THE LAST LESSON
VERY SHORT QUESTIONS, 1 MARK EACH
1. For the last two years, where did all the bad news
come from?
Ans: For the last two years,
all the bad news came from the bulletin board.
2.Who asked Franz not to hurry to school?
Ans: The blacksmith Wachter asked
Franz not to hurry to school.
3.What was M. Hamel going to question Franz about?
Ans: M. Hamel was going to
question Franz about participles.
4. What was unusual about M. Hamel’s dress?
Ans: He wore clothes he
generally wears on inspection and prize days.
5. Who sat on the back bench on the last lesson?
Ans: The village people sat
on the back bench on the last lesson.
6. What order had come from Berlin?
Ans: The order from Berlin
was to teach German in schools of Alsace and Lorraine.
7. Why did Hamel blame himself?
Ans: Hamel blamed himself for
giving students a holiday and for asking students to water his flowers.
8. What does the last lesson taught by Hamel
symbolize?
Ans: The last lesson taught
by Hamel symbolizes loss of language and loss of freedom.
9.What is the setting of The Last Lesson?
Ans: The setting of The
Last Lesson is Franco-Prussian War.
10. Why does Hamel blame the parents?
Ans: The parents preferred their
children to work in farms or mills to have a little money and they were not
anxious enough to have them learned.
11. Why does the author urge the reader to respect his
language?
Ans: The author urges the
reader to respect his language because it is the key to freedom.
12. M. Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding
teacher. This demonstrates that:
Ans: He is a strict and
concerned teacher.
13. Who is the author of the essay The Last Lesson?
Ans: Alphonse Daudet.
14. “I started for a school very late that morning”
Who is the ‘I’ here?
Ans: Here ‘I’ stands
for Franz.
15. What did M. Hamel write on the end of the class?
Ans: At the end of the
class M Hamel wrote ‘Vive - la – France’.
16. What did the M. Hamel say that he would ask his
students that morning?
Ans: M. Hamel said that
he would ask his students on participles that morning.
17. What did M. Hamel do when he wanted to go for
fishing?
Ans: When M Hamel
wanted to go for fishing, he gave his students a holiday.
18. What did Franz think for a moment?
Ans: For a moment Franz
thought of running away and spend the day out of doors.
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20. What is the name of the blacksmith in the last lesson?
Ans: The name of the
blacksmith is The Last Lesson is 'Wachter'.
21. How long did M. Hamel teach in his school? Or How
many years did M. Hamel serve the country?
Ans: M
Hamel taught in his school for forty years faithfully.
22. What is the meaning of Vive La France?
Ans: Vive la France
means Long live France.
23. What was written on the new copies brought by M
Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand?
Ans: "France-Alsace
France-Alsace" was written on the new copies brought by M Hamel for the
students in a beautiful round hand.
25. What did M Hamel want to give his students before
going away?
Ans: M
Hamel wanted to give his students all that he knew before he going away.
26. What, according to M. Hamel, is the greatest
trouble with Alsace?
Ans: The ‘great trouble
with Alsace’ is that people of Alsace put their learning till the next day.
27. Why was M. Hamel wearing his Sunday clothes?
Ans: M. Hamel was
wearing his Sunday clothes to honor the last lesson.
28. What were Prussian soldiers doing on that day?
Ans: Prussian soldier
were drilling at the in the open field at back of the sawmill.
29. What did M Hamel tell the students, mounting his
chair?
30. What did France see when he passed the town hall?
Ans: When Franz passed
the town hall, he saw there was a crowd in front of the bulletin board.
31. What was Franz in great dread of?
Ans: Franz was in great dread
of being scolded by teacher M Hamel.
32. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for
school that day?
Ans: Franz was expected to be
prepared with the rules of participles for that day.
33. What was more tempting than the rules of
participles?
Ans: The bright and warm day,
the chirping of the birds at the edge of the woods, the drilling of Prussian
soldiers back at the sawmill were more tempting than the rules of participles.
34. Why was there crowd in front of the bulletin
board?
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Ans: Franz found that morning
the school was as quite as a Sunday morning.
36. In which language did M Hamel teach in school?
Ans: In French language M
Hamel taught in the school.
37. What surprised Franz the most?
Ans: The village people
were sitting on the back benches which used to be empty surprised Franz the
most.
38. How did M Hamel wish to honour his last lesson?
Ans: M Hamel wanted to honour
his last lesson by providing the best knowledge of French language that he
could.
