UP Board classes for Class 10 English Prose Chapter 2 – A Letter to God (G.L. Fuentes) question answer:-
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Read the following passages and answer the questions put there upon :
Passage 1: The only thing …………….. was fresh and sweet. [Para 1 & 2]
Q1. Who was Lencho? What did he think about the earth?
(लेंचो कौन था? उसने पृथ्वी के विषय में क्या सोचा?)
Answer: Lencho was a farmer. He thought that the earth needed a shower.
(लेंचो एक किसान था। उसने सोचा कि पृथ्वी को बारिश की आवश्यकता है।)
Q2. What were the boys doing? Why did the woman call them?
(लड़के क्या कर रहे थे? स्त्री ने उन्हें क्यों बुलाया?)
Answer: The older boys were working in the field. The smaller ones were playing near the house. The woman called them for dinner.
(बड़े लड़के खेत में काम कर रहे थे। छोटे लड़के मकान के पास खेल रहे थे। स्त्री ने उन्हें रात्रि भोजन के लिए बुलाया।)
Q3. What made Lencho predict a rainfall? Did his prediction prove to be true?
(किस बात से लेंचो ने वर्षा की भविष्यवाणी की? क्या उसकी भविष्यवाणी सही सिद्ध हुई?)
Answer: Clouds in the North-East made Lencho predict a rainfall. Yes, his prediction proved to be true.
(उत्तर-पूर्व दिशा में बादलों के कारण लेंचो ने वर्षा की भविष्यवाणी की। हाँ, उसकी भविष्यवाणी सही सिद्ध हुई।)
Passage 2: The man went out ……………….. said to his sons. [Para 4]
Q1. Why did Lencho go out in the rain?
(लेंचो बारिश में बाहर क्यों गया?)
Answer: Lencho went out in the rain to have the feeling of rain on his body.
(लेंचो अपने शरीर पर बारिश का अनुभव करने के लिए बाहर गया।)
Q2. Identify the person who said the following:
“It’s really getting bad now … I hope it passes quickly.” What is he talking about?
(यह किसने कहा और किसके विषय में कहा?)
Answer: The person is Lencho. He is talking about hailstones.
(यह व्यक्ति लेंचो है। वह ओलों के विषय में बात कर रहा है।)
Q3. Why did he look satisfied?
(वह सन्तुष्ट क्यों दिख रहा था?)
Answer: Lencho looked satisfied on account of rain which his cornfield badly needed.
(लेंचो वर्षा से सन्तुष्ट था क्योंकि उसके खेत को इसकी अत्यधिक आवश्यकता थी।)
Q4. What have hailstones been compared to?
(ओलों की तुलना किससे की गयी है?)
Answer: Hailstones have been compared to new silver coins.
(ओलों की तुलना नये चाँदी के सिक्कों से की गयी है।)
Q5. How did the hailstones affect Lencho’s fields?
(ओलों ने लेंचो के खेतों को कैसे प्रभावित किया?)
Answer: The hailstones affected Lencho’s field badly. The corn was totally destroyed.
(ओलों ने लेंचो के खेत की फसल पूरी तरह नष्ट कर दी।)
Passage 3: “It’s really getting ……….. have no corn.” [Para 4, 5]
Q1. Write the name of the lesson and its writer.
(पाठ और लेखक का नाम लिखिए।)
Answer: The lesson is A Letter to God written by G.L. Fuentes.
(पाठ – A Letter to God, लेखक – G.L. Fuentes)
Q2. Why was Lencho’s soul filled with sadness?
(लेंचो का मन दुःख से क्यों भर गया?)
Answer: Because hailstones destroyed the corn completely.
(ओलों ने पूरी फसल नष्ट कर दी थी।)
Passage 4: All through the night ……….. because the hailstorm. [Para 5]
Q1. What was Lencho’s problem? What was his only hope?
(लेंचो की समस्या और उसकी आशा क्या थी?)
Answer: His problem was total crop loss. His only hope was God’s help.
(उसकी समस्या पूरी फसल का नष्ट होना था। उसकी एकमात्र आशा भगवान थे।)
Q2. What did Lencho think of all through the night?
(पूरी रात लेंचो ने क्या सोचा?)
Answer: He thought only of God’s help.
(उसने केवल भगवान से सहायता के बारे में सोचा।)
Q3. What had Lencho learnt about God?
(लेंचो ने भगवान के बारे में क्या सीखा?)
Answer: God sees everything, even in one’s conscience.
