CBSE Class 12 English The Last Lesson Worksheet Set A

CBSE Class 12 English Chapter 1 The Last Lesson Very Short Answer

Question. Why was the narrator scared of going to school that morning? 
Answer. The narrator was very late that morning. He was scared of a scolding because he did not prepare participles which M. Hamel had said that he would question the students on it.

Question. How had the teacher dressed on the day of the last lesson? 
Answer. He was dressed in his beautiful green coat, his frilled shirt and little black silk cap-all embroidered, something he never wore except on special days like prize days and inspection days.

Question. What did Franz see as he passed the town hall? 
Answer. When Franz passed the town hall he saw a crowd in front of the bulletin board. The crowd was watching the bulletin board attentively. He expected some bad news on it.

Question. Why was Franz afraid of being scolded? 
Answer. Franz was afraid of being scolded because his teacher M. Hamel was to question the students on participles. Franz was not prepared and he had started for school very late that morning.

Question. Who were the village people? How did they look? 
Answer. The village people included the former mayor and the former postmaster besides several others. Old Hauser, with his three-cornered hat, had brought an old primer with him.They all looked sad.

CBSE Class 12 English Chapter 1 The Last Lesson Short Answer

Question. Imagine that you are little Franz and you see the crowd near a bulletin board.
What ideas would come in your mind at that time?
Answer. If I was a little Franz and I see the crowd near bulletin board, the following ideas would come in my mind.
I would think any mishappening or bad news because for the last two years all our bad news had come from there whether that is about the lost battles, the draft or the orders of the communicating officer. I would try to guess what the matter could be at that time.
That bulletin board never showed the good news. Whenever there was a crowd only bad news was expected. I would think any unfavorable order released by the government.
Now government might order anything new for the people.

Question. How did Franz find teaching and learning that day? 
Answer. Franz found teaching and learning very interesting that day. He was very attentive and careful. Franz also realized that M. Hamel had never explained everything with so much patience. It seems almost as if the poor man wanted to give them all he knew before going away. M Hamel wanted to put it all into their heads at one stroke as it was their last lesson.

Question. Why were Mr. 1101? Hamel’s words like a thunderclap to Franz? 
Answer. Franz was shocked when Mr. Hamel announced that it would be the last French lesson that day. He realized that he hardly knew how to write and would not get a chance to learn any more French. He felt sorry for not having learnt his lessons and for having wasted his precious time. The thought that Mr. Hamel would go away him feel uneasy.

Question. Answer the following questions:-
(1) What is the name of the narrator? Why was he scared of going to school that morning?
(2) How did he wish to spend his day instead of going to school? Why?
Answer. (1) The name of the narrator is Franz. That morning he was scare of going to school, for two reasons. First, he was late for school. Secondly he had not learnt his lesson on participles. He was afraid of a scolding from Mr. M. Hamel.
(2) He wanted to run away from the school and enjoy the warm and bright day. He was attracted by the chirping of the birds at the edge of the woods and sight of Prussians soldiers drilling in the open field. He was afraid of M. Hamel’s scolding.

Question. What was Franz’s reaction when he learnt that he was attending his French lesson for the last time?
Answer. He felt sorry that he had not learnt his lessons and wasted his time in seeking bird’s eggs and going sliding on the Saar. He felt that his books which were such a nuisance a while ago and heavy to carry were now like old friends that he didn’t want to give up at all. The teacher whom he thought to be so cranky now appeared to be a friend.

CBSE Class 12 English Chapter 1 The Last Lesson Long Answer

Question. It was the day of surprises for Franz. What surprises did he notice at school that day?
Answer. For Franz it was a day of surprises at school. The school was completely silent. The students were sitting in their seats and M. Hamel was facing up and down in the classroom. Usually it was quite noisy. He had planned to enter the class without being seen by anyone. He wanted to take advantage of the noise and commotion. He was surprised to see everything silent. Franz opened the door and entered the class expecting a rebuke from M. Hamel. But to his great surprise, he was gentle and serious. He asked him to go to his seat. It was also surprising for Franz to see Hamel in his special clothes. The back benches, which were always empty, were now occupied by village people. This too surprised him.

