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A Letter to God Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

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A Letter to God Extra Questions and Answers Class 10 English First Flight

Extra Questions for Class 10 English first flight A Letter to God

Question 1.
Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow : (1×4=4)
In the north-east huge mountains of clouds could be seen approaching. The air was fresh and sweet. The man went out for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body, and when he returned he exclaimed, “These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins. The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little ones are fives.”
(a) Why did Lencho go out in the rain?
(b) Lencho compares the rain drops to new coins. Why ?
(c) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘very big’.
(d) To what are the raindrops compared.
Answer:
(a) He went out in rain because he wanted to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body.
(b) Lencho compares the rain drops to new coins because they were round in shape and almost of the same size. He also knew that good rain means good money.
(c) Huge.
(d) Raindrops are compared to new coins.

Question 2.
The moment the letter fell into the mail box the post master went to open it. It said, “God :, of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me. Send me the rest, since I need it very much. But don’t send it to me through the mail because the post office employees are a bunch of crooks. (1×4=4)
(a) What does Lencho mean by ‘the rest’ ?
(b) What was in Lencho’s mind when he was writing the letter ?
(c) Find out a word from the passage which is the opposite of ‘honest’.
(d) Who are denoted a bunch of crooks ?
Answer:
(a) By ‘the rest’ Lencho meant that the thirty pesos which were yet to be received.
(b) Lencho thought that only God could help him in that hour of need.
(c) The opposite of ‘honest’ is ‘crooks’.
(d) The post office employees.

Question 3.
“God” he wrote. “If you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year. I need a hundred pesos in order to sow my field again and to live until the crop comes, because the hail storm …………… ” (1×4=4)
(a) Who is ‘he’ ?
(b) Why did the speaker need money ?
(c) How much money, does the speaker need ?
(d) Who is you in the passage ?
Answer:
(a) ‘He’ here refers to ‘Lencho’.
(b) The speaker needed money to save his family from hunger.
(c) Lencho needed a hundred pesos.
(d) God.

Question 4.
So, in order to not to shake the writer’s faith in God, the postmaster came up with an idea : answer the letter. But when he opened it, it was evident that to answer it he needed something more than good will, ink and paper. But he stuck to his resolution : He asked money from his employees. (1×4=4)
(a) Who decided to answer the letter ?
(b) How did the postmaster help the writer of the letter ?
(c) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘firm decision’ ?
(d) Who is ‘he’ in the passage ?
Answer:
(a) The postmaster decided to answer the letter.
(b) The postmaster asked the other postoffice employees to contribute from their salary. He too contributed to help the writer of the letter.
(c) ‘Resolution’ means the same as ‘firm decision’.
(d) The postmaster.

Question 5.
The following Sunday Lencho came a bit earlier than usual to ask if there was a letter for him. It was the postman himself who handed the letter to him while the postmaster, experiencing the contentment of a man who has performed a good deed, looked on from his office. Lencho showed not the slightest surprise on seeing the money; such was his confidence – but he became angry when he counted the money. God could not have made a mistake, not could he have denied Lencho what he had requested. (1×4=4)
(a) Why was Lencho not surprised on seeing the money ?
(b) Why did Lencho become angry while he got the money ?
(c) What was the belief of Lencho ?
(d) Who handed the letter to Lencho ?
Answer:
(a) Lencho was not surprised on seeing the money because he was confident of getting the money. He had firm faith in God.
(b) Lencho was angry because he didn’t get 100 pesos from God. Rather it was only 70 pesos.
(c) Lencho strongly believed that neither God could make a mistake in counting the money nor could he deny Lencho what he had requested.
(d) The postman himself.

Question 6.
With a satisfied expression he regarded the field of ripe corn with its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. (1×4=4)
(a) Who was satisfied ?
(b) Why was he satisfied ?
(c) Which word in the extract means the same as ‘covered’ ?
(d) Why was Lencho satisfied ?
Answer:
(a) Lencho was satisfied.
(b) He was satisfied to see the rain falling.
(c) ‘Draped’ word in the extract means the same as ‘covered’.
(d) Lencho was satisfied on seeing the field of ripe corn with flowers

A Letter To God Short Questions and Answers

(30-40 words & 2 marks each)

Question 1.
Why was Lencho angry when he received the letter ? [Board Term I, NCT-2014]
Answer:
When Lencho received the letter, he opened the envolope. He at once became engry on counting the amount in it. There were only seventy pesos in the envelope, whereas he had asked for one hundred.

Question 2.
How did the postmaster help Lencho ? [Board Term I, Set-DDE-2014]
OR
What did the postmaster do to keep the faith of Lencho ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 060]
Answer:
The postmaster collected money from the post-office employees and sent the money-order to Lencho in God’s name to keep his faith.

Question 3.
Where was Lencho’s house situated ? Why did he sit seeing the sky ? [Board Term I, 2013]
Answer:
Lencho’s house was situated on the crest of a low hill in the valley. The whole day he sat seeing the sly because he knew that his fields needed downpour or at least a shower and he was waiting to see the signs of rain.

