NCERT Solutions Class 10 English - Chapter 1
A Letter to God
A Letter to God
Oral Comprehension Check (Page 5)
Question 1:
What did Lencho hope for?
Answer:
Lencho had hoped for a downpour or at least a shower for his ripe corn fields as it was needed for a good
harvest.
Question 2:
Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
Answer:
Lencho compared the raindrops to ‘new coins’. The big drops as ten cent pieces and the little ones as fives.
As his crops were ready for harvest, he hoped that the rains would bring him prosperity so he felt the
raindrops were like ‘new coins’.
Question 3:
How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
Answer:
The rain started pouring down. But suddenly a strong wind blew and very large hailstones like frozen
pearls began to fall along with the rain. The hailstorm continued for an hour and destroyed Lencho’s corn
fields and washed away the flowers from the plants too.
Question 4:
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Answer:
After the hailstones stopped, Lencho’s soul was filled with grief and dismay. He realised that everything
was ruined by the hailstorm and nothing was left to feed his family for the entire year. He could visualize
the bleak future of his family.
Oral Comprehension Check (Page 6)
Question 1:
Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
, NCERT Solutions Class 10 English - Chapter 1
A Letter to God
Answer:
Lencho had strong faith in God. He believed that God’s eyes see everything, even what is deep in one’s
conscience. Hence, he wrote a letter to God citing that he needed a hundred pesos to sow his field again
that was destroyed by the hailstorm.
Question 2:
Who read the letter?
Answer:
The postmaster read Lencho’s letter addressed to God.
Question 3:
What did the postmaster do then?
Answer:
Initially, the postmaster broke out into laughter, but was soon moved by the seriousness of Lencho’s faith
in God. He didn’t want to shake the writer’s faith in the Almighty so he came up with an idea to collect
money from his employees, friends and gave a part of his salary and sent it to Lencho.
Oral Comprehension Check (Page 7)
Question 1:
Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
Answer:
No, Lencho was not at all surprised on receiving a letter from God with money in it. He was very confident
and had firm faith in God that his request would definitely be taken care of by the Almighty.
Question 2:
What made him angry?
Answer:
When Lencho counted the money he found seventy pesos only, instead of hundred pesos demanded by
him from God. He was confident that God could neither make a mistake in sending him less money, nor
could he have denied Lencho what he had requested. Therefore, he came to the conclusion that the post
office employees must have taken the remaining thirty pesos from the envelope.
Thinking about the Text (Page 7-8)
Question 1:
Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?
Answer:
Lencho had complete faith in God as he was instructed that God could see everything and helped whoever
A Letter to God
A Letter to God
Oral Comprehension Check (Page 5)
Question 1:
What did Lencho hope for?
Answer:
Lencho had hoped for a downpour or at least a shower for his ripe corn fields as it was needed for a good
harvest.
Question 2:
Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
Answer:
Lencho compared the raindrops to ‘new coins’. The big drops as ten cent pieces and the little ones as fives.
As his crops were ready for harvest, he hoped that the rains would bring him prosperity so he felt the
raindrops were like ‘new coins’.
Question 3:
How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
Answer:
The rain started pouring down. But suddenly a strong wind blew and very large hailstones like frozen
pearls began to fall along with the rain. The hailstorm continued for an hour and destroyed Lencho’s corn
fields and washed away the flowers from the plants too.
Question 4:
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Answer:
After the hailstones stopped, Lencho’s soul was filled with grief and dismay. He realised that everything
was ruined by the hailstorm and nothing was left to feed his family for the entire year. He could visualize
the bleak future of his family.
Oral Comprehension Check (Page 6)
Question 1:
Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
, NCERT Solutions Class 10 English - Chapter 1
A Letter to God
Answer:
Lencho had strong faith in God. He believed that God’s eyes see everything, even what is deep in one’s
conscience. Hence, he wrote a letter to God citing that he needed a hundred pesos to sow his field again
that was destroyed by the hailstorm.
Question 2:
Who read the letter?
Answer:
The postmaster read Lencho’s letter addressed to God.
Question 3:
What did the postmaster do then?
Answer:
Initially, the postmaster broke out into laughter, but was soon moved by the seriousness of Lencho’s faith
in God. He didn’t want to shake the writer’s faith in the Almighty so he came up with an idea to collect
money from his employees, friends and gave a part of his salary and sent it to Lencho.
Oral Comprehension Check (Page 7)
Question 1:
Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
Answer:
No, Lencho was not at all surprised on receiving a letter from God with money in it. He was very confident
and had firm faith in God that his request would definitely be taken care of by the Almighty.
Question 2:
What made him angry?
Answer:
When Lencho counted the money he found seventy pesos only, instead of hundred pesos demanded by
him from God. He was confident that God could neither make a mistake in sending him less money, nor
could he have denied Lencho what he had requested. Therefore, he came to the conclusion that the post
office employees must have taken the remaining thirty pesos from the envelope.
Thinking about the Text (Page 7-8)
Question 1:
Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?
Answer:
Lencho had complete faith in God as he was instructed that God could see everything and helped whoever
