NCERT English Class 10 | Chapter 1 | A Letter to God | MCQs |

1. Where is Lencho’s house according to the story?

A. In the city

B. On the top of a hill

C. On the top of a low hill

D. At the bottom of a hill

... Answer: "C"


2. As per Lencho, what was the main thing that the earth required?

A. A snowfall

B. A downpour

C. Sunlight

D. Strong winds

... Answer: "B"


3. What did Lencho contrast the raindrops with?

A. Silver coins

B. Gold coins

C. New coins

D. Pearls

... Answer: "C"


4. Lencho’s field was destroyed by –

A. Rainfall

B. Storm

C. Hailstorm

D. Strong wind

... Answer: "C"


5. The field looked as if it was covered with –

A. Ice

B. Sugar

C. Salt

D. Locust

... Answer: "C"


6. Looking at the field, Lencho compared the damage with –

A. Attack of birds

B. Attack of locusts

C. Attack of rats

D. Attack of animals

... Answer: "B"


7. What was the hope left who lived in that solitary house?

A. No one can help us

B. Help from God

C. Help from the government

D. Help from the post office

... Answer: "B"


8. What was the first reaction of the postman after reading the letter?

A. Laughed heartily

B. Felt sad

C. Felt empathetic

D. Became serious

... Answer: "A"


9. Choose the correct meaning of ‘amiable’ in the sentence “The postmaster was a fat and amiable fellow.”

A. Rude

B. Helpful

C. Lazy

D. Friendly

... Answer: "D"


10. The postmaster was moved by Lencho’s –

A. Determination

B. Handwriting

C. Love for God

D. Faith in God

... Answer: "D"


11. For what reason did the postmaster decide to answer to Lencho's letter?

A. He was a good man

B. He was empathetic

C. He wanted Lencho’s faith in God to be intact.

D. All of the above

... Answer: "C"


12. What was the postmaster’s feeling after replying to Lencho’s letter?

A. Proud

B. Overwhelmed

C. Contended

D. All of the above

... Answer: "C"


13. What did Lencho request to God in his second letter?

A. Remaining amount

B. More money

C. Remaining amount, send by mail only

D. Remaining amount, not send by mail

... Answer: "D"


14. What is the irony in this story?

A. Lencho was waiting for a downpour, but he became sad after the hailstorm.

B. Postmaster arranged money for Lencho, but he was the one who laughed after reading Lencho’s letter.

C. Lencho called the post office employees crooks even though they were the ones who helped him.

D. All of the above.

... Answer: "C"


15. The story has been written by –

A. Roald Dahl

B. G. L. Fuentes

C. J. K. Rowling

D. Robert Frost

... Answer: "B"


16. What does the underlined phrase mean in the sentence “Lencho was an ox of a man.”?

A. A man with an ox

B. A man without an ox

C. A man working like an ox

D. A hard-working man

... Answer: "D"


17. When the strong wind began to blow along with rain and hailstones, Lencho’s expression changes into an expression of –

A. Doubt

B. Fulfillment

C. Despair

D. Joy

... Answer: "C"


18. The postmaster stuck to his resolution because he wanted -

A. To test his employees’ generosity

B. To pay the remainder of the money expected by Lencho

C. To prove that God gives more than one asks for

D. Not to shake Lencho’s faith in God in his hard time 

... Answer: "D"

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