Questions & Answers
CBSE - Grade - 10
Subject: English - First Flight
Chapter - 01 - A Letter from God
Types of Questions
- Meanings, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentences
- MCQ
- Fill in the Blanks
- Name the following
- Answer in one word
- Short Answer Questions
- Long Answer Questions
- Do as Directed – Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences
- Do as Directed – Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound – Complex
- Active Passive Voice
- Direct Indirect Speech
- Clauses
- Question Tag
- Modal Verbs
- Auxiliary Verbs
- Conjunctions
- Verbs
- Adverb
- Identify the correct Tense
- Convert to the correct Tense
- Punctuation
Meanings, Synonyms, Antonyms, Sentences
- Crest
Meaning: Top of a hill or mountain
Synonym: Peak
Antonym: Base
Sentence: The castle stood proudly on the crest of the hill.
- Valley
Meaning: Low area of land between hills or mountains
Synonym: Basin
Antonym: Plateau
Sentence: A river flowed through the lush green valley.
- Dotted
Meaning: Spread or scattered at intervals
Synonym: Speckled
Antonym: Solid
Sentence: The field was dotted with wildflowers.
- Harvest
Meaning: The process or period of gathering crops
Synonym: Yield
Antonym: Famine
Sentence: The harvest this year was abundant and timely.
- Downpour
Meaning: A heavy rain
Synonym: Shower
Antonym: Drought
Sentence: We got soaked in the sudden downpour.
- Intimately
Meaning: Closely or thoroughly
Synonym: Deeply
Antonym: Superficially
Sentence: He knew the village intimately, having lived there all his life.
- Predicted
Meaning: Said something would happen in the future
Synonym: Forecasted
Antonym: Misjudged
Sentence: The weather report predicted heavy rainfall today.
- Draped
Meaning: Covered or wrapped
Synonym: Shrouded
Antonym: Uncovered
Sentence: The flag was draped over the coffin with honour.
- Hailstones
Meaning: Small balls of ice that fall like rain
Synonym: Ice pellets
Antonym: Raindrops
Sentence: The hailstones damaged several cars during the storm.
- Plague
Meaning: A destructive infestation or disease
Synonym: Curse
Antonym: Blessing
Sentence: The locust plague destroyed the farmer’s crops.
- Solitary
Meaning: Existing alone
Synonym: Isolated
Antonym: Crowded
Sentence: He enjoyed his solitary walks in the woods.
- Conscience
Meaning: Inner sense of right and wrong
Synonym: Morality
Antonym: Immorality
Sentence: His conscience wouldn’t let him tell a lie.
- Amiable
Meaning: Friendly and pleasant
Synonym: Affable
Antonym: Rude
Sentence: The teacher had an amiable nature that made her popular.
- Resolution
Meaning: Firm decision
Synonym: Determination
Antonym: Indecision
Sentence: She made a resolution to never give up on her dreams.
- Goodwill
Meaning: Kindness and friendly feeling
Synonym: Benevolence
Antonym: Hostility
Sentence: The company donated the money out of goodwill.
- Charity
Meaning: Helping the needy voluntarily
Synonym: Altruism
Antonym: Selfishness
Sentence: Many people donated to the flood victims out of charity.
- Obliged
Meaning: To be thankful or indebted
Synonym: Grateful
Antonym: Unthankful
Sentence: I am obliged to you for your timely help.
- Contentment
Meaning: A state of happiness and satisfaction
Synonym: Fulfilment
Antonym: Discontent
Sentence: He found contentment in the simple joys of life.
- Wrinkling
Meaning: Forming small folds or lines
Synonym: Creasing
Antonym: Smoothing
Sentence: She kept wrinkling the paper while thinking.
- Affixed
Meaning: Attached firmly
Synonym: Stuck
Antonym: Detached
Sentence: He affixed the stamp with care.
- Crooks
Meaning: Dishonest people
Synonym: Thieves
Antonym: Honest people
Sentence: The crooks ran away before the police arrived.
- Faith
Meaning: Complete trust
Synonym: Belief
Antonym: Doubt
Sentence: Her faith in God remained unshaken.
