M Hamel went on to talk of the French language, saying that it was the most beautiful language in the world- the clearest, the most logical; that we must guard it among us and never forget it, because when a people are enslaved, as long as they hold fast to their language as it is as if they had the key to their prison. Then he opened a grammar book and read us our lesson. I was amazed to see how well I understood it. All he said seemed so easy, so easy.(i) Which of the following can be attributed to M Hamel‘s declaration about the French language? a) Subjective expertise b) Nostalgic pride c) Factual accuracy d) Patriotic magnification(ii) Read the quotes given below. Choose the option that might best describe Hamel‘s viewpoint. a) Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own. b) Language is the road map of a culture. It tells you where its people come from and where they are going. c) A poor man is like a foreigner in his own country. d) The greatest propaganda in the world is our mother tongue, that is what we learn as children, and which we learn unconsciously. That shapes our perception for life. (iii) ―I was amazed to see how well I understood it.‖ Select the option that does not explain why Franz found the grammar lesson ‗easy‘. a) Franz was paying careful attention in class this time. b) M Hamel was being extremely patient and calm in his teaching. c) Franz was inspired and had found a new meaning and purpose to learning. d) Franz had realized that French was the clearest and most logical language.(iv) Franz was able to understand the grammar lesson easily because he was a) receptive b) appreciative c) introspective d) competitive