2023
Q1: The postmaster had mixed emotions while opening the letter. Explain. (2023)
Ans:
When the postmaster opened the letter, he initially burst into laughter
but quickly became serious. He admired the writer's unwavering faith in
God and wished he could possess such faith. However, he also realized
that the writer had asked for money in the letter, which prompted the
postmaster to collect funds and send a reply on behalf of God.
Q2: Why did the night after the rains turn sorrowful for Lencho? (2023)
Ans: The
night after the rains turned sorrowful for Lencho because the hailstorm
had destroyed everything, leaving nothing for him to feed his family.
The crops, plants, and trees were ruined, causing great distress and
sadness for Lencho.
2021
Q1: What is ironic about the post office staff helping Lencho? (2021 C)
Ans: The
irony lies in the fact that Lencho, a simple and hardworking man with
blind faith, doubted the post office staff who were actually trying to
help him. The staff collected seventy pesos and sent it to Lencho, but
he accused them of being a bunch of crooks because he did not receive
the full amount.
Q2:
With a satisfied expression, he regarded the field of ripe corn with
its flowers, draped in a curtain of rain. But suddenly a strong wind
began to blow and along with the rain, very large hailstones began to
fall. These truly did resemble new silver coins. (2021C)
(i) Who is 'he'?
(ii) What satisfied him?
(iii) What is ironic about 'silver coins'?
(iv) How did the 'silver coins' affect the cornfield?
(v) 'draped in a curtain of rain' - Which part of speech is 'draped'?
Ans: (i) 'He' refers to Lencho.
(ii) Lencho was satisfied with the sight of his field of ripe corn, with its flowers, being nourished by the rain.
(iii) The
irony lies in the fact that the hailstones, which resembled silver
coins, caused great destruction and devastation to the cornfield.
(iv) The hailstones, resembling silver coins, damaged the cornfield by covering it entirely and destroying all the crops.
(v) 'Draped' is a verb in this context.
Q3: Read the passage given below and answer the questions that follow: (Term I, 2021-22)
All
through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of
God, whose eyes, as he had been instructed, see everything, even what is
deep in one’s conscience. Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an
animal in the fields, but still he knew how to write. The following
Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a letter which he himself would
carry to town and place in the mail. It was nothing less than a letter
to God.
I. Study the following statements:
(i) Lencho decided to write a letter to God
(ii) All through the night he thought of his only one hope.
Choose the correct option:
(a) (i) is the cause and (ii) is the effect.
(b) (ii) is the cause of (i).
(c) (ii) preceded (i).
(d) Both (i) and (ii) happened at the same time.
Ans: (b)
II. 'Lencho was an ox of a man' means:
(a) He was very hard-working.
(b) He owned an ox.
(c) He ploughed his field with an ox.
(d) His ox could work like a man.
Ans: (a)
III. 'But still he knew how to write' implies that:
(a) Lencho could write as he was a farmer.
(b) Ordinarily, a farmer did not know how to write.
(c) All farmers knew how to write.
(d) A farmer cannot know how to write.
Ans: (b)
IV. Why did he write the letter on Sunday?
(a) Sunday is a holy day for the Christians.
(b) God listens to people only on Sunday.
(c) Lencho was busy rest of the week.
(d) The Post office would open on Monday.
Ans: (a)
V. Find a suitable word from the passage to complete the following:
Loss: Gain :: Despair:___ .
(a) Help
(b) Hope
(c) Deep
(d) Carry
Ans: (b)
2020
Q1: How was Lencho’s cornfield destroyed? Had he any hope of help? (2020C)
Ans:
Lencho's cornfield was destroyed by a heavy hailstorm accompanied by
rain and strong wind. The hailstones covered his field, leaving no trees
or crops. Unfortunately, Lencho had no hope of help.
Q2: Did the letter reach God? Why did the postmaster send a reply to Lencho? (2020)
Ans:
No, the letter did not reach God. The postman found the letter
addressed to God and decided to take it to the postmaster. The
postmaster, wanting to preserve Lencho's faith in God, decided to help
him. He sent a reply to Lencho, along with seventy pesos, signed as
'God', in order to maintain the man's faith.
Q3: What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped? (2020)
Ans: When
the hail stopped, Lencho's feelings were filled with sadness. He stood
in the middle of his field and expressed his sorrow to his sons, saying
that even a plague of locusts would have left more than the hail had. He
realized that there would be no corn yield that year.
Q4: Why did Lencho’s happy mood change into concern? (2020)
Ans:
Lencho's happy mood changed into concern when the rain turned into a
hailstorm. The hailstones destroyed his crops, plants, and trees
completely. Seeing the devastation, Lencho became concerned about the
future and the well-being of his family.
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