- Surprised
Meaning: Feeling shocked or amazed
Synonym: Astonished
Antonym: Expecting
Sentence: She was surprised to see her childhood friend.
- Destruction
Meaning: The act of damaging or ruining
Synonym: Ruin
Antonym: Creation
Sentence: The fire led to total destruction of the forest.
- Confidence
Meaning: Firm trust
Synonym: Assurance
Antonym: Insecurity
Sentence: He spoke with great confidence during the interview.
- Blow
Meaning: To strike or hit
Synonym: Punch
Antonym: Caress
Sentence: He gave the punching bag a heavy blow.
- Storm
Meaning: Violent weather with strong winds and rain
Synonym: Tempest
Antonym: Calm
Sentence: The storm disrupted the flight schedule.
- Sorrowful
Meaning: Full of sadness
Synonym: Grief-stricken
Antonym: Joyful
Sentence: The news of the accident made everyone sorrowful.
- Ruin
Meaning: Complete destruction
Synonym: Collapse
Antonym: Build
Sentence: The fire brought ruin to the entire village.
- Replied
Meaning: Answered
Synonym: Responded
Antonym: Ignored
Sentence: She replied to the message instantly.
- Destroyed
Meaning: Demolished completely
Synonym: Wrecked
Antonym: Built
Sentence: The typhoon destroyed several homes.
- Shower
Meaning: Light rain
Synonym: Drizzle
Antonym: Drought
Sentence: The crops benefited from the brief shower.
- Mailbox
Meaning: A box into which mail is dropped
Synonym: Postbox
Antonym: —
Sentence: He dropped the envelope into the mailbox.
- Stamp
Meaning: A small piece of paper showing payment for postal services
Synonym: Postage
Antonym: —
Sentence: Don’t forget to put a stamp on the envelope.
- Approaching
Meaning: Coming nearer
Synonym: Advancing
Antonym: Departing
Sentence: A vehicle was approaching from the distance.
- Frozen
Meaning: Turned to ice
Synonym: Icy
Antonym: Melted
Sentence: The lake remained frozen all winter.
- Quickly
Meaning: In a short time
Synonym: Rapidly
Antonym: Slowly
Sentence: She finished her homework quickly.
- Public
Meaning: For all people to use
Synonym: Communal
Antonym: Private
Sentence: This park is open to the public.
- Humour
Meaning: Fun or amusement
Synonym: Comedy
Antonym: Seriousness
Sentence: His humour lightened the mood in the room.
- Misunderstood
Meaning: Not correctly understood
Synonym: Misinterpreted
Antonym: Understood
Sentence: His silence was misunderstood as arrogance.
- Coincidence
Meaning: A chance occurrence of events
Synonym: Happenstance
Antonym: Intention
Sentence: It was a coincidence that we met at the airport.
- Cheated
Meaning: Acted dishonestly
Synonym: Deceived
Antonym: Trusted
Sentence: He felt cheated by the fake advertisement.
- Message
Meaning: A communication sent to someone
Synonym: Note
Antonym: Silence
Sentence: She left a message on the board.
- Sincere
Meaning: Genuine or honest
Synonym: Truthful
Antonym: False
Sentence: Her apology was sincere and heartfelt.
- Grateful
Meaning: Thankful
Synonym: Obliged
Antonym: Ungrateful
Sentence: I am grateful for your help.
- Delivered
Meaning: Brought to a destination
Synonym: Handed over
Antonym: Withheld
Sentence: The parcel was delivered on time.
- Concern
Meaning: Worry or interest
Synonym: Anxiety
Antonym: Indifference
Sentence: His concern for the environment is admirable.
- Effort
Meaning: Use of energy to achieve something
Synonym: Attempt
Antonym: Neglect
Sentence: She made every effort to succeed.
- Shook
Meaning: Moved something back and forth
Synonym: Jiggled
Antonym: Stabilised
Sentence: He shook the box to hear if something was inside.
- Reached
Meaning: Arrived at a destination
Synonym: Attained
Antonym: Missed
Sentence: He finally reached the mountain summit.
MCQ
- Where did Lencho live?
(a) On the top of a mountain
(b) In a city
(c) In the only house in the valley
(d) Near the sea
Answer: (c) In the only house in the valley
- What was Lencho’s profession?
