The Last Lesson Short Question Answer
The Last Lesson Short Question Answer
Class 12 English Prose – The Last Lesson
Short Answer Type Questions
Q.1. What was the bulletin – board ? How was it important ?
Ans. In those days, the bulletin – board was fixed at the main crowded places and was the only medium to convey the messages and news to the common mass. It was important because it was the only mode of communication between the officials and the public.
Q.2. What did M. Hamel say when Franz reached to the school ?
Ans. When Franz reached to the school, M. Hamel saw him and said very kindly to go to his place quickly and they had been beginning without him.
Q.3. What did M. Hamel speak first in the class that day about the last lesson ?
Ans. M. Hamel said addressing his children that it was the last lesson he would give the. The order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master would come the next day. That was their last French lesson. He wanted them to be very attentive.
Q.4. What did Franz think after hearing about the last lesson ?
Ans. After hearing about the last lesson, Franz thought that he hardly knew how to write, he should never learn any more, how sorry he was for not learning his lessons, for seeking birds’ eggs or going sliding on the Saar.
Q.5. Did Franz rocite the participles ? How ?
Ans. Yes, Franz rocited the participles. He recited the participles wrongly as he got mixed up on the first words and stood there, holding on to his desk and his heart was beating.
Q.6. Whom did M. Hamel blame for the ignorance in studies ? Why ?
Ans. Firstly for the ignorance in studies M. Hamel blamed the students because they delayed the studies, then he blamed their parents who preferred them to work on a farm or at the mills, and then he blamed himself too, for giving them holidays.
Q.7. What did M. Hamel say about the language and its importance ?
Ans. M. Hamel said that the French language was the most beautiful language in the world – the clearest, the most logical. He further said that they must guard it among them and never forgot it.
Q.8. What did Franz think about the pigeons ? Why ?
Ans. Franz thought about the pigeons that if they ( Germans ) would make them sing in German. He thought so when he heard the pigeons cooed very low on the roof.
Q.9. What did M. Hamel observe there at last ?
Ans. At last, M. Hamel observed everything in the classroom. He observed desks and benches, the walnut – trees in the garden, the hopvine and the other things as he wanted to fix those in his mind.
Q.10. What happened when Church – clock struck twelve ?
Ans. When Church – Clock struck twelve then there was the Angelus and the trumpets of the Prussians Soldiers. M. Hamel stood up and taking a piece of chalk, wrote, ‘ Vive La France’.
Q.11. Why do you think was little Franz afraid of being scolded ?
Ans. Franz was afraid of being scolded that day especially because M. Hamel, the teacher, had said that he would question them on participles, Franz frankly admits that he was totally ignorant about the topic. His exact words are: “I did not know the first word about them.” Secondly, he had started for school very late that morning.
Q.12. “It was all much more tempting than the rule for participles.” What did Franz find ‘much more tempting’ ? How did he finally react ?
Ans. Franz found that it was a very 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. He could gladly spend the day out of doors. However, he had the strength to resist the temptation. Finally, he hurried off to school.
Q.13. “What can be the matter now ? ” says Franz. Why did he make this comment ?
Ans. There was a bulletin – board near the town – hall. When Franz passed by it, he noticed a crowd there. He did not stop to look at it. He wondered what could be the matter then. For the last two years they had received all the bad news from the bulletin – board – the lost battle, conscription and the orders of the commanding officer.
Q.14. Who was Wachter ? What did he ask Franz and why ? How did Franz react ?
Ans. Wachter was a blacksmith. He was reading the latest bulletin. He asked Franz not to go so fast to his school. He added that the little boy would get to his school in plenty of time. Wachter had read the latest bulletin about teaching of German. Franz thought that the blacksmith was making a fun of him. So, he ran to the school and reached there breathless.
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Q.15. What was the usual scene when Franz’s school began in the morning ?
Ans. Usually, when the school began, 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. They kept their hands over their ears to understand better. The teacher would go on rapping the table with his great iron ruler.
Q.16. How had Franz hoped to get to his desk ? What had he to do and why ?