Question 4.
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hailstorm stopped ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 018]
Answer:
Lencho was filled with utter sadness when the hailstorm stopped. He was troubled to see the corn which was totally destroyed. Nothing was left in the fields. He and his family had to go hungry without corn.

Question 5.
How did Lencho’s hope change to despair ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 065]
Answer:
Lencho was waiting for a shower of rain that his field needed. But his hope for good rain vanished when the wind changed into hailstorm. It destroyed everything. So, Lencho’s hope changed to despair as his family would face starvation.

Question 6.
What were Lencho’s feelings when he found the letter with money in it ? What did he do after opening the letter ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 046]
Answer:
In the beginning, Lencho was very happy and satisfied to receive the letter. But when he counted the money and found it less, he became very angry. He wrote another letter to God, demanding thirty more pesos.

Question 7.
Why did Lencho become angry when he counted the money ? [Board Term I, 2012; Set-EL2 – 019]
Answer:
Lencho became angry when he counted the money because the money was not hundred pesos which he had demanded. It was only 70 pesos. Lencho had firm faith in God. Moreover, he knew that God could not make a mistake or deny his request.

Question 8.
What did Lencho write in his second letter ? [Board Term I, 2010]
Answer:
Lencho needed money and wrote a letter to God to send him the rest. The postmaster read that letter and being a kind man, he sent him seventy pesos in the name of God. When Lencho found thirty pesos less, he wrote a second letter to God to send him the remaining amount, but not through the mail as he felt that the employees of the post-office were a bunch of crooks.

A Letter To God Long Questions and Answers

(100-120 words & 8 marks each)

Question 1.
Lencho seemed to be an impulsive man who felt suddenly elated at the rainfall and later became sad to see the destruction which the rain had caused. Did he lack tolerance? Did he not have the courage to face the challenges of life? Elucidate it discussing the values one must possess to face any type of situation in about 80-100 words.
Answer:
Lencho seems to be an impulsive man, as he had hoped for a good rain. But he became despaired on seeing the destroyed crop. He had tolerance and the courage to face the challanges in life. His firm faith in God made him to write a letter and the tolerance in him kept him waiting for the reply. He accepted the seventy pesos and again faced the situation writing a second letter demanding for the rest of the amount. In the same manner one must face the situation courageously and be tolerant to overcome the difficulty.

Question 2.
The Post Master represents the people who still believe in helping others. Mention those values of the Post Master which you would like to emulate. Write it in about 80-100 words.
Answer:
The postmaster represents the people who still believe in helping others. To keep Lencho’s faith in God alive, the postmaster co-operated with his employees and collected the amount. He had love and empathy towards Lencho knowing his situation. He was compassionate and even did not let Lencho know that they were helping
him. He sent the amount to Lencho in the name of God. In a nutshell, the postmaster possesed values like helping others, loving nature and compassionate.

Question 3.
Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like new coins ? How did the same rain change the face of Lencho’s field ?
Answer:
Lencho was a farmer who was waiting eagerly for the rain as his crops needed a downpour, a shower. The rain did come. Lencho felt as if they were new coins. The big drops of rain, according to him, were ten cent pieces and the little ones were that of five. He was quite satisfied with the rainfall. But suddenly the strong wind began to blow and with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. He hoped for it to pass quickly which did not happen. The rain, which till then was a hope for better future, changed. It shattered all his hopes and changed the face of his field. The whole standing crop was ruined. Not a leaf remained on the trees. The hailstorm left Lencho in need and starvation.

Question 4.
How did the hailstorm shatter Lencho’s hope and dreams ?
Answer:
The rain that was welcomed by Lencho, all of sudden, changed into hailstorm. It rained for an hour. The whole corn field was turned white due to snow. It was totally destroyed. There was not a leaf left on the trees. The hail destroyed every thing. Lencho’s hope changed into despair and badly shattered his dreams of better future. It left him helpless and starving for the remaining year.

Question 5.
Write a letter as Lencho to your friend and tell him about the destruction of your crops, the letter you wrote to God and the reply with money you received. Express your irritation about the post office employees also.
Answer:
43, Free Lane
Nepal
20th Jan., 2013
Dear Poko,
Hope you are hale and hearty. This year is not going to be so good for me as the last one. The rains have ruined all my harvest. We have nothing to eat. So, I thought of writing a letter to God and asked him to send 100 pesos. And do you know Poko, I got the money but not the amount I had asked for. Thirty pesos were missing. I have doubt on the post-office employees. I wrote to God again and requested for the remaining money. I’m sure he will definitely send the money again.
I’m waiting for a reply from God.
With love
Lencho.

Value Based Question A Letter to God

Question 1.
Lencho addresses the post office employees as a ‘bunch of crooks’, why ? Give reasons in support of your answer. [Value Based Question]
Answer:
The hailstones ruined Lencho’s crop and left Lencho helpless. So he thought of writing a letter to God to help him for his destructed crop. Lencho requested God to send hundred pesos. The postmaster sent him 70 pesos. Lencho became angry when he counted the money. He thought that 30 pesos were taken by the post office employees. He warned God to send thirty pesos more and beware of those employees who were a bunch of Crooks.

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