First Flight (Prose Section)
A Letter To God
Summary
THE house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the crest of a low hill. From this height one could see the river and the field of ripe corn dotted with the flowers that always promised a good harvest. The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower. Throughout the morning Lencho — who knew his fields intimately — had done nothing else but see the sky towards the north-east. “Now we’re really going to get some water, woman.” The woman who was preparing supper, replied, “Yes, God willing”. The older boys were working in the field, while the smaller ones were playing near the house until the woman called to them all, “Come for dinner”. It was during the meal that, just as.......Read full story.
1 Lencho's house was situated -
(i) in a city (ii) in a field (iii) on the crest a low hill. (iv) on beach
Aus. (iii)
2. What covered the Lencho's field af- ter hail-
(i) salt (ii) hailstones (iii) ice (iv) none of above
Ans. (ii)
3. The word 'amiable' means -
(i) fat (ii) friendly (iii) holy man (iv) serious
Ans. (ii)
4. What are regarded as the Frozen Pearls-
(i) pearls (ii) salt (iii) hailstone (iv) none of these
Ans. (iii)
5. Lencho predicted -
(i) Rain (ii) Cyclone (iii) Strom (iv) None of above-
Ans. (i)
6. Lencho's soul filled with -
(i) tears (ii) sadness (iii) joy (iv) none
Ans. (ii)
7. The Post master managed -?
(i). 100 pesos (ii) 70 pesos (iii) 30 pesos (iv) 75 pesos
Ans. (ii)
8. Lencho had faith in -
(i) God (ii) Postmaster (iii) His sons (iv) His wife
Ans. (i)
9. The woman was preparing -
(1) lunch (ii) supper (iii) brakefast (iv) nothing
Ans. (ii)
10. The air was
(i) fresh and sweet (ii) polluted (iii) dusty (iv) humid
Ans. (1)
11. Rain drops are compared with-
(i) new coins (ii) silver coins (iii) gold coins (iv) 5 Rupee coins
Ans. (i)
12. Leacho saw towards North-East-
(i) a tample (ii) a mountain (iii) a mountain of clouds (iv) a valley
Ans. (iii)
13. Peso means
(i) Latin America (ii) Currency of Latin America (iii) Australian currency (iv) Coins
Ans. (i)
14. Locust is -
(i) a bird (ii) qn insect (iii) mountain
Ans. (ii)
15. Who is an ox of a man-
(i) Postmaster (ii) Lencho (iii) Lencho's sons (iv) All of above
Ans. (ii)
✍🏼 Oral Comprehension Check Page No. 5
Question 1.
What did Lencho hope for?
Answer:
Lencho hoped for a good rain as it was much needed for a good harvest.
Question 2.
Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?
Answer:
Lencho compared the raindrops with new coins because they were promising him a good harvest resulting in more prosperity.
Question 3.
How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?
Answer:
The rain changed into hailstones as a strong wind began to blow and huge hailstones began to fall alongwith the rain. All the crops in Lencho’s field got destroyed because of the weather conditions.
Question 4.
What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?
Answer:
Lencho was filled with grief after the hail stopped as everything was ruined and there was nothing that he could feed his family with. He could see a bleak future for him and his family.
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Question 5.
Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?
Answer:
Lencho had firm faith in God. He believed ‘ that God sees everything, even what is deep in one’s conscience and help everyone in one’s problems. He wrote a letter to God demanding him a hundred pesos to sow his field again.
Question 6.
Who read the letter?
Answer:
Postmaster read the letter.
Question 7.
What did the postmaster do after reading a letter?
Answer:
The postmaster laughed when he read
Lencho’s letter but soon he became serious and was moved by the writer’s faith in God. He didn’t want to shake Lencho’s faith. So, he decided to collect ,money and send it to Lencho on behalf of God.
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Question 8.
Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?
Answer:
Lencho was not surprised to find a letter with money from God as he believed that God will help him.
Question 9.
What made Lencho angry?
Answer:
There were only seventy pesos in the envelope whereas Lencho had demanded a hundred pesos. The difference in the amount made him angry.