39. What did M Hamel mean through his gesture?
Ans: M Hamel meant through
his gesture that school is dismissed.
40. What did the babies chant?
Ans: The babies chanted ba,
be, bi, bo, bu.
41. How was the hat of the old Hauser?
Ans: Three cornered hat.
42. Where was the school Franz located?
Ans: In the district, Alsace.
SHORT QUESTIONS, 2 MARKS EACH
1. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for
school that day?
Ans. That day Franz was
expected to be prepared with rules on participles as M Hamel was going to
question the students in school but Franz didn’t know it at all.
2. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the
school that day?
Ans. On that day everything
was as quiet as a Sunday morning. Even M. Hamel was not annoyed when Franz
walked into the classroom late. M. Hamel was in his Sunday clothes. There was
village folk sitting on the back benches.
3. What had been put up on the bulletin board?
Ans. All the bad news had
been put on the bulletin board, the lost battles, the draft and the orders of
the commanding officer. On that day the news that had been put, is an order,
come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine.
4. Why were Hamel’s words like a thunderclap to Franz?
Or
“What a thunderclap these words were to me”. What were
these words?
Ans. When M Hamel announced
that it would be the last French lesson that day since an order came from
Berlin to teach German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine, the new master
would come the next day, Franz felt it thunderclap because French language
would no more be available.
5. What was Franz’s reaction when he learnt that he
was attending his French lesson for the last time?
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6. Why were the old men of the village present in the
classroom?
Ans. The old men of the
village were sitting in the classroom. It was their way of thanking the master
for his forty years of faithful service and showing their respect for the
country that was no longer theirs.
7. What was Hamel’s reaction when Franz could not
answer his question in class, correctly?
Ans. When Franz was feared, M
Hamel told Franz that he would not scold him. He blamed all Frenchmen for not
knowing how to speak or write their own mother tongue. He also blamed himself
and their parents.
8. Who did Hamel blame for not knowing French?
Ans. Hamel not only blamed
Franz, parents and other Frenchmen but also himself responsible for
sending his students often to water his flowers
instead of learning their lessons. He also felt
guilty of having given them a holiday when he wanted
to go fishing.
9. How had the teacher dressed on the day of the last
lesson?
Ans. He was dressed in his
beautiful green coat, frilled shirt and little black silk cap, all embroidered,
something he never wore except prize days and inspection days.
10. Why was Franz afraid of being scolded?
Ans. 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.
11.What did Franz find much more tempting than the
rule of participles? What did Franz do?
Ans. It was a warm and bright
day. The birds were chirping at the edge of woods. The Prussian soldiers were
drilling in the open field at the back of sawmill. These were more tempting
than the rule of participle. He thought of running away and spending the day
out of doors.
12.What was the usual scene when Franz’s school began
in the morning?
Ans. Usually, there was a
great bustle. The noise could be heard out in the school. Students opened and
closed their desks. They repeated the lessons together very loudly. The teacher
would go on rapping the table with his great iron ruler.
13.What did Wachter tell Franz? What was the latter’s
response?
Ans. Wachter, the blacksmith
told Franz not to go so fast. He added that he would get to school in plenty of
time. Franz thought Wachter was making fun of him so he rushed to school.
14.What did M. Hamel tell the class about French
language?
Ans. M. Hamel said that
French was the most beautiful language in the world. It was the clearest and
the most logical language.
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Ans. Franz was reluctant to go to a school that day as he was not prepared with rules of participles. M. Hamel was to question the class on the topic and he was scared of the teacher as he was late. Moreover, the day was much more tempting.
16.Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school
late that day?
Ans. M. Hamel only asked him
very politely to take up his seat without scolding him as it was Hamel’s last
lesson of French in that school.
17. “What a thunderclap these words were to me!”
(Franz). What were those words and what was their effect on Franz?
Ans. M Hamel told his
students that there was an order from Berlin to teach only German in the
schools of Alsace and Lorraine Hence, that was their last French lesson. The
next day, new teacher will come. These words were thunderclap to Franz.
18. How were the parents and M. Hamel responsible for
the children’s neglect of French language?
Ans. Most of the people of
Alsace could neither speak nor write their own language. Their parents
preferred to put them to work on a farm or at the
mills. M Hamel had often sent his students to water his flowers instead of
learning their lessons. He also gave holidays.
19. What shows M. Hamel’s love for the French
language?
