Question

Why was Franz in Great Dread of Scolding?

Answer 1

 Franz was in great dread of a scolding, especially because M. Hamel had said that he would question them on participles butlittle Franz didn't know anything about it.

Answer 2

The reason for Franz in Great Dread of Scolding was:

In the story, The Last Lesson the narrator Franz narrates the incidents of his French class.

He was in a great dread of scolding on that day because his French teacher had asked the students of the class to come prepared for the questions to be asked in Participles.

But, Franz was late to school that morning and he wasn’t prepared well for the test. So, he was afraid to face the teacher’s questions.