Question. My Last French Lesson! Why! I hardly know how to write! The problem is that students don’t take school seriously and parents are not keen to make them study. Write an article on the role of society and the government in solving the problem.
Answer. M. Hamel blames himself and the parents for the neglect of learning by the students. The parents would rather send their children to work on farms and in mills for extra money, rather than attend school. M. Hamel, the teacher would give students a holiday when he wanted to go fishing or wanted them to water the flowers thus neglecting studies. India has a poor literacy rate. The problem of illiteracy and school dropouts persists. This problem can be solved with the efforts of the society and the government. The NGOs and the government can make education need based and incorporate vocational training into the curriculum. The government can give incentives so that children go to school. Midday meals, free uniform and books can be an incentive. Media can create awareness about the importance of education for removing backwardness and illiteracy.

Question. Franz hated school at first but he suddenly began to like it.’ Comment.
Answer. Franz was a poor boy. His parents wanted him to work on a farm or a factory to earn some money to help the family. He himself loved outdoor life searching for birds’ eggs and sliding on the Saar. His books seemed a nuisance to him and he found them too heavy to carry. But when he learnt that M. Hamel was going away forever, he realised how careless he had been about his studies. Now only German was to be taught in the school. A new teacher was expected to take Hamel’s place. His studies were coming to dead end. He had hardly learnt reading or writing French. Suddenly, his books and his teacher, M. Hamel, appeared different to him. He felt he could not give them up.

Question. Explain the brief Introduction of the Chapter The Last lesson. 
Answer. The Last Lesson written by Alphonse Daudet narrates about the year 1870 when the Prussian forces under the Bismarck attacked and captured France. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine went into Prussians hands. The new Prussian rulers discontinued the teaching of French in the schools of these two districts. The French teacher were asked to leave. Now m. Hamel could no longer stay in his old school. Still he gave the last lesson to his students with utmost devotion and sincerity as ever. One such student of M. Hamel, Franz who dreaded French class and M. Hamel’s iron rod, came to the school that day he thinking he would be punished as he had not learnt his lesson on participles. But on reaching school he found Hamel dressed in his fine Sunday clothes and the old people of the village sitting quietly on the back benches. It was due to an order from Berlin. That was the first day when he realized for the first time that how important French was for him, but it was his last lesson in French. The story depicts the pathos of the whole situation about how people feel when they don’t learn their own language. It tells us about the significance of one’s language in one’s life for the very existence of a race and how important it is to safeguard it.

Question. What ideas of M. Hamel’s character do you form after reading ‘The Last Lesson’?
Answer. M. Hamel was a teacher at Alsace. He was a devoted teacher. His strict treatment of his students made him appear to be a little bad-tempered and dreadful. He was also a patriot. He was filled with sorrow when the Prussians occupied a part of France and imposed their own language on it. He exhorted the village people of Alsace to stick to their language as it could help them regain their freedom from the foreign rule. He loved his language and admired it. He declared that the French language was the most beautiful and logical language in the world. He also admired its clarity. He was sincere and honest. He did not spare himself from the blame of neglecting studies. Sometimes, he closed the school when he wanted to go fishing.

More Important Questions For CBSE Class 12 English The Last Lesson Worksheet........

1. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
Poor man! It was in honour of this last lesson that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes, and now I understood why the old men of the village were sitting there in the back of the room. It was because they were sorry, too, that they had not gone to school more.

i. Who was called ‘Poor man’?
(a) Old Hauser
(b) Franz 
(c) M. Hamel 
(d) Wachter

ii. What feelings were expressed by the villagers when they came to attend the last lesson?
(a) regret for not learning French
(b) thanking their master for his forty years of faithful service
(c) showing their respect for the country that was theirs no more.
(d) All of the above

iii. Why did the country belong to them no more?
(a) Because they were leaving the country. 
(b) Because Germans had taken over their country.
(c) Because it was destroyed in the war.
(d) Because their country was merging with Prussia.

iv. M. Hamel says, “...that’s the great trouble with Alsace; she puts off _________ till tomorrow.
(a) time
(b) money
(c) language 
(d) learning

2. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow.
What a thunderclap these words were to me! Oh, the wretches; that was what they had put up at the town-hall! My last French lesson! Why, I hardly knew how to write! I should never learn any more! I must stop there, then! Oh, how sorry I was for not learning my lessons, for seeking birds’ eggs, or going sliding on the Saar! My books, that had seemed such a nuisance a while ago, so heavy to carry, my grammar, and my history of the saints, were old friends now that I couldn’t give up. And M. Hamel, too; the idea that he was going away, that I should never see him again, made me forget all about his ruler and how cranky he was.

