NCERT English Class 10 Chapter 3 A Letter to God CBSE Board Sample Problems Short Answer

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Question

How much money did Lencho demand for, how much money did Lencho really get?

Solution

Lencho has demanded loo pesos and he got only 70 pesos.

Question

What / who was his only one hope?

Solution

  • Lencho has only one hope and that’s God itself.

  • Yes, Lencho believes that only God can help him with this.

Question

What was Lencho’s feeling with the hail stopped?

Solution

  • After hails stopped Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness.

  • He was worried about the lack of food for the coming year and due to this incidence, he is worried, because he and his family will go hungry for a year.

Question

Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like “new coins’?

Solution

  • Lencho’s crops were ready for harvest.

  • As raindrops would help him ¡n getting a better harvest, resulting in more prosperity, So Lencho compares them with new coins.

Question

What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

Solution

  • After hail stopped, Lenchos soul was filled with sadness.

  • He could see a bleak future for him and his family.

  • He was worried about lack of food for the coming year.

Question

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

Solution

  • Postmaster was moved by Lencho’s complete faith in the God.

  • So, he decided to send money to Lencho. Moreover, the postmaster did not want to shake Lencho’s faith in God.

  • So, he signed the letter ‘God’.

  • It was a good ploy to convey a message that God had himself written the letter.

Question

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

Solution

  • Lencho’s crops were ready for harvest.

  • As raindrops would have helped in getting a better harvest, resulting in more prosperity, so Lencho compared them with new coins.