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CBSE Question Bank
CLASS: XII SUBJECT: ENGLISH (301)
FLAMINGO (PROSE)
1. THE LAST LESSON
1. “This is your last French lesson.” How did Franz react to this declaration of 2
[Link]? (2010)
2. “What a thunderclap these words were to me!” Which were the words that 2
shocked and surprised little Franz? (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2016)
3. What changes came over little Franz after he heard [Link]’s announcement? 2
(2010)
4. What was Franz expected to be prepared with for the school that day? (2011) 2
5. Who did [Link] blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz? 2
(2011, 2015, 2019)
6. What did M. Hamel tell the people in the class about French language? What did 2
he ask them to do and why? (2011, 2013)
7. What had been put up on the bulletin board? (2011, 2016) 2
8. Franz thinks, "Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?" What 2
does this tell us about the attitude of the Frenchmen? (2011)
9. How did M. Hamel say farewell to his students and the people of the town? (2012) 2
10. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in the school? (2012, 2013, 2015, 2
2016)
11. Why did M. Hamel not scold Franz when the latter fumbled with the rule for the 2
participle? (2012)
12. What were Franz’s regrets after M. Hamel’s announcement of his last lesson? 2
(2012)
13. What change was there in Franz’ attitude towards M. Hamel? (2012) 2
14. How did Franz react to the declaration that it was their last French lesson? (2013) 2
15. Why did Franz think of running away from the school that morning? (2013) 2
16. What did Franz see when he passed the town hall? (2013) 2
17. “But the thing that surprised me most was to see” What surprised Franz most in 2
the class? (2013)
18. What tempted Franz to stay away from school? (2014) 2
19. What words did M. Hamel write on the black¬board before dismissing the last 2
class? What did they mean? (2014, 2015)
20. Why does M. Hamel reproach himself for his students’ unsatisfactory progress in 2
studies? (2014)
21. What made M. Hamel cry towards the end of his last lesson? (2014) 2
22. What was unusual about M. Hamel’s dress on his last day in the school? (2014, 2
2016)
23. Why were the elders of the village sitting in the classroom? (2014, 2015) 2
24. How did [Link] display his love for the French language? (2015) 2
25. What was the bulletin board news that caused a change in the school? (The Last 2
Lesson) (2015)
26. Why did Franz not want to go to school that day? (2016) 2
27. What was [Link]’s regret on the day of the last lesson? (2016) 2
28. Why was Franz not scolded for reaching the school late that day? (2016) 2
29. What did Franz wonder about when he entered the class that day? (2016) 2
30. How is the title ‘The Last Lesson’ appropriate? (2016) 2
31. How were the parents and M. Hamel respon¬sible for the children’s neglect of the 2
French language? (2016)
32. Who were sitting on the backbenches on the day of the last lesson? Why? (2016) 2
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33. Who did M. Hamel blame for the neglect of learning on the part of boys like Franz? 2
(2019)
34. What was the mood in the classroom when M. Hamel gave his last lesson? 2
(2011, 2020)
35. How different from usual was the atmosphere at school on the day of the last 5
lesson? (2015)