A Letter To God, Chapter - 1, (VSA) Solved, Class - 10th| (ASSEB) Assam Board
PROSE
CHAPTER
- 1
[A LETTER TO GOD]
(VSA)
SOLVED
:: VERY SHORT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1. I need a hundred pesos – (currency of India/ Spain/
Latin America) [HSLC’ 2015]
Ans:- Latin America.
2. Send me the rest, since I need it very much,
(relax/ remaining part/ be buried) [HSLC - 2016, 22]
Ans:- Remaining part.
3. ‘The house – the only one in, the entire valley – sat on
the crest of a low hill. (wide/ whole/ flat) [HSLC - 2017]
Ans:- Whole.
4. The field was white, as if covered with – (snow/ salt/
flour) [HSLC - 2022]
Ans:- Salt.
5. What happened to Lencho's fields after the hailstorm?
[HSLC - 2015]
Ans:- Due to the hailstorm the Lencho's field was
fully destroyed. There was no leaf remaining on the trees, the flowers were
gone from the plants. Lencho was shattered after the destruction caused by the
hailstorm. Lencho's soul was filled with sadness. He said that they would have
no corn that year and they would go hungry.
6. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new
coins'? [HSLC - 2015]
Ans:- Lencho's crops were ready for harvest. However,
they required a good downpour before harvesting. After a downpour, he could
sell the harvest and get money. That is why he compared the raindrops to 'new
coins'.
7. These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are
new coins. 'Why did Lencho consider the raindrops as 'new coins'? [HSLC - 2015]
Ans:- Lencho compares the raindrops were like new
coins because the raindrops help him to grow and harvest the crops, which
results in more prosperity. These fully grown crops could be sold in market for
good money. Hence, he considers raindrops to new coins.
8. Where was Lencho's house situated? [HSLC - 2016]
Ans:- Lencho's house was situated in a valley. It was
the only house in the entire valley and' was on the crest of a low hill.
9. 'All through the nigh, Lencho thought only of his one
hope:' What was Lencho's only one, hope? [HSLC - 2017]
Ans:- Lencho's only hope was the help of God.
10. What did Lencho do throughout the morning? What did
he see in the north-east? [HSLC - 2018]
Ans:- Throughout the morning Lencho sat in his house
and waited for the rain to come. He wished for the rain or the shower for his
field in which he had grown his crops. The rain would help his crops to get
prepared for their harvest. He saw the sky in the North-east. He assumed that
they would be getting a good rain that day. This would help his crops to grow
more effectively.
11. 'Lencho's soul was filled with sadness'. Why? [HSLC - 2018]
Ans:- Lencho's soul was filled with sadness because
his crops was totally destroyed by hailstones. Not a leaf remained on the
trees. The corn was totally destroyed.
12. What did lencho write in his letter to God? [HSLC - 2019]
Ans:- Lencho wrote the letter to God as he thought
that he would be the only one to help him in his bad times. He wrote a letter
addressing to God to send him 100 pesos so that he and his family can survive
in such a difficult situation.
13. What type of a man was the postmaster? [HSLC - 2019]
Ans:- The postmaster was a fat, amiable and
kind-heated and kind-heated man.
14. What was the one hope of Lencho? [HSLC - 2020]
Ans:- Lencho hoped for a spell of rain for his corn
field.
15. State whether the following statements are True or False. [HSLC - 2022]
(i) Lencho
was a trader.
(ii) Lencho
was a farmer.
Ans:- (i) False (ii) True
16. Where was the Lencho's house located?
Ans:- 'The House' was located on the top (crest) of a
low hill.
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