Question and answer of A Letter To God class 10

 A Letter to God – Questions and Answers (Class 10 English First Flight)

A Letter to God – Questions and Answers (Class 10 English First Flight)
A Letter to God – Questions and Answers (Class 10 English First Flight)

Introduction


“A Letter to God” is a touching story written by G.L. Fuentes. It is about Lencho, a poor but hardworking farmer whose crops get destroyed by a hailstorm. Full of faith, he writes a letter to God asking for money. The story beautifully shows human faith, kindness, irony, and conflicts between humans and nature.
This post provides all important questions and answers from the chapter A Letter to God for Class 10 students.

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Oral Comprehension Check – Answers

1. What did Lencho hope for?
Lencho hoped for a good rain because it was necessary for a good harvest.
2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
He compared big drops to 10-peso coins and small drops to 5-peso coins, as the rain meant prosperity.
3. How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
The rain turned into a hailstorm. The hailstones destroyed all his crops, leaving nothing.
4. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Lencho was very sad and hopeless. He said that even locusts would have left more than the hailstorm did.
5. Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
Lencho had complete faith in God. He wrote a letter asking for 100 pesos to re-sow his field.
6. Who read the letter?
The postman first read the letter and then showed it to the postmaster.
7. What did the postmaster do then?
The postmaster collected money from his employees and friends. He sent Lencho a little more than half the amount with a letter signed as ‘God’.
8. Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
No, he wasn’t surprised because of his strong faith in God.
9. What made him angry?
He had asked for 100 pesos but received only 70. He thought the post office employees had stolen the rest.

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Thinking About the Text – Answers

1. Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences tell you this?
Lencho has complete faith in God. Sentences:
“In the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house, there was a single hope: help from God.”
“It’s during the meal, just as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.”

2. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter ‘God’?
The postmaster sends money so that Lencho’s faith in God is not shaken. He signs it as ‘God’ to keep Lencho’s belief intact.
3. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money? Why/Why not?
No, Lencho never doubted it was from God. His faith was so strong that he didn’t question it.
4. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony?
Lencho thinks the post office employees stole the money.
The irony is that the same employees collected and sent him the money out of kindness.
5. Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of person was he?
Yes, there are people like Lencho who have blind faith. Lencho was hardworking, innocent, and had unquestioning faith in God, but he was also naïve.
6. What are the conflicts in the story?
Man vs Nature: Hailstorm destroyed Lencho’s crops.
Man vs Man: Lencho doubted the honesty of the post office employees.


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Extra Value Points for Exams

Theme: Faith in God, human kindness, irony.
Character Sketch of Lencho: Hardworking, innocent, simple, unquestioning faith.

Moral: Faith can move mountains, but blind faith can also mislead.



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FAQs on A Letter to God

Q1. Who is the author of “A Letter to God”?
👉 G.L. Fuentes.
Q2. What destroyed Lencho’s crops?
👉 A hailstorm.
Q3. How much money did Lencho ask for?
👉 100 pesos.
Q4. How much money did he receive?
👉 70 pesos.
Q5. What does the story teach us?
👉 It teaches us about strong faith, kindness, and irony in human life.

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