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The Last Lesson 10+2

Total questions: 36

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What had been the news that the people of Alsace used to receive? (Any 3)

a)

The orders of the commanding officer

b)

The draft

c)

The offers

d)

The lost battles

2.

Why was little Franz afraid of going to school that day? (Any 2)

a)

He was late

b)

He did not carry the textbooks with him

c)

He did not know about French participles

d)

He was terribly sick

3.

Name the author of the lesson: _______________________

a)

Franz

b)

Bismarck

c)

Alphonse Daudet

d)

Hauser

4.

Why was there a crowd at the bulletin board?

a)

The news of French being replaced by German had attracted them there.

b)

They were called by the authorities over there.

c)

They had decided to protest against the authorities.

d)

All of these

5.

The story of 'The Last Lesson' is set in the backdrop of__________.

a)

France-Germany War

b)

France-Britain war

c)

Franco-Prussian War

d)

World War-II

6.

"Don't go so fast bub; you'll get to your school in plenty of time." Who says this dialogue and to whom?

a)

M.Hamel to Franz

b)

Franz to M.Hamel

c)

Blacksmith to Franz

d)

Villagers to Franz

7.

"But you are not the worst. We have all a great deal to reproach ourselves with." Who says this dialogue and to whom?

a)

Alphonse Daudet to the reader

b)

Franz to M.Hamel

c)

M.Hamel to the villagers

d)

M.Hamel to Franz

8.

M. Hamel wore his Sunday clothes to honour (a)  

9.

The villagers’ presence in the class showed

their (a)   for their country.

10.

The phrase ‘Vive La France’ means

(a)  

11.

M. Hamel called one’s language as a key to

(a)  

12.

Franz was not scolded that day because-

a)

He was in a happy mood

b)

M. Hamel had changed

c)

It was a Sunday

d)

It was the last lesson

13.

What was the image of M.Hamel among his students initially?

a)

An understanding teacher

b)

A kind and humble teacher

c)

A strict teacher

d)

A loving teacher

14.

Which place does Prussia refer to?

a)

Germany

b)

France

c)

Alsace

d)

Lorraine

15.

M. Hamel wore his Sunday clothes to honour___________

4 lines
16.

Franz’s feeling about M. Hamel changes because:

4 lines
17.

Franz wants to enjoy beauty of nature and the bright----------- but

he---------------.

(a)  

18.

15. Why was Franz surprised?

a)

(a) Because of village elders(

b)

(b) Because of police patrolling

c)

(c) because of students’ behavior

d)

(d) because of M.Hamel’s kind and polite behaviour

19.

The order has come from berlin to teach only german in the

schools of -----------and------------

(a)  

20.

14. Why did the villagers come to meet M. Hamel in the school?

a)

(a) to complain

b)

(b) to say goodbye

c)

(c) to gossip

d)

(d) to show gratitude

21.

13. What was Franz expected to be prepared for at school that day?

a)

(a) song

b)

(b) dance

c)

(c) essay writing

d)

(d) Participles

22.

12. What did Mr. Hamel bring for his class on his last day in the school?

a)

(a) new pens

b)

(b) new notebooks

c)

(c) sweets

d)

(d) story books

23.

11. Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time means ___

a)

(a) getting late

b)

(b) very early

c)

(c) not early

d)

(d) early enough

24.

10. For the last two years, where did all the bad news come from?

a)

(a) the Bulletin Board

b)

(b) Town Hall

c)

(c) school

d)

(d) M. Hamel’s House

25.

9. What was M. Hamel going to question Franz about?

a)

(a) participles

b)

(b) adjectives

c)

(c) old primer

d)

(d) Ba be bi bo bu

26.

8. Who sat on the back bench on the last lesson?

a)

(a) Franz

b)

(b) Prussians

c)

(c) the village people

d)

(d) The new teacher

27.

7. Why did Hamel blame himself?

a)

(a) not having taught them enough French

b)

(b) not being strict

c)

(c) giving students a holiday at times

d)

(d) not being responsible

28.

6. What is the moral that the Alphonse Daudet wants to bring out?

a)

(a) not to put off things that one can do that day

b)

(b) old order changed to new

c)

(c) one should accept everything that happens

d)

(d) teachers should be respected

29.

5. What does M. Hamel’s motionless posture reflect?

a)

(a) the school is dismissed

b)

(b) sense of finality

c)

(c) changing order of life

d)

(d) feeling of nostalgia

30.

4. Franz thinks- will they make them sing in German- even the pigeons? What could this mean?

a)

(a) German would use brutal force over everyone

b)

(b) harsh orders will be passed

c)

(c) when people are deprived of their essence even the surroundings are affected.

d)

d) the Germans will rob France of its language.

31.

3. M. Hamel is introduced as a ruler-wielding teacher. This demonstrates that:

a)

(a) he is concerned.

b)

(b) he is adamant.

c)

(c) he is unfeeling.

d)

(d) he is a hard taskmaster.

32.

1. Franz looked for opportunities to skip school to do what?

a)

(a) work on mills

b)

(b) go fishing

c)

(c) water the plants

d)

(d) collect birds egg

33.

I was amazed to see how well I understood it.

Select the option that does NOT explain why Franz found the grammar lesson “easy”.

a)

Franz was paying careful attention in class this time.

b)

M. Hamel was being extremely patient and calm in his teaching.

c)

Franz was inspired and had found a new meaning and purpose to learning.

d)

Franz had realized that French was the clearest and most logical language.

34.

Franz was able to understand the grammar lesson easily because he was

a)

receptive.

b)

appreciative.

c)

introspective.

d)

competitive.

35.

There was usually great bustle and noise when school began, but it was all very quiet.

Which of the following describes Franz’ emotions most accurately?

a)

shock and awe

b)

disappointment and anxiety

c)

confusion and distress

d)

curiosity and uncertainty

36.

Franz saw a huge crowd assembled in front of the bulletin board, but did not stop. How would you evaluate his reaction?

a)

Franz was too little to care about the news of lost battles.

b)

Nobody in Franz’s family was in the army, so it did not matter.

c)

Bad news had become very normal, so he went about his task.

d)

It was too crowded for Franz to find out what news was up on the board.