NCERT solutions for इंग्लिश फर्स्ट फ्लाइट इयत्ता १० chapter 1 - A Letter to God [Latest edition]

One of the cheapest ways to send money to someone is through the post office. Have you ever sent or received money in this way? Here’s what you have to do. (As you read the instructions, discuss with your teacher in class the meanings of these words: counter, counter clerk, appropriate, acknowledgement, counterfoil, record. Consult a dictionary if necessary. Are there words corresponding to these English words in your languages?)

Fill out the Money Order form given below using the clues that follow the form.

In addition to the sender, the form has to be signed by the ______.

The ‘Acknowledgement’ section of the form is sent back by the post office to the ______ after the ______ signs it.

The ‘Space for Communication’ section is used for ______.

The form has six sections. The sender needs to fill out ______ sections and the receiver ______.

What did Lencho hope for?

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

What were Lencho’s feelings when the hail stopped?

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

Who read the letter?

What did the postmaster do then?

Was Lencho surprised to find a letter for him with money in it?

What made him angry?

Did Lencho try to find out who had sent the money to him? Why/Why not?

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.)

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.

There are two kinds of conflict in the story: between humans and nature, and between humans themselves. How are these conflicts illustrated?

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.

1. A violent tropical storm in which strong winds move in a circle:
   __ __ c __ __ __ __
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:
   __ __ __ n __ __ __
5. A violent storm with very strong winds, especially in the western Atlantic ocean: __ __ r __ __ __ __ __ __
6. A very strong wind that moves very fast in a spinning movement and causes a lot of damage: __ __ __ __ l __ __ __ __

Notice how the word ‘hope’ is used in these sentences from the story:

1. I hope it (the hailstorm) passes quickly
2. There was a single hope: help from God.

In the first example, ‘hope’ is a verb which means 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.

Join the sentence given below using who, whom, whose, which, as suggested.

I often go to Mumbai. Mumbai is the commercial capital of India. (which)

Join the sentence given below using who, whom, whose, which as suggested.

 My mother is going to host a TV show on cooking. She cooks very well. (who)

Join the sentence given below using who, whom, whose, which as suggested.

These sportspersons are going to meet the President. Their performance has been excellent. (whose)

Join the sentence given below using who, whom, whose, which as suggested.

 Lencho prayed to God. His eyes see into our minds. (whose)

Join the sentence given below using who, whom, whose, which as suggested.

This man cheated me. I trusted him. (whom)

Find sentence in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically.

The trees lost all their leaves.

Find sentence in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically.

The letter was addressed to God himself.

Find sentence in the story with negative words, which express the following ideas emphatically.

The postman saw this address for the first time in his career.

In pairs, find metaphors from the story to complete the table below. Try to say what qualities are being compared. One has been done for you.

Have you ever been in great difficulty, and felt that only a miracle could help you? How was your problem solved? Speak about this in class with your teacher.

Listen to the letter (given under ‘In This Lesson’) read out by your teacher/on the audio tape. As you listen fill in the table given below.

Lencho suffered first due to drought and then by floods. Our country is also facing such situations in the recent years. There is flood and there is drought. There is a need to save water through water harvesting. Design a poster for your area on how to save water during summer and when it is available in excess.