A Letter to God Question Answer Chapter 1 Solved PDF

One of the cheapest ways to send money to someone is through the post office. Have you ever sent or received money in this way?

Answer: Yes, money can be sent through the post office using a Money Order. The sender fills in the required details, pays the amount and takes the acknowledgement counterfoil for the record.

Think about who you will send the money to, and how much.

Answer: This is an activity-based question. The amount and receiver depend on the learner.

What would you write in the 'Space for Communication'?

Answer: Please send the money to the receiver mentioned in the Money Order form.

(i) In addition to the sender, the form has to be signed by the ________.
Answer: the payee

(ii) The 'Acknowledgement' section of the form is sent back by the post office to the ________ after the ________ signs it.
Answer: sender; payee

(iii) The 'Space for Communication' section is used for ________.
Answer: writing a message to the receiver

(iv) The form has six sections. The sender needs to fill out ________ sections and the receiver ________.
Answer: two; one

1. What did Lencho hope for?
Answer: Lencho hoped for a good downpour of rain because his ripe corn field needed rain for a good harvest.

2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins'?
Answer: Lencho compared the raindrops to new coins because he believed the rain would bring a good harvest and therefore money for his family. He called the big drops ten-cent pieces and the small ones fives.

3. How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho's fields?
Answer: The rain suddenly changed into a severe hailstorm. Large hailstones fell for about an hour and destroyed the corn, flowers and leaves. Lencho's entire crop was ruined.

4. What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?
Answer: Lencho was extremely sad and worried. He felt that all his hard work had been wasted and that his family would have no corn that year.

1. Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
Answer: Lencho had complete faith in God. He believed that God could see everything and help his family. Therefore, he wrote a letter to God asking for one hundred pesos.

2. Who read the letter?
Answer: The postman read the letter first and showed it to the postmaster.

3. What did the postmaster do then?
Answer: The postmaster decided to answer Lencho's letter so that his faith in God would not be shaken. He collected money from his employees, contributed part of his own salary and received contributions from friends. He then sent the money to Lencho in an envelope signed "God."

1. Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
Answer: No, Lencho was not surprised. His faith in God was so strong that he fully expected God to send him the money.

2. What made him angry?
Answer: Lencho became angry because he had asked God for one hundred pesos, but he received only seventy pesos.

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

Answer: Lencho has complete faith in God. The sentences that show his faith are: "There was a single hope: help from God." "All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God." He writes directly to God asking for money. When he receives seventy pesos, he believes that God could not have made a mistake.

2. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter 'God'?
Answer: The postmaster sends money to Lencho because he wants to keep Lencho's faith in God alive. He signs the letter "God" because he wants Lencho to believe that the money has come from God.

3. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?
Answer: No, Lencho did not try to find out who had sent the money. He had complete faith in God and believed that God had sent it.

4. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation?
Answer: Lencho thinks that the post office employees have taken the remaining thirty pesos. The irony is that the post office employees were actually the people who collected money and sent him the seventy pesos. Lencho suspects the very people who helped him.

5. Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is?
Answer: Yes, there can be people like Lencho in the real world. From the given words, Lencho can be described as naive, unquestioning and comical. His faith is unquestioning, but he is also naive because he immediately believes that the post office employees are crooks.

6. There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?
Answer: The conflict between humans and nature is shown when the hailstorm destroys Lencho's entire crop. The conflict between humans themselves is shown when Lencho suspects the post office employees of stealing the remaining thirty pesos, even though they actually helped him.

1. A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle — Cyclone

2. An extremely strong wind — Gale

3. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds — Typhoon

4. A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel — Tornado

5. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean — Hurricane

6. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage — Whirlwind

1. I often go to Mumbai. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. (which)
Answer: I often go to Mumbai, which is the commercial capital of India.

2. My mother is going to host a TV show on cooking. She cooks very well. (who)
Answer: My mother, who cooks very well, is going to host a TV show on cooking.

3. These sportspersons are going to meet the President. Their performance has been excellent. (whose)
Answer: These sportspersons, whose performance has been excellent, are going to meet the President.

4. Lencho prayed to God. His eyes see into our minds. (whose)
Answer: Lencho prayed to God, whose eyes see into our minds.

5. This man cheated me. I trusted him. (whom)
Answer: This man, whom I trusted, cheated me.

1. The trees lost all their leaves.
Answer: Not a leaf remained on the trees.

2. The letter was addressed to God himself.
Answer: The letter was addressed to no one else but God.

3. The postman saw this address for the first time in his career.
Answer: Never in his career as a postman had he known that address.

The writer apologises because
Answer: She has not written for a very long time.

The writer has sent this to the reader
Answer: A birthday card.

The writer sent it in the month of
Answer: September 2005

The reason for not writing earlier
Answer: She has just moved house.

Sarah goes to
Answer: Little Feet

Who is writing to whom?
Answer: Jaya is writing to Arti.

Where and when were they last together?
Answer: They were together in Bangalore last year.