CBSE Class 10 English A Letter to God MCQs Set C

Question: What destroyed Lencho’s fields?
a) Heavy rainfall
b) Hailstorm
c) Landslide
d) Flood
Answer: b

Question: Lencho compared the quantum of damage with
a) Attack by rats
b) Attack by crows
c) Plague of locusts
d) None of the above
Answer: c

Question: Who read the letter sent by Lencho?
a) His wife
b) The postmaster
c) One of the farmers
d) God
Answer: b

Question: The postmaster was a fat, amiable man. What is the meaning of ‘amiable’?
a) Rude
b) Helpful
c) Friendly
d) Enthusiastic
Answer: c

Question: What did Lencho ask for in his second letter?
a) More money
b) Remaining amount and not send it by mail
c) Remaining amount and send it by mail only
d) He didn’t ask for anything
Answer: b

Question: What was the only hope left in the hearts of Lencho’s family?
a) Compensation from government
b) Help from farmer’s association
c) Help from God
d) There was no hope left
Answer: c

Question: Which crop was growing on Lencho’s fields?
a) Corn
b) Barley
c) Rice
d) None of the above
Answer: a

Question: How did Lencho feel when he counted the money?
a) Grateful
b) Joyful
c) Relieved
d) Angry
Answer: d

Question: What was the only thing that the Earth needed according to Lencho?
a) A shower
b) A snowfall
c) Strong winds
d) Sunlight
Answer: a

Question: What did Lencho compare the large raindrops with?
a) Silver coins
b) Pearls
c) Diamonds
d) New coins
Answer: d

Question: Who read the letter sent by Lencho?
A) His Wife
b) The Postmaster
c) One of the farmer
d) The God
Answer: b

Question: How much money was the postmaster able to arrange?
A) 100 pesos
b) Nil
c) 1000 pesos
d) 70 pesos
Answer: d

Question: The field looked as if it were covered in _______.
a) Salt
b) Locusts
c) Sugar
d) Ice
Answer: a

Question: There was only one hope left — a help from
a) Government
b) Friends
c) God
d) Relatives
Answer: c

Question: Why was Lencho not surprised on seeing the money in the envelope?
a) He was too sad to acknowledge it
b) He had unwavering faith in God
c) He was an ungrateful man
d) None of the above
Answer: b

Question: What was the immediate reaction of the postman on seeing the letter?
a) Laughed whole-heartedly
b) Cried
c) Felt sad about what happened
d) Felt empathetic
Answer: a

Question: Lencho, the farmer, gazes at the sky in the _____ direction on the hope for rainfall.
a) North-west
b) North
c) North-east
d) South
Answer: c

Question: Why did the postmaster decide to reply to Lencho’s letter?
a) He was a good man
b) He felt empathetic
c) To preserve Lencho’s faith in God
d) All of the above
Answer: c

Question: What did the postmaster feel on experiencing Lencho receive the letter?
a) Contended
b) Proud
c) Overwhelmed
d) All of the above
Answer: a

Question: Which quote supports the idea in the given extract?
a) “Farming is a profession of hope.”
b) “I would rather be on my farm than be emperor of the world)”
c) “Farming looks mighty easy when your plough is a pencil, and you’re a thousand miles from the corn field)”
d) “Those too lazy to plough in the right season will have no food at the harvest.”
Answer: a

Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow.

“We, who were outlaws not so long ago,have today been given the rare privilege to be host to the nations of the world on our own soil. We thank all of our distinguished international guests for having come to take possession with the people of our country of what is, after all, a common victory for justice, for peace, for human dignity.”

Question: It is a victory for ‘human dignity’. Pick the option that lists the correct answer for what ‘human dignity’ would include
a) (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) indecency
b) (i) liberty (ii) indecency (iii) self-respect
c) (i) immorality (ii) self-respect (iii) equality
d) (i) equality (ii) liberty (iii) self-respect
Answer: d

Question: The guests at the spectacular ceremony are being called distinguished because
a) they have been invited as guests to attend it.
b) they are eminent world leaders witnessing it.
c) they are visiting the country for this purpose.
d) they have resumed diplomatic relations with the country.
Answer: b

Question: Pick the option that show cases the usage of ‘host’ as in the extract.
a) He was praised for his hospitality as the host of the party.
b) She was able to host the event without any hindrance.
c) She met the host and apologised for her friend’s misbehaviour.
d) He is the best host that one can ever come across.
Answer: b

Question: Why does the speaker say that it is a ‘rare privilege’? He says this as they have
a) been deprived of this honour.
b) seldom been given this honour.
c) experienced it for the first time.
d) been chosen over other countries, for this honour.
Answer: c

Question: How do you think the speaker feels?
Choose the option that best fits his state of mind)
a) (i) emotional (ii) elated (iii) unmindful
b) (i) elated (ii) unmindful (iii) overwhelmed
c) (i) overwhelmed (ii) elated (iii) honoured
d) (i) elated (ii) honoured (iii) unmindful
Answer: c