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English, (www.tiwariacademy.com), (First Flight)(Chapter-1) (A Letter to God), (Class - 10), Oral Comprehension Check - I, Question 1:, What did Lencho hope for?, EAnswer 1:, Lencho hoped for a good rain as it was much needed for a good harvest., Question 2:, Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like 'new coins?, LAnswer 2:, Lencho compared the raindrops with new coins because they were promising him a good harvest, resulting in more prosperity. That is why, he said "The big drops are ten cent pieces and the little, ones are fives.", Question 3:, How did the rain change? What happened to Lencho's fields?, LAnswer 3:, The rain changed into hailstones. As a strong wind began to blow and huge hailstones began to fall, along with the rain. The hailstorm did not pass quickly and field was white, like it was covered with, salt. All the crops in Lencho's field got destroyed because of that bad weather conditions., Question 4:, What were Lencho's feelings when the hail stopped?, CAnswer 4:, Lencho's soul was filled with sadness as he saw the condition of his field. He was filled with grief, and sorrow after the hail stopped because evèrything was ruined and there was nothing that he, could feed his family with. He could see a bleak future' for the family., Oral Comprehension Check - II, Question 1:, Who or what did Lencho have faith in? What did he do?, EAnswer 1:, Lencho had strong faith in God. He believe, conscience and help everyone in one's problems., He wrote a letter to God requesting him for help. He demanded a hundred pesos to sow his field, again and live until crops come, or else his family would go hungry., God can see everything, even wl, is deep in one's, Question 2:, Who read the letter?, CAnswer 2:, Postman saw the letter and went to his boss. Never in his career, Postman had seen a letter, addressed to God. So, Postmaster read the letter., www.tiwariacademy.com, A Free web support in Education, 1, 1, Future Classes Muskara

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English, (www.tiwariacademy.com), (First Flight)(Chapter-1) (A Letter to God), (Class - 10), Question 3:, What did the postmaster do then?, EAnswer 3:, The postmaster read the letter and broke out laughing, but soon he became serious and was moved, by the Lencho's faith in God and wished. He also had that much faith in God and came up with the, idea of answering the letter. He didn't want to shake Lencho's faith. So, he decided to collect money, from all possible sources and send it to Lencho on behalf of God., Oral Comprehension Check - III, Question 1:, Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?, EAnswer 1:, Lencho was not surprised at all to find a letter with money from God. He had full confidence and, was sure that God will help him., Question 2:, What made him angry?, Answer 2:, Lencho became angry when he counted the money. There were only seventy pesos in the envelope, whereas Lencho had demanded a hundred pesos. The difference in the amount made him angry. He, thought that the men in the post office had stolen his that money., Thinking about the Text, IWARI, Question:, 1. Who does Lencho have complete faith in? Which sentences in the story tell you this?, 2. Why does the postmaster send money to Lencho? Why does he sign the letter 'God'?, 3. Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?, 4. Who does Lencho think has taken the rest of the money? What is the irony in the situation?, (Remember that the irony of a situation is an unexpected aspect of it. An ironic situation is strange, or amusing because it is the opposite of what is expected.), 5. Are there people like Lencho in the real world? What kind of a person would you say he is? You, may select appropriate words from the box to answer the question., greedy, selfish, stupid, unquestioning, naive, ungrateful, comical, 6. There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans, themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?, LAnswer:, 1. Lencho has complete faith in God as he is believed that God knows everything and helps us in our, problems. There are few sentences which show this., > But in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house in the middle of the valley, there was, a single hope help from God., www.tiwariacademy.com, A Free web support in Education, 2, Future Classes Muskara

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English, (www.tiwariacademy.com), (First Flight)(Chapter-1) (A Letter to God), (Class - 10), > All through the night, Lencho thought only of his one hope: the help of God, whose eyes, as, he had been instructed, see everything, even what is deep in one's conscience., > "God", he wrote, "if you don't help me, my family and I will go hungry this year". He wrote "To, God' on the envelope, put the letter inside and still troubled, went to town., > God could not have made a mistake, nor could he have denied Lencho what he had requested., 2. At first the postmaster found it funny to read a letter that was addressed to God. But eventually, he was completely moved by it. He wanted to keep Lencho's faith in God alive and firm. He decided, to send money to Lencho in name of God. He gathered money with the help of his post office, employees and friends, and gave his part of salary on behalf of God and signed the letter 'God' so, that Lencho's faith does not get shaken., 3. Lencho did not try to find out who had sent the money to him because he had complete faith in, God and never suspected his presence. He could not believe that it could be anybody else other than, God who would send him the money., His faith in God was so strong that he believed that God had sent money to him for his help in his, problem., 4. Lencho thinks that the post office employees have taken the rest of the money as he had, demanded a hundred pesos from God and in the letter there was only seventy pesos and God could, never make such a mistake. So, he assumed that they have stolen the money., The irony in this situation is that Lencho suspects those people who helped him in his problem and, tried to keep his faith alive in God., 5. It is almost impossible to find a person like Lencho as he is an unquestioning and naive kind of, person. He is not stupid if he doesn't know who has sent him money or a letter will reach God, without any address. It is Lencho's faith in God. In real world, people are selfish and greedy and, Lencho is totally lovable and different., 6. Conflict between Humans and Nature: The conflict bętween humans and nature is illustrated by, the demolition of Lencho's crop field by the hailstorm as Lencho expected a good rain to have good, harvest as that was the only hope he had for earning. He was an ox of animal. He worked so hard to, feed his family, but nature turned violent and destroyed everything., Conflict between Humans and Humans: The story illustrated another conflict, between humans, themselves as Lencho blamed the employees of post office for taking away some amount of money., The postmaster, his friends and staff decided to give Lencho money as an act of charity that he, demanded from God although they didn't know Lencho. He called them "a bunch of crook". This, shows that man does not have faith in other man, thereby giving rise to this conflict., Thinking about Language, Question I:, Look at the following sentence from the story., Suddenly a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain very large hailstones began, to fall., 'Hailstones' are small balls of ice that fall like rain. A storm in which hailstones fall is a 'hailstorm'., You know that a storm is bad weather with strong winds, rain, thunder and lightning., There are different names in different parts of the world for storms, depending on their nature. Can, you match the names in the box with their descriptions below, and fill in the blanks? You may use a, dictionary to help you., www.tiwariacademy.com, A Free web support in Education, 3, 3, Future Classes Muskara

