Class 10 - Story 15
Treasure Chest Story 15 The Last Lesson Multiple-Choice Questions 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c) 11. (d) 12. (a) Section B: Context Questions Extract 1 Ans 1: ‘I’ refers to the narrator of the story, a school-going boy, named Franz. He was on his way to school. He thought of running away because he was afraid of being punished by his teacher as he was late and he also had not studied Participles, on which the teacher was supposed to question them. Ans 2: He wanted to spend the day outdoors because he was not interested in his studies. Besides, he was more excited by the chirping of the birds at the edge of woods and the drills of the Prussian soldiers than his French lessons. It reveals that he was a carefree boy, disinterested in his studies. Ans 3: The presence of Prussian soldiers was a reference to the fact that their homeland has been occupied by the Prussians. Their presence was a blow to...