CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE

CLASS 10

A LETTER TO GOD

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did Lencho step out into the rain at the beginning of the story?
A
to bathe in the rain
B
to compare the rain to new coins
C
to collect his crop
D
to have the pleasure of the rain on his body
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer: Lencho hoped for rains as the only thing that his field of ripe corn needed was a shower.

Detailed explanation-2: -Lencho went out in the rain to have the happiness of feeling the rain on his body. (b) Why were the raindrops like ‘new coins’ for Lencho? They were like new coins because Lencho thought that it would yield a good harvest and help him earn money.

Detailed explanation-3: -Expert-Verified Answer Lencho went out in the rain to feel the rain falling down. He compared the big drops of rain to new coins. He compared them to coins because the rain indicated a very good and healthy harvest of the year. He was hoping that this year his crops would bring him a lot of money.

Detailed explanation-4: -Expert-Verified Answer Lencho felt relaxed when it began to rain because rain would help in the growth of cultivation. As in that time there were loss of water. So Rain drops were just like gold coins for him.

Detailed explanation-5: -Lencho compares the raindrops were like new coins because the raindrops help him to grow and harvest the crops, which results in more prosperity. Hence, he compares raindrops to new coins.

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