Question

Choose the option that lists the sequence of events from Alphonse Daudet’s short story ‘The Last Lesson’ in the correct order.

1. But, when he arrived at school, Franz was dismayed to find his classmates already seated quietly and solemnly in their places ... and shocked when M. Hamel simply urged him to take his place.
2. Franz hurried to school that morning he was very late and dreaded being scolded by M. Hamel, the teacher.
3. After he had settled at his desk, he noticed something really odd: the back benches of the classroom were occupied by adults from the village!
4. He hoped to slip into the classroom unnoticed, under cover of the bustle and noise of a typical school day morning.

विकल्प

• 1, 3, 2, 4

• 2, 4, 1, 3

• 3, 1, 4, 2

• 4, 2, 3, 1

Answer 1

2, 4, 1, 3

Explanation:

1. Franz hurried to school that morning he was very late and dreaded being scolded by M. Hamel, the teacher.
2. He hoped to slip into the classroom unnoticed, under cover of the bustle and noise of a typical school day morning.
3. But, when he arrived at school, Franz was dismayed to find his classmates already seated quietly and solemnly in their places ... and shocked when M. Hamel simply urged him to take his place.
4. After he had settled at his desk, he noticed something really odd: the back benches of the classroom were occupied by adults from the village!