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The Last Lesson 

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The Last Lesson is the first prose of class 12th English text book "Flamingo"🦩. Here, today I upload all the important questions and answers of the chapter for the AHSEC board. 

Previous year's questions answers:(2012-23) 

A. Very Short Types Questions : Marks: 1

1.  "I started for school very late that morning ". Who is the "I" here? (HS'12,14) W
2. hat did M. Hamel do when he wanted to go fishing? (HS'13) W
3. hat did M. Hamel write at the end of the class? (HS'15) W
4. hat did Franz think 'for a moment'? (HS'16) 
5.  What was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand? (HS'17) 
6. What is the name of the blacksmith in "The Last Lesson"? (HS'18, 22) 
7. What is the 'great trouble with Alsace'? (HS'18, 22) 
8. What is the name of the river mentioned in "The Last Lesson"? (HS19) 
9. What according to M. Hamel, is the great trouble with Alsace? (HS'20) 
10. How long did M. Hamel teach in his school? (HS'22) 
11. Who is the writer of the story "The Last Lesson"? (HS'23)

Answers:

1. "I started for school very late that morning ". Who is the "I" here? (HS'12,14) 

Ans: Franz is the I here. 

2. What did M. Hamel do when he wanted to go fishing? (HS'13) 

Ans: When M. Hamel wanted to go fishing then he gave the student a holiday. 

3. What did M. Hamel write at the end of the class? (HS'15) 

Ans: M. Hamel wrote 'Vive La France!' on the blackboard to show his love for his country as well as the French language. 

4. What did Franz think 'for a moment'? (HS'16) 

Ans: Franz thought of running away and spending the day out of doors for a moment. 

5. What was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand? (HS'17) 

Ans: 'Vive La France' was written in the new copies brought by M. Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand. 

6. What is the name of the blacksmith in "The Last Lesson"? (HS'18, 22) 

Ans: The name of the blacksmith is 'Wachter' in the last lesson. 

7. What is the 'great trouble with Alsace'? (HS'18, 22) 

Ans: The 'great trouble' with Alsace is that the people thought they have plenty of time. Also, they put off all learning things for the next day. 

8. What is the name of the river mentioned in "The Last Lesson"? (HS19) 

Ans: "Saar" is the name of the river mentioned in "The Last Lesson".

9. What according to M. Hamel, is the great trouble with Alsace? (HS'20) 

Ans: The 'great trouble' with Alsace is that the people thought they have plenty of time. Also, they put off all learning things for the next day. 

10. How long did M. Hamel teach in his school? (HS'22) 

Ans: M. Hamel had taught French in his school for forty years. 

11. Who is the writer of the story "The Last Lesson"? (HS'23)

Ans: Alphonse Daudet is the writer of the story "The Last Lesson".

B. Short Type Question: Mearks: 2/3

1. Why did little Franz want to spend his day out of doors? (HS'12, 16,17) 
2. What are M. Hamel's views about the french language? (HS'12, 16) 
3. What are M. Hamel commotion that Franz anticipated in the classroom? (HS'13) 
4. What did M. Hamel say about the French language? (HS'13, 15)  
5. Why was the lesson called the last lesson? (HS'14) 
6. What had been put in the bulletin board? (HS'14) 
7. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day? (HS'15)
8. Why did M. Hamel not blame Franz alone for his inability to learn? (HS'17) 
9. 'Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?' What does this sentence suggest? (HS'18) 
10. What words did M. Hamel write on the blackboard before dismissing the last class? What did they mean? (HS'19)  
11. What would Franz love to do on that sunny morning instead of going school? (HS'19, 22)  
12. Why did Wachter, the blacksmith, tell Franz that he would reach school in 'Plenty of time'? (HS'20) 
13. What lesson do you learn from the story "The Last Lesson"? (HS'22) 
14. Why did M. Hamel write "Vive La France" before dismissing his class? (HS'23) 
15. What changes came over Frantz (Correct is Franz) after he heard M. Hamel's announcement? (HS'23)

Answer:

1. Why did little Franz want to spend his day out of doors? (HS'12, 16,17) 

Ans: Franz's teacher, M. Hamel said that he would question them on participles. But he did not know the first word about participles. So, he thought of running away and spending the day out of doors prevented from the great dread of scolding. 

