A Leter To God
GL. Fuentes
Oral Comprehension Check .
1/ What did Lencho hope for ?
Answer : - Lencho hope for a downpour or at least a shower. Because, the only thing the earth was needed, the rain .
2/ What did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins ' ?
Answer :- when the big drops of rain began to fall , then Lencho knew that the raindrops would bring him much cropugrain and also would bring some new coins through them. So, Lencho said the raindrops were like 'new cons' .
3/ How did the rain change ' What happened to Lencho's filds ?
Answer :- At first , the big drops of rain began to fall . But unfortunately, after some time . a strong wind began to blow and song with the rain very large hailstones began fall . After that , the rain had changed to hailstorm .
After the hail, the field was white , as if covered with salt . Secondly , not leaf remained on the trees . Thirdly the coin was totally destroyed. At for the fourthly , the flowers were gone from the plants .
4/ what were Lencho's feeling where the hail stopped ?
Answer :- After the hall stopped, Lencho's soul was filled with sadness . He expressed that year they would have no coin . Also, he that sorrow fully said that they would go hungry that year Again , he said a plague of locusts would have left more than that or the hail .
Oral Comprehension Check
1/ who or what did Lencho have faith in what did he do ?
Answer :- Lencho had totally deep faith in God. So in that helpless situation [dangerous time] he wrote a letter to God and he informed about his problems. Also, he wanted a hundred pesos to his fild again and to live until the crop comes .
2/ who read the letter ?
Answer :- When the postman saw that the letter was addressed to God , He Laughed and took the letter to the postmaster, who then read the letter.
3/ what did the postmaster do then/after read the letter ?
Answer :- At first, the postmaster readied to Answer the letter by good will ink and paper. But, when he knew about the matter of a hundred pesos , then he collected seventy pesos from his employees, several friends and part of his salary. At last, he had given the money to Lencho by a letter and through the postman.
Oral Comprehension Check
1/ Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it ?
Answer :- No, absolutely not. Lencho had deep faith in God . So he did not surprise or react strange to find a letter for him . Instead, he was angry for finding the less money he wanted .
2/ what made Lencho [him] angry ?
Answer :- Lencho wanted a hundred pesos to sow his field again and to live until the crop comes. When , he found seventy pesos in the letter than he was angry . He thought that the rest of money were was captured by the post office employees. So, this reason, he commented, "the post office employees are a bunch of crooks .
Thinking about the tex
1/ Who dose Lencho have complete faith in ? Which sentences in the story tell you this ?
Answer :- Lencho has complete faith in God . The sentences in the story that show this matter are as follows: (i) But in the heart of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley there was a single hopeE. help from God. (iii) All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope E . the help of God , whose eyes, as he been instructed, see everything even what is deep in one 's conscience, (iii) He wrote 'To God' on the envelope, put the letter inside and still troubled , went to town . (iv) "God" he wrote, "if you don't help me. My family and I will go hungry this year . (v) God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested. (vi) it said : "God: of the money that I asked for " .
2/ Why dose the postmaster send money to Lencho. Why does he sing the letter ' God ?
Answer :- The postmaster sends money to Lencho in order to keep Lencho's faith in God alive . Secondly, he sticks to his resolution of Answering the letter . Internally, he wants to help Lencho this helpless time.
He signs the letter "God" so that Lencho's faith would not get shaken . Also, that Lencho dose not suspect except (without) God.
3/ Dod Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him Why/Why not ?
Answer :- No , Lencho had never tried to find out who had sent the money. This was because he had never suspected that could be anybody else other than God who wold send him the money. His faith God who would send him the money. His faith in God was so strang, that's why he believed that God had sent him the money .
4/ Who dose Lencho think has taken the rest of the money. What is the irony I the situation ?
Answer :- Lencho thinks that the post office employees have taken the rest of the money .
The irony of the situation is that the employees whom he calls a 'bunch of crooks and suspects of taking some of the money, these are the same people who has contributed an sent him the money in the first place .
5. Are there people like Lencho in the real world ? What kind of a person would you say he is ? You may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question .
