Class 10 English A Letter to God Chapter 1 Solutions
Selected Question-Answers
Q.1. What did Lencho hope for?
or
What was the hope of Lencho? HSLC ’20
Ans: Lencho hoped for rain for his cornfield.
Q.2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
Ans: Lencho called the raindrops ‘new coins’ because the rain would help his cornfield grow, and he could earn money after harvesting the crops.
Q.3. How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s field?
Ans: The rain turned into a destructive hailstorm, which completely ruined Lencho’s cornfield.
Q. 4. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
or
”Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness. ” Why? HSLC ’18
Ans: Lencho felt very sad after the hailstorm because his cornfield was destroyed. He worried that his family would have no food that year.
Q.5. What did the postmaster do then?
or
What did the postmaster do after he had received Lencho’s letter? HSLC ’17, ’20
Ans: The postmaster, being kind, wanted to keep Lencho’s faith in God. He collected money from his colleagues and sent it to Lencho.
Q.6. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? why does he sign the letter ‘God’?
Ans: The postmaster, impressed by Lencho’s faith in God, collected money to help him. He signed the letter as ‘God’ to make Lencho believe the money was sent by God.
Q.7. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why? Why not?
Ans: No, Lencho did not try to find out because he had complete faith in God and believed only God could send the money.
Q.8. Who did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
Ans: Lencho had strong faith in God. He wrote a letter to God, asking for 100 pesos to help his family.
Q.9. Why did Lencho say that the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
or
”These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins.” Why did Lencho consider the raindrops as ‘new coins’? HSLC’15
Ans: Lencho compared the raindrops to ‘new coins’ because rain would help his crops grow, which he could sell for money.
Q.10. How did rain change? What happened to Lencho’s field?
or
What happened to Lencho’s field after the hailstorm? HSLC’15
Ans: The rain was light at first, but then strong winds and hailstones began to fall. The hailstorm destroyed all of Lencho’s crops.
Q.11. What did Lencho write in his letter to God? HSLC ’19
Ans: Lencho wrote to God, saying that his crops were destroyed and his family would go hungry. He asked for 100 pesos to replant his field and survive until the next harvest.
Q.12. Why did Lencho call the post office employees as ‘a bunch of crooks’?
or
”Don’t send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks.” What made Lencho think that the post office employees were a bunch of crooks? HSLC’16
Ans: Lencho thought the post office employees had stolen 30 pesos from the money he believed God sent to him.
13. Where was Lencho’s home situated? HSLC’16
Ans: Lencho’s home was situated on the crest of a low hill.
14. All through the night, Lencho thought only of this one hope.” What was Lencho’s only one hope? HSLC’17
Ans: Lencho’s only hope was the help from God.
15. What type of a man was the postmaster? HSLC’19
Ans: The postmaster was a kind, friendly, and caring man.
16. What did Lencho do throughout the morning? What did he see in the north-east? HSLC’18
Ans: Lencho did nothing throughout the morning. He looked at the sky and saw that a heap of clouds was approaching towards the north-east
17. ”The only thing the earth needed …” What ‘only thing’ did the earth need? HSLC’19
Ans: The earth needed rain.
18. Was Lencho a hardworking man?
Ans: Yes, Lencho was a hardworking man.
19. What did Lencho say to his sons after the hailstorm? HSLC ’20
Ans: Lencho told his sons that the hailstorm had destroyed their crops and they would have no food. However, he said he would write to God for money to plant new crops.
Q.20. Choose the correct answers for the underlined words from the alternatives given below:
(a) I need a hundred pesos ……………. HSLC ’15
(currency of India/ Spain/ Latin America)
Ans: Currency of Latin America.
(b) Send me the rest, since I need it very much. (relax/remaining part/ be buried) HSLC’16
Ans: remaining part.
c) The house — the only one in the entire valley– sat on the crest of a low hill. (wide/ whole/ flat HSLC’15
Ans: whole.
