A letter to God question answer
Choose the correct option from the alternatives given below.
a) Lencho was a poor cultivator.
= True
b) Lencho wrote a letter to God seeking one hundred rupees.
= False
c) Lencho had profound faith in God.
= True
d) Lencho's elder sons were working near the house.
= False
e) Lencho's smaller sons were playing near the house.
= True
f) The postmaster read the letter of Lencho.
= True
g) The postmaster handed the letter to Lencho.
= False
h) The hail rained in the valley for one and half an hour.
=False
i) Lencho's corn field was totally destroyed in the hail storm.
= True
j) Lencho went to the post office in a fine Sunday morning.
=True
k) Lencho expected one hundred rupees in the letter from God.
= False
l) Lencho received only seventy pesos in the letter from God.
=True
m) The post office employees had taken the rest thirty pesos of Lencho's letter.
=False
o) Lencho call the post office employees a bunch of crooks.
= True
p) The postmaster was a fat and amiable person.
=True
q)Lencho wrote the second letter to God conveying his thanks to God.
=False
r) Lencho had no family of his own.
= False
s)Lencho was a farmer by profession.
= True
t) Lencho's house was situated on the crest of a low hill.
=True
u) Lencho's corn field dotted with flowers always promised a good harvest.
=True
v) Lencho lived in a solitary house.
= True
Write the meaning of the following words
Crest Top of a hill
Entire Whole
Downpour Heavy fall of rain
Shower Light rain
Intimately Very closely
Draped Covered
Locusts Insects
Faith Belief
Profound Very deep
Conscience An inner sense of right and wrong
Pesos Currency of Latin American
Amiable Friendly and pleasant
Contentment Satisfaction
Plague Pandemic
VERY SHORT QUESTION
* Who was Lencho ?
= Lencho was a poor farmer who wrote a letter to God seeking one hundred pesos.
2) Where did Lencho live ?
= Lencho lived in a solitary house that situated on the crest of a low hill.
3) Who wrote a letter to God ?
= Lencho wrote a letter to God.
4) How much money did Lencho want from God ?
= Lencho wanted one hundred pesos from God.
5) What is Lencho's profession ?
= Lencho's profession was farming.
6) Who read the letter of Lencho ?
= The postmaster read the letter of Lencho.
7) Who read the letter of Lencho for the second time ?
= The postmaster read the letter of Lencho for the second time.
8) Who or what did Lencho have faith in ?
= Lencho had profound faith in God.
9) Was Lencho a hard working man ?
= Yes, Lencho was a hard working man.
10) When did the very large hail stones begin to fall ?
= After the storm, the very large hail stones began to fall along with the rain.
11) How was the field looked after the rain ?
= After the rain the field looked white , as if it was covered with salt.
12) What did Lencho hope for ?
= Lencho hopped for a downpour or at least a shower for his crops.
13) Where were the older boys of Lencho working ?
= The older boys of Lencho were working in the corn field.
14) Where were the smaller boys of Lencho playing ?
= The smaller boys of Lencho were playing near the house.
15) How much money did Lencho expect in the lettet from God ?
= Lencho expected one hundred pesos in the letter from God.
16) From where could one see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers ?
= From the height of Lencho's house one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers.
17) What did Lencho do throughout the morning ?
= Throughout the morning Lencho did nothing in his corn field but looking at the north east sky.
18) Where did Lencho drop the letter ?
= Lencho dropped the letter in the mailbox .
19) How long did the hail rain?
= The hail rained in the whole valley for an hour.
20) Why was Lencho's soul filled with sadness?
= Lencho's soul was filled with sadness because his cornfield was totally destroyed in the hailstorm.
21) "Lencho thought only of his one hope", ..... What was it?
= The only hope of Lencho was the help from God.
22) What was the peculiar thing about Lencho's house?
= The peculiar thing about Lencho's house was that it was the only house in the entire valley that situated on the crest of a low hill.
QUESTION FOR TWO MARKS
a) Who was Lencho ? Where did he live ?
= Lencho was a poor cultivator who had profound faith in God.
