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प्रश्न
Who is narrating the story?
उत्तर
A little boy named Franz is narrating the story.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Answer the following question in 120 – 150 words:
Our language is part of our culture and we are proud of it. Describe how regretful M. Hamel and the village elders are for having neglected their native language, French.
The entire classroom, M. Hamel as well as those present in the class, is full of regret. For what and why?
Answer the following question in 120 − 150 words :
Everybody during the last lesson is filled with regret. Comment. (The Last Lesson)
Answer the following question in 120-150 words :
How did the order from Berlin change the situation in the school ? (The Last Lesson)
Notice these expressions in the text. Infer their meaning from the context.
- in great dread of
- counted on
- thumbed at the edges
- in unison
- a great bustle
- reproach ourselves with
What did Franz notice that was unusual about the school that day?
The people in this story suddenly realize how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?
Is it possible to carry pride in one’s language too far? Do you know what ‘linguistic chauvinism’ means?
“You realise the true value of a thing only on losing it.” Comment on this statement in the light of the story, The Last Lesson.
Answer the following question in about 40-50 words.
What were Franz's feelings as he set out for school and why?
Mr. and Mrs. Agarwal of Pushp Farms, Kolkata, are hosting a party on the occasion of the twenty-first birthday of their daughter, Vinita. Write a letter of invitation to Sonakshi, their niece, giving details of the date, time and venue in about 50 words.
Form groups of three. Write three sentences of three words each.
In what region does the story take place?
In what time period does the story take place?
Think and answer:
Why is it the last lesson?
Think and answer:
What subjects does Franz study in school?
Why did M. Hamel not scold Franz?
According to M. Hamel, who are the people that did not take education seriously? What examples does he give to support his view?
List the people and their occupations mentioned in the story.
Find five words ending with ‘-ing’ and five words ending with ‘-ed’ from the lesson.
Find five examples of commonly used past participles from the story. For example, said, learnt.
What is the meaning of the following word and phrase in the passage? Choose the correct alternative.
______ did not know the first word about them
What is the meaning of the following words and phrases in the passage? Choose the correct alternative.
______ got a little over my fright
Continue to write as many sentences as the number of students in the group, till you reach the number 10.
After that, go on forming bigger groups and writing sentences with as many words as the number of students in the group. However, you may write only one or two sentences at each step after 10.
