and an embroidered black silk cap that he normally wore only on inspection and prize days. In his last lesson he explains everything with unusual patience as if he wants to teach them everything he has ever learned in their last French class.

Question 8.
Why had the bulletin-board become a centre of attention during the last two years? (Comptt. All India 2010)
Answer:
The bulletin-board had become a centre of attention because for the last two years all the bad news had come from there. It was the source of all bad news-the lost battles, the draft and the orders of the commanding officers.

Question 9.
What was Franz expected to be prepared with for the school that day? (Delhi 2011)
Answer:
Franz had started very late for school that morning. He feared facing his class-teacher, M. Hamel. Because he was expected to be prepared with his grammar lesson on participles and he did not know even the first word about them. So he feared a scolding.

Question 10.
What had been put up on the bulletin board? (Delhi 2011)
Answer:
A notice had been put up on the bulletin board informing the people about the order from Berlin which declared that only German was to be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. They had also been informed that the new German teacher was coming on the following day.

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Question 11.
Who did M.Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz? (Delhi 2011)
Answer:
Mr. Hamel blamed various people for different reasons for neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz. First he blamed the parents for not being anxious to have their children learn and rather engaging them into household work. He blamed the boys themselves for preferring to work on mills and farms. He also blamed himself for sending boys on errands for his convenience.

Question 12.
Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What does this tell us about the attitude of the Frenchmen? (All India 2011)
Answer:
During his last French class Franz hears the pigeons cooing and wonders if the Prussians would make them sing in German too. His thought reveals the Frenchmen’s fear of complete domination by the Germans whereby they would try to enslave even their minds.

Question 13.
“What a thunderclap these words were to me!” – Which were the words that shocked and surprised Franz? (All India 2011)
Answer:
When M.Hamel mounted on the chair and announced that he was there to teach his last French lesson that day, Franz was shocked and surprised. He felt very guilty for deliberately ignoring to learn his native language and he suddenly developed a strange fascination for his language and his school.

Question 14.
“What announcement did M. Hamel make? What was the impact of this on Franz? (All India 2011)
Answer:
When M.Hamel declared that it was their last French lesson a grim realisation dawned on Franz that he had so much more yet to learn. He felt sorry for whiling away his time and skipping his lessons. Now he did not want to part with his books, which he had earlier consi¬dered a nuisance. He was also deeply pained at the thought that M.Hamel was leaving.

Question 15.
What did M. Hamel tell the people in the class about French language? What did he ask them to do and why? (Comptt. Delhi 2011)
Answer:
M. Hamel told the people in his class that French was the most beautiful, the clearest and the most logical language in the world. He advised them to guard it among themselves j and never to forget it because it would prove to be the key to their prison when they were I enslaved.

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Question 16.
What was the mood in the classroom when M.Hamel gave his last French lesson? (Comptt. All India 2011)
Answer:
When M.Hamel was giving his last French; lesson, the mood in the classroom was solemn and sombre. When he announced that this was their last French lesson everyone present in the classroom suddenly developed patriotic feelings for their native language and genuinely regretted ignoring their mother tongue.

Question 17.
What changes did the order from Berlin cause in the school? (Delhi 2012)
Answer:
The shocking order from Berlin that only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine saddened and hurt the pride of the French people. So as a gesture to express their solidarity for their language the village elders also attended school for the last French lesson. The usual hustle and bustle was missing from school and it was unusually quiet. M. Hamel was also dressed in his formal suit which he wore only on special occasions.

Question 18.
How did M.Hamel say farewell to his students and the people of the town? (All India 2012)
Answer:
To bid farewell to his students and the people of the town M.Hamel wore his formal suit on the day he gave his last French lesson. He assumed the role of a mentor and advised the villagers to safeguard their language, which was the most beautiful and logical language in the world. Being rimmed up with emotions, he wrote “Vive La France” which mean Tong live France’ in order to inculcate a feeling of patriotism within everyone.

Question 19.
What were Franz’s regrets after M. Hamel’s announcement of his last lesson? (Comptt. Delhi 2012)
Answer:
When M. Hamel announced that it was their last French lesson, Franz realised he had so much more to learn. He felt sorry for whiling away his time and skipping his lessons. He was also deeply pained at the thought of M. Hamel leaving the school.