Ans. Franz had hoped to get to his desk unseen during the commotion. But that day it was very quiet. So, Franz had to open the door and go in before everybody. He blushed as he was late. He was frightened that the teacher might rebuke him, but M. Hamel spoke kindly to him that day.
Q.17. Why had the villagers come to school that day ? How did they look ?
Ans. The villagers had come there to thank M. Hamel for his forty years of faithful service. They also wanted to show their respect to the country that was theirs no more. They were sorry that they had not gone to school more. They were sitting quietly and looked sad.
Q.18. “What a thunderclap these words were to me !” Which were the words that shocked and surprised the narrator ?
Ans. M. Hamel, the teacher, told the children in a solemn and gentle tone that it was their last French lesson. Henceforth, only German would be taught in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. The new master would come the next day. As that was their last French lesson, he wanted them to be very attentive. The teacher’s kind gesture and use of soft words shocked. and surprised the narrator.
Q.19. How did Franz react to the declaration: ‘This is your last French lesson’ ?
Ans. The words appeared startling and unexpected like a thunderclap. He now understood why there was a crowd at the bulletin board, why the village people had come to school, why the teacher was dressed in his Sunday dress and why there was sadness and silence in the school.
Q.20. What tempted Franz to stay away from school ?
Ans. Franz was not prepared for the test on participles. The Prussian soldiers were drilling in the open field at the back of sawmill. The birds were chirping at the edge of woods. These things tempted him to stay away from school. But he hurried off to school.
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Q.21. Who did M. Hamel blame for neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz ?
Ans. He thought it typical with the people of Alsace. They would put off learning till tomorrow. Parents are not quite anxious to have their children learn. They put them to work on a farm or at the mills in order to have a little more money. The teacher made them to water his flowers and gave them a holiday. He too neglected their lessons.
Q.22. What did M. Hamel tell them about French language ? What did he ask them to do and why ?
Ans. M. Hamel told them that French was the most beautiful language in the world. It was the clearest and the most logical language. He asked them to guard it among them and never forget it. He gave a reason also. When a people were enslaved, as long as they held fast to their language, they had the key to their prison.
Q.23. Why were the elders of the village sitting in the classroom ?
Ans. M. Hamel was taking the class of last French lesson. That is why elders of the village were sitting in the classroom to attend it. It was done not only to pay respect to M. Hamel but to pay respect to their own language.
Q.24. How did Franz and other boys enjoy their lesson in writing ?
Ans. That day M. Hamel had new copies for them. The words ” France, Alsace, France, Alsace ” were written on them in a beautiful round hand. The boys set to work quietly. The only sound was the scratching of the pens over the paper. Nobody paid any attention to the beetles who flew in.
Q.25. How did M. Hamel feel and behave during the last lesson ?
Ans. M. Hamel was solemn and gentle. He sat motionless in his chair during the writing lesson. He gazed at one thing or the other. Perhaps he wanted to fix in his mind how everything looked in that little school room. Surely, it must have broken his heart to leave it all after forty years.
Q.26. “He had the courage to hear every lesson to the very last.” What led Franz to make this remark ?
Ans. Franz noticed that M. Hamel was feeling sad on having to leave the place after 40 years and not being allowed to teach French any longer. Yet, he kept control on his emotions. He performed his duties faithfully. He heard every lesson to the last. The school was dismissed only at mid – day prayer time.
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Q.27. What happened when the lesson in history was over ?
Ans. After the lesson in history was over, the babies chanted their ba, be, bi, bo, bu. Old Hauser, who was sitting at the back of the room, had put on his spectacles. He was holding his primer in both hands. He was spelling the letters with the babies.
Q.28. “Ah, how well I remember it, that last lesson !” says the narrator. Which scene does he remember more vividly than the others ?
Ans. The narrator remembers the scene of old Hauser spelling the letters from the primer with the babies. He too was crying. His voice trembled with emotion. It was so funny to hear him that all of them wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.
Q.29. How did M. Hamel behave as the last lesson came to an end ?
Ans. M. Hamel stood up in his chair. He looked very pale and tall. He wanted to say some parting words, but something choked him. Then he wrote “Vive La France ! “on the blackboard with a piece of chalk. Then he stopped. He leaned his head against the wall. Without a word, he made a gesture to the students with his hand to permit them to go as the school was over.