i. “What a thunderclap these words were to me!”. The words were:
(a) loud and clear. 
(b) startling and unexpected.
(c) pleasant and welcome.
(d) None of these

ii. Who are called as ‘Wretches’?
(a) People of France 
(b) Germans
(c) Prussians
(d) None of these

iii. What regret did Franz have?
(a) that he could never play in the school. 
(b) that he did not learn French.
(c) that he would miss his old friends and M. Hamel.
(d) None of these

iv. What had been put up on the bulletin-board at the town-hall?
(a) The news of the lost battles
(b) The draft of the commanding officer
(c) The order from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine.
(d) All of these

Question. `Who is the author of ‘The Last Lesson’?
(a) Jane Austen
(b) Rabindranath Tagore
(c) Alphonse Daudet
(d) None of the above
Answer. D

Question. “The Last Lesson” story was written in which year?
(a) 1869 - 1870
(b) 1870 - 1871
(c) 1872- 1873
(d) 1870 - 1872
Answer. B

Question.The story ‘The Last Lesson’ highlights which human tendency?
(a) Male Chauvinism
(b) Procrastination
(c) Courage
(d) Cowardice
Answer. B

Question. What does ‘The Last Lesson’ symbolize?
(a) Loss
(b) Loss of freedom
(c) Loss of language
(d) Loss of language and freedom
Answer. D

Question. What does ‘The Last Lesson’ signify?
(a) change of power
(b) change of Government
(c) change in life
(d) change of teachers
Answer. C

Question. What do the marching soldiers under the windows represent?
(a) The Dawn of Prussia in the defeat of French people
(b) The defeat of Prussia
(c) The victory of French
(d) None of these
Answer. A

Question. What was Franz expected to be prepared for at school that day?
(a) song
(b) dance
(c) essay writing
(d) participles
Answer. D

Question. What does the expression “in great dread of scolding” mean?
(a) to be happy about it
(b) very badly scared of scolding
(c) to be indifferent
(d) None of these
Answer. B

Question. For the last two years, where did all the bad news come from?
(a) The Bulletin Board
(b) Town Hall
(c) School
(d) M. Hamel’s House
Answer. A

Question. Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time means ______.
(a) getting late
(b) very early
(c) not early
(d) early enough
Answer. D

Question. From where did the orders come to teach only German in the districts of Alsace and Lorraine?
(a) France
(b) Lorraine
(c) Berlin
(d) Germany
Answer. C

Question. Which language would the students study from the next day?
(a) English
(b) German
(c) French
(d) Spanish
Answer. B

Question. What was Franz banking on to enter the class as he was late?
(a) M.Hamel’s teaching on the blackboard
(b) commotion in the class
(c) Hauser helping him sneak in
(d) to quietly walk in when everyone was preoccupied with participles
Answer. B

Question. What changed Franz’s feelings about M.Hamel and school?
(a) Police Patrolling
(b) Orders from Berlin
(c) Strict words from M. Hamel
(d) old Primer
Answer. B

Question. Franz looked for opportunities to skip school to do what?
(a) work on mills
(b) go fishing
(c) water the plants
(d) collect birds eggs
Answer. D

Question. Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding teacher. This demonstrates that:
(a) he is concerned
(b) he is adamant
(c) he is unfeeling
(d) he is a hard taskmaster
Answer. D

Question. Why was Franz surprised?
(a) because of village elders
(b) because of police patrolling
(c) because of students’ behaviour
(d) because of M.Hamel’s kind and polite behaviour
Answer. D

Question. What did Hauser bring?
(a) sweets
(b) children
(c) friends
(d) old primer
Answer. D

Question. For how many years did M. Hamel serve the school?
(a) 20 years
(b) 35 years
(c) 30 years
(d) 40 years
Answer. D

Question. Why did the villagers come to meet M. Hamel in the school?
(a) to complain
(b) to say goodbye
(c) to gossip
(d) to show gratitude
Answer. D

Question. What was M. Hamel wearing on the day of ‘The Last Lesson’?
(a) black silk cap
(b) frilled shirt
(c) green coat
(d) all of these
Answer. D

Question. What did Mr. Hamel bring for his class on his last day in the school?
(a) new pens
(b) new notebooks
(c) new notebooks
(d) story books
Answer. B

Question. Expression ‘Thunder Clap” in the lesson means_______.
(a) loud but not clear
(b) loud and clear
(c) startling and unexpected
(d) unpleasant
Answer. C