Lencho lived in a solitary house that sat on the crest of a low hill.
b) Why did Lencho go out in the rain ?
= Lencho went out in the rain for no other reason than to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body.
c) Describe the destruction caused by the hailstones in Lencho's fields. = In the hailstorm all the corns of Lencho was totally destroyed . The flowers were gone from the plants and even not a leaf remained on the trees. After all, the hailstorm brought a total destruction to the corn field of Lencho.
d) Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like new coins ?
= Lencho was a poor farmer. His cornfield dotted with flowers always promised a good harvest. The only thing it needed was a downpour or at least a shower. When the big drops of rain began to fall, Lencho thought that the rain would help his crops in yielding excess harvest and when he would sell the excess harvest in the market he would get much money. That is why Lencho compared the raindrops with the new coins.
e) Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
= No, Lencho was not a bit surprised to find a letter for him with money in it because he was sure that God would help him in his distress and he thought that God himself had sent the money to him.
f) How did the postmaster collect the money to send to Lencho?
= It was not so possible for the postmaster to collect one hundred pesos altogether. So, he asked for some money from his post office employees and requested several friends of him to give something for an act of charity. Moreover, he himself gave a part of his salary. In this way the postmaster collected seventy pesos to send to Lencho.
g) Why did Lencho write a letter to God ?
= Lencho was a poor farmer . His corn field was totally destroyed in the hailstorm. So, Lencho wrote a letter to God seeking one hundred pesos to sow his field again and to live until the crops comes.
g) Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him ?
= No, Lencho did not try to find out who had sent the money to him because he was sure that God would help him in his distress and he thought that it was none but God himself had sent the money to him.
h) How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho's field ?
= The rain suddenly changed into a strong wind and then very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain.
In the hailstones Lencho's cornfield was totally destroyed. Not a leaf remained on the trees and even all the flowers were gone from the plants.
i) What did Lencho write in the first letter to God ?
= Lencho wrote in the first letter to God, " God, 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 hailstorm...... "
j) What did Lencho write in the second letter to God ?
=In the second letter, Lencho wrote, " 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. Lencho."
k) Why did Lencho call the post office employees a bunch of crooks?
= Lencho expected one hundred pesos in the letter from God. But he received only seventy pesos. He was sure that God could neither make a mistake nor deny what Lencho had requested. He thought that the rest thirty pesos of his letter was taken by the post office employees . That is why Lencho called the post office employees a bunch of crooks.
m) Why did Lencho write the second letter to God ?
= Lencho received only seventy pesos in the letter from God. He thought that the rest thirty pesos of his letter was taken by the post office employees. So, Lencho wrote the second letter to God to complain Him against the post office employees and seeking the rest thirty pesos
n) "The only thing, the earth needed...." What "only thing" did the earth needed ?
= The only thing that the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower.
O) What were Lencho's feeling when the hail stopped ?
= The hail totally destroyed Lencho's corn field. When the hail stopped, his soul filled with sadness. He was so upset that he could do nothing but stood in the middle of the field and said to his sons that a plague of locusts would have left more than the hail.
p) Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter "God" ?
= The postmaster sends the money to Lencho in order not to shake his profound faith in God. He signs the letter "God" to make Lencho believe that God Himself has sent the money to him.
ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS
1) Why did Lencho's son go out in the rain?
= Lencho's son went out in the rain in order to collect the frozen pearls.
2) Who lived in a solitary house?
= Lencho lived in a solitary house.
3)Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money?
= Lencho thinks that the post office employees have taken the rest of the money.
4) What did the postmaster do in order not to shake Lencho's faith in God?
=In order not to shake Lencho's faith in God the postmaster wanted to reply to his letter.
5)What did the corn field of Lencho promise?
= The corn field of Lencho always promised a good harvest.
6) With what did Lencho compare the big drops of rain?
= Lencho compared the big drops of rain with ten cent pieces.
7) " It's really getting bad now " - What was getting bad and how ?
= The rain was getting bad. It suddenly changed into a strong wind and then the very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain.
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