Q.30. Why did Franz not want to go to school that day ?
Ans. Franz did not want to go to school that day because he feared a scolding as he had not prepared his lesson on participles, on which his French teacher M Hamel was to question the class that day. Besides, the warm and bright weather, the chirping of birds and the sight of the marching of Prussian soldiers also tempted Franz to stay away from school.
Q.31. How different was the scene in the classroom on the day of the last lesson ?
Ans. When Franz reached school, he found the entire place unusually quiet, strange and solemn. He was late for school and thought that M Hamel would scold him. But, to his surprise, M Hamel spoke very kindly to him and invited him in. However, what confused him the most was the presence of the village elders in the classroom.
Q.32. How different did M Hamel look that particular morning in “The Last Lesson” ?
Ans. M Hamel’s dress on his last day in the school consisted of his beautiful green coat, frilled shirt, and a little black silk cap, all embroidered, that he never wore except on inspection and prize days.
Q.33. Who occupied the back benches in the classroom on the day of the last lesson ? Why ?
Ans. The old men of the village occupied the back benches that day during M Hamel’s last lesson because they were sorry that they had not attended school more often.
Q.34. Why is the order from Berlin called thunderclap by Franz ?
Ans. The announcement made by M Hamel that there was an order from Berlin to stop teaching French, and that this was their last French lesson, seemed to be a thunderclap to Franz. He would no longer be able to learn French, his mother tongue.
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Q.35. What changes came over little Franz after he heard M Hamel’s announcement ?
Ans. After hearing the announcement, Franz was very sad and he regretted not learning his lessons, and being deprived of the opportunity to learn his own mother tongue. His books suddenly became his’ old friends’ whom he could not abandon.
Q.36. Why were the elders of the village sitting in the classroom ?
Ans. As per an order from Berlin, French was no more to be taught in the schools of Alsace. Therefore, M Hamel, the French teacher, had to leave after forty years of long and faithful service. The elders of the village felt sorry for not learning their language and were present in the classroom to express their respect and gratitude towards him.
Q.37. How did Franz perform when his turn came to recite ?
Ans. When it was Franz’s turn to recite, he got mixed up on the first words and stood at his place, ashamed. He did not have the courage to look up and face his teacher.
Q.38. How did M Hamel praise the French language ?
Ans. M Hamel called French the most beautiful language in the world. According to him, it was the clearest and the most logical language. He wanted the people of France to guard it amongst themselves and never forget it.
Q.39. What shows M Hamel’s love for the French language ?
Ans. M Hamel had taught the French language in the school for forty years and was overwhelmed with emotion when he realised that the villagers would not be able to learn it any more. He wanted them to preserve the language with them, thus showing his love for the language.
Q.40. What did M Hamel tell them about the French language ? What did he ask them to do and why ?
Ans. M Hamel praised the French language, calling it the most beautiful, the clearest, and the most logical language in the world. He asked them to guard or preserve their language among themselves and never forget or lose it.
Q.41. Franz was able to understand everything that day. Why ?
Ans. Franz thought that probably he had never paid so much attention in the class, and that M Hamel had never explained everything with so much patience. Perhaps, these were the very reasons that he was able to understand everything that day.
Q.42. What did M Hamel teach the class in his last lesson ?
Ans. In his last lesson’, M Hamel taught the class about. grammar, then about writing and finally a lesson in history. More than this, he made his students realise the importance of their mother tongue and taught. them to take pride in their language.
Q.43. What was M Hamel’s contribution to the school in Alsace ?
Ans. M Hamel had given forty years of long and faithful service to the school. Though the students found him cranky, he was a true Frenchman at heart, who took immense pride in teaching his mother tongue. He loved the school and wanted the children to love their language.
Q.44. What made M Hamel cry towards the end of his last lesson ?
Ans. M Hamel cried towards the end of his last lesson because he loved the French language and felt pity for the villagers, as they would not be able to learn their mother tongue any longer.
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Q.45. What was Franz apprehensive of ?