(भगवान सब देखते हैं, यहाँ तक कि अंतरात्मा की बात भी।)
Q4. Why would Lencho’s family go hungry? What help did he want?
(लेंचो का परिवार भूखा क्यों रहेगा? उसने क्या सहायता माँगी?)
Answer: Because crops were destroyed. He wanted 100 pesos to sow seeds.
(क्योंकि फसल नष्ट हो गई थी। उसने बीज बोने के लिए 100 पीसोज़ माँगे।)
Passage 5: He wrote “To God” …………… correspondence with God! [Para 5]
Q1. Who laughed heartily and why?
(जोर से कौन हँसा और क्यों?)
Answer: The postman laughed because the letter was addressed “To God”.
(डाकिया हँसा क्योंकि पत्र “भगवान” के नाम लिखा था।)
Q2. Point out the qualities of the postmaster.
(डाकपाल के गुण बताइए।)
Answer: He was fat and amiable.
(वह मोटा और मिलनसार था।)
Long Answer Type Questions
Q1. Give briefly the story of “A Letter to God”. What did the postmaster do?
(कहानी का संक्षेप व डाकपाल की भूमिका लिखिए।)
Answer: Lencho was a poor farmer whose crops were destroyed by hailstorm. He wrote a letter to God asking for 100 pesos. The postmaster collected some money with the help of his employees and sent it to Lencho. Lencho, however, got angry because the money was less and suspected the post office employees.
(लेंचो एक गरीब किसान था जिसकी फसल ओलों से नष्ट हो गई थी। उसने भगवान से 100 पीसोज़ माँगे। डाकपाल ने मदद करके धन भेजा, लेकिन लेंचो को कम धन मिला तो वह नाराज हो गया और डाक कर्मचारियों को दोषी समझा।)
Q2. Describe the falling of rain and its damage.
(वर्षा और उससे हुई क्षति का वर्णन कीजिए।)
Answer: At first, Lencho was happy seeing raindrops like silver coins. But soon hailstones fell for an hour and destroyed the entire crop. The field looked white like covered with salt. His only hope was God’s help.
(पहले तो लेंचो वर्षा से प्रसन्न था, परन्तु ओलों ने उसकी पूरी फसल नष्ट कर दी। पूरा खेत नमक जैसा सफेद हो गया। उसकी एकमात्र आशा भगवान थे।)
Question 3. Who was Lencho? Why did he write a letter to God?
Answer: Lencho was a hard-working farmer with a large family. Once the much needed and pleasant rain was followed by very large hailstones and the corn standing in his field was totally destroyed. Nothing was left for the poor Lencho and his family. So, he wrote a letter to God, asking Him for one hundred pesos. The letter was received by a postman and read by the postmaster. The postmaster collected seventy pesos and sent it to Lencho.
लेंचो बड़े परिवार वाला एक परिश्रमी किसान था। वर्षा के साथ आए ओलों ने पूरी फसल नष्ट कर दी। इस कारण उसने भगवान से सौ पीसोज़ माँगे। पत्र डाकपाल को मिला, जिसने 70 पीसोज़ इकट्ठा करके भेजे।
Question 4. What objects does Lencho call new coins? Why?
Answer: Lencho calls the raindrops new coins because the rain would enrich the harvest. Selling the crops would give him more money.
लेंचो वर्षा की बूंदों को नये सिक्के कहता है क्योंकि वे फसल को अच्छा बनाएँगी और अधिक धन मिलेगा।
Question 5. How long did the hail rain?
Answer: The hail rained for an hour.
ओले एक घंटे तक बरसे।
Question 6. What was the effect of the hailstorm?
Answer: The hailstorm completely destroyed Lencho’s crop. The corn was damaged and flowers had fallen from plants.
ओलों ने फसल को पूरी तरह नष्ट कर दिया और फूल भी गिर गये।
Question 7. Why was Lencho sad? What was his only hope?
Answer: Lencho’s field was destroyed by rain and hailstorm. His only hope was help from God.
लेंचो उदास था क्योंकि उसकी फसल बर्बाद हो गई थी। उसकी एकमात्र आशा भगवान की मदद थी।
Question 8. Why did the postmaster laugh at Lencho’s letter?
Answer: Because the letter was addressed to God.
डाकपाल हँसा क्योंकि पत्र भगवान के नाम लिखा था।
Question 9. When did Lencho receive the letter? Why did he become angry?
Answer: He received it the following Sunday at the post-office. He became angry as it contained only 70 pesos instead of 100.