Ans. He called it ‘the most
beautiful language’ in the world, which is the clearest and most logical. He
appealed to the children and the people of the village to keep their
mother-tongue close to their heart.
20. What changes came over little Franz after M.
Hamel’s announcement?
Ans. Franz was shocked.
Suddenly he felt his love for his mother tongue and realized that he could
hardly write in French. Franz thought his books were nuisance but now becomes
his old friends and he now understands the lesson very easily.
21. What was the mood in the classroom when M. Hamel
gave the last French lesson?
Ans. There was complete
silence in the class. Everyone was full of regret and remorse. Children as well
the village elderly were gloomy and repentant for not giving importance to
their mother tongue.
22. How did Franz’s attitude towards M. Hamel and the
school change?
Ans: Franz felt sorry
that he had not learnt his lessons and wasted his time. He felt that his books
which were such a nuisance a while ago and heavy to
carry were now like old friends. The teacher whom he thought to be so cranky
now appeared to be a friend.
23. “What can be the matter now”. Why did Franz think
like that?
Ans: When Franz was
coming to his school, he saw a crowd in front of the bulletin board where, for
the last two years all the bad news came from--the lost battles, the draft, the
orders of the commanding officer. So, he thought what could
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PREVIOUS YEAR QUESTIONS SOLVED
2014
1. "I started for school very late that
morning." Who is the "I" here? 1
Ans: See question no-14 from 1 mark question
section.
2. Why was the lesson called the last lesson? 2
Ans: The lesson was
called the last lesson because it was the last French lesson. An order had come from Berlin to teach only German in
the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master would come the next day.
3. What
had been put up in the bulletin board? 2
Ans: See question no-3
from 2 marks question section.
2015
1. What did M Hamel write at the end of the
class?
1
Ans: At the end of the
class M Hamel wrote ‘Vive - la – France’.
2. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for
school that day? 2
Ans: See question no-1 from 2
marks question section.
3. What was the commotion that Franz anticipated in
the classroom? 2
Ans: The commotion that Franz
anticipated was the great bustle that could be heard from the streets, the
opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, and the teacher's
great ruler rapping on the table.
2016
1. What did Franz think 'for a moment'? 1
Ans: For a moment Franz
thought of running away and spend the day out of doors.
2. Why did Franz want to spend his day out of
doors?
2
Ans: M. Hamel asked the
students to prepare the rules on participles. But Franz did not know the first
word about them. He feared of getting
scolded by his teacher as he was late. Moreover,
outside was more fun like it was bright day, drilling of the Prussian soldiers
and chirping of the birds.
3. What are M. Hamel's views about the French
language?
2
Ans: See question no-14 from
2 marks question section.
2017
1. What was written on the new copies brought by M
Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand?
1
Ans: "France-Alsace
France-Alsace" was written on the new copies brought by M Hamel for the
students in a beautiful round hand.
2. Why did Franz want to spend his day out of
doors? 2
Ans: See 2016 solved
question paper.
3. Why did M. Hamel blame not Franz alone for his
inability to learn? 2
Ans: See question no-8 from 2
marks question section.
2018
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Ans: Wachter.
2. What is the great trouble with Alsace? 2
Ans: See question no-26 from
1 mark question section.
3. Will they make them sing in German, even the
pigeons? ' What does this sentence suggest? 2018/2025
Ans:
Franz wonders if the conquerors make the
pigeons to sing in German, it shows his concern regarding the loss of his
native language. This sentence could also mean that how hard the authorities
try to impose German language, their feelings for German will remain unchanged.
They can enslave the people but they can’t compel pigeons cooing in German. It
shows Franz's sense against the unjust German order.
2019
1. What is the name of the river mentioned in ‘‘The
Last Lesson”?
Ans: Saar.
2. What words did M. Hamel write on the blackboard
before dismissing the last class? What did they mean?
Ans: At the end of the class
M Hamel wrote ‘Vive - la – France’. It means Long Live France.
3. What would Franz love to do on that sunny morning
instead of going to school?
Ans: On that sunny morning
Franz would love to spend his day out of doors instead of going to school. He
would like to seek for birds’ egg, sliding in the Saar and would love to watch
the Prussian soldiers’ drilling.
2020
1. Why did Wachter, the blacksmith, tell Franz that
he would reach school in 'Plenty of
time'?
Ans: The blacksmith told
Franz no to hurry to school, because he had read the news about the order given
by the Germans and he thought that Franz had plenty of time to reach school.