Greedy / Naive / Stupid / Ungrateful
Selfish / Comical / Unquestioning
Answer :- it is easy to find people like Lencho in the real world as he has a naive and unquestioning nature .
6. There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustred ?
Answer :- The conflicts between humans and nature are shown in the story when Lencho's crops are destroyed by the hailstorm. He had explained some good rain for a good harvest. However, he lost all hope and became sad at the singt of his destroyed fild .
Thinking about the Language
1. A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle:
Answer :- c y c l o n e .
2. An extremely strong wind :
Answer :- g a l e .
3. An violent tropical storm with very strong winds :
Answer :- t y p h o o n .
4. A violent storm whose center is a cloud in the shape of a funnel :
Answer :- t o r n a d o .
5. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean :
Answer :- h u r r I c a n e .
6. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage :
Answer :- w h i r l w i n d .
(II) Match the sentences in column A with the meanings of 'hope' in column B.
Answer :-
Join the sentences given below using who , whom, Whose. Which, as suggested.
1. I often go to Mumbai. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. (which)
Answer :- I often go to Mumbai which is the commercial capital of India .
2. My mother is going to host a TV show on cooking. She cooks very well. (who)
Answer :- My mother who cooks very well, is going to host a TV show on kooking .
3. These sprtspersons sre going to meet the president. Their performance has been excellent. (whose)
Answer :- These sportspersons, whose performance has been excellent, are going to meet the president.
4. Lencho prayed to Got .His eyes see into our minds . (whose)
Answer :- Lencho prayed to God, whose eyes see into our minds .
5. This man cheated me . I trusted him. (whom)
Answer :- This man whom I trusted cheated me .
Sometimes the relative pronoun in a relative clause remains 'hidden : For example, look at the first sentence of the story .
(a) The house - the only one in the entire Valley sat on the crest of a low hill .
We house - which was the only one in the entire valley -- sat on the crest of a low hill .
Find sentences in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically .
1 . The trees lost all their leaves.
Answer :- Not a leaf remained on the trees .
2 . The letter was addressed to God himself.
Answer :- it was nothing less than a letter to God .
3 . The postman saw this address for the first time in his career .
Answer :- Never in his career as a postman had he seen that address.
Q/ In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below . Try to say what qualities are being compared . One has been done for you .
Dust of Snow
Thinking about the poem .
Q1. What is a "dust of snow "? What does the poet say has changed his mood ? How has the poet's mood changed ?
Answer :- The 'dust snow" refers to fine particles of snow . This dust of snow " changed the poet's mood . The poet's mood changed from sad to happy .
Q2. How does Frost present nature in this poem ? The following questions may help you to think of an answer.
(i) what are the brids that are usually named in poems ? Do you think a crow is often mentioned in poems ? What images come to your mind when you think of a crow ?
Answer :- peacock, parrot, cuckoo, mynah, swan, pigeon are the birds that are usually named in poems.
No, I don't think crow is often mentioned in poems. Negative images come to my mind when I think of a crow .
(ii) Again, what is "a hemlock tree "? Why doesn't the poet write about a more 'beautiful' tree such as a maple, or oak, or a pine ?
Answer :- A hemlock tree is a poisonous tree . The poet doesn't write about more beautiful tree such as a maple , or an oak, of a pine because he wanted to symbolize the feelings of sadness and regret .
(iii) what do the 'crow and 'hemlock' present- joy or sorrow ? What does the dust of snow that the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stand for ?
Answer :- The crow and the hemlock tree represent sorrow. The dust of snow the crow shakes off a hemlock tree stand for joy and hope .
Q3. Have there been times when you felt depressed or hopless ? Have you experienced a similar moment that changed your mood that day ?
Answer :- yes thre have been few times when I have felt depressed and hopeless, Once.
I was very upset, then I saw tow puppies playing on the rood . This little joy changed my mood and I felt very happy for the rest of the day .
Fire and Ice
Thinking about poem
1. There are many ideas about how that world will ' end '. Do you think the world will end some day ? Have you ever thought what would happen if the sun got so hot that it 'burst'. Or grew colder and colder ?
