Chapter 1 of the class 10 English Textbook First Flight as per the NCERT syllabus is A Letter to God.
This chapter is a short story written by Gregorio López y Fuentes. The story follows the life of Lencho, a poor farmer who writes a letter to God seeking help after a hailstorm destroys his crops.
Here, we have discussed 30 Multiple Choice Questions based on the chapter. These questions will help you to learn more about the chapter and practice for your exam.
For each question below, there are four options out of which only one option is correct. The correct answer to each question is given at the end for your reference.
MCQ on Class 10 English First Flight Chapter 1
1. What is the name of the author of the story “A Letter to God”?
A) Ruskin Bond
B) Gregorio López y Fuentes
C) Rabindranath Tagore
D) R.K. Narayan
2. In the story, who writes a letter to God?
A) Lencho
B) Carlos
C) The postmaster
D) The village priest
3. What disaster strikes Lencho’s fields?
A) Flood
B) Drought
C) Hailstorm
D) Earthquake
4. What crop does Lencho grow?
A) Corn
B) Wheat
C) Rice
D) Potatoes
5. How does Lencho feel about the hailstorm’s destruction?
A) Indifferent
B) Devastated
C) Relieved
D) Joyful
6. What does Lencho request from God in his letter?
A) Money
B) Food
C) A new house
D) A miracle
7. Who delivers Lencho’s letter to God?
A) The postman
B) The village mayor
C) Lencho’s son
D) The priest
8. How does Lencho address God in his letter?
A) My Lord
B) Almighty
C) God of the World
D) Dear God
9. How much money does Lencho request in his letter?
A) 100 pesos
B) 500 pesos
C) 1000 pesos
D) 2000 pesos
10. What does Lencho believe will solve his problems?
A) Hard work
B) God’s mercy
C) Government aid
D) Luck
11. Who helps Lencho write his letter?
A) His wife
B) His children
C) His neighbor
D) He writes it himself
12. What does the postmaster do when he reads Lencho’s letter?
A) Laughs at it
B) Ignores it
C) Tears it up
D) Decides to help
13. What is the postmaster’s opinion of Lencho?
A) He is wise
B) He is foolish
C) He is dishonest
D) He is kind
14. How does Lencho react when he receives a letter back from God?
A) He is overjoyed
B) He is confused
C) He is angry
D) He is disappointed
15. What does the letter from “God” contain?
A) Money
B) Advice
C) Silence
D) A promise
16. What action does Lencho take after receiving the letter from “God”?
A) He prays
B) He laughs
C) He weeps
D) He writes another letter
17. Who does Lencho blame for the missing money in the second letter?
A) God
B) The postmaster
C) The postman
D) His neighbor
18. What does Lencho want to do with the money in the second letter?
A) Buy seeds
B) Build a house
C) Buy food
D) Save it
19. What does the postmaster do when he receives Lencho’s second letter?
A) Ignores it
B) Sends him money
C) Laughs at it
D) Gives it to the police
20. What is the moral of the story “A Letter to God”?
A) God helps those who help themselves
B) Money can solve all problems
C) Trust in God’s mercy
D) Hard work leads to success
21. Lencho’s crops were destroyed by a:
A) Hailstorm
B) Cyclone
C) Flood
D) Drought
22. What language is the story “A Letter to God” originally written in?
A) English
B) Spanish
C) Hindi
D) French
23. Lencho writes his letter in:
A) Hope
B) Desperation
C) Anger
D) Gratitude
24. What does Lencho mean by ‘God could not fail to help him’?
A) God always helps those who believe in him
B) God will send him money immediately
C) God will replace his lost crops
D) God will punish those who caused him harm
25. Lencho believed in:
A) The kindness of strangers
B) The power of hard work
C) The mercy of God
D) The efficiency of the postal system
26. What did Lencho ask God for in his letter?
A) To save his crops
B) To punish the people who destroyed his crops
C) To send him 100 pesos
D) To send him a new house
27. What did the postmaster and the other employees of the post office do after reading Lencho’s letter?
A) They laughed at him
B) They donated money to him
C) They decided to teach him a lesson
D) They decided to help him
28. Why did Lencho write another letter to God?
A) Because he didn’t believe in the first response
B) Because he wanted to apologize to God
C) Because he wanted more money
D) Because he wanted to thank God
29. What did Lencho find in the envelope when he opened God’s letter?
A) A cheque for 100 pesos
B) A cheque for 1000 pesos
C) A cheque for 100 pesos and a letter
D) A letter from God
30. Lencho believed that God’s response was:
A) A miracle
B) A joke
C) Disappointing
D) Satisfactory
Correct Answers
Here is the list of the correct answers to the above questions.
- B) Gregorio López y Fuentes
- A) Lencho
- C) Hailstorm
- A) Corn
- B) Devastated
- C) A new house
- A) The postman
- C) God of the World
- C) 100 pesos
- B) God’s mercy
- B) His children
- C) Tears it up
- B) He is foolish
- D) He is disappointed
- C) Silence
- D) He writes another letter
- C) The postman
- A) Buy seeds
- C) Laughs at it
- A) God helps those who help themselves
- A) Hailstorm
- B) Spanish
- B) Desperation
- A) God always helps those who believe in him
- C) The mercy of God
- C) To send him 100 pesos
- C) They decided to teach him a lesson
- A) Because he didn’t believe in the first response
- C) A cheque for 100 pesos and a letter
- C) Disappointing
The Bottom Line
I hope these 30 MCQs on “A Letter to God” of Class 10 English Chapter 1 of the First Flight Textbook have helped you to test your knowledge and preparation level.
If you have any queries, or comments or find any mistake in the above questions, feel free to contact me in the comment section below.
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