A Letter to God

 

A Letter to God – Oral Comprehension Check

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Q1. What did Lencho hope for?

Answer:
Lencho hoped for a good rainfall because his crops needed rain to grow properly and give a good harvest.

Q2. Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like ‘new coins’?

Answer:
Lencho compared the raindrops to new coins because they meant prosperity and a good harvest. Big drops were like ten-cent coins and small drops like five-cent coins.

Q3. How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho’s fields?

Answer:
The rain soon changed into a storm with strong winds and hailstones. The hail fell heavily and destroyed all the crops in Lencho’s fields completely.

Q4. What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

Answer:
Lencho felt very sad and hopeless. His entire crop was destroyed, and he feared that his family would go hungry.

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Q5. Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?

Answer:
Lencho had complete faith in God. He believed that God would help him in his trouble. So, he wrote a letter to God asking for 100 pesos to sow his fields again.

Q6. Who read the letter?

Answer:
The postmaster read Lencho’s letter.

Q7. What did the postmaster do after reading the letter?

Answer:
At first, the postmaster laughed, but then he became serious. He was deeply moved by Lencho’s faith in God. To keep his faith alive, he collected money from his employees and friends and sent it to Lencho.

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Q8. Was Lencho surprised to find a letter with money in it?

Answer:
No, Lencho was not surprised because he strongly believed that God would help him.

Q9. What made Lencho angry?

Answer:
Lencho became angry because he received only 70 pesos instead of the 100 pesos he had asked for.

 Thinking About the Text

Q1. Who does Lencho have complete faith in?

Answer:
Lencho has complete faith in God.

Sentences from the story showing this:

• “All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God.”
• “God, if you don’t help me, my family will go hungry.”
• “God could not have made a mistake.”

Q2. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign it ‘God’?

Answer:
The postmaster sends money to help Lencho and to keep his faith in God strong.
He signs the letter as ‘God’ so that Lencho continues to believe that God has helped him.

Q3. Did Lencho try to find out who sent the money? Why?

Answer:
No, Lencho did not try to find out. He was sure that the money was sent by God because of his strong faith.

Q4. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony?

Answer:
Lencho thinks that the post office employees have stolen the rest of the money.

Irony:
The people who helped Lencho are the ones he suspects. This is the opposite of what we expect, making the situation ironic.

Q5. Are there people like Lencho in real life? What kind of person is he?

Answer:
People like Lencho are rare in real life. He is a simple, innocent, and unquestioning person with strong faith in God. He can also be called naive.

Q6. How are the conflicts shown in the story?

Answer:

🔸 Human vs Nature:
Nature destroys Lencho’s crops through a hailstorm, showing how humans depend on nature but cannot control it.

🔸 Human vs Human:
Lencho blames the post office employees for stealing money, even though they helped him. This shows misunderstanding and lack of trust between people.