Class 12 English - Flamingo - Chapter The Last Lesson NCERT Solutions | What did Franz notice that was unusual a

Franz thinks, “Will they make them sing in German, even the pigeons?” What could this mean?
(There could be more than one answer.)

The people in this story suddenly realise how precious their language is to them. What shows you this? Why does this happen?

What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school that day?

What changes did the order from Berlin cause in school that day?

How did Franz’s feelings about M. Hamel and school change?

What had been put up on the bulletin-board?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

What is the “misadventure” that William Douglas speaks about?

From where did the peddler get the idea of the world being a rattrap?

Strike out what is not true in the following.

a. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) a sharecropper.
    (ii) a politician.
    (iii) delegate.
    (iv) a landlord.

b. Rajkumar Shukla was
    (i) poor.
    (ii) physically strong.
    (iii) illiterate.

What does the writer mean by ‘the fiery misery’ of those subjected to make-up’?

What are some of the positive views on interviews?

Where was it most likely that the two girls would find work after school?

What explanations does the author offer for the children not wearing footwear?

What were the series of emotions and fears that Douglas experienced when he was thrown into the pool? What plans did he make to come to the surface?

Why was he amused by this idea?

What is Saheb looking for in the garbage dumps? Where is he and where has he come from?

Did Umberto Eco consider himself a novelist first or an academic scholar?

What is the example of national integration that the author refers to?

What could be some of the reasons for the migration of people from villages to cities?

How is Mukesh’s attitude to his situation different from that of his family?

How, in your opinion, can Mukesh realise his dream?

Mention the hazards of working in the glass bangles industry.

Why do most celebrity writers despise being interviewed?

How do we know that ordinary people too contributed to the freedom movement?

What did the peasants pay the British landlords as rent? What did the British now want instead and why? What would be the impact of synthetic indigo on the prices of natural indigo?