SUMMER VACATION HOME WORK – QUESTIONNAIRE

SUB: ENGLISH CORE CLASS : XII

THE LAST LESSON

1. How is the title “The Last Lesson” appropriate?
2. How did M. Hamel display his love for the French language?
3. What surprised Franz the most when he entered the classroom?
4. What did M.Hamel teach the class in his ‘Last Lesson’?
5. Why did M.Hamel write ‘Viva La France’ on the blackboard?
6. What was so different about M.Hamel’s attire that day?
7. What did Franz notice that was so unusual about school that day?
8. “We’ve got a great deal to reproach ourselves”. Explain.
9. Can you say that everyone present in the classroom resonated the feeling felt by Franz?
10. Why was Franz able to understand everything that day?

MY MOTHER AT SIXTY-SIX
1. What was the childhood fear that troubled Kamala Das?
2. How did the poet hide her true feelings at the airport?
3. Justify the title “My Mother at Sixty-six.
4. How did Kamala Das’ mother look during the drive to Cochin airport?
5. Explain the significance of the ‘late winter’s moon’.
6. What do the parting words and smile of Kamala Das signify?
7. What is ‘merry children spilling’ symbolic of?
8. Which thought did the poet put away?
9. Which figure of speech has been used in the following:
a) Young trees sprinting
b) Face ashen like that of a corpse
10. What kind of contrasts can you find in the poem?

THE THIRD LEVEL

1. What did Charley think about Grand Central Station?
2. Why did Charley talk to Sam about his visit to the third level?
3. How does Charley visualize the town of Galesburg of 1894?
4. Why does Charley run away from the ticket window?
5. Draw a character sketch of Charley.
6. Why did Sam’s verdict make Charley’s wife mad?
7. Describe the third level.
8. Describe a first day cover.
9. How did Charley find the third level?
10. What does the psychiatrist explain to Charley?

NOTICES
1. You are Rishita/Rishabh , Cultural Secretary of Aryan Public School,Tripur. Write a notice informing students
about the auditions for the Inter-School Competition.
2. You are Shraddha/Shridhar, President of Surya Colony Resident’s Welfare Association,Jaipur. Inform colony
members about the ‘Children’s Day’ celebration.
3. Write a notice informing students of classes IX to XII for volunteers for the Literacy Drive to be conducted in
the nearby villages. You are Dhruv/Durva , Secretary of Student’s Council, Rani Laxmibai School, Jhansi.
4. Write a notice for the students of Classes I to V inviting short stories, poems, articles etc. for the school
magazine ‘ Tinker Bells’. You are Jaswinder/Jaslyn , Student Editor of the magazine of Karuna School,
Jagdalpur.
5. You are Navtej/Nivedita , Secretary of Social Service Club of Gulmohar Colony, Agra. Write a notice inviting
members to join in the ‘Cleanliness Drive’ in the nearby colony.