COMPETITIVE ENGLISH

CBSE Class 10 English First Flight

Chapter 1: A Letter to God - Textual Exercises

Interactive Solutions with Explanations

Q1. What did Lencho hope for?

Answer: Lencho hoped for a good rain shower for his corn crop. He needed rain because the corn was ready and needed water to grow properly.
Reference: "He was waiting for the rain. He hoped it would come."

Q2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?

Answer: Lencho compared the raindrops to ‘new coins’ because the rain would bring a good harvest, which meant money for him. Just as coins are valuable, the rain was valuable for his crops.
Reference: "Those truly did resemble new silver coins."

Q3. How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?

Answer: The rain started gently but suddenly turned into a hailstorm. The hailstones destroyed Lencho’s entire corn field, leaving no crop standing.
Reference: "The hailstones had left nothing... there was not a leaf left on the trees."

Q4. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

Answer: Lencho was filled with sadness and grief. He felt that everything was lost and there would be no harvest that year. He said, “It’s really getting bad now.”
Reference: "A plague of locusts would have left more than this."

Q5. Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?

Answer: Lencho had unshakable faith in God. He wrote a letter to God asking for 100 pesos to sow his field again and to live until the next crop grew.
Reference: "God: Of the money that I asked for, only seventy pesos reached me."

Q6. What did the postmaster do when he received Lencho’s letter?

Answer: The postmaster was deeply moved by Lencho’s faith. He collected money from his employees, friends, and gave part of his salary to send 70 pesos to Lencho.
Reference: "He put the money in an envelope addressed to Lencho and with it a letter containing only a single word — God."

Q7. Why was Lencho angry when he received the money?

Answer: Lencho was angry because he received only 70 pesos instead of the 100 pesos he had asked for. He thought the post office employees had stolen the remaining 30 pesos.
Reference: "God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested."

Q8. What did Lencho write in his second letter to God?

Answer: In his second letter, Lencho asked God to send the remaining 30 pesos directly and not through the mail, as he believed the post office people were "a bunch of crooks."
Reference: "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."

Thinking about the Text

Q1. Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?

Answer: Lencho has complete faith in God.
Sentences:
• "All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God."
• "God: If you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year."
• "God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested."

Q2. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter ‘God’?

Answer: The postmaster sends money to preserve Lencho’s faith in God. He is touched by Lencho’s innocence and strong belief. He signs the letter ‘God’ so that Lencho would believe the money came from God and not lose faith.

Q3. Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?

Answer: No, Lencho was not surprised. He had absolute faith that God would reply and send him the money he asked for.

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