2. How does M. Hamel make the people realize how they,
the students and he have been responsible for not learning their language well?
Ans: See question no-8 from 2
marks question section.
2022
1. How long did M. Hamel teach in his school?
Ans: For forty years.
2. What is the name of the blacksmith in 'The Last
Lesson'?
Ans: Wachter.
3. What is the ' 'great trouble with Alsace"?
Ans: See 2018 solved question
paper
4. What lesson do you learn from the story 'The Last
Lesson'?
Ans: We find two important
lessons. One is that we should not postpone our work for tomorrow. Life is
subject to change. Another is that when we lose something then we know it's
importance.
5. What would Franz love to do on that sunny morning
instead of going to school?
Ans: See 2019 solved question
paper.
6. How different from usual was the atmosphere at
school on the day of the last lesson?
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2023
1. Who is the writer of the story "The Last
Lesson". 1
Ans: See question No 13
from 1 mark section.
2. Why did M. Hamel write "Vive La France"
before dismissing his class? 2
Ans: M Hamel wrote
'Vive La France! ' on the backboard to show his love for his country as well as
for the French language. In addition, he was displaying his resistance to the
German occupation of France. He does this to make the as
their identity among themselves as this was the key to
their prison.
3. What changes came over Frantz after he heard M.
Hamel's announcement? 2
Ans: See question No 20
from 2 marks section.
2024
1. Who asked Franz not to hurry to school?
Ans: The blacksmith, Wachter.
2. How was M. Hamel dressed differently that day?
Ans: See question No 9
from 2 marks section.
3. Translate “Viva la France” into English. Where was
it written?
Ans: The translation of
“Viva la France” into English is ‘long live France’. It was written on the
blackboard.
Think as you read
1. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for
school that day?
Ans. Already answered.
2. What did Franz notice that was unusual about the
school that day?
Ans. Already answered.
3. What had been put up in the bulletin-board?
Ans. Already
answered.
4. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in
school that day?
Ans. Students were all
sitting in their places calmly. M. Hamel was kind and wearing his beautiful
dress. Furthermore, there were village people sitting in the last benches.
5. How did
Franz's feelings about M. Hamel and the school change?
Ans. When Franz learned that
it was the last lesson in French, he felt sorry for not learning. His books,
which appeared burden, were now old friends. His feelings about M. Hamel also
changed. He forgot all about his ruler and developed a good feeling for the teacher.
Previous year broad notes
1. Describe the unusual things that Franz noticed on
the day of last lesson. 2017
Or
Give a detailed account of the scene in the classroom
on the day of the last lesson. 2015
Ans: Franz noticed
several unusual things on that day. He saw a crowd in front of the bulletin
board.
When he reached the school, usually, there was a great
bustle. The noise could be heard out in the school. Students opened and closed
their desks.
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M. Hamel, the teacher treated him so affectionately
though he was late. The teacher was dressed in his beautiful green coat,
frilled shirt and little black silk cap, all embroidered, something he never
wore except prize and inspection days.
The back benches which used to be empty, the village
people were sitting quietly. The old Hauser, the former mayor, the former
postmaster and several others were sitting at the back benches and they are all
looking sad. These were the unusual things Franz noticed that day.
2. Draw a character sketch of M. Hamel as it is shown
in 'The Last Lesson'. 2016/2025
Ans: M. Hamel was a teacher
who used to teach the French language. He had been teaching his mother tongue
for the last forty years. He loved his profession and had always been very
strict in imparting the knowledge of the language to his pupils. The news, that
French would no more be taught, made him completely shattered. He tried his
level best to remain calm and composed but broke down at the end.
Hamel was a patriot in the real sense. He regarded the
mother tongue to be a means of holding one’s identity and self-respect. He
blamed not only the parents and children but himself also for neglecting
French.
His concern and love for his country are evident when,
at the end of his last lesson, he writes on the blackboard ‘Vive La France!’ in
bold letters and make a gesture to symbolize that the class is dismissed.
3. What were the topics and subjects taken up by M.
Hamel on the day of the last lesson? 2024
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On the day of the last
lesson, M. Hamel went on talking about French language that it is the most
beautiful language in the world, most logical and clearest. The he taught
French grammar to the students. He wrote French sentences on the blackboard and
asked the students to translate them into German.
They also had a lesson in
writing. "France-Alsace France-Alsace" was written on the new copies
brought by M Hamel for the students in a beautiful round hand.
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2025
What did Hauser bring?
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