लेंचो को अगली रविवार को पत्र मिला। वह नाराज हुआ क्योंकि उसमें 100 की जगह केवल 70 पीसोज़ थे।
Question 10. Why should the postmaster not allow Lencho’s letter unanswered?
Answer: Because it would have broken Lencho’s faith in God.
यदि पत्र का उत्तर नहीं दिया जाता तो लेंचो का भगवान में विश्वास टूट जाता।
Question 11. Why did Lencho describe the post-office employees as ‘a bunch of crooks’?
Answer: He received only 70 pesos and thought employees had stolen the rest. But actually they were not crooks.
लेंचो को केवल 70 पीसोज़ मिले और उसने कर्मचारियों पर शक किया। वास्तव में वे धोखेबाज नहीं थे।
Question 12. How would you describe the post-office employees?
Answer: They were kind, generous and honest. They helped Lencho in need.
डाकघर के कर्मचारी दयालु, उदार और ईमानदार थे।
Question 13. The postmaster was – kind, generous, fun-loving. Give example.
Answer: He collected money and gave part of his salary (generous). He laughed heartily (fun-loving). He realized Lencho’s need (kind).
डाकपाल दयालु, उदार और विनोदप्रिय था।
Question 14. Meaning of saying “Give a dog a bad name and hang it.”
Answer: It means blaming someone without reason. In the story, Lencho wrongly blamed the postmaster.
लेंचो ने गलती से डाकपाल को धोखेबाज कहा।
Question 15. Describe the view from the house.
Answer: From the house one could see the river, ripe corn, and flowers in the valley. It promised a good harvest.
मकान से नदी और फूलों से भरे पके खेत दिखते थे।
Question 16. Why did Lencho go out when it started raining?
Answer: He was happy to see rain and wanted to feel it on his body.
लेंचो खुशी से बाहर गया और वर्षा को महसूस किया।
Question 17. What did Lencho think throughout the night?
Answer: He thought about help from God and believed God’s eyes see everything.
लेंचो रातभर भगवान की मदद के बारे में सोचता रहा।
Question 18. What did Lencho write in his letter to God?
Answer: He wrote that he needed 100 pesos, placed a stamp and dropped it in the mailbox.
उसने सौ पीसोज़ माँगे और पत्र पोस्टबॉक्स में डाला।
Question 19. How did the postmaster collect money for Lencho?
Answer: He asked employees and friends, also gave part of his salary.
उसने कर्मचारियों, मित्रों से धन लिया और अपना वेतन भी दिया।
Question 20. How much money did Lencho need and how much did he receive?
Answer: He needed 100 pesos but received only 70.
लेंचो को 100 चाहिए थे पर केवल 70 मिले।
Question 21. What did Lencho write in his second letter?
Answer: He asked for the remaining money but requested not to send it by mail because post-office employees were dishonest.
उसने शेष धन माँगा और डाक से न भेजने को कहा।
Question 22. What type of man was Lencho? What were his problems?
Answer: Lencho was simple, hardworking, had firm faith in God. His main problem was lack of money.
लेंचो मेहनती, सरल और ईश्वर-भक्त था। उसकी समस्या धन की कमी थी।
Question 23. Why was Lencho annoyed with postal employees?
Answer: Because he thought they had stolen the money.
उसे लगा कि उन्होंने धन चुरा लिया।
Question 24. Why did the postman go to his boss laughing?
Answer: Because for the first time he saw a letter addressed to God.
क्योंकि उसने पहली बार भगवान के नाम पत्र देखा।
Vocabulary Section
(a) Match the words
- Heartily → Laugh fully
- Salary → Monthly payment
- Correspondence → Letter writing
- A bunch of crooks → Group of cheats
(b) Fill in the blanks
- The postmaster also laughed heartily.
- The government servants get their salary on the first day.
- Lencho wanted to make correspondence with God.
- Nowadays you can easily find a bunch of crooks everywhere.
(c) Use phrases in sentences
- It went on raining and did not pass quickly.
- He works so hard that people call him an ox of a man.
- Near temples, one can find a bunch of crooks.
- The fields of Ganga are dotted with trees.
- Beggars usually ask for money.
Conclusion: इन प्रश्न–उत्तर का अभ्यास करके छात्र Class 10 English Chapter 1 A Letter to God के सभी महत्वपूर्ण अंश अच्छे से समझ सकते हैं। यह UP Board Exam 2026 के लिए अत्यंत उपयोगी है।
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