9 CLASS X

Multiple Choice Questions based on an extract

1. JbeardM. Hamel say to me, "I won tscold you, little Franz: you must feel bad enough,see how
is t Eervday we have said to ourselves. Bah! I've plenty of time I'l learn it tomorrow. And now y
e where we 've come out. Ah, that's the great trouble with Alsace: she puts offlearning tilltom
mw. Now those fellows out there will have the right to sav to you. 'How is it: you pretend to
Frenchmen, and yet you can neither speak nor write your own language ?' But you are not the wor.
poor little Franz. We've all a great deal to reproach ourselves with",
'And now you see where we ve come out. The tone of M Hamel in the above line is that of :
b) happiness d) enthusiasm
a) kindness cregret
"We've all agreat deal to reproach ourselves with.' Select the option, which conveys the meaning
reproach' as reflected in the above line.
a)The player received a reprimand for breach of rules.
b) The students approached the management with a demand for new canteen.
c) The clerk received aletter of appreciation for his innovative ideas.
d) She could not find a way to broach the subject with her boss.
to the extract
ii. State whether the following statement is true or false with reference
M. Hamel endorse the belief that there is plenty of time to learn their language.
these words M. Hame
iv. Complete the sentenceappropriately. 'You must feel bad enough, Through
unges the people 4eel that hy ae lginy theu Coithy aud altue
V. Identify the line from the text thatreinforces the theme of patriotism in the story. Ve Ja Fra
PAehatnutig
vi. She puts off learning till tomorrow. The phrase »puts off'suggests
2. Poor man! It was in honour of this last lesson that he had put on
his fine Sunday clothes, and nowI
understood why the old men of thevillage were sitting there in the back
of the room. It was because they
their way ofthanking our masterfor his
were sorry, too, that they had not gone to school more. It was
country that was theirs no more.
forty years offaithful service and of showing their respectfor the
Why does the narrator refer to M. Hamel
as Poor man!'?
i.
empathizes with M. Hamel as he had to leave the
village.
a) He
that he was not rich.
b) He believes that M. Hamel's "fine Sunday clothes" clearly reflected
French lesson.
,eAefeels sorry for [Link] as it was his last
d He thinks that M. Hame>'s patriotism and sense of duty resulted in his poverty.
i. Which of the following idioms might describe the villagers' act of attending the last lesson most
accurately?
Toolittle, too late'
a) "Toogood to miss'
c) "Too many cooks spoil the broth' d) Too cool for school'
Choose the option that might raise a question about M. Hamel's "faithful service".
jii.
a) When Franz came late, M. Hamel told him that he was about to begin class without him.
b) Franz mentioned how cranky M. Hamel was and his "great ruler rapping on the table" .
[Link] often sent students to water his flowers, and gave aholiday when he wanted to go
fishing.
d) M. Hamel permitted villagers put their children "to work on afarm or at the mills" for some extra
money.
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Choose the option that most appropriately fills in the blanks, for the following description of the
given extract. The villagers and their children sat in class, forging with their old master a (i)
togetherness. In that moment, the class room stood (ii) It was France itself., and the last French
lesson adesperate hope to (ii), to the remnants of what they had known and taken for granted.
Their own (iv)
graceful; (i) still:(ii) hang on; (iv) country
b)() bygone: (ii) up; (i) keep on; (iv) education
3. M. Hamel went on to talk of the French language, saying that it was the most beauiful language in
the world - the clearest, the most logical: that we must guard it among us and never forget it,
because when apeople 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 agramnar book and read us our lesson. I was amazed to see
how welllunderstood iu. All he said seemed so easy,so easy!
Which of the following can be attributed to M. Hamel's declaration about the French language?
a) subject expertise b) nostalgic pride )factual accuracy d) patriotic magnification
Read the quotes given below. Choose the option that might best describe M. Hamel's viewpoint.
i) Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
(ii) Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are
- Rita Mae Brown
going.
-Ali bn Abi Talib
(iüi) Apoor man is like a foreigner in his own country.
(iv) The greatest propaganda in the world is our mother tongue, that is what we learn as children, and
which we learn unconsciously. That shapes our perceptions for life. - Marshal McLuhan
Beption (i) b) Option (i) c) Option (i) d) Option (iv)
"Iwas amazed to see how well Iunderstood it."
Select the opion 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.
Franz had realized that French was the clearest and most logical language.
iv. Franz was able to understand the grammar lesson casily because he was
wMeGeptive b) appreciative c)introspective d) competitive
4 While I was wondering about it all, M. Hamnel mounted his chair, and, in the same grave and gentle