(a) Postman
(b) Teacher
(c) Farmer
(d) Shopkeeper
Answer: (c) Farmer
- What was the only thing the earth needed according to Lencho?
(a) Sunshine
(b) Rain
(c) Fertilizer
(d) Seeds
Answer: (b) Rain
- What did Lencho hope for?
(a) A letter
(b) Rain for his crops
(c) A tractor
(d) A good job
Answer: (b) Rain for his crops
- What happened during the meal at Lencho’s home?
(a) The sun shone brightly
(b) Lightning struck the house
(c) Big drops of rain began to fall
(d) A storm started
Answer: (c) Big drops of rain began to fall
- What did the rain turn into?
(a) Snow
(b) Hail
(c) Flood
(d) Dust storm
Answer: (b) Hail
- What were the hailstones compared to?
(a) Salt
(b) Diamonds
(c) Silver coins
(d) Gold coins
Answer: (c) Silver coins
- What happened to Lencho’s crops?
(a) They were harvested
(b) They were destroyed by hail
(c) They grew faster
(d) They were stolen
Answer: (b) They were destroyed by hail
- What did Lencho say about the hailstorm?
(a) It was a blessing
(b) It was expected
(c) It left nothing
(d) It was beautiful
Answer: (c) It left nothing
- What was Lencho’s only hope?
(a) Neighbours
(b) Government
(c) God
(d) Relatives
Answer: (c) God
- What did Lencho decide to do the next Sunday?
(a) Go to church
(b) Visit a priest
(c) Write a letter to God
(d) Complain to officials
Answer: (c) Write a letter to God
- How much money did Lencho ask for?
(a) 100 rupees
(b) 70 pesos
(c) 50 dollars
(d) 100 pesos
Answer: (d) 100 pesos
- Where did Lencho post the letter?
(a) In the church
(b) In the village council
(c) At the town post office
(d) To a neighbour
Answer: (c) At the town post office
- Who found Lencho’s letter first?
(a) The police
(b) The mayor
(c) A post office employee
(d) His friend
Answer: (c) A post office employee
- What was the reaction of the postmaster when he read Lencho’s letter?
(a) He cried
(b) He got angry
(c) He laughed at first, then became serious
(d) He ignored it
Answer: (c) He laughed at first, then became serious
- What did the postmaster admire in Lencho?
(a) His handwriting
(b) His intelligence
(c) His honesty
(d) His faith in God
Answer: (d) His faith in God
- What did the postmaster decide to do?
(a) Throw the letter
(b) Call the police
(c) Help Lencho
(d) Ignore the letter
Answer: (c) Help Lencho
- How much money could the postmaster collect?
(a) 100 pesos
(b) 90 pesos
(c) 70 pesos
(d) 50 pesos
Answer: (c) 70 pesos
- Who all contributed to raise money for Lencho?
(a) Only postmaster
(b) Postmaster and employees
(c) Only one friend
(d) His relatives
Answer: (b) Postmaster and employees
- Who signed the letter sent with money?
(a) Postmaster
(b) Employees
(c) God
(d) Anonymous
Answer: (c) God
- Was Lencho surprised to receive the letter with money?
(a) Yes
(b) No
(c) Somewhat
(d) Shocked
Answer: (b) No
- How did Lencho feel after receiving only 70 pesos?
(a) Grateful
(b) Disappointed
(c) Angry
(d) Shocked
Answer: (c) Angry
- What did Lencho think about the missing money?
(a) God made a mistake
(b) Post office employees stole it
(c) His wife took it
(d) The letter was lost
Answer: (b) Post office employees stole it
- What did Lencho call the post office employees?
(a) Honest men
(b) Helpers
(c) Crooks
(d) Angels
Answer: (c) Crooks
- What was ironic in the story?
(a) Lencho’s crops grew again
(b) Helpers were blamed
(c) God replied to Lencho
(d) Postmaster got rewarded
Answer: (b) Helpers were blamed
- Lencho compared raindrops to:
(a) Seeds
(b) Coins
(c) Pearls
(d) Rainbows
Answer: (b) Coins
- What is the central theme of the story?
