A Letter to God Class 10 Worksheet English Chapter 1

Q.1. The field of corn dotted with flowers means that
(a) not a single flower was bigger than a dot.
(b) the flowers were scattered across.
(c) the flowers were in shaped like dots.
(d) the flowers had shrunk in size.

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.2. Which crop was growing on Lencho’s fields?
(a) Corn
(b) Barley
(c) Rice
(d) None of the above

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.3. Why did the postmaster decide to reply to Lencho’s letter?
(a) he was a good man
(b) he felt empathetic
(c) to preserve Lencho’s faith in God
(d) all of the above

Correct Answer is Option (c)

Q.4. How much money did Lencho ask for?
(a) 100 pesos
(b) 1000 pesos
(c) 10 pesos
(d) 500 pesos

Correct Answer is Option (a)

Q.5. Where did Lencho expect the downpour to come from?
(a) north
(b) north-east
(c) north-west
(d) south-east

Correct Answer is Option (b)

Q.6. Who did Lencho write a letter? What did he ask for?

Lencho wrote a letter to God. He asked God to send him Hundred Pesos to sow his field again and to live until the crops come.

Q.7. How did the rain change? What happened to Lento’s fields?

The rain began on a pleasant note. The air was fresh and sweet. But suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began to fall. It did not pass quickly. For an hour the hail rained on the field and the corn was total.

Q.8. What does the postmaster do to answer Lencho’s Letter?

The postmaster decided to answer the letter, but as Lencho very badly needed some money, he asked for money from his employees. He himself gave part of his salary and several of his friends joined him. He could gather only seventy pesos. He put the money in an envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only one word as signature: God.

Q.9. People get support from family and friends during bad times. How does Lencho’s family behave after the harvest is ruined?

Lencho’s family is courageous. Despite losing the entire crop to the hailstorm, they retain their faith in God. They believe that no one dies of hunger and so, God will surely help them.

Q.10. What were Lencho’s feelings when he found the letter with money in it? What did he do after opening the letter?

Lencho was so confident that he did not show any surprise on seeing the letter. Later, when he counted the money, he became angry because it was less than the amount that he had asked for.