CLASS - X UNIT- 1 'A LETTER TO GOD'

CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANSWERS 

1. Who wrote A Letter to God?

a) G.L. Fuentes

b) R.K. Narayan

c) Ruskin Bond

d) Guy de Maupassant

2. What was Lencho’s occupation?

a) Shopkeeper

b) Farmer

c) Soldier

d) Carpenter

3. Where was Lencho’s house situated?

a) On the top of a hill

b) In the city

c) In the middle of the valley

d) Near a river

4. What did Lencho hope for?

a) A good harvest

b) A government job

c) A new house

d) Rain for his fields

5. What did Lencho compare the raindrops to?

a) Silver and gold coins

b) Diamonds

c) Pearls

d) Beads

6. What destroyed Lencho’s crops?

a) Flood

b) Drought

c) Hailstorm

d) Fire

7. How did Lencho feel after the hailstorm?

a) Hopeful

b) Cheerful

c) Full of sorrow

d) Angry

8. What was Lencho’s only hope after the hailstorm?

a) Help from neighbours

b) Help from God

c) Help from the government

d) Help from the postmaster

9. How much money did Lencho ask from God?

a) Fifty pesos

b) One hundred pesos

c) Seventy pesos

d) Ninety pesos

10. Who read Lencho’s letter first at the post office?

a) The clerk

b) The postmaster

c) The postman

d) The manager

11. What was the postmaster’s first reaction on reading Lencho’s letter?

a) He was angry

b) He laughed heartily

c) He ignored it

d) He cried

12. What idea came to the postmaster’s mind after reading Lencho’s letter?

a) To throw it away

b) To collect money and send it to Lencho

c) To send it to the newspaper

d) To file a complaint

13. How much money could the postmaster collect?

a) 100 pesos

b) 70 pesos

c) 90 pesos

d) 50 pesos

14. What did the postmaster send to Lencho along with the money?

a) A letter signed “God”

b) A postcard

c) A cheque

d) A message of sympathy

15. How did Lencho feel after receiving the money?

a) Happy and satisfied

b) Angry and disappointed

c) Sad and hopeless

d) Surprised but silent

16. What did Lencho think about the post office employees?

a) They were kind

b) They were God’s helpers

c) They were a bunch of crooks

d) They were honest people

17. What was Lencho’s deep belief about God?

a) God can see everything

b) God never denies help to anyone

c) God is powerful and kind

d) All of the above

18. What does the story mainly highlight?

a) The power of faith and innocence

b) The importance of education

c) The role of nature in life

d) The value of hard work

19. What did the postmaster feel after helping Lencho?

a) Angry

b) Proud and happy

c) Disappointed

d) Embarrassed

20. What moral lesson does A Letter to God teach us?

a) Always depend on others

b) Faith in God and human kindness are valuable

c) Never trust strangers

d) Money brings happiness

ANSWERS

1.  a) G.L. Fuentes

2. b) Farmer

3. a) On the top of a hill

4. d) Rain for his fields

5.  a) Silver and gold coins

6.  c) Full of sorrow

7. c) Hailstorm

8. b) Help from God

9. b) One hundred pesos

10.  c) The postman

11. b) He laughed heartily

12. b) To collect money and send it to Lencho

13. b) 70 pesos

14. a) A letter signed “God”

15. b) Angry and disappointed

16  c) They were a bunch of crooks

17. d) All of the above

18. a) The power of faith and innocence

19. b) Proud and happy

20. b) Faith in God and human kindness are valuable 

QUICK RECAP

1. What kind of farmer was Lencho?

A:Lencho was a hardworking and poor farmer. 

2. How did the hailstorm affect Lencho’s crops? 

A:The hailstorm destroyed all of Lencho’s crops. 

3. Why did Lencho compare the rain to “new coins”? 

A:Lencho thought the rain would bring him a good harvest, like wealth. 

4. How much money did Lencho ask for? 

A:Lencho asked for 100 pesos. 

5. Why was the postmaster amused at Lencho’s letter? 

A:He found it surprising that Lencho wrote a letter to God. 

6. How did the employees contribute to helping Lencho? 

A:They collected money to help Lencho. 

7. Why did Lencho call the employees “a bunch of crooks”?   

A:Lencho thought they had stolen part of God’s money. 

8. What does the story reveal about Lencho’s faith in God?   

A:Lencho had unshakable faith in God’s help. 

9. What was Lencho’s reaction on receiving the money?

A:Lencho became angry because the amount was less than he asked for.

10. Why did Lencho write another letter? 

A:He wrote to complain that part of the money was missing.

11. Where was Lencho’s house located?

A:It was on the top of a low hill.

12. Why did Lencho think the help came from God?

A:He believed only God could answer his prayers.

13. How many pesos did Lencho receive?

A: Lencho received 70 pesos.

14. What does the story teach about human compassion?

A:It highlights the kindness and selflessness of the postmaster and his employees.

15. What type of irony is present in the story?

A: Dramatic irony: Lencho doesn’t realize that humans, not God, helped him.

16. What is Lencho’s view of honesty?

A:Lencho trusts God but doubts the honesty of the people around  him.

17. How does the story portray rural life?

A:It shows rural life’s dependence on nature and simple faith.

18. How does the postmaster inspire his employees?

A:He encourages them to act generously and help Lencho.

19. What was Lencho’s family dependent on?

A: They were dependent on their crops for survival.

20. Why was the postmaster determined to help Lencho?

A:He didn’t want to shake Lencho’s faith in God.

21. What moral does the story convey?

A:Faith in humanity is as important as faith in God.

22. Why does Lencho still have faith in God?

A:His firm belief in divine power keeps him hopeful.

23. How does Lencho’s faith contrast with his attitude towards people?

A:He trusts God completely but mistrusts humans.

24. What is the role of nature in the story?

A:Nature is both a source of sustenance and destruction for Lencho. 

25. How is the title, A Letter to God, appropriate? 

A:The story revolves around Lencho’s letter addressed to God.

HAPPY READING