The Last Lesson MCQs of Class 12 English Chapter 1, by Alphonse Daudet have been compiled for students to practice. Students of Class 12 can prepare the MCQs of Chapter 1 The Last lesson from NCERT Flamingo book. Each question has four options followed by the correct answer. Students can also take a free test of the The Last Lesson MCQ Question Answers Quiz. These MCQ Questions have been selected based on the latest exam pattern as announced by CBSE.
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Class 12 English Flamingo The Last Lesson Chapter 1 Multiple Choice Questions
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) are a type of objective assessment in which a person is asked to choose one or more correct answers from a list of available options. An MCQ presents a question along with several possible answers.
1. `Who is the author of The Last Lesson?
A) Jane Austen
B) Rabindra Nath Tagore
C) None
D) Alphonse Daudet
2. Alphonse Daudet was from which country?
A) India
B) France
C) England
D) New Zealand
3. The story ‘The Last Lesson’ highlights which human tendency?
A) Male Chauvinism
B) Procrastination
C) Courage
D) Cowardice
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4. What were the things being taken for granted by the people of Alsace?
A) Teachers of the school
B) Time and school
C) People around
D) Money and power
5. What does The Last Lesson symbolize?
A) Loss
B) Loss of freedom
C) Loss of language
D) Loss of language and freedom
6. What do the marching soldiers under the windows represent?
A) The Dawn of Prussia in the defeat of French people
B) The defeat of Prussia
C) The victory of French
D) None of these
7. 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
8. Why was Franz reluctant to go to school?
A) wanted to enjoy warm Sunlight
B) wanted to see soldiers drill
C) wanted to enjoy outdoor
D) lesson on participles was not prepared
9. What did Franz find on reaching the school?
A) People were dancing
B) school was closed
C) Police patrolling
D) strange quietness
10. Who occupied the back benches in the class?
A) weak students
B) teachers
C) monitors of the class
D) village elders
11. Why was Franz surprised?
A) Because of village elders
B) Because of police patrolling
C) because of students’ behavior
D) because of M.Hamel’s kind and polite behaviour
12. Why was Franz feeling regretful and sad?
A) for reaching late
B) for not learning participles
C) for change of the Government
D) for not learning his mother tongue
13. Whom did M.Hamel blame for not sending students to school?
A) Parents
B) friends
C) teachers
D) watchman
14. What did Hauser bring?
A) sweets
B) children
C) friends
D) old Primer
15. What made Franz forget M.Hamel’s ruler and crankiness?
A) Police Patrolling
B) Strange Quietness
C) Bustle on the streets
D) The idea of his going away
16. For how many years did M. Hamel serve the school?
A) 20 years
B) 35 years
C) 30 years
D) 40 years
17. Where did the parents send their children?
A) school
B) coaching
C) farms and mills
D) movies
18. Why were the parents sending their children to the farms and mills?
A) to play
B) to meet friends
C) to meet relatives
D) to earn money
19. Why did the villagers come to meet M. Hamel in the school?
A) to complain
B) to say goodbye
C) to gossip
D) to show gratitude
20. Why did Mr. M. Hamel call the French language the most beautiful?
A) Because it was the clearest and logical
B) Because it was his native language
C) Because people were from France
D) None of these
21. What was Franz expected to be prepared for at school that day?
A) song
B) dance
C) essay writing
D) Participles
22. When people are enslaved, what key do they have to the prison, according to M.Hamel?
A) their behaviour
B) power
C) aggressiveness
D) mother tongue
23. What did Franz notice that was unusual that day?
A) quietness in the school
B) soldiers in the school
C) crowd in school
D) all of these
24. What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?
A) hustle-bustle
B) people were happy
C) teachers were sad
D) strange quietness and sadness
25. What changed Franz’s feelings about M.Hamel and school?
A) Police Patrolling
B) Orders from Berlin
C) Strict words from M. Hamel
D) old Primer
26. Expression ‘Thunder Clap” in the lesson means _______.
A) loud but not clear
B) loud and clear
C) startling and unexpected
D) unpleasant
27. What did Mr. Hamel bring for his class on his last day in the school?
A) new pens
B) new notebooks
C) sweets
D) story books
28. “The Last Lesson” story was written in which year?
