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The document is an English assignment for Class XII students at Sapphire International School, focusing on the literary work 'The Last Lesson.' It includes comprehension questions, analysis prompts, and thematic discussions related to the text, emphasizing the characters' emotions and realizations about loss and language. Students are asked to explore various aspects of the narrative, including character development and the significance of setting.

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Assignment The Last Lesson

The document is an English assignment for Class XII students at Sapphire International School, focusing on the literary work 'The Last Lesson.' It includes comprehension questions, analysis prompts, and thematic discussions related to the text, emphasizing the characters' emotions and realizations about loss and language. Students are asked to explore various aspects of the narrative, including character development and the significance of setting.

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SAPPHIRE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

Session 2025-2026
CLASS-XII
ENGLISH ASSIGNMENT 3
THE LAST LESSON

Q.1)Read the extract and answer the following questions:

A. What a thunderclap these words were to me! Oh, the wretches; that was what they had put up at
the town-hall! My last French lesson! Why, I hardly knew how to write! I should never learn
anymore! I must stop there, then! Oh, how sorry I was for not learning my lessons, for seeking birds'
eggs, or going sliding on the Saar! My books, that had seemed such a nuisance a while ago, so
heavy to carry, my grammar, and my history of the saints, were old friends now that I couldn't give
up. And M. Hamel, too; the idea that he was going away, that I should never see him again, made
me forget all about his ruler and how cranky he was.
(The Last Lesson)
(i)What was the writer's purpose in using the metaphor of a 'thunderclap'?

(ii)Select the correct option from those given in brackets to fill in the blank.
The use of exclamatory marks in the first five sentences of the extract serves to express the
speaker's__________ (hidden/ intense) emotions.

(iii)Complete the following suitably.


The activities of seeking birds' eggs and sliding on the Saar reveal two things about Franz's
character before his change in perspective. First, his youthful carefree nature and second, his
preference for _____________

(iv)What is reflected through the shift in the speaker's perception of Mr. Hamel, conveyed through
his readiness to forget the ruler?

(v)Select the textual option that is closest to indicating a sense of panic.


A. Oh, how sorry I was for not learning my lessons…
B. Why, I hardly knew how to write!
C. Oh, the wretches; that was what they had put up at the town-hall!
D. And M. Hamel, too;

(vi)What does the following line from the extract showcase?


My books, that had seemed such a nuisance a while ago, so heavy to carry, my grammar, and my
history of the saints, were old friends now that I couldn't give up.

A. realization
B. expectation
C. confusion
D. affirmation
Q.2)Answer the following questions in 30-40 words:

(i)What makes M. Hamel say - 'You pretend to be Frenchmen, and yet you can neither speak nor
write your own language' ?

(ii)Comment on the significance of the villagers sitting at the back in M. Hamel’s classroom.

(iii)How was M.Hamel dressed differently that day? Why?

(iv)We miss a thing when we are in fear of losing it. Substantiate this statement with two examples
from The Last Lesson', how the people in the story suddenly realised how precious their language
was to them.

Q.3)Answer in 120-150 words:

(i)In 'My Mother at Sixty-six' and 'The Last Lesson,' both narratives explore the theme of loss and
the realization of time's fleeting nature; how do the contrasting settings - a car journey versus a
classroom - highlight the different ways in which the protagonists grapple with the impending loss of
something precious, whether it be their mother's youth or their native language?"

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