The Last Lesson - 10th Std - Easy and Simple Answers - Minimum Levels of Learning - Samacheer kalvi -

 The Last Lesson

Answer the following questions in two or three sentences:

1.  Why did Franz dread to go to school that day?

Hamel would ask question on participles.

 

2. What were the various things that tempted Franz to spend his day outdoors?

Bright outdoors, chirping of birds and drilling of Prussian soldiers

 

3. Why was the narrator not able to get to his desk without being seen?

Class started, all in their places and Hamel was walking up and down.

 

4.  What was Frank sorry for?

He did not learn the lessons.

 

5. Why were the old villagers sitting in the last desk?

To honour and thank M.Hamel’s forty years of service.

 

6. What were the thoughts of the narrator’s parents?

The parents made him to work on a farm or at the mill.

 

7.  Why does M. Hamel say that we must guard our language?

When people are enslaved, if they hold their language, it is the key to prison.

 

8. M. Hamel was gazing at many things. What were they?

Everything in the little classroom and walnut tree in garden and hopvine.

 

9. When and how did M. Hamel bid farewell to the class?

At 12 o’ clock, he wrote “Vive La France’’ on the board.

 

10. What kind of news was usually put up on the bulletin board?

 Bad news like the lost battles, the draft and the orders of the commanding officer

 

11.  What was the usual scene when school began every day?

Opening and closing of desks, lessons repeated in unison and teacher’s ruler rapping on table.

 

 

12.  Other than the students, who were present in the class?

Village people, old Hauser, former mayor, former post master

 

13.  Why did Mr. Hamel say it was the last French lesson?

The order came from Berlin to teach only German in schools.

 

14.  What was Franz asked to tell? Was he able to answer?

The rules of participles. He was not able to answer.

 

15.  Why did Mr.Hamel blame himself?

Franz was made to water flowers. Hamel gave holiday to Franz when Hamel went for fishing.

 

16.  What did M. Hamel say about the French language?

French was the most beautiful, the clearest and most logical language.

 

17. How many years had M. Hamel been in the village?

Forty years