A) 1869 – 1870
B) 1870 – 1871
C) 1872- 1873
D) 1870 – 1872
29. Don’t go so fast, you will get to your school in plenty of time means ___
A) getting late
B) very early
C) not early
D) early enough
30. What was there in front of the Bulletin Board?
A) children
B) police
C) hawkers
D) a crowd
31. What bad news used to come from the Bulletin Board?
A) lost battles
B) the draft
C) orders of commanding officers
D) All of these
32. Which language would the students study from the next day?
A) English
B) German
C) Dutch
D) Spanish
33. What does the expression “in great dread of scolding” mean?
A) to be happy about it
B) very badly scared of scolding
C) To be indifferent
D) None of these
34.Who out of the following is NOT one of the characters in the story the last lesson?
A) Franz
B) Hauser
C) Hamel
D) Tom
35. What attitude of M.Hamel surprised Franz?
A) soft and kind
B) rude
C) firm and strict
D) none of these
36. Who was M.Hamel?
A) a spy
B) language teacher
C) soldier
D) School Principal
Q37- What kind of teacher was M. Hamel?
A) lazy
B) idle
C) patriot
D) none of the above
Q38- Who was late for school?
A) Franz
B) Joe
C) M. Hamel
D) Anees
Q39- What did Franz fear for coming late to school?
A) he would be blessed by the teacher
B) he would be rebuked by the teacher
C) he would be fined by the teacher
D) he would be given 100 pesos
Q40- What homework had been given to Franz?
A) learn tense
B) learn modals
C) learn participles
D) learn voice
Q41- Whom did Franz see drilling in the open fields?
- French persons
- Prussian soldiers
- neighbours
- village old people
Q42- Where was little Franz going?
A. to bus stop
B. to play
C. to school
D. to temple
Q43- What was the scene when school began that day?
A) all silent
B) hustle and bustle
C) noise
D) School was closed
Q44- Who was walking up and down with his terrible iron ruler under his arms?
A) Franz
B) Wachter
C) villagers
D) M. Hamel
Q45- Franz saw a huge crowd assembled in front of the bulletin board, but did not stop. How would you evaluate his reaction? (QB)
A) Franz was too little to care about the news of lost battles.
B) Nobody in Franz’s family was in the army, so it did not matter.
C) Bad news had become very normal, so he went about his task.
D) It was too crowded for Franz to find out what news was up on the board.
Q46- There was usually great bustle and noise when school began, but it was all very quiet. Which of the following describes Franz’ emotions most accurately? (QB)
A) shock and awe
B) disappointment and anxiety
C) confusion and distress
D) curiosity and uncertainty
Q47- Choose the word which means the same thing as terrible, eerie, dire.
A) Trumpets
B) Dreadful
C) Nuisance
D) Thunderclap
Q48- Concluding his last lesson by writing ‘Vive la France!’ on the blackboard shows that M. Hamel- (SQP 2020-21)
A) was overwhelmed with emotions.
B) wanted to distract all attending class that day.
C) was keen on not leaving the country.
D) wanted to teach French participles through it.
Q49- “I never saw him look so tall”. Which of the following best captures M. Hamel on the last day of school? (QB)
A) cranky, miserable, dedicated, resigned
B) patient, dignified, emotional, courageous
C) calm, nostalgic, disappointed, patriotic
D) proud, reproachful, persistent, heroic
Q50- On his way to school, Franz says that he had the strength to resist and chose to hurry off to school. The underlined phrase suggests that Franz was (SQP 2021-22)
A) hesitant.
B) threatened.
C) tempted.
D) repentant.
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ANSWER KEY
| 1 | D |
| 2 | B |
| 3 | B |
| 4 | B |
| 5 | D |
| 6 | A |
| 7 | C |
| 8 | D |
| 9 | D |
| 10 | D |
| 11 | D |
| 12 | D |
| 13 | A |
| 14 | D |
| 15 | D |
| 16 | D |
| 17 | C |
| 18 | D |
| 19 | D |
| 20 | A |
| 21 | D |
| 22 | D |
| 23 | A |
| 24 | D |
| 25 | B |
| 26 | C |
| 27 | B |
| 28 | B |
| 29 | D |
| 30 | D |
| 31 | D |
| 32 | B |
| 33 | B |
| 34 | D |
| 35 | A |
| 36 | B |
| 37 | C |
| 38 | A |
| 39 | B |
| 40 | C |
| 41 | B |
| 42 | C |
| 43 | A |
| 44 | D |
| 45 | C |
| 46 | C |
| 47 | B |
| 48 | A |
| 49 | C |
| 50 | C |
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