Mock Test -25M The Last Lesson XII Eng
Class -XII English. MM.25
Q1 Read the extract carefully and answer the questions 1x6=6
Usually, when school began, there was a great bustle, which could be heard out in the street, the opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison, very loud, with our hands over our ears to understand better, and the teacher's great ruler rapping on the table. But now it was all so still! I had counted on the commotion to get to my desk without being seen; but, of course, that day everything had to be as quiet as Sunday morning. Through the window I saw my classmates, already in their places, and M. Hamel walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler under his arm. I had to open the door and go in before everybody. You can imagine how I blushed and how frightened was
Answer the following questions:
1. List any two sensory details present in this extract.
2. Why does the protagonist feel anxious about entering the classroom on this particular day ?
(a) The classmates have started the lesson.
(b) The teacher is in a bad mood.
(c) The classroom is too quiet.
(d) The protagonist is running late.
3. Complete the sentence appropriately.
The phrase "as quiet as Sunday morning" suggests that……
4. Pick evidence from the extract that helps one infer that this was not the protagonist's first time being late to school.
5. What does the term 'terrible iron ruler' indicate about M. Hamel ?
6. Which of the following headlines best suggests the central idea of the extract ?
(a) The Fears of a Latecomer
(b) The Importance of Punctuality
(c) The Rigidity of the School System
(d) The Anxiety of a Young Student
Q2.Write the answer Of any five Questions 2x5=10
A.The order from Berlin banning teaching of French stunned everyone Comment.
B. Educating children is the responsibility of society. justify the statement in the view of Last Lesson.
C. How is the mother tongue important to a person? What does M hamel the teacher say about it?
D.Why did M Hamel not scold Franz for not learning his lesson?
E.How does M Hamel arouse patriotic feelings in the people of Alsace?
F.M Hamel was an ideal teacher through and through comment?
Q3.Answer any one of the following questions 1x5
A. A teacher should be a friend,a philosopher and a guide for his students. Do you think M Hamlet fits into this image of a teacher? discuss.
Or
B.Our native language is part of our culture and we are proud of it.How does the presence of village elders in the classroom and M Hamel’s Last lesson show their love for French?
Q4.Answer any ten
1.The story ‘The Last Lesson’ highlights which human tendency?
A) Male Chauvinism
B) Procrastination
C) Courage
D) Cowardice
2.What does The Last Lesson symbolize?
A) Loss of money
B) Loss of family
C) Loss of land
D) Loss of language and freedom
3.From where did the orders come to teach only German in the districts of Alsace and Lorraine?
A) France
B) Lorraine
C) Berlin
D) Germany
4.Who had occupied the back benches in the class?
A) weak students
B) teachers
C) monitors of the class
5.Why was Franz feeling regretful and sad?
A) for reaching late
B) for not learning participles
C) for change of the Government
D) for watering the plants
6.Whom did M.Hamel blame for not sending students to school?
A) Parents
B) friends
C) teachers
D) watchman
7.For how many years did M. Hamel serve the school?
A) 20 years
B) 35 years
C) 30 years
D) 40 years
8.Where did the parents send their children instead of school?
A) school
B) coaching
C) farms and mills
D) movies
9.Why did Mr. M. Hamel call the French language the most beautiful?
A) Because it was the clearest and most logical
B) Because it had won the award for the best language
C) Because he taught it
D) None of these
10.What was Franz expected to be prepared for at school that day?
A) song
B) dance
C) essay writing
D) grammar topic ( participle)
11.The expression ‘Thunder Clap” in the lesson means _______.
A) loud but not clear
B) loud and clear
C) startling and unexpected
D) unpleasant
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