(a) Intelligence and strategy
(b) Faith and irony
(c) Love and compassion
(d) Science and technology
Answer: (b) Faith and irony
- The story is originally written in which language?
(a) English
(b) French
(c) Spanish
(d) Italian
Answer: (c) Spanish
- Who is the author of “A Letter to God”?
(a) O. Henry
(b) Gregorio López y Fuentes
(c) Ruskin Bond
(d) R. K. Narayan
Answer: (b) Gregorio López y Fuentes
- What does the hailstorm symbolize?
(a) Wealth
(b) Hard work
(c) Nature’s destruction
(d) Magic
Answer: (c) Nature’s destruction
- Lencho was confident that God:
(a) Would visit him
(b) Would punish the hail
(c) Would send him money
(d) Would send rain again
Answer: (c) Would send him money
- What quality of Lencho stands out most?
(a) Greed
(b) Cleverness
(c) Blind faith
(d) Laziness
Answer: (c) Blind faith
- What did Lencho need money for?
(a) To buy a house
(b) To go to town
(c) To sow his fields again
(d) To repay a loan
Answer: (c) To sow his fields again
- What did the postmaster feel after helping Lencho?
(a) Contentment
(b) Guilt
(c) Fear
(d) Shame
Answer: (a) Contentment
- What destroyed Lencho’s hope for harvest?
(a) Drought
(b) Fire
(c) Hailstorm
(d) Flood
Answer: (c) Hailstorm
- How many pesos did Lencho receive?
(a) 100
(b) 80
(c) 70
(d) 50
Answer: (c) 70
- The story teaches us about:
(a) Greed
(b) Hard work only
(c) Kindness and misunderstanding
(d) Politics
Answer: (c) Kindness and misunderstanding
- Who helped collect money for Lencho?
(a) His relatives
(b) God
(c) Postmaster and friends
(d) Villagers
Answer: (c) Postmaster and friends
- What did Lencho think about God’s ability?
(a) God can’t read letters
(b) God makes mistakes
(c) God sees everything
(d) God is imaginary
Answer: (c) God sees everything
- How did Lencho mail his letter?
(a) Through a messenger
(b) By email
(c) Dropped in the mailbox with a stamp
(d) Sent by courier
Answer: (c) Dropped in the mailbox with a stamp
- The expression “an ox of a man” refers to:
(a) Weakness
(b) Faith
(c) Strength and hard work
(d) Anger
Answer: (c) Strength and hard work
- What is ironic about Lencho’s second letter?
(a) He thanks the thieves
(b) He asks for a loan
(c) He calls helpers “crooks”
(d) He tears the letter
Answer: (c) He calls helpers “crooks”
- How did the boys react to the hailstones?
(a) Cried
(b) Ran to collect them
(c) Stayed indoors
(d) Slept
Answer: (b) Ran to collect them
- Why did the postmaster help Lencho?
(a) He feared God
(b) He was ordered
(c) He admired his faith
(d) He was bored
Answer: (c) He admired his faith
- What was written in Lencho’s second letter?
(a) A thank-you note
(b) Complaint to God
(c) Request for the remaining 30 pesos
(d) Story of his crops
Answer: (c) Request for the remaining 30 pesos
- What language is the story translated into in your book?
(a) Hindi
(b) French
(c) English
(d) Bengali
Answer: (c) English
- What is the moral of the story?
(a) Help only known people
(b) Trust must be blind
(c) Faith and kindness may be misunderstood
(d) Never write to God
Answer: (c) Faith and kindness may be misunderstood
- What does the letter symbolize?
(a) Complaint
(b) Despair
(c) Hope and faith
(d) Love
Answer: (c) Hope and faith
- How many sons did Lencho have?
(a) 2
(b) 4
(c) 6
(d) Not mentioned
Answer: (b) 4
- What did Lencho do after writing the letter?
