A Letter to God by G L Fuentes : ncert solution- class 10

Oral Comprehension Check- Page 5

1. What did Lencho hope for?

Ans:- Lencho hoped for sufficient rain (water) for his crops.

2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins'?

Ans:- Lencho knew that the raindrops would help the crops grow up to their brim. The very crops are the real coins for the farmers, so Lencho said that the raindrops were like new coins. In other words crops are the only symbol of prosperity for the farmers, as it can be exchanged with the new coins anytime and anywhere to fulfill their purposes.

3. How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho's fields?

Ans:-Lencho was looking satisfied with the rain. But all of a sudden, a strong wind began to blow and the rain changed into hailstones. Consequently, Lencho's fields were submerged in white landscape. It seemed there was nothing but salt in the fields everywhere.

4. What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?

Ans:- Lencho was shocked to see his field fully covered with hailstones. He found his corns destroyed. He expressed his grief to his sons and said that even locusts would not have ruined as much as the hails. There was no hope for any assistance. They were compelled to go hungry throughout the year.

Oral Comprehension check-Page 6

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

Ans:- Lencho had faith in God. Being helpless Lencho wrote a letter to God. He wrote that if God did not help him he along with his family would go hungry that year. Also, he requested that he needed a hundred pesos in order to sow his fields and to live until the new crops coming.

2. Who read the letter?

Ans:- As it is mentioned in the text "One of the employees, who was a post man and also helped at the post office, went to his boss laughing heartily and showed him the letter to God." it proves that both the postman and the postmaster read the letter.

3. What did the postmaster do then?

Ans:- The postmaster turned serious, decided to support the writer on behalf of God so that the writer could not shake his faith in God. To answer the letter properly he collected some money as an act of charity and some of them contributed from his salary. Ultimately he kept seventy pesos in an envelope with a letter signed as God and sent it to the writer's address.

Oral Comprehension Check-Page 7

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

Ans:- No. Lencho was not surprised to find a letter for him with money in it because he had strong belief in God.

2. What made him angry?

Ans:- The amount (less than he wanted to receive from the God) made him angry. He received only seventy pesos, but he wanted a hundred pesos.

Thinking about the Text –Page 7

1. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?

Ans:- Lencho did not try to find out who had sent money to him. It is because he had a strong faith in God. He thought the office employees to be a bunch of crooks, but he never made any comment against God.

2. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation?

Ans:-Lencho thinks that the post office employees have taken the rest of the money. The irony here is that the post office employees showed their act of charity, but they are believed to be a bunch of crooked