A Letter to God — Class 10 MCQs with Answers
Class 10 CBSE English · Chapter 1
60 practice questions · 20 Easy · 20 Medium · 20 Hard · Updated
Practise the most important Class 10 CBSE English questions from Chapter 1, "A Letter to God". You get 6 timed quizzes made from 60 NCERT-based MCQs, with answers and explanations. The questions are split into 20 Easy, 20 Medium and 20 Hard. Warm up on the basics, then move on to the exam-level questions that set top scorers in CBSE Board exams apart.
To score well in "A Letter to God", focus on comprehension, grammar and writing skills. Each MCQ here is timed and uses exam-style marking (+4 correct, −1 wrong, 0 skipped). This trains you to stay accurate under time pressure, as real papers need. Every question has a short explanation, so a wrong answer becomes a quick lesson. It is the fastest way to fix gaps before a test.
Use this chapter for focused revision. Start with the Easy set to check your basics on A Letter to God, then move to Medium and Hard to practise applying them. Your accuracy, streaks and XP save automatically. This chapter also adds to your overall Class 10 English mastery score. 12 sample questions are solved in full below, with the answer and a worked explanation. Sign in free to start practising.
Key concepts: A Letter to God (Class 10 English)
Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes's story of a farmer whose crop is destroyed by hail, who writes to God for money, and who receives it from the post office without ever knowing. The whole chapter turns on one irony, and the exam asks about it in almost every long-answer form.
- Lencho
- A farmer — 'an ox of a man', strong and stubborn — whose house stands alone on the crest of a low hill, the only house in the valley. He lives there with his wife and sons.
- Why the isolation matters
- Being the only house in the valley makes his dependence on that one field total, and removes every other source of help. It is why writing to God is not absurd to him.
- The disaster
- The ripe corn needed rain; the downpour turned to hail within the hour and fell for an hour. Lencho says a plague of locusts would have left more behind than the hail did.
- The money imagery
- Lencho sees the raindrops as new coins — big ones ten-cent pieces, small ones fives — and then the hailstones as new silver coins. The image that promised him wealth becomes the thing that destroys him.
A Letter to God — important questions & MCQs with answers (Class 10 English)
12 solved questions from this chapter's difficulty levels, each with its answer and explanation. The other 48 are timed and scored when you sign in.
- Q1Easy
"A Letter to God" was written by:
A.Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes✓ CorrectB.R. K. NarayanC.Charles DickensD.Anton ChekhovAnswer: A. Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes
Explanation: Mexican writer Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes.
- Q2Easy
What was the postmaster's first reaction to the letter?
A.He tore it upB.He laughed✓ CorrectC.He was angryD.He was frightenedAnswer: B. He laughed
Explanation: He laughed before he became serious about answering it.
- Q3Easy
What did Lencho compare the falling raindrops to?
A.New coins✓ CorrectB.Small stonesC.White feathersD.Grains of cornAnswer: A. New coins
Explanation: He saw the big drops as ten-cent pieces and the little ones as fives.
- Q4Easy
The protagonist of the story is:
A.DiegoB.Lencho✓ CorrectC.PedroD.JuanAnswer: B. Lencho
Explanation: Lencho is a poor farmer who writes to God.
- Q5Easy
What did Lencho do the moment he finished counting the money?
A.He grew angry✓ CorrectB.He wept with joyC.He ran to thank the postmasterD.He gave some of it awayAnswer: A. He grew angry
Explanation: He was not surprised by the money, only by how little there was.
- Q6Medium
Lencho's crops were ruined by:
A.DroughtB.LocustsC.FloodD.Hailstorm✓ CorrectAnswer: D. Hailstorm
Explanation: Heavy hailstorm flattened his maize fields.
- Q7Medium
What is ironic about Lencho's second letter?
A.He posts it without a stampB.He writes it in a language the postmaster cannot readC.He accuses the very people who gave him their own money✓ CorrectD.He asks God for less than he did the first timeAnswer: C. He accuses the very people who gave him their own money
Explanation: The people he calls crooks are his benefactors.
- Q8Medium
Lencho asked God for:
A.FoodB.100 pesos✓ CorrectC.A new houseD.ToolsAnswer: B. 100 pesos
Explanation: 100 pesos to sow his fields and survive.
- Q9Medium
Why does the story stress that Lencho's is the only house in the valley?
A.It shows the valley was recently settledB.It explains why the postman was lateC.It tells us the family was wealthyD.It makes his dependence on this one field total✓ CorrectAnswer: D. It makes his dependence on this one field total
Explanation: Isolation removes every other source of help.
- Q10Hard
When Lencho got 70 pesos (less than 100), he believed:
A.God ignored himB.God sent it all but post office workers stole some✓ CorrectC.It was a mistakeD.It was charityAnswer: B. God sent it all but post office workers stole some
Explanation: Ironically, the postmaster's kindness is misread as theft.
- Q11Hard
The postmaster is introduced as 'a fat, amiable fellow'. How does this prepare the reader?
A.It hints that he is Lencho's relativeB.Good humour makes his later generosity believable✓ CorrectC.It suggests he will steal the moneyD.It implies he is too lazy to answer the letterAnswer: B. Good humour makes his later generosity believable
Explanation: The description sets up character, not comedy alone.
- Q12Hard
Why is Lencho's comparison of hail to 'new silver coins' especially effective?
A.The image that promised him wealth becomes the thing that ruins him✓ CorrectB.It shows that hailstones are valuableC.It proves Lencho had seen silver coins beforeD.It suggests the storm was sent deliberatelyAnswer: A. The image that promised him wealth becomes the thing that ruins him
Explanation: The same money-image carries first hope and then destruction.
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What are the key concepts in Class 10 English A Letter to God?+
Gregorio Lopez y Fuentes's story of a farmer whose crop is destroyed by hail, who writes to God for money, and who receives it from the post office without ever knowing. The whole chapter turns on one irony, and the exam asks about it in almost every long-answer form. Key ideas include Lencho, Why the isolation matters, The disaster, The money imagery.
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It has 60 NCERT-based MCQs on "A Letter to God": 20 Easy, 20 Medium and 20 Hard. Together they make 6 timed quizzes, and you never get the same set twice. Every question has an instant explanation. They help you prepare for CBSE Board exams.
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Start with the Easy quiz to check your basics, then try Medium and Hard to practise applying them. There are 6 timed quizzes on this chapter, so you can come back for a fresh set instead of one you have seen. Read each explanation, retry the questions you miss, and track your accuracy until it stays high.
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What are the important questions from A Letter to God (Class 10 English)?+
The questions that matter most test Lencho, Why the isolation matters, The disaster, The money imagery. This page shows 12 solved important MCQs with answers and explanations; all 60 questions on the chapter are available as timed quizzes once you sign in.
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Yes — Class 10 English A Letter to God has timed online quizzes at Easy, Medium and Hard levels, with instant scoring and a worked explanation on every question. The first quiz on the chapter is free.