Question. Why was Franz feeling regretful and sad?
(a) for reaching late
(b) for not learning participles
(c) for change of the Government
(d) for not learning his mother tongue
Answer. D

Question. Franz thinks- will they make them sing in Germaneven the pigeons? What could this mean?
(a) German would use brutal force over everyone
(b) harsh orders will be passed
(c) when people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected.
(d) the Germans will rob France of its language.
Answer. C

Question. Why did Hamel blame himself?
(a) not having taught them enough French
(b) not being strict
(c) giving students a holiday at times
(d) not being responsible
Answer. C

Question. What does M. Hamel’s motionless posture reflect?
(a) the school is dismissed
(b) sense of finality
(c) changing order of life
(d) feeling of nostalgia
Answer. B

Question. Why does the author urge the reader to respect his language?
(a) It is what makes you respect your countrymen.
(b) It is the key to freedom.
(c) You can express yourself.
(d) It is unique and reflects literature and art.
Answer. B

Question. ‘Vive la France’ became emotional evidence of M. Hamel’s?
(a) sadness and patriotism
(b) finality and depression
(c) nostalgia and emotional outburst
(d) love for the school and teaching as a profession
Answer. A

Question. What is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out?
(a) not to put off things that one can do that day
(b) old order changed to new
(c) one should accept everything that happens
(d) teachers should be respected
Answer. A

Question. __________ asked Franz not to hurry to school.
(a) Old Hauser
(b) Former Mayor
(c) Former Postmaster
(d) Blacksmith Watcher
Answer. D

Question. Franz find the atmosphere outside _______ as compared to ‘learning rules of participles’.
(a) boring
(b) attractive
(c) monotonous
(d) annoying
Answer. B

Question. __________ occupied the back benches in the class.
(a) Weak students
(b) Teachers
(c) Monitors of the class
(d) Village elders
Answer. D

Question. M.Hamel blamed ________ for not sending students to school.
(a) parents
(b) friends
(c) teachers
(d) watchman
Answer. A

Question. Franz was able to understand the grammar lesson easily because he was _________.
(a) receptive
(b) appreciative
(c) introspective
(d) competitive
Answer. A

Find the correct statement in the following:

Question.  (i) For the last two years — all the good news come from there.
(ii) Usually when school began — there was quietness.
(iii) What a thunderclap — these words to me!
(iv) It was in the honour of this first lesson — that he had put on his fine Sunday clothes.
Answer. C

Question. (i) I started for school very early that morning — and was in a great dread of scolding.
(ii) In the open field back of the sawmill — the Russian soldiers were drilling.
(iii) Through the window — I saw my classmates already left.
(iv) After the grammar — we had a lesson in writing.
Answer. D

Rearrange the sentences in the correct sequence and choose the correct option :

Question. (i) While I was thinking of all this, I heard my name called.
(ii) When I passed the town hall there was a crowd in front of the bulletin- board.
(iii) All at once the church-clock struck twelve.
(iv) I jumped over the bench and sat down at my desk.
Options:
(a) (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(iii)
(b) (iii)-(i)-(ii)-(iv)
(c) (iv)-(ii)-(i)-(iii)
(d) (ii)-(i)-(iv)-(iii)
Answer. A

Question. (i) It was their way of thanking our master for his forty years of faithful service.
(ii) The order has come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine.
(iii) The only sound was the scratching of the pens over the paper.
(iv) But he had the courage to hear every lesson to the last.
Options:
(a) (iii)-(i)-(ii)-(iv)
(b) (ii)-(i)-(iv)-(iii)
(c) (ii)-(iv)-(i)-(iii)
(d) (ii)-(i)-(iii)-(iv)
Answer. A

Question. Assertion: Franz was in great terror of scolding by his teacher.
Reason: He lied to him about his parents.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. C

Question. Assertion: There was a crowd in front of the bulletinboard at the town hall.
Reason: There was an order from the commanding officer.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. B

Question. Assertion: Franz saw M. Hamel walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler.
Reason: M. Hamel was angry with Franz for being late.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. C

Question. Assertion: M. Hamel had been wearing beautiful green coat, frilled shirt and silk cap.
Reason: It was his last day in the school.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. A

Question. Assertion: Young men of the village were sitting in the back of the classroom.
Reason: They were sorry because they had not gone to school.
(i) Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
(ii) Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
(iii) Assertion is true and reason is false.
(iv) Assertion is false and reason is true.
Answer. D

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