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English, (www.tiwariacademy.com), (First Flight)(Chapter- 1) (A Letter to God), (Class - 10), gale,, hurricane,, whirlwind,, tornado,, cyclone,, typhoon, 1. A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle:, 2. An extremely strong wind:_a, 3. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds: p., 4. A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel:, 5. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean:, 6. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage:, EAnswer I:, 1. A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle: Cyclone, 2. An extremely strong wind: Gale, 3. A violent tropical storm with very strong winds: Typhoon, 4. A violent storm whose centre is a cloud in the shape of a funnel: Tornado, 5. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic Ocean: Hurricane, 6. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage:, Whirlwind, Question II:, Notice how the word 'hope' is used in these sentences from the story:, (a) I hope it (the hailstorm) passes quickly., (b) There was a single hope: help from God. i, In the first example, 'hope' is a verb which méans'you wish for something to happen. In the second, example it is a noun meaning a chance for something to happen., Match the sentences in Column A with the meanings of 'hope' in Column B., A, B, 1. Will you get the subjects you want to study in, college? I hope so., a feeling that something good will, probably happen, 2. I hope you don't mind my saying this, but I don't-thinking that this would happen (It may or, like the way you are arguing., may not have happened.), 3. This discovery will give new hope to HIV/AIDS, sufferers., stopped believing that this good thing, would happen, 4. We were hoping against hope that the judges, wanting something to happen (and, thinking it quite possible), would not notice our mistakes., 5. I called early in the hope of speaking to her before - showing concern that what you say should, she went to school., not offend or disturb the other person: a, way of being polite, 6. Just when everybody had given up hope, the, fishermen came back, seven days after the cyclone. although this is very unlikely, wishing for something to happen,, www.tlwariacademy.com, A Free web support in Education, 4, 4, Future Classes Muskara

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English, (www.tiwariacademy.com), (First Flight)(Chapter-1) (A Letter to God), (Class -10), LAnswer II:, A, B, 1. Will you get the subjects you want to study in - thinking that this would happen (It may or, college? I hope so., 2. I hope you don't mind my saying this, but I don't - showing concern that what you say should, like the way you are arguing., may not have happened.), not offend or disturb the other person: a, way of being polite, a feeling that something good will, probably happen, wishing for something to happen,, although this is very unlikely, wanting something to happen (and, thinking it quite possible), stopped believing that this good thing, 3. This discovery will give new hope to HIV/AIDS, sufferers., 4. We were hoping against hope that the judges, would not notice our mistakes., 5. I called early in the hope of speaking to her before, she went to school., 6. Just when everybody had given up hope, the, fishermen came back, seven days after the cyclone. would happen, Question III:, Relative Clauses, Look at these sentences, - who knew his fields intimately - looked at the sky., (a) All morning Lencho, (b) The woman, who was preparing supper, replied, "Yes, God willing.", The italicised parts of the sentences give us more information about Lencho and the woman. We, call them relative clauses. Notice that they begin with a relative pronoun who. Other common relative, pronouns are whom, whose, and which., The relative clauses in (a) and (b) above are called non-defining, because we already know the, identity of the person they describe. Lencho is à particular person, and there is a particular woman, he speaks to. We don't need the information in the relative clause to pick these people out from a, larger set., A non-defining relative clause usually has a comma in front of it and a comma after it (some writers, use a dash (-) instead, as in the story). If the relative clause comes at the end, we just put a full, stop., Join the sentences given below using who, whom, whose, which, as suggested., 1. I often go to Mumbai. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. (which), 2. My mother is going to host a TV show on cooking. She cooks very well. (who), 3. These sportspersons, (whose), 4. Lencho prayed to God. His eyes see into our minds. (whose), 5. This man cheated me. I trusted him. (whom), going to meet the President. Their performance has been excellent., Sometimes the relative pronoun in a relative clause remains 'hidden'. For example, look at the first, sentence of the story:, (a) The house – the only one in the entire valley - sat on the crest of a low hill., We can rewrite this sentence as:, (b) The house- which was the only one in the entire valley, sat on the crest of a low hill., In (a), the relative pronoun which and the verb was are not present., www.tiwarlacademy.com, A Free web support in Education, 5, Future Classes Muskara