THE LAST LESSON - Alphonse Daudet
Very Short Type Questions : For 1 Mark Each
1. " I started for school very late that morning". - Who is the ' I ' here?
Ans : " I started for school very late that morning ". - Franz is the ' I ' here .
2. What did M. Hamel do when he wanted to go fishing?
Ans : When M. Hamel wanted to go fishing , he just gave holiday to the students . M.
3. What did M Hamel write at the end of the class?
Ans : For a moment Franz thought of running away and spending the day out of doors.
5. What was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand?
Ans : '' France , Alsace , France , Alsace '' was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel.
6. What is the name of the blacksmith in " The Last Lesson " ?
Ans : The name of the blacksmith in " The Last Lesson " is Wachter.
7. What is the ' great trouble with Alsace '?
Ans : 'The great trouble with Alsace ' was that she put learning till next day.
1. Why did little Franz want to spend his day out of doors?
Ans : Little Farnz wanted to spend his day out of doors because his teacher M. Hamel supposed to ask questions on participles and he did not know the first word about them . So he tought of running away and spending the day out of doors .
2. What are M. Hamel's views about the French language?
Ans : According to M. Hamel , French was the most beautiful and most logical language of the world. He wanted his people to guard it among themselves and never forget it . He believed that as long as a people hold fast to their language they had the key to their freedom.
3. What was the commotion that Franz anticipated in the classroom?
Ans : Arriving late at school he anticipated the usual commotion caused by the opening and closing of desks , rapping of the teacher's ruler on the table and loud reciting of lessons in unison .
4. What did M. Hamel say about the French language?
Ans : According to M. Hamel , French was the most beautiful and most logical language of the world. He wanted his people to guard it among themselves and never forget it . He believed that as long as a people hold fast to their language they had the key to their freedom.
5. Why was the lesson called the last lesson?
Ans : The lesson was called the 'Last Lesson ' because it was the last French lesson in the school . From next day only German would be taught in that school .
6. What had been put up in the bulletin board?
Ans : There had been put up the news of the lost battles , the draft , the orders of the coommanding officer in the bulletin board.
7. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Ans : Franz was expected to be prepared with participles because M. Hamel had said that he would question them on participles and he did not know anything about it .
8. Why did M. Hamel not blame Franz alone for his inability to learn?
9. ' Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons? ' What does the sentence suggest?
Ans : The sentence suggests Franz's anger against the forceful imposition of German on them. It also suggest that the order given by the Germans to teach German in the schools was absurd and that imposing German to the French speaking people forcefully was unjust.
1. What was the order from Berlin? How did that order affect the people of Alsace, Particularly M. Hamel and his students?
Ans : The order from Berlin was that in all the schools of Alsace and Lorraine only German would be taught . The order greatly hurt the people of the area as they were all french . It affected most the school teacher M. Hamel and his students . For M . Hamel would have to leave the school which had taught for last forty years . His students should be deprived of the right to learn their own mother - tongue French .
2. Describe the unusal things that Franz noticed on the day of the day of the last lesson?
Ans : Arriving late at the school Franz noticed that the school was usually calm and quiet . There was no usual commotion caused by the opening and closing of the desks , rapping of the teacher's ruler on the table and the loud recitation of lessons in unison. Franz was surprised to see that M. Hamel was wearing his beautiful green coat , frilled shirt and the embroidered black silk cap that he never wore except on inspection or prize days . What surprised most was the presence of the village people who were sitting quietly on the back benches like students . Among them were Hauser , the former mayor , and former post master also .
3. Give a detailed account of the scene in the classroom on the day of the lesson?
Ans : On the day of the last lesson , the classroom looked unusual . There was absolute silence and everyone was seriously sitting on the proper seats . The teacher , Hamel too , had put on his special dress which was meant only for special occasions like prize and inspection days. The most surprising sight on the back benches . The teacher painfully announced that it was their last class in their mother tongue French and they all should be attentive . He was surprisingly very kind and did his duty patiently . All the students , including the elder people and the teacher had assembled to pay their last tribute to their own language . The entire school was in a solemn and grave condition .
4. Draw a character sketch of M. Hamel as it is shown in 'The Last Lesson ' .
Ans : M . Hamel was a French teacher . He had been serving in the school of Alsace for last forty years . He had great regard for his language . He became melancholic when the order had come from Berlin that in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine only German language will be taught because he felt that his students would be deprived of thought to learn their own mother tongue . On the last day of his school he wore his best dress which he wore only on inspection and prize days . Though he was strict and disciplinarian , still on the day of his last class he did not scold Franz for coming late and for failure to recite the rules of participles . He did not blame him rather he blamed himself and the people of Alsace which, showed his analytical outlook. M. Hamel was emotional too, his emotions were seen when he could not utter a single word as his voice choked. He just wrote on the black board" Vive Ia France"i .e. long live France and made a gesture that the school was over. M. Hamel was a person who loved his motherland and his language. As per him French was the most logical and the most beautiful language in the world. He was a strong person. Though his heart was broken still he had the courage to hear every lesson to the very last. He was a man of discipline with love for his land and language.
2. What did M. Hamel do when he wanted to go fishing?
Ans : When M. Hamel wanted to go fishing , he just gave holiday to the students . M.
