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A letter to God

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 38mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Where was Lencho's house?

a)

In the farm

b)

In the valley

c)

At the top of the hill

d)

In the village

2.

How did the pleasant rain become devilish for Lencho?

a)

It rained heavily

b)

It brought large hailstones

c)

It did not give sufficient water to his fields

d)

It made Lencho's roof leak

3.

What do the 'frozen pearls' refer to?

a)

hailstones

b)

raindrops

c)

golden corns

d)

none of the above

4.

What made Lencho dejected and depressed?

a)

The rain that brought hailstones.

b)

The rain that drenched his fields.

c)

The rain and hailstorm that caused leakage in his roof.

d)

The hailstones that completely destroyed his crops.

5.

Why did Lencho compare the hailstones with a plague of locusts?

a)

because the plague too causes destruction of crops.

b)

because the plague occurs with the hailstones.

c)

because the plague causes illness to humans.

d)

because the plague is more dangerous than rain.

6.

Meaning of 'Amiable' is

a)

Naughty and mischievous

b)

Truthful and loyal

c)

Kind- hearted and friendly

d)

Cruel and hateful

7.

Which adjective pair suits Lencho the best?

a)

Greedy and selfish

b)

Comical and ungrateful

c)

Naive and unquestioning

d)

Stupid and wicked

8.

Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho?

a)

because he did not want Lencho to starve to death.

b)

because he did not want Lencho to lose his faith in God.

c)

because he did not want Lencho to get angry with the postmen .

d)

because he did not want Lencho to sell his farm for food.

9.

Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'New coins'?

a)

Raindrops would help his crops to grow well.

b)

Raindrops would give a better harvest.

c)

Raindrops would give him good crops and thus prosperity

d)

All the above.

10.

Which statement about Lencho's faith is true?

a)

Lencho believed in God and in humans.

b)

Lencho believed in God but not the postmaster.

c)

Lencho believed in God but not the humans.

d)

Lencho believed in God and in himself.

11.

A Letter to God was written by

a)

(i) Ruskin Bond.

b)

(ii) Lokesh Abrol.

c)

(iii) G.L. Fuentes.

12.

The house stood on

a)

(i) the crest of a low hill.

b)

(ii) the crest of a mountain.

c)

(iii) a deep valley.

13.

The crop that grew was

a)

(i) wheat.

b)

(ii) corn.

c)

(iii) barley.

14.

Lencho went out into the rain to

a)

(i) enjoy himself.

b)

(ii) have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body.

c)

(iii) collect rain water.

15.

Lencho’s manner of posting the letter showed that

a)

(i) he was truly a kind hearted and simple man.

b)

(ii) he was greedy.

c)

(iii) he needed education.

16.

What could man see in the north east?

a)

a) his fields

b)

b) raindrops

c)

c) huge mountains of clouds

d)

d) ten cent pieces

17.

Along with rain big hailstones also _______

a)

a) came

b)

b) appeared

c)

c) began to fall

d)

d) also attacked

18.

A plague of locusts does a great _______ to crops

a)

a) service

b)

b) help

c)

c) difficulty

d)

d) damage

19.

Lencho needed hundred pesos for ______

a)

a) buy food grains

b)

b) sow his field

c)

c) buy a cart

d)

d) buy clothes for winter

20.

The hailstorm had _____

a)

a) destroyed the crops

b)

b) made the field white

c)

c) damaged lencho's family

d)

d) stuck after the rain

21.

Lencho wrote a letter to god in whom he had ____

a)

a) immense hatred

b)

b) immense love

c)

c) immense faith

d)

d) immense distrust

22.

What type of man was the postmaster?

a)

a) sensible

b)

b) wise

c)

c) fat and amiable

d)

d) cruel and clever

23.

He wondered at the _____ of the writer

a)

a) foolishness

b)

b) wisdom

c)

c) faith

d)

d) courage

24.

The postmaster wished he had _____

a)

a) immense faith in god

b)

b) the faith of the man

c)

c) the love of the man

d)

d) the courage of the man

25.

What did the postmaster feel on experiencing Lencho receive the letter?

a)

a) contended

b)

b) proud

c)

c) overwhelmed

d)

d) all of the above

26.

Meaning of - Crest

a)

Bottom of a hill

b)

Top of a hill

c)

Mid of a hill

27.

What do you understand by "Locust" ?

a)

Cornfield

b)

Insects fly in groups and destroy crops

c)

Hailstorm with frozen pearls

28.

What did the postman write in his letter as a signature?

a)

His name

b)

His friend's name

c)

His pen name

d)

God

29.

An extremely strong wind is called...........

a)

Cyclone

b)

Whirlwind

c)

Tornedo

d)

Gale

30.

How did the pleasant rain become devilish for Lencho?

a)

It rained heavily

b)

It brought large hailstones

c)

It did not give sufficient water to his fields

d)

It made Lencho's roof leak

31.

Why did Lencho compare the hailstones with a plague of locusts?

a)

because the plague too causes destruction of crops.

b)

because the plague occurs with the hailstones.

c)

because the plague causes illness to humans.

d)

because the plague is more dangerous than rain.

32.

Why did Lencho step out into the rain at the beginning of the story?

a)

to bathe in the rain

b)

to compare the rain to new coins

c)

to collect his crop

d)

to have the pleasure of the rain on his body

33.

"These aren't raindrops falling from the sky, they are new coins." This is an example of:

a)

Simile

b)

Metaphor

c)

Alliteration

d)

Pathetic Fallacy

34.

Who first read Lencho's letter?

a)

Lencho

b)

Lencho´s wife

c)

The postmaster

d)

A postman

35.

What is the irony in this story?

a)

Lencho was sad after the hailstorm even though he was the one waiting for a shower

b)

Postmaster laughed at Lencho but still helped arrange for money for him

c)

Lencho blamed the post office employees who in fact helped him

d)

There is no irony

36.

Along with the rain came __________ that destroyed Lencho's farm.

a)

flood

b)

storm

c)

hailstones

d)

cyclone

37.

Find the synonym of, amiable

a)

kind hearted and friendly

b)

cruel and hateful

c)

loyal and truthful

d)

cunning

38.

How did the pleasant rain become devilish for Lencho?

a)

It made Lencho's roof leak

b)

It rained heavily

c)

It did not provide sufficient water to his field.

d)

It brought large hailstones.

39.

"The house- the only one in the entire valley -sat on the crest of a low hill." Based on the location of the house, it can it be described as _________.

a)

majestic

b)

solitary

c)

attractive

d)

quiet

40.

'All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope.' What was it?

a)

that the a good shower would give him an excellent harvest

b)

that he would become rich after reaping the crop

c)

that the hailstones were actually new silver coins

d)

that of help from the supernatural