15. Select whether the following statements are true or false. HSLC’22
(a) Lencho was a trader
Ans: False
(b) Lencho was a farmer
Ans: True
(c) The hail destroyed Lencho’s cornfield.
Ans: True
Multiple Choice Questions
Choose the correct answer from the options given below each question
1. What type of conflict does the story highlight?
(A) conflict between humans and nature
(B) conflict among humans
(C) conflict between God and nature
(D) both (A) and (B)
Ans: (D) both (A) and (B)
2. Where was the Lencho’s house situated?
(A) Low hill
(B) In town
(C) High hill
(D) In Green Valley
Ans: (A)
3. What was Lencho expecting from his cornfield?
(A) Pesos
(B) A good harvest
(C) Gold
(D) None of the above
Ans: (B)
4. What are raindrops like?
(A) New coins
(B) Dollars
(C) Gold coins
(D) rubbles
Ans: (A)
4. What are raindrops like?
(A) Marketing
(B) Swimming
(C) Pleasure
(D) Buying
Ans: (C)
6. What was the reason for Lencho’s satisfaction?
(A) Heavy rain
(B) His family
(C) Pesos
(D) His home
Ans: (A)
7. Why was Lencho not surprised on seeing the money in the envelope?
(A) He had deep faith in God
(B) He was too sad to acknowledge it
(C) He was an ungrateful man
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A)
8. Frozen pearls are
(A) Hails
(B) Corns
(C) Raindrops
(D) None of the above
Ans: (A)
9. Lencho needs money for
(A) Marketing
(B) Food
(C) Sowing his field
(D) Neighbours
Ans: (C)
10. Lencho’s only hope was
(A) His friend
(B) God
(C) Villagers
(D) His treasure
Ans: (B)
11. From the story find the words similar to “a strong man”?
(A) Buffalo
(B) An ox of a man
(C) Roboust
(D) Hail
Ans: (B)
12. What did Lencho hope for?
(A) A good shower of rain for his crop field.
(B) A new home
(C) A bike
Ans: (A)
13. What took Lencho to a blow?
(A) Great Flood
(B) Strom
(C) Drought
(D) Hailstones
Ans: (D)
14. What does new silver coins mean in the lesson?
(A) Corn
(B) Actual silver coins
(C) Jewels
(D) Big raindrops
Ans: (D)
15. What is the irony in the story?
(A) Lencho was sad after the hailstorm even though he was the one waiting for a shower
(B) The Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped arrange money for him
(C) Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him
(D) None of the above
Ans: (C)
16. What did Lencho think of the post office employees?
(A) bunch of crooks
(B) rude
(C) kind
(D) dishonest
Ans: (A)
17. Where did Lencho send the letter?
(A) To a relative
(B) To a Friend
(C) To town
(D) To God
Ans: (C)
18. What was Lencho’s wish to God?
(A) Money
(B) Gold coins
(C) Fruitful harvest
(D) Strength
Ans: (A)
19. Currency of Latin American countries is?
(A) Pound
(B) Dollar
(C) Pesos
(D) rubbles
Ans: (C)
20. Which crop was growing on Lencho’s fields?
(A) Corn
(B) Barley
(C) Rice
(D) Wheat
Ans: (A) Corn
21. Where did Lencho expect the downpour to come from?
(A) North
(B) north-east
(C) north-west
(D) south-east
Ans: (B)
22. Read the following statements and choose the correct option: H S L C ’24 Statement 1: The house in which Lencho was living was in the middle of a populous town. Statement 2: Lencho was a good farmer
(a) statement 1 is true and statement 2 is false.
(b) Statement 1 is false and statement 2 is true.
(c) Both statement 1 and statement 2 are true
(d) Both statement 1 and statement 2 are false.
Ans: (b)
23. What was Lencho’s immediate response when he ‘received the letter from God.’ H S L C ’24
(a) He began shouting at the postmaster.
(b) He was not surprised but very angry.
(c) He began laughing with joy.
(d) He as sad and silent.
Ans: (b)
