FLAMINGO
Prose — Summary, Important & Predicted Questions
Summary | Important Questions | Predicted Board Questions
CBSE Board Exam 2025-26 | Class XII English Core
Class XII | CBSE Board Exam 2025-26
English Core — Flamingo & Vistas
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
, The Last Lesson
Author/Poet: Alphonse Daudet
CHAPTER SUMMARY
Set during the Franco-Prussian War, Franz's last French lesson under M. Hamel reveals the deep
value of one's mother tongue. The Prussian order banning French in Alsace schools transforms an
ordinary school day into a profound statement about identity, language, and patriotism. M. Hamel's
emotional farewell — writing 'Vive La France!' — becomes a symbol of dignified resistance.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (NCERT & Previous Years)
• Q1. Why did M. Hamel call the French language 'the most beautiful language in the world'? What
deeper message does this carry?
• Q2. How does Franz's attitude change during the course of 'The Last Lesson'?
• Q3. What does the order from Berlin signify in the context of the story?
• Q4. Why does M. Hamel wear his 'best clothes' on the day of the last lesson?
• Q5. What is the significance of the old villagers attending the last French lesson?
PREDICTED QUESTIONS — CBSE BOARD 2025-26
★ PREDICTED Q1 [6 marks]: Analyse the character of M. Hamel as a teacher and a patriot.
How does he demonstrate that language is the key to a people's identity?
★ PREDICTED Q2 [4 marks]: 'When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to
their language, it is as if they had the key to their prison.' Explain this statement with
reference to the story.
★ PREDICTED Q3 [6 marks]: Trace Franz's transformation from an irresponsible
schoolboy to a young man who values his language and heritage.
Prose — Summary, Important & Predicted Questions
Summary | Important Questions | Predicted Board Questions
CBSE Board Exam 2025-26 | Class XII English Core
Class XII | CBSE Board Exam 2025-26
English Core — Flamingo & Vistas
National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT)
, The Last Lesson
Author/Poet: Alphonse Daudet
CHAPTER SUMMARY
Set during the Franco-Prussian War, Franz's last French lesson under M. Hamel reveals the deep
value of one's mother tongue. The Prussian order banning French in Alsace schools transforms an
ordinary school day into a profound statement about identity, language, and patriotism. M. Hamel's
emotional farewell — writing 'Vive La France!' — becomes a symbol of dignified resistance.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (NCERT & Previous Years)
• Q1. Why did M. Hamel call the French language 'the most beautiful language in the world'? What
deeper message does this carry?
• Q2. How does Franz's attitude change during the course of 'The Last Lesson'?
• Q3. What does the order from Berlin signify in the context of the story?
• Q4. Why does M. Hamel wear his 'best clothes' on the day of the last lesson?
• Q5. What is the significance of the old villagers attending the last French lesson?
PREDICTED QUESTIONS — CBSE BOARD 2025-26
★ PREDICTED Q1 [6 marks]: Analyse the character of M. Hamel as a teacher and a patriot.
How does he demonstrate that language is the key to a people's identity?
★ PREDICTED Q2 [4 marks]: 'When a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to
their language, it is as if they had the key to their prison.' Explain this statement with
reference to the story.
★ PREDICTED Q3 [6 marks]: Trace Franz's transformation from an irresponsible
schoolboy to a young man who values his language and heritage.