3. What did M Hamel write at the end of the class?
Ans : M . Hamel wrote " Vive La France !'' at the end of the class .
4. What did Franz think ' for a moment ' ?
Ans : For a moment Franz thought of running away and spending the day out of doors.
5. What was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand?
Ans : '' France , Alsace , France , Alsace '' was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel.
6. What is the name of the blacksmith in " The Last Lesson " ?
Ans : The name of the blacksmith in " The Last Lesson " is Wachter.
7. What is the ' great trouble with Alsace '?
Ans : 'The great trouble with Alsace ' was that she put learning till next day.
Short Type Questions :
1. Why did little Franz want to spend his day out of doors?
Ans : Little Farnz wanted to spend his day out of doors because his teacher M. Hamel supposed to ask questions on participles and he did not know the first word about them . So he tought of running away and spending the day out of doors .
2. What are M. Hamel's views about the French language?
Ans : According to M. Hamel , French was the most beautiful and most logical language of the world. He wanted his people to guard it among themselves and never forget it . He believed that as long as a people hold fast to their language they had the key to their freedom.
3. What was the commotion that Franz anticipated in the classroom?
Ans : Arriving late at school he anticipated the usual commotion caused by the opening and closing of desks , rapping of the teacher's ruler on the table and loud reciting of lessons in unison .
4. What did M. Hamel say about the French language?
Ans : According to M. Hamel , French was the most beautiful and most logical language of the world. He wanted his people to guard it among themselves and never forget it . He believed that as long as a people hold fast to their language they had the key to their freedom.
5. Why was the lesson called the last lesson?
Ans : The lesson was called the 'Last Lesson ' because it was the last French lesson in the school . From next day only German would be taught in that school .
6. What had been put up in the bulletin board?
Ans : There had been put up the news of the lost battles , the draft , the orders of the coommanding officer in the bulletin board.
7. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
Ans : Franz was expected to be prepared with participles because M. Hamel had said that he would question them on participles and he did not know anything about it .
8. Why did M. Hamel not blame Franz alone for his inability to learn?
Ans : M. Hamel did not blame Franz alone for his inability to learn because his parents were not interested in making him learn instead of wanted him to work in farms or at the mills.M. Hamel also blamed himself for it as he had sent him to water his flowers and sometimes gave a holiday when he wanted to go fishing.
9. ' Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons? ' What does the sentence suggest?
Ans : The sentence suggests Franz's anger against the forceful imposition of German on them. It also suggest that the order given by the Germans to teach German in the schools was absurd and that imposing German to the French speaking people forcefully was unjust.
Essay Type Questions :
1. What was the order from Berlin? How did that order affect the people of Alsace, Particularly M. Hamel and his students?
Ans : The order from Berlin was that in all the schools of Alsace and Lorraine only German would be taught . The order greatly hurt the people of the area as they were all french . It affected most the school teacher M. Hamel and his students . For M . Hamel would have to leave the school which had taught for last forty years . His students should be deprived of the right to learn their own mother - tongue French .
2. Describe the unusal things that Franz noticed on the day of the day of the last lesson?
Ans : Arriving late at the school Franz noticed that the school was usually calm and quiet . There was no usual commotion caused by the opening and closing of the desks , rapping of the teacher's ruler on the table and the loud recitation of lessons in unison. Franz was surprised to see that M. Hamel was wearing his beautiful green coat , frilled shirt and the embroidered black silk cap that he never wore except on inspection or prize days . What surprised most was the presence of the village people who were sitting quietly on the back benches like students . Among them were Hauser , the former mayor , and former post master also .
3. Give a detailed account of the scene in the classroom on the day of the lesson?
Ans : On the day of the last lesson , the classroom looked unusual . There was absolute silence and everyone was seriously sitting on the proper seats . The teacher , Hamel too , had put on his special dress which was meant only for special occasions like prize and inspection days. The most surprising sight on the back benches . The teacher painfully announced that it was their last class in their mother tongue French and they all should be attentive . He was surprisingly very kind and did his duty patiently . All the students , including the elder people and the teacher had assembled to pay their last tribute to their own language . The entire school was in a solemn and grave condition .
4. Draw a character sketch of M. Hamel as it is shown in 'The Last Lesson ' .
Ans : M . Hamel was a French teacher . He had been serving in the school of Alsace for last forty years . He had great regard for his language . He became melancholic when the order had come from Berlin that in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine only German language will be taught because he felt that his students would be deprived of thought to learn their own mother tongue . On the last day of his school he wore his best dress which he wore only on inspection and prize days . Though he was strict and disciplinarian , still on the day of his last class he did not scold Franz for coming late and for failure to recite the rules of participles . He did not blame him rather he blamed himself and the people of Alsace which, showed his analytical outlook. M. Hamel was emotional too, his emotions were seen when he could not utter a single word as his voice choked. He just wrote on the black board" Vive Ia France"i .e. long live France and made a gesture that the school was over. M. Hamel was a person who loved his motherland and his language. As per him French was the most logical and the most beautiful language in the world. He was a strong person. Though his heart was broken still he had the courage to hear every lesson to the very last. He was a man of discipline with love for his land and language.
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