Question 20.
What change was there in Franz’ attitude towards M. Hamel? (Comptt. All India 2012)
Answer:
Franz’s attitude towards M. Hamel underwent a complete change on the day of the last French lesson. He developed a strange fascination for his school and the French language. When M. Hamel read out a grammar lesson to the class, Franz was amazed at how well he understood it. All M. Hamel said seemed so easy to Franz and he genuinely regretted ignoring M. Hamel’s classes and lessons.

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Question 21.
Why did M. Hamel not scold Franz when the latter fumbled with the rule for the participle? (Comptt. All India 2012)
Answer:
Since it was M. Hamel’s last class in Alsace, he did not scold Franz when the latter fumbled with the rule for the participle. He told Franz that he would not scold him as he knew that Franz was already feeling terrible enough and reproaching himself a great deal.

Question 22.
How did Franz react to the declaration that it was their last French lesson? (Delhi 2013)
Answer:
When M.Hamel declared that it was their last French lesson a grim realisation dawned on Franz that he had so much more yet to learn. He felt sorry for whiling away his time and skipping his lessons. Now he did not want to part with his books, which he had earlier considered a nuisance. He was also deeply pained at the though that M.Hamel was leaving.

Question 23.
“What a thunderclap these words were to me !” What were the words that shocked and surprised the narrator? (Delhi, Comptt. All India 2013)
Answer:
When M.Hamel mounted on the chair and announced that he was there to teach his last French lesson that day, Franz was shocked and surprised. He felt very guilty for deliberately ignoring to learn his native language and he suddenly developed a strange fascination for his language and his school.

Question 24.
What did M. Hamel tell them about the French language? What did he ask them to do and why? (Delhi 2013)
Answer:
M. Hamel told the people in his class that French was the most beautiful, the clearest and the most logical language in the world. He advised them to guard it among themselves j and never to forget it because it would prove to be the key to their prison when they were I enslaved.

Question 25.
What was the order from Berlin and what changes did it cause in the school? (All India 2013)
Answer:
The shocking order from Berlin that only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine saddened and hurt the pride of the French people. So as a gesture to express their solidarity for their language the village elders also attended school for the last French lesson. The usual hustle and bustle was missing from school and it was unusually quiet. M. Hamel was also dressed in his formal suit which he wore only on special occasions.

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Question 26.
Why did Franz think of running away from the school that morning? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)
Answer:
Franz was tempted to run away and spend the day outside instead of attending school as it was a warm and bright day and he wanted to watch the Prussian soldiers’ drill. Moreover he had not done his lesson on participles from which his teacher, M. Hamel was going to question and feared a scolding from his teacher.

Question 27.
What did Franz see when he passed the town hall? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)
Answer:
When Franz passed the town hall he saw there was a crowd in front of the bulletin board. For the last two years all the bad news of lost battles, the draft etc. had come from there and Franz thought to himself what the matter was then and what bad news awaited them.

Question 28.
When Franz reached his school, what unusual situation did he observe? (Comptt. Delhi 2013)
Answer:
The usual hustle and bustle of the morning hours could not be seen on the day of the last lesson. It was all very still and quiet as it used to be on a Sunday morning. The din of opening and closing of desks and the rapping of the teacher’s ruler on the table could not be heard. The students had already taken their places and even the village elders had gathered there.

Question 29.
After sitting down at his desk what unusual things did Franz observe about M. Hamel? (Comptt. All India)
Answer:
Franz realised that M. Hamel was not his usual cranky self and said nothing to him even though he was late for the class. Moreover their teacher was wearing his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt and the little black silk cap, all embroidered, that he wore only on special days in school.

Question 30.
“But the thing that surprised me most was to see ” What surprised Franz most in the class? (Comptt. All India 2013)
Answer:
The thing that surprised Franz the most when he entered the classroom was to see the village people sitting as quietly as the students on the back benches of the class that were always empty. This included old Hauser, the former mayor, the former postmaster and several others.