2. What are M. Hamel's views about the french language? (HS'12, 16) 

Ans: M. Hamel said that the French language was the most beautiful language in the world. It was the clearest, the most logical; that they must guard it among them and never forget it. 

3. What are M. Hamel commotion that Franz anticipated in the classroom? (HS'13)

Ans: Franz anticipated that a great bustle of the school would be heard from the street, the opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison and the teacher's great ruler rapping on the table. 

4. What did M. Hamel say about the French language? (HS'13, 15)

Ans: M. Hamel said that the French language was the most beautiful language in the world. It was the clearest, the most logical; that they must guard it among them and never forget it. 

5. Why was the lesson called the last lesson? (HS'14)

Ans: The lesson was called the last lesson because that was the last lesson of the French language, The fact was that the order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine from the next day. 

6. What had been put in the bulletin board? (HS'14)

Ans: All the bad news from the next two years had been displayed on the bulletin board that morning. These were the lost battles, the draft, the orders of the commanding officer and some other bad news. So, the people or a crowd gathered in front of the bulletin board. 

7. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day? (HS'15)

Ans: Franz and the other students were expected to be prepared on participles for school that day. M. Hamel said that he would question them on participles. But Franz did not know the first word of participles. 

8. Why did M. Hamel not blame Franz alone for his inability to learn? (HS'17)

Ans: M. Hamel did not blame Franz alone for his inability to learn. Because M. Hamel and Franz's parents were also responsible for his inability to learn. The fact was that M. Hamel gave a holiday when he wanted to go fishing. Similarly, his parents preferred to put him to work on a farm or at the mills for a little more money. 

9. 'Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?' What does this sentence suggest? (HS'18)

Ans: Franz said this statement. This sentence suggests the order from Berlin to teach only German in the school of Alsace and Lorraine and expects that it would be affected also on the pigeons. That means the pigeons will be also made signs in German. 

10. What words did M. Hamel write on the blackboard before dismissing the last class? What did they mean? (HS'19)

Ans: M. Hamel wrote "Vive La France" on the blackboard before dismissing the last class. This meant that Franch might long live. 

11. What would Franz love to do on that sunny morning instead of going school? (HS'19, 22)

Ans: Franz loved to enjoy the birds chirping at the edge of the woods that sunny morning instead of going to school. He also loved to see the Prussian soldiers drilling in the open field back of the sawmill. 

12. Why did Wachter, the blacksmith, tell Franz that he would reach school in 'Plenty of time'? (HS'20)

Ans: Wachter, the blacksmith, told Franz that he would reach school in 'plenty of time' because that day was the last lesson of France language and so it was not so complicated to reach the class on time. The fact was that the order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the school of Alsace and Lorraine from the next day which was displayed on the bulletin board and was seen by Wachter, the blacksmith. 

13. What lesson do you learn from the story "The Last Lesson"? (HS'22) 

Ans: "The Last Lesson" is mainly about the longing to learn the mother tongue and love for it. It has a sense of Patriotism in the last lesson the Prussians rejected the freedom of the people of Alsace and Lorraine to learn there on mother tongue and started foreign German onto them. 

14. Why did M. Hamel write "Vive La France" before dismissing his class? (HS'23)

Ans: M. Hamel wrote 'Vive La France!' on the blackboard to show his love for his country as well as the French language. This meant that Franch might long live. 

