QUESTION BANK
(TARGET-01)
1 Mark Questions:
1. Who is the "I" in "I started for school very late that morning"?
2. What did Franz think for a moment?
3. What is the name of the blacksmith in "The Last Lesson"?
4. Was Franz surprised by the scene at school that morning?
5. How long did M. Hamel teach in his school?
6. What is the great trouble with Alsace?
7. What is the name of the river mentioned in "The Last Lesson"?
8. What did M. Hamel do when he wanted to go fishing?
9. What was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand?
10. What did M. Hamel write on the blackboard before dismissing "The Last Lesson"?
2 Marks Questions:
11. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?
12. What would Franz love to do on that sunny morning instead of going to school?
13. Why did little Franz want to spend his day out of doors?
14. Why did Watcher, the blacksmith, tell Franz that he would reach school in plenty of time?
15. What was the commotion that Franz anticipated in the classroom?
16. Why were the older villagers present in the class that day?
17. How did the people of Alsace and Lorraine pay their respect to M. Hamel on his last day at school?
18. How did M. Hamel dress on his last day in the classroom?
19. Why was the lesson called "The Last Lesson"?
20. What had been put up on the bulletin board?
21. What changes came over Franz after he heard M. Hamel's announcement?
22. Why did M. Hamel not blame Franz alone for his inability to learn?
23. What did M. Hamel say about the French language?
24. Why did M. Hamel write 'Vive La France' before dismissing the class?
5 Marks Questions:
25. How different from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of "The Last Lesson"?
Or. Describe the unusual things that Franz noticed on the day of The Last Lesson.
Or. Give a detailed account of the scene in the classroom on the day of The Last Lesson.
26. How does M. Hamel make the people realize how they, the students and he, have been responsible for not learning their language well?
27. Describe how M. Hamel conducted The Last Lesson.
Or. Describe M. Hamel’s last day at school.
Or. Draw a character sketch of M. Hamel as he is shown in The Last Lesson.
TARGET -02
1-Mark Questions:
1. Who is the author of the story 'The Last Lesson'?
2. What did M. Hamel say he would ask his student that morning?
3. Why was Franz afraid of going to school that day?
4. What did Franz see when he passed the town-hall?
5. What news has been displayed on the bulletin board since the last two years in "The Last Lesson"?
6. Why was he (Franz) unhappy that the school was quiet?
7. What did M. Hamel tell the students mounting his chair?
8. What did Franz love to do instead of learning his lesson?
9. What did Hauser bring? (HS-2025)
10. For last two years, where did all bad news come from? (HS-2025)
2-Mark Questions:
11. How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?
12. What lesson do you learn from the story 'The Last Lesson'?
13. Franz thinks, 'Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?" What could this mean?(HS-2025)
5-Mark Questions:
9. Describe the impact of the notice on Franz, M. Hamel and senior villagers.
10. What was the order from Berlin? How did that order affect the people of Alsace, particularly M. Hamel and his students?
