CLASS X ENGLISH 1 MARK QUESTIONS

 

A LETTER TO GOD

Q1. Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given: 
I need a hundred pesos____________ (currency of India/Spain/Latin America)
Answer: (a) Currency of Latin America.

Q2: What happened to Lencho’s field after the hailstorm?
Answer: The hailstorm destroyed Lencho’s field. The corn was totally destroyed. The flowers were gone from the plants. 

Q3: Where was Lencho’s home situated?
Answer: Leneho’s house was situated on the crest of a low hill.

Q4: All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: What was Com Lencho’s only one hope? 
Answer: Lencho’s only hope was to get help from God.

Q5: What type of a man was the Postmaster? 
Answer: The postmaster was a fat, amiable fellow.

Q6 : What did Lencho hope for? 
Answer: Lencho hoped for a shower for his crops as it was much needed for a good harvest. 

Q7: Choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete the sentence given below. 

Lencho’s soul was filled with ____

(a) Tears           (b) sadness            (c) pleasure

Answer:  (b) sadness.

Q8: Choose the correct answer from among the alternatives given and complete the sentence given below: 

The field was white, as if covered with ..........

(i)              snow      (ii) flour       (iii) salt

Answer: (iii) salt.

Q9: Why did Lencho become angry when he counted the money? 

Answer: When Lencho counted the money, he became angry as the money was less than he asked for. He thought that God could neither make a mistake nor could deny his request.

 Q10: Choose correct option for the following. 

“A plague of locusts would have left more than this.....” What does the underlined word mean?

(a) a herd of animals           (c) a flock of birds

(b) a swarm of bees             (d) a swarm of insects

Answer: (d) a swarm of insects.

 

“The postmaster - a fat, amiable fellow also broke out laughing.” Choose from below the word that is same in meaning as ‘amiable.’

(a) huge            (b) friendly            (c) jealous             (d) angry

Answer: (b) friendly.

 

“Lencho hoped for help from....”

(a) neighbours  (b) sons       (c) God       (d) wife

Answer: (c) God. 

Q11: Why do you think Lencho’s house is called ‘the’ house and not ‘a house’?
Answer: Lencho's house is referred to as ‘the house’ and not ‘a house’ because it was the only house in the entire valley.

Q12: Why did Lencho keep gazing at the sky?
Answer: Lencho kept gazing at the sky because he hopefully wished for rain.

Q13: How did Lencho feel when it started raining?
Answer: Lencho felt very happy.

Q14: Who was Lencho?
Answer: Lencho was a hard-working Latin American farmer.

Q15: What does Lencho call the rain-drops?
Answer: He calls the big rain-drops ten cent pesos and the small rain-drops five-cent pesos.

Q16: How did Lencho’s field look after the hail had rained?
Answer: Lencho’s field looked as if covered with salt.

Q17: What was the effect of the hail storm on the valley?
Answer: No crop or vegetation was left in the entire valley.