tone which he had used to me, said, "My children, this is the last lesson I shall give you. The order
has come from Berlin toteach only German in the schools ofAlsace and Lorraine. The new master
comes tomorrow. This is your last French lesson. I want you to be very attentive."
What a thunderclap these words were to me!
Oh, the wretches; that was what they had put up at the town-hall!
Who are the wretches' Franz refers to in this extract?
a) the French bthe Prussians c) the village people d) the schoolchildrn
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My books that had seemed such anuisance a while ago, so heavy to carry, my grammar;, and
history of thesaints, were old friends now that I couldn't give up. And, M. Hamel, too; the idea i
he was going away that I should never see him again, made me forget all about his ruler and ho
cranky he was.
What were the startling and unexpected words to Franz?
a}The order from Berlin to teach only German in the schools of Alsace and Loraine.
b) The transfer order of the French teacher M. Hamel.
c) Order to recite the rules for participles.
d) Order to take his seat before the lesson begins.
ii. Franz expresses his in not learning his mother tongue seriously.
a) anger b) elation Leremorse d) contentment

Franz's feelings and attitude towards his school and M. Hamel changed because
afhe began to realise the real worth of his school and the teacher.
b) he was afraid of Prussian soldiers.
c) the teacher explained everything with much patience.
d) the village elders told him to do so.
iv. Select the suitable option for the given statements.
1) Franz forgets the iritable nature of M. Hamel.
2) M. Hamel goes away from the school for good.
a) (1)is true, but (2) is false b) (2) is true, but (1 ) is false.
c) (1)is the reason for (2) L2) is the reason for (1)
V. Who are called 'wretches'?

a) Students b) Elderly villagers ) Germans d) People of France

vi. Bulletin board at the town hall brought news about

a) the orders of the commanding officer b) the lost battles

c) the draft d)All of the above
8.
Once some beetles flew in; but nobody paid anyattention to them, not even the littlest ones, who
fish-hooks, as if that was French, too. On the roof the pigeens cooed
worked right on tracing their
very low, and I thought to myself, Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?
Now the students are getting a lesson in
a) History b) writing c) grammar d) Mathematics

ii. Students are attending the lesson with fierce concentration because
a) M. Hamel is walking up and down with the terrible iron ruler in his arm.
byhey know that their beloved mother tongue is taken away from them by Germans.
c) they want to score good marks in the ensuing examinations.
) they may not be able to attend the lessons the following day as they have to work on farms.
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The last sentence of the extract reflects

a)extreme linguistic chauvinism of Germans b) racial prejudice of Germans
c)submissive nature of people of France d) inclusiveness of French culture

iv.
Jdentify the literary device used in
On the roof the pigeons cooed very low,and Ithought to myself, Will they make them sing in
German, even the pigeons?
a) Simile b) Irony c) Metaphor Personification
Through the above lines the writer conveys Franz's
a) enthusiasm to learn anew language byafixiety about the imposition ofa new language
c) indifference to aforeign language d) concern about pigeons
Which among the following is TRUE?
a) Small children got distracted from the lessons when some beetles flew in.
b) MHamel delivered aspeech on the futility of war.
c) Franz recited the rule for participle without any error
,The mother tongue was as natural to the people of Alsace as cooing is to the pigeons.
9. Iheard M. Hamel say to me, Iwon't scold you, litle Franz; you must feel bad enough. See how it is!
Every day we had said to ourselves, Bah! I've plenty oftime. I will learn it tomorrow.'And now you
see where we've come out. Ah, that is the great trouble with Alsace; she puts off learningtil tomorrow.
Now those fellowsout there will have the right to say to you, How is it: you pretend to be Frenchmen,
and yet you can neither speak nor write your own language? 'Bu you are not the worst, poor little
Franz. Weve all a great deal to reproach ourselves with.
M. Hamel has afeeling of, towards the people ofAlsace.
alappreciation b) anger c)contempt d) gratitude
People of Alsace have a general attitude of
a) promptitude b) alacrity c)dil¥toriness d) punctuality
Those fellows' in the extract referred to
a) Frenchmen b}Prussians
c)Students who did not get admission at this school
.d) Common people gathered at the town hall
iv. Franz must feel bad enough for
a) being late to reach school. b) creatinga distraction in the classroom.
c) not reading the bulletin board at the town hall. d, not reciting rules for participles corectly.
Find the word which is not similar in meaning to the word 'reproach'.
a) Criticise b) Blame eAdmire d) Reprimand
vi. What were the things being taken for granted by the people of Alsace?
a)Tme and learning at school b) Money and power
c) Defeats in battles d) Lives of elderly people
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