A Letter to God Previous Years Question with Answers (2019 to 2024)

by Meenu Saini | Sep 27, 2024 | General | 0 comments

CBSE Class 10 First Flight Book Chapter 1 A Letter to God Question Answers from previous years question papers (2019-2024)

A Letter to God Previous Year Questions with Answers – Question Answers from Previous years Board Exam Question papers provide valuable insights into how chapters are typically presented in exams. They are essential for preparing for the CBSE Board Exams, serving as a valuable resource.They can reveal the types of questions commonly asked and highlight the key concepts that require more attention. In this post, we have shared Previous Year Questions for Class 10 English Chapter 1, “A Letter to God”.

Questions which came in 2024 Board Exam

Q1. What idea does the Postmaster come up with? What did he do to stick to his resolution? [2024, 40-50 words]
Ans. The postmaster wants to retain the farmer’s faith in God. Thus he decides to send him the money. However, he cannot arrange the money by himself and so, he collects it from colleagues in the post office. He puts the collected amount of 70 Pesos in an envelope and waits for Lencho’s visit.

Q2. Explain the irony in the chapter, “A Letter to God”. [2024, 40-50 words]
Ans. Lencho’s blind faith in God is ironical because he loses practicality. Lencho thinks that actually God has sent him the money to help him which is not possible. Also, Lencho is so innocent that he doubts the integrity of the staff of the post office as the envelope carries only seventy pesos against the hundred pesos that he had asked for.

Q3. How far would you agree that one’s positivity can bring in a spark of brightness even in adverse circumstances? [2024, 40-50 words]
Ans. Being positive can undoubtedly bring a spark of brightness even in difficult times. It was Lencho’s positive attitude and faith in God which gave him hope despite having lost everything. Lencho still gathered courage to write a letter to God seeking his help so that he could feed the family and sow his field.

Q4. Grief or sadness is an emotion natural to all types of loss or significant change. You have been asked to present an analysis of the approaches of Lencho and Kisa Gotami in dealing with their respective losses. Write this presentation draft including your insights, and comparing the approaches of both.
You may begin like this : One acknowledges that Lencho had unwavering faith in God whereas Kisa Gotami in her grief, believed that her son ………..however ……… .
(Reference — A Letter to God and The Sermon at Benares) [2024, 100-120 words]
Ans. One acknowledges that Lencho had unwavering faith in God, whereas Kisa Gotami in her grief believed that her son could be brought back to life, however, finally, she realized the ultimate truth of life. Both Lencho and Kisa experience loss and grief but their loses are of different kinds. The loss of crop faced by Lencho can be made good with financial help. However, Kisa’s loss is the loss of her son which is irreparable.

We also see that Lencho’s positive attitude and faith in God gave him courage. Despite not having any food for the entire year, he believed that God would help them and so, he wrote a letter to God for help. This shows him to be impractical because no one writes a letter to God seeking help, on the other hand, prayer is the mode to communicate with God. Lencho’s blind faith makes him overlook the help extended by the post office workers who act like messengers of God. He thinks that God has sent him the money.

Kisa Gotami is unable to bear her son’s untimely demise and carries the lifeless body looking for a cure to bring it back to life. However, when she is not able to find a household that has not lost a beloved, she realizes the truth behind humans being mortals and finds herself to be selfish in her love for her child. Thus, she accepts death as the truth of life.

Both approaches, though different in their methods and outcomes, highlight the complex and multifaceted nature of human response to loss.

Questions from the Chapter in 2023 Board Exams

Q1. Who read the letter sent by Lencho? What did he do then? [2023, 40-50 words]
Ans. A Postman read it and showed it to the Postmaster. Initially he laughed but soon he became serious and decided to gather money and send it to Lencho on behalf of God. He wanted to retain the poor farmer’s faith in God.

Q2. What did Lencho hope for and why? [2023, 40-50 words]
Ans. Lencho hoped for a good rain as it was much needed for a good harvest of his crop of corn.

Q3. In what way would writing a letter to God help Lencho tide over his crisis? [2023, 40-50 words]
Ans. Lencho had immense faith in God. After his entire crop was destroyed by the hailstorm, he had no other resort than to seek help from God. Thus, Lencho planned to write a letter to god seeking 100 pesos that would help him sow a new crop and feed his family.

Q4. The postmaster had mixed emotions while opening the letter. Explain. [2023, 40-50 words]
Ans. The postmaster was feeling curious and contented while opening Lenchos’ second letter. He was looking forward to a letter of thanks from Lencho who should have been thankful to god for getting the money but he is shocked to read that Lencho is dissatisfied and complains that the post office staff is a bunch of crooks who have stolen the remaining thirty Pesos from his envelope.

Q5. Why did the night after the rains turn sorrowful for Lencho? [2023, 40-50 words]
Ans. It was a miserable night. The fields were covered in hail, giving them a salt-white appearance, and had destroyed the crop. It indicated that there would be no harvest, and Lencho’s family would face starvation.

Q6. Why did the night turn sorrowful for Lencho after the rains? [2023, 40-50 words]
Ans. The rain was followed by a hailstorm which destroyed the crop in Lencho’s field. Thus the farmer was sorrowful because now they had nothing – no food for the family and no money to sow the fields again.

Q7. What are the raindrops compared to and why? [2023, 40-50 words]
Ans. Raindrops are compared to new coins- the bigger ones are ten-cent coins while the smaller are five cent. It is because they promised a good harvest and as such good money to Lencho.

Questions that appeared in 2020 Board Exams

Q1. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped? [2020, 30-40 words]
Ans. When the hail stopped, Lencho’s soul was filled with sadness: He was very much troubled. His crop was totally destroyed. He said, “The hail has left nothing. This year we will have no com. We will all go hungry.”

Q2. Why did Lencho’s happy mood change into concern? [2020, 30-40 words]
Ans. Lencho had been happy on the arrival of rain, as it would help his crops to grow and eventually he would get money from them. However, suddenly strong wind began to blow and brought hailstones with them. This hailstorm destroyed his crops. Thus, his happy mood changed to concern about losing his crops.

Q3. Did the letter reach God? Why did the postmaster send a reply to Lencho? [2020, 30-40 words]
Ans. The letter did not reach God, it is not possible. The postmaster got it. On reading the letter, the postmaster decided to retain the farmer’s faith in God. The postmaster was a kind, generous, helpful, and God-fearing man. Thus, he replied to Lencho’s letter by sending him money under the name of God.

2019 Exam Question and Answers from the chapter

Q1. Why did Lencho write a letter to God? [2019, 30-40 words]
Ans. Lencho’s crop had been destroyed by the hailstorm. He wrote a letter to God seeking help of 100 Pesos. He would use this money to feed his family and to seed the field again.

Q2. Why was Lencho angry on counting the money sent to him? [2019, 30-40 words]
Ans. Lencho had asked for 100 Pesos but the envelope contained only 70 Pesos. This angered Lencho and he suspected that the post office staff had stolen his money.

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