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A letter to God

Madhya Pradesh Board · Class 10 · English

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1What did Lencho hope for?Show solution
Lencho hoped for rain to help his crop, and after the hailstorm he specifically needed a hundred pesos to sow his field again and live until the next crop.

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2Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?Show solution
Lencho said the raindrops were like new coins because the rain was bringing life to his ripe cornfields. He felt the drops were valuable like money since they would help his crop grow and bring him a good harvest.

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3How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?Show solution
At first the rain was a welcome shower, but soon a strong wind began and it changed into a hailstorm. The hail fell for an hour and destroyed Lencho’s crop: the corn was totally ruined, the flowers were gone, and the field looked white as if covered with salt.

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4What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?Show solution
When the hail stopped, Lencho felt deep sadness and hopelessness. He said the hail had left nothing and that they would have no corn that year.

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1Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?Show solution
Lencho had complete faith in God. He wrote a letter to God asking for a hundred pesos so that he and his family would not go hungry and he could sow his field again.

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2Who read the letter?Show solution
The letter was read by the postmaster. The postman showed it to him, and then the postmaster read it and decided to help Lencho.

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3What did the postmaster do then?Show solution
The postmaster first laughed, then became serious. He admired Lencho’s faith and, to avoid shaking that faith, arranged to send money by collecting contributions from his employees, giving part of his salary himself, and asking friends for help. He also signed the reply 'God'.

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1Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?Show solution
Lencho was not surprised to find money in the letter because he had complete confidence in God. He believed God would certainly help him.

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2What made him angry?Show solution
Lencho became angry because the money was less than the hundred pesos he had asked for. He believed God could not make a mistake, so he assumed the post office employees had stolen the rest.

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1Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?Show solution
Lencho has complete faith in God. The sentences that show this are: “the help of God”, “whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything”, and his belief that “God could not have made a mistake.”

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2Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter 'God'?Show solution
The postmaster sends money to Lencho because he is moved by Lencho’s faith in God and wants that faith not to be broken. He signs the letter 'God' because he does not want Lencho to know that the money came from ordinary people; he wants the letter to seem as if it were truly from God.

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3Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?Show solution
No, Lencho did not try to find out who had sent the money. He had complete faith that the money came from God, so he did not consider any human sender.

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4Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation? (Remember that the irony of a situation is an unexpected aspect of it. An ironic situation is strange or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.)Show solution
Lencho thinks the post office employees have taken the rest of the money. The irony is that the very people he calls crooks were the ones who actually helped him by collecting money for him. He mistrusts the helpers and trusts God, though it was people who sent the money.

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5Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question.

greedy naive stupid ungrateful
selfish comical unquestioningShow solution
People like Lencho do exist in real life, but he is best described as naive and unquestioning. He has strong faith, but he is also भोला/over-trusting, because he cannot imagine that ordinary people helped him and directly blames the post office employees.

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6There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?Show solution
The conflict between humans and nature is shown by the hailstorm that destroys Lencho’s crop and threatens his family with hunger. The conflict between humans themselves is shown when Lencho mistrusts the post office employees and calls them crooks, even though they had helped him by collecting money.

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1A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle: _ _ c _ _ _ _
2An extremely strong wind : _ a _ _
3A violent tropical storm with very strong winds : _ _ p _ _ _ _ _
4A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel:
_ _ _ n _ _ _
5A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean: _ _ r _ _ _ _ _ _
6A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage: _ _ _ _ l _ _ _ _
1I often go to Mumbai. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. (*which*)
2My mother is going to host a TV show on cooking. She cooks very well. (*who*)
3These sportspersons are going to meet the President. Their performance has been excellent. (*whose*)
4Lencho prayed to God. His eyes see into our minds. (*whose*)
5This man cheated me. I trusted him. (*whom*)
1The trees lost all their leaves.
2The letter was addressed to God himself.
3The postman saw this address for the first time in his career.

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