15. What changes came over Frantz (Correct is Franz) after he heard M. Hamel's announcement? (HS'23)

Ans: When Franz came to know that it was the last lesson in French that M. Hamel would give them from the next day they will be taught only German. Then he felt sorry for not learning his lessons properly. His books, which seemed a nuisance and a burden earlier were now old friends. His feelings about M. Hamel also changed. He forgot all about his ruler and how cranky he was. 

C. Essay Type Questions: Marks: 5

1. What was the order from Berlin? How did that order affect the people of Alsace, particularly M. Hamel and his students? (HS'12) 

2. Describe the unusual things that Franz noticed on the day of the last lesson? (HS'13, 17) 

3. Give a detailed account of the scene in the classroom on the day of the last lesson? (HS'15) 

4. Draw a character sketch of M. Hamel as it is shown in "The Last Lesson"? (HS'16) 

5. How does M. Hamel make the people realize how they, the students and he have been responsible for not learning their language well? (HS'20) 

6. How different from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of the last lesson? (HS'22)

Answers:

1. What was the order from Berlin? How did that order affect the people of Alsace, particularly M. Hamel and his students? (HS'12) 

Ans: (uploading soon, check 5 days later) 

2. Describe the unusual things that Franz noticed on the day of the last lesson? (HS'13, 17) 

Ans: The order from Berlin caused or affected warmly in the school and on the village people that day. Franz noticed that there was no any great bustle/noise, nothing the sound of opening and closing desks, no lessons repeated unison with very loud, and no teacher's great ruler rapping on the table. That day everything was as quiet as Sunday morning. Also, Franz was not scolded for his very late to school. On that day, M. Hamel wore his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt and the little black silk cap which were worn only on inspection and prize days. 

     The whole school is so strange and Solemn. The back benches were filled up by the village people like the old houser with his three-cornered that the former mayor, the farmer postmaster and several others. They were looking sad for the last lesson of the French language. All the lessons like reciting, grammar, writing, and history were taught on that day. Specially, M. Hamel taught very beautifully in the last lesson. Surprisingly, little Franz heard very carefully and understood all the lessons. 

3. Give a detailed account of the scene in the classroom on the day of the last lesson? (HS'15)

Ans: The order from Berlin caused or affected warmly in the school and on the village people that day. Franz noticed that there was no any great bustle/noise, nothing the sound of opening and closing desks, no lessons repeated unison with very loud, and no teacher's great ruler rapping on the table. That day everything was as quiet as Sunday morning. Also, Franz was not scolded for his very late to school. On that day, M. Hamel wore his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt and the little black silk cap which were worn only on inspection and prize days. 

     The whole school is so strange and Solemn. The back benches were filled up by the village people like the old houser with his three-cornered that the former mayor, the farmer postmaster and several others. They were looking sad for the last lesson of the French language. All the lessons like reciting, grammar, writing, and history were taught on that day. Specially, M. Hamel taught very beautifully in the last lesson. Surprisingly, little Franz heard very carefully and understood all the lessons. 

4. Draw a character sketch of M. Hamel as it is shown in "The Last Lesson"? (HS'16) 

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5. How does M. Hamel make the people realize how they, the students and he have been responsible for not learning their language well? (HS'20)

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6. How different from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of the last lesson? (HS'22)

Ans: The order from Berlin caused or affected warmly in the school and on the village people that day. Franz noticed that there was no any great bustle/noise, nothing the sound of opening and closing desks, no lessons repeated unison with very loud, and no teacher's great ruler rapping on the table. That day everything was as quiet as Sunday morning. Also, Franz was not scolded for his very late to school. On that day, M. Hamel wore his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt and the little black silk cap which were worn only on inspection and prize days. 

     The whole school is so strange and Solemn. The back benches were filled up by the village people like the old houser with his three-cornered that the former mayor, the farmer postmaster and several others. They were looking sad for the last lesson of the French language. All the lessons like reciting, grammar, writing, and history were taught on that day. Specially, M. Hamel taught very beautifully in the last lesson. Surprisingly, little Franz heard very carefully and understood all the lessons. 

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