(a) Gave it to his son
(b) Took it to church
(c) Mailed it in the town post office
(d) Left it under a tree
Answer: (c) Mailed it in the town post office
Fill in the Blanks
- The house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the _______ of a low hill.
crest - Lencho’s house was the only one in the _______.
valley - From the house one could see the river and the field of ripe _______.
corn - Lencho hoped for a downpour or at least a _______.
shower - The raindrops began to fall while the family was having _______.
dinner - The big drops of rain were compared to _______ cent pieces.
ten - The little drops of rain were compared to _______ cent pieces.
five - Hailstones resembled new _______ coins.
silver - The field looked as if it were covered with _______ after the hailstorm.
salt - Lencho felt that a plague of _______ would have left more than the hailstorm did.
locusts - The hail destroyed the crops and left Lencho’s family in _______.
despair - Lencho’s only hope was help from _______.
God - Lencho believed that no one ever dies of _______.
hunger - Lencho wrote a letter to _______.
God - Lencho asked God for _______ pesos.
hundred - Lencho needed money to _______ his field and survive till the next crop.
sow - The letter was dropped into the _______ at the post office.
mailbox - The postman laughed when he saw the letter addressed to _______.
God - The postmaster was a fat and _______ fellow.
amiable - The postmaster was moved by Lencho’s _______.
faith - To answer the letter, the postmaster collected money from his _______.
employees - The postmaster contributed a part of his _______ for Lencho.
salary - The postmaster signed the reply letter to Lencho as _______.
God - The total money collected by the postmaster was _______ pesos.
seventy - Lencho was not at all _______ to receive the letter.
surprised - Lencho became _______ after counting the money.
angry - Lencho believed that God could not make a _______.
mistake - Lencho thought that the post office employees were a bunch of _______.
crooks - Lencho asked God not to send the money through the _______ next time.
mail - Lencho worked like an _______ in the fields.
ox - Lencho had firm _______ in divine help.
faith - The story is originally written by Gregorio López y _______.
Fuentes - The hailstorm lasted for about _______ hour.
one - After the storm, not a single _______ remained on the trees.
leaf - The children were playing near the _______ when dinner was ready.
house - During the rain, the boys ran out to collect frozen _______.
pearls - The crops were covered under a curtain of _______.
rain - The postmaster didn’t want to shake Lencho’s _______.
faith - The letter written by Lencho was addressed simply to _______.
God - The woman was preparing _______ when it started to rain.
supper - The letter was written on a _______ morning.
Sunday - The postmaster felt deep _______ after helping Lencho.
contentment - The public writing-table was used by Lencho to write the second _______.
letter - The story shows the deep _______ of a poor farmer in divine power.
belief - The story ends with a note of dramatic _______.
irony - The hailstones were the size of _______.
coins - Lencho thought the employees had _______ some money.
stolen - The destruction of crops filled Lencho’s soul with _______.
sadness - The house was situated on the crest of a low _______.
hill - The narrator compares the hailstones to frozen _______.
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Answer in One Word
- What was Lencho’s profession?
Farmer - Where was Lencho’s house located?
Hill - What did Lencho expect from the sky?
Rain - What did the rain turn into?
Hailstorm - What was the only hope left for Lencho?
God - What was destroyed by the hailstorm?
Crops - What did Lencho compare raindrops to?
Coins - How many pesos did Lencho ask for?
Hundred - What did Lencho write to?
God - Where did Lencho drop the letter?
Mailbox - Who first saw Lencho’s letter?
Postman - Who decided to help Lencho?
Postmaster - What was the nature of the postmaster?
Amiable - What did the postmaster admire in Lencho?
Faith - How much money did the postmaster collect?
Seventy - What word was signed on the letter sent to Lencho?
God - What day did Lencho visit the post office again?
Sunday - How did Lencho feel after receiving less money?
Angry - Who did Lencho blame for taking the money?
Employees - What did Lencho call the post office workers?
Crooks - What did Lencho need the money for?
Sowing - What natural disaster hit Lencho’s fields?
Hailstorm - What kind of coins did Lencho imagine the hailstones to be?
Silver - What were the boys doing during the rain?
Playing - What did the boys collect during the storm?
Hailstones - What covered the field after the storm?
Salt - What insect did Lencho mention in his comparison?
Locusts - What was destroyed along with the corn?
Flowers - What time of day did Lencho write the letter?
Daybreak - Who gave part of his salary for Lencho?
Postmaster - What was affixed to Lencho’s envelope?
Stamp - Where was the letter written?
Table - What is the dominant quality of Lencho?
Faith - What feeling did the postmaster get after helping Lencho?