Answer :- yes , I think that the world will end some day . If the sun gets so hot it bursts, it will end everything. If it grows colder and colder, then , without sunlight, everything will end .
2. For Forest, what do 'fire' and 'ice' stand for ? Here are some ideas:
greed avarice cruelty lust
Conflict fury intolerance rigidity
insensitivity coldness indifference hatred
Answer :- Fir' strands for greed , avarice, lust conflicts and fury . 'Ice' stands for cruelty , intolerance, rigidity, insensitive, coldness, idifference and hatrad .
3. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem ? How dose it help in bringing out the contrasting ideas in the poem ?
Answer :- The poet's rhyme scheme is a b a a , b c b c b, the poet effectively uses rhyming to contrast fire and Ice in his poem , predicting the world's end either due to fire or ice .
ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT QUESTION ANSWER
1. Choose the correct answer .
(a) A letter to God was written by
(i) Ruskin Bond . (ii) Lokesh Abrol .
(iii) G.L. Fuentes .
Answer :- G.L. Fuentes .
(b) The house stood on --
(i) the crest of a low hill .
(ii) the crest of a mountain .
(iii) a deep valley .
Answer :- (i) the crest of a low hill .
(c) The crop that grew was --
(i) wheat (ii) corn . (iii) barley .
Answer :- (ii)
(d) Lencho's profession was --
(i) share cropping. (ii) farming.
(iii) brickmaking .
Answer :- (ii) farming .
(e) Lencho went out into the rain to ---
(i) enjoy himself .
(ii) have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body .
(iii) collect rain water .
Answer :- (ii) have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body .
(f) Lencho wrote a letter to .
(i) Lencho wrote a letter to .
(ii) God (iii) the village master.
(iii) the post matter .
Answer :- (i) God .
(g) Lencho's manner of posting the letter showed that --
(i) he was truly a kind hearted and simple man .
(ii) he was greedy . (iii) He needed education .
Answer :- (i) he was truly a kind hearted and simple man .
2/ State whether the following are true or false :
(a) Lencho was a farmer by profession ?
Answer :- Lencho had no family of his own .
(b) Lencho had no family of his own ?
Answer :- False .
(c) Lencho predicted the rain by looking at the clouds ?
Answer :- True .
(d) All the coins grains of Lencho were totally destroyed ?
Answer :- True .
(e) Lencho had an unshakable faith in God ?
Answer :- True .
(f) Lencho expect 100 roubles in reply to his letter ?
Answer :- False .
(g) The postmaster cane to know about Lencho's unshakable belief in God By identifying and reading the letter of Lencho to God ?
Answer : - True .
(h) Lencho wrote a second letter to God conveying his thanks to Almighty for fulfilling his wish ?
Answer :- False .
3/ Choose the correct answers from the alternatives given :
(a) -- set on the crest of a low -- [top of a hill middle height] ?
Answer :- crest -- top hill .
(b) was a downpour or at least -- (wind/heavy fall of rain/storm) ?
Answer :- downpour -- heavy fall of rain .
(c) -- in that solitary house --? (lonely/sociable/congested).
Answer :- solitary - lonely .
(d) unsociable/friendly/mannerless .
Answer :- amiable - friendly .
(e) -- experiencing the contentment of a man -- (disgust/derision/statistfation) ?
Answer :- contentment -- satisfaction .
4/ who is the writer of the prose-pieve , "A letter to God " ?
Answer :- G.L Fuentes is the writer of the prose-piece. "A Leter To God " .
5/ who was Lencho ?
Answer :- Lencho was a Latin American farmer.
6/ where was the house of Lencho situated ?
Answer :- the crest of a low hill in a valley .
7/ From where can one see the river ?
Answer :- One can see the river from the top of the hill .
8/ What crop was farmed by Lencho ?
Answer :- Lencho farmed corn .
9/ What was the peculiar thing about Lencho's house ?
Answer :- was that it was the only one in the entire valley .
10/ What did the crop need before ripening. Or, what was the only thing that the crop needed ?
Answer :- The crop needed a downpour or least a shower before ripening.
11/ Who was the "woman" mentioned in the story ?