Ans. Franz’s teacher had asked the students to prepare a lesson on Participles but he ( Franz ) knew nothing about them. Moreover, he was late for school, so he thought that he would be scolded. This he was apprehensive of.
Q.46. Why was there a large crowd in front of the bulletin – board ?
Ans. The bulletin – board gave people news of the lost battles or the orders of commanding officers, etc. There was a large crowd in front of the bulletin – board to read the latest news. The news was that they were to study German instead of French in their schools.
Q.47. How did the people in Alsace put off learning ?
Ans. The people in Alsace did not pay proper attention to the study of their own language. They thought that they had plenty of time and that they would learn it tomorrow. That is how they put off their learning.
Q.48. How does M. Hamel praise the French language ?
Ans. M. Hamel is a great lover of his language. He says that French is the most beautiful language in the world. It is the clearest and the most logical language.
Q.49. When did M. Hamel finish his last lesson ?
Ans. He finished his last lesson when the Church – clock struck twelve and the trumpets of the prussians sounded under the windows.
Q.50. Why was M Hamel constantly looking at various things in the room ?
Ans. He was constantly looking at various things in the room because he wanted to fix in his mind just how everything looked in that little school – room.
Q.51. What did the author do when he was not learning his lesson ?
Ans. The author was not keen at his studies. When he was not learning his lessons, he would seek birds’ eggs or go sliding on the saar.
Q.52. How did the author come to know that it was the last lesson in French ?
Ans. The teacher told the students that the order had come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine and that it was their last lesson in French.
Q.53. How will the German reproach the French ?
Ans. They will reproach the French saying that they pretend to be Frenchmen and yet they can à neither speak nor write their own language.
Q.54. What did M. Hamel ask Franz to do when he entered the class ?
Ans. When Franz entered the class, M. Hamel asked him gently to go to his place quickly as they were beginning without him.
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Q.55. Why were villagers sitting on the back benches of the class that day ?
Ans. The villagers were sitting on the back benches of the class as they were sorry that they had not gone to school. They also wanted to thank M. Hamel for his long and faithful service.
Q.56. What was the condition of Franz when his name was called in the class ?
Ans. When Franz’s name was called in the class, his heart was beating and he did not dare look up as he did not know anything about the rules of Participles.
Q.57. How did M. Hamel blame himself for Franz’s not learning French ?
Ans. M. Hamel blamed himself for Franz’s not learning French as he often sent him to water his flowers instead of learning his lesson. M. Hamel also gave Franz a holiday when he wanted to go fishing.
Q.58. What looked like little flags floating everywhere in the school room ?
Ans. For a lesson in writing M. Hamel had new copies to the students, written in a beautiful round hand – France. Alsace, France, Alsace. They looked like little flags floating everywhere in the school – room, hung from the rod at the top of their desks.
Q.59. Why did Franz praise the courage of M. Hamel ?
Ans. Franz praised the courage of M. Hamel because he and his family had to leave the country the next day. Though his heart might have been broken to leave it , he was teaching everything according to the timetable with great patience.
Q.60. Who was Wachter ? Why did he call afer Franz ?
Ans. Wachter was a blacksmith. He was reading the news at the bulletin. He called after Franz not to run so fast as he would get to his school in plenty of time.
Q.61. How did M. Hamel wish his country before the close of the school that day ?
Ans. M.Hamel turned to the blackboard, took a piece of chalk and bearing on with all his might, he wrote as large as he could: Vive La France !.
Q.62. What was M. Hamel doing when Franz saw through the window of his classroom ?
Ans. When Franz saw through the window of his classroom, M. Hamel was walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler under his arm.
Q.63. What did M. Hamel say to the students at the time of dismissing the class ?
Ans. At the time of dismissing the class, M. Hamel did not say anything to the students because he got emotional. He just leaned his head against the wall and without a word made a gesture with his hand” school is dismissed – you may go”.
Q.64. What a thunderclap these words were to me !” – Which were the words that shocked and surprised Franz ?
Ans. The words of M. Hamel which shocked and surprised Franz were – “My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order has come from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Lorraine. This is your last French lesson.”
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