Contentment - What did Lencho use to write the letter?
Ink - What was Lencho’s crop?
Corn - What did the family have during the rain?
Dinner - What was needed for a good harvest?
Rain - What did the postmaster not want to break?
Faith - Who authored the story?
Fuentes - What did the postman do after reading the letter?
Laugh - What did the field need the most?
Water - How many pesos were missing?
Thirty - What kind of table did Lencho use?
Public - What emotion filled Lencho after the storm?
Sadness - What did the storm leave behind in the valley?
Destruction - What was the story’s tone at the end?
Irony - What was Lencho sure God could not make?
Mistake - What did Lencho write with?
Pen - What did Lencho hit the envelope with?
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Short Answer Questions
- What did Lencho hope for?
Lencho hoped for a good rainfall to ensure a good harvest. - Why did Lencho say the raindrops were like new coins?
Because he believed the rain would bring him a good harvest and prosperity. - What suddenly changed the weather?
A strong wind followed by a hailstorm changed the weather. - How did the hailstorm affect the crops?
The hailstorm completely destroyed Lencho’s crops. - What was the only hope left in the hearts of Lencho’s family?
The only hope was help from God. - Why did Lencho write a letter to God?
He wrote the letter to God to request money to sow his field again. - How much money did Lencho ask for?
He asked for one hundred pesos. - How did Lencho send the letter to God?
He dropped the letter into a mailbox at the town post office. - Who read Lencho’s letter in the post office?
A postman read the letter first and then showed it to the postmaster. - How did the postmaster react after reading the letter?
He laughed at first but then became serious and decided to help. - Why did the postmaster decide to help Lencho?
Because he was impressed by Lencho’s strong faith in God. - How did the postmaster collect money?
He asked his employees and friends and also gave part of his salary. - How much money could the postmaster arrange?
He managed to collect seventy pesos. - What did the postmaster write on the envelope?
He wrote only the word “God” as the sender. - Was Lencho surprised to receive a letter from God?
No, he was not surprised as he had complete faith in God. - How did Lencho feel after counting the money?
He became angry when he saw that it was less than he had requested. - What did Lencho think about the missing money?
He thought the post office employees had stolen it. - What did Lencho call the post office employees?
He called them “a bunch of crooks.” - What did Lencho do after receiving the money?
He wrote another letter to God asking not to send money through the mail. - Why did Lencho ask God not to send the money by post next time?
Because he believed the postal employees were dishonest. - What is the irony in the story?
The people who helped Lencho were the ones he accused of stealing. - What does the story “A Letter to God” highlight about Lencho?
It highlights Lencho’s deep faith in God and his innocence. - How is the postmaster portrayed in the story?
He is portrayed as kind, helpful, and compassionate. - What is the setting of the story?
A solitary house on a hill in a valley. - What was Lencho doing during the morning before the rain?
He was watching the sky for signs of rain. - Who was preparing supper in the story?
Lencho’s wife was preparing supper. - What were the older boys doing during the rain?
They were working in the field. - What were the younger boys doing during the rain?
They were playing near the house. - How long did the hailstorm last?
It lasted for an hour. - What was the condition of the field after the storm?
The field was white as if covered with salt. - What kind of man was Lencho described as?
He was described as an ox of a man, strong and hardworking. - How many letters did Lencho write in the story?
He wrote two letters. - What was Lencho’s tone in the second letter?
He was angry and complaining. - What language was the original story written in?
Spanish. - What is the theme of the story?
Faith, kindness, and irony. - How did Lencho react to nature’s destruction?
He was sad but hopeful and turned to God. - What literary device is used in “new coins” and “frozen pearls”?
Metaphor. - What did Lencho think of God’s powers?
He believed God could see everything, even deep in one’s conscience. - How did the postmaster feel after sending the money?
He felt content and satisfied. - What does Lencho’s reaction to the money show about him?
It shows his blind faith and mistrust in humans. - Why did the postmaster not sign his own name?
He wanted Lencho to believe the money came from God. - What quality made the postmaster help Lencho?
Compassion and respect for Lencho’s faith. - What did Lencho use to send the letter?
Paper, ink, and a stamp. - What covered the valley after the storm?
