12th Eng. Class Test THE LAST LESSON, based on CBSE Extract, Questions, vocabulary and character

English Confluence by CLGautam)

M.R.CITI PUBLIC SCHOOL BALACHAUR

Class Test

Topic - The Last Lesson 

Class XII                              Sub. English 

MM.25                             Time :  01 Period

Q1.Read The given Extract and answer the questions.A Or B

A)‘…….. that we must guard it among us and never forget it, because when a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language it is as if they had the key to their prison. Then, he opened a grammar and read us our lesson. I was amazed to see how well I understood it.’( 1x6=6 Marks)

(a) How did M. Hamel explain the French language to the students?

(i) It was the most beautiful language in the world

(ii) It was easy to learn it

(iii) It was better than German

(iv) None of the above

(b) Why did Franz say 'I was amazed to see'?

(c) Which of the following words can replace 'amazed' in the passage?

(i) Sad (ii) Gloomy (iii) Astonished (iv) Aloof

(d) What must 'we' guard?

(e) 'He' is.......

(f) Give an antonym of 'enslaved'.

B.2. For a moment I thought of running away and spending the day out of doors. It was so warm, so bright! The birds were chirping at the edge of the woods; and in the open field back of the sawmill the Prussian soldiers were drilling.

(a) Why was 'l' in a hurry?

(b) Why does 'I' say 'I thought of running away'?

(i) He was sick

(ii) He had not learnt his lesson

(iii) He had an urgent piece of work

(iv) None of the above

(c) Prussian soldiers were.........

(d) Who is the author?

(e) What does the word 'edge' mean?

(f) Who is 'l' in the given extract?

(i) M. Hamel

(ii) One of the elders present in the class

(iii) The narrator

(iv) None of the above

Q2.Answer the following question any five 

2x5=10

a. How is The Title ‘The Last Lesson’ relevant to the story

b. What did Franz notice in the school that seemed unusual about the school that day?

c. What had been put up on the bulletin board? 

d. Why does Franz think of bunking off the class?

e. How did M Hamel pay tribute to the French language

f. What do you mean by the words, trumpets,Angelus, Primer, drilling, unison,Mounted on (any four)

Q3. Write The character sketch Of Monsieur Hamel. Or M.Hamel as an Ideal Teacher, discuss  (4 Marks)

 Or 

Analyse the Chapter The Last Lesson.

Q4.You are Secretary of J.P. Narain Housing Society, R.W.A., Meerut. Draft a notice in not more than 50 words stating that the second instalment of maintenance charges falls due on 31st March 2011, and requesting the members to pay before the due date. Sign as Anil/Anita (5 Marks )

Q5.Attempt any one of the two. A -B

1x5=5

A. Your friend P.V. Sathish, has invited you to attend the wedding of his sister, Jaya. You find that you have an important paper of pre-board examination on the day of the wedding. Thus, you cannot attend the event. Write a formal reply to the invitation expressing your regret. You are Puneet/Puneeta Vij, M-114, Fort Road, Chennai.

OR

B. You are Rukmini/Raja of R-201, Fort Road, Chennai. You have just purchased a new house. You decide to have a house-warming ceremony and invite your cousin Balaji. Write the invitation giving all necessary details.

Q6. Attempt any one of the two.

1x5=5

A. Bal Vidya Public School, Bhilai, urgently requires a post-graduate teacher to teach political science for which they have placed an advertisement in The Bhilai Express. You are Sanjay/Sanjana Sharma from 21, Vasant Marg, Bhilai. Draft a letter including a CV, applying for the advertised post.

B. You are Sudeep/Sudeepa staying at 301/A, Harmony Apartments, Manker Chowk, Wakad, Pune. The main road which leads to the apartments has four manholes which cause frequent accidents during night, street lights being unavailable.Write a letter to the editor of 'The Hindustan Times' expressing your our deep concern about the apathetic attitude of the concerned authorities towards this situation.

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Answers

(a) (i) It was the most beautiful language in the world

(b) Franz said 'I was amazed to see' because he had understood the lesson so well.

(c) (iii) Astonished

(d) 'We' must guard the French language.

(e) M. Hamel

(f) An antonym of 'enslaved' is liberated or emancipated.