Answer :- The "woman" mentioned in the story was Lencho's wife .
12/ What was prepared by the woman ?
Answer :- Supper was prepared by the woman .
13/ Where were the older boys working ?
Answer :- The older boys were working in the field .
14/ Where were the smallar boys play ?
Answer :- The smallar boys were playing near the house .
15/ What was Lencho's profession ?
Answer :- Lencho 's profession was farming
16/ What happened during the meal ?
Answer :- Big drops of rain began to fall during the meal ?
17/ When did the Big drops of rain begin to fall ?
Answer :- The big drops of rain began to fall while Lencho 's wife was preparing meal .
18/ From where the huge mountains of clouds could be seen approach ?
Answer :- From the north-east direction the huge mountains of clouds clould be seen approaching.
19/ How was the air ?
Answer :- The air was fresh and sweet .
20. Why did Lencho go out in the rain ?
Answer :- Lencho went out in the rain to have the pleasure of feeling the rain on his body .
21/ What were the raindrops like, according to Lencho ?
Answer :- The raindrops were like new coins, according to Lencho .
22/ When did the very large hailstones begin to fall ?
Answer :- A strong wind began to blow at first time . Thereafter , very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain .
23/ How did the field look , after the rain ?
Answer :- The field looked witte , as if covered with salt after the rain .
24/ What happened to Lencho's filds ?
Answer :- Lencho's fild was completely destroyed by the hailstones .
25/ Who or what did Lencho have faith in ?
Answer :- Was Lencho a hardworking man .
Answer :- Yes , Lencho was a hardworking man . He was , in fact, ox of a man , working like an animal in the fields .
27/ To whom did Lencho write a letter ?
Answer :- Lencho wrote a letter to God .
18/ What was the strange thing about Lencho's letter ?
Answer :- The strange thing about Lencho's letter was that it was addressed to note other than God .
29/ What did Lencho expect in reply to his letter ?
Answer :- Lencho expected a hundred pesos in reply to his letter .
30/ Where did Lencho drop the letter ?
Answer :- Lencho dropped the letter in the mailbox at the post office .
31/ To whom did the postman give the letter ?
Answer :- The postman give the letter to the postmaster .
32/ How read the letter ?
Answer :- The postmaster read the letter .
33/ What was the idea that the postmaster came up with ?
Answer :- The postmaster came up with idea of Answering the letter as God himself .
34/ From whom did the postmaster ask for money ?
Answer :- The postmaster asked for money from his employees and friends .
35/ How mush money did the post Himself give ?
Answer :- The postmaster give a of part of his salary .
36/ Did Lencho receive a reply to his letter ?
Answer :- Yes ,Lencho received a reply to his letter with seventy pesos where the signature was 'God ' .
37/ When did Lencho come to the post office again ?
Answer :- Lencho came to the post office again the following Sunday .
38/ Who handed the letter to Lencho ?
Answer :- The postman handed the letter Lencho .
39/ what did Lencho seek when he went up to the window ?
Answer :- Lencho sought paper and ink when he to up to the window .
40/ Why did Lencho write second letter to God ?
Answer :- Lencho wrote a second letter to God to complain that only a part of the money reached him . He blamed the post employees for this .
41/ Who read the letter for the second time ?
Answer :- The postmaster read the letter for the second time .
B . Short Type Questions : Mark :- 2/3
1/ Give a brief description of Lencho's house ?
Answer :- Lencho's house was the only one in the entire valley . It sat on the crest of a low hill overlooking the river and field of ripe corn dotted with flowers always promised a good harvest .
2/ Who was Lencho . What was his profession ?
Answer :- Lencho was a Letin American farmer who cropped corn . Profession was farming .
3/ Give a brief description of Lencho's family ?
Answer :- Lencho had wife at least family members . It were deeply religious . The lived in a solitary house on a hilltop .
4/ When did the strat . How did the family of Lencho welcome the rain ?
Answer :- The rain started during the meal . The family of Lencho welcomed rain warmly . Lencho was so excited that he went out to feel the rain on his body .
5/ What did Lencho hope for ?
Answer :- Lencho hoped for a downpour or at least a shower (rain) to grow his crops .