Hail. - How did Lencho affix the stamp to the envelope?
With a blow of his fist. - What did Lencho believe about God?
That God never makes mistakes and sees all. - Why is the story suitable for children?
It teaches moral values like faith, kindness, and irony. - What type of text is “A Letter to God”?
Short story. - Who is the author of the story?
Gregorio López y Fuentes. - What lesson does the story teach us?
Faith in goodness can inspire unexpected acts of kindness, but expectations can also blind judgment.
Do as Directed - Declarative, Imperative, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences
- Change the sentence to an interrogative: “Lencho was an ox of a man.”
Was Lencho an ox of a man?
- Identify the type of sentence: “Now we’re really going to get some water, woman.”
Declarative
- Change to imperative: “You should write a letter to God.”
Write a letter to God.
- Change to exclamatory: “It is really getting bad now.”
How bad it is getting now!
- Identify the type of sentence: “Who could it be addressed to?”
Interrogative
- Make this sentence declarative: “Will we all go hungry this year?”
We will all go hungry this year.
- Identify the type: “The house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the crest of a low hill.”
Declarative
- Change into interrogative: “Lencho watched the sky the whole morning.”
Did Lencho watch the sky the whole morning?
- Identify the type of sentence: “Come for dinner.”
Imperative
- Change to exclamatory: “The hail has left nothing.”
What destruction the hail has caused!
- Identify the sentence type: “God: if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry this year.”
Declarative
- Convert to imperative: “Lencho asked for paper and ink.”
Ask for paper and ink.
- Change to interrogative: “The postmaster was a fat, amiable fellow.”
Was the postmaster a fat, amiable fellow?
- Identify the sentence type: “How much money did he ask for?”
Interrogative
- Change to declarative: “What faith he had in God!”
He had great faith in God.
- Change to exclamatory: “Lencho was filled with sadness.”
How sad Lencho felt!
- Identify the sentence type: “Don’t send it through the mail.”
Imperative
- Change to interrogative: “The postmaster gave part of his salary.”
Did the postmaster give part of his salary?
- Make it declarative: “Is there a letter for me?”
There is a letter for me.
- Identify the sentence type: “All our work, for nothing.”
Exclamatory
- Change to imperative: “Lencho dropped the letter in the mailbox.”
Drop the letter in the mailbox.
- Identify the type of sentence: “How sweet and fresh the air was!”
Exclamatory
- Change to interrogative: “The crops were completely destroyed.”
Were the crops completely destroyed?
- Change to declarative: “What a storm that was!”
That was a storm.
- Identify the sentence type: “Collect money from your employees.”
Imperative
- Make it exclamatory: “The field was white with hailstones.”
How white the field was with hailstones!
- Identify the sentence type: “The field needed a downpour.”
Declarative
- Change to interrogative: “He had never known that address.”
Had he ever known that address?
- Convert to imperative: “You should keep watching the sky.”
Keep watching the sky.
- Identify the sentence type: “Will God help me?”
Interrogative
- Change to exclamatory: “The letter was signed by God.”
How surprising that the letter was signed by God!
- Change to declarative: “Did the children collect the hailstones?”
The children collected the hailstones.
- Identify the sentence type: “What faith!”
Exclamatory
- Change to imperative: “He asked the postmaster for a stamp.”
Ask the postmaster for a stamp.
- Change to interrogative: “He needs a hundred pesos.”
Does he need a hundred pesos?
- Identify the sentence type: “How hard Lencho worked in the fields!”
Exclamatory
- Change to declarative: “Does Lencho trust God completely?”
Lencho trusts God completely.
- Change to interrogative: “The letter reached the post office.”
Did the letter reach the post office?
- Identify the type: “There’s no one who can help us.”
Declarative
- Make it imperative: “He should send the money soon.”
Send the money soon.
- Change to exclamatory: “The crops were ruined.”
How terribly the crops were ruined!
- Identify the sentence type: “Are you going to help me?”
Interrogative
- Change to declarative: “Could anyone expect such faith?”
No one could expect such faith.
- Make it exclamatory: “The rain has come.”
What a relief that the rain has come!
- Identify the sentence type: “Place a stamp on the envelope