St.

Cecilias Public School

ASSIGNMENT-I(2016-17)
SUBJECT: ENGLISH(CORE)
CLASS: XII
Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words each:

Q 1. Describe the background in which 'The Last Lesson' of Alphonse Daudet has
been set.

Q. 2. What did Franz see when he passed in front of the town hall on the way to school ?

Q. 3. How did Franz perform when his turn came to recite? How did M. Hamel react?

Q. 4. What message does the writer want to convey to the readers through 'The Last
Lesson'?

Q. 5. Justify the title of 'The Last Lesson.'

Q.6. Do you think that M.Hamel is a disciplinarian?

Q.7. According to you, who should be blamed- parents, teachers or students for not
learning French?