He wanted rain fiel so that his crops would become increase and get much grain .
6/ Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins ?
Answer :- The raindrops would make a good harvest and hereby bring new coins to Lencho . So , Lencho said the raindrops were like 'new coins .
7/ How did the rain change . What happened to Lencho's filds ?
Answer :- After a sudden gust of wind had began to blow, very large hailstones began to fall along with the rain .
Lencho's filds was totally destroyed by the hailstones . Not a leaf remained on the trees . The flowers were gone from the plants . The crops had destroyed totally .
8/ Describe the destruction caused by hailstones in Lencho's filds ?
Answer :- The hail rained on Lencho's house, garden, cornfield, the hillsid and the entire valley for an hour . The field was white, as if covered with salt . Not leaf remained on the trees . The corn in Lencho's cornfield was totally destroyed .
9/ What were Lencho's feelings when the rain/hail had stopped ?
Answer :- Lencho was filled with sadness
After the rain hail had stopped . His that they totally destroyed . He said his coins that they would have no coin that year . But he was hopeful of getting help from God .
10/ How did Lencho console his family ?
Answer :- Lencho consoled his family saying that it was not a total loss, though it seems to be . He further added that no one dise of hunger.
11/ Who or what did Lencho have faith in ?
Answer :- Lencho had deep faith God . He believed that God eyes see everything .
12/ What did Lencho write in the first letter addressed to God ?
Answer :- in the first letter, Lencho wrote, "God, if you don't help me, my family and I will go hungry this year . I need a hundred pesos in order to sow my field again and to live until the crop comes, because the hailstorm .
13/ How did Lencho send the letter ?
Answer :- Lencho went to the post office at town one Sunday, pleased a stamp on the letter and dropped it into mailbox .
14/ Why was the postmaster amazed after seeing the letter ?
Answer :- The postmaster was amazed to see that the letter was addressed to none other than God . In his career, he never found like this address . Also, he was amazed at the sender's deep faith in God .
15/ That did the postmaster do In order to not break firm belief/faith in the Almighty/God ?
Answer :- in order not to break Lencho's firm belief/faith in the Almighty/God the postmaster answered the letter God himself (signature) . Also, he collected seventy pesos from his employees, friends and part of his salary . He provided the letter and the money through the postman to Lencho .
16/ Why did the postmaster send money to Lencho . Why did he sing the letter 'God ?
Answer :- The postmaster sent money to Lencho in order to not shake firm faith in God . It was also an act of charity .
He signed the lease as 'God ' so that Lencho would think the letter really came from God .
17/ Was Lencho surprised to find a letter a for him with money in it . City the reason ?
Answer :- Lencho was not the least surprised to find a letter for him with money in it . Was totally sure that it came from God . Such his faith in God .
18/ When did Lencho come to the post office . What were the reasons of the postmaster and the postman to Lencho's coming there ?
Answer :- Lencho came to the post office the following Sunday a bit earlier than usual .
The postmaster and postman would probably think that Lencho had come there in order to write letter of thanks to God .
19/ Why was Lencho angry after opening the letter ?
Answer :- Lencho was angry after opening the letter because he found only seventy pesos inside the envelope . He had demanded a hundred pesos from God . Instead of getting angry on God , he got angry on the post office employees because he thought tham to have misapprehended the money .
20/ What did Lencho write in his second letter to God ?
Answer :- in the second letter to God, Lencho informed that he had only received seventy pesos . He received God to send him the rest of the money through some other way expect the mail because the post office employees were, in his view , dishonest .
CLASS 1O ENGLISH ANSWER
1/ A Leter To God
CLASS 1O ASSAMESE ANSWER
৫/ দৃশান্তৰ
১২/ পাৰস্যত এভূমুকি
CLASS 11 ASSAMESE ANSWER
CLASS 1O COCIAL SCIENCE ANSWER
ইতিহাস প্ৰথম খণ্ড
ভূগোল দ্বিতীয় খণ্ড
৪/ অসমৰ ভূগোল
অৰ্থনৈতিক বিজ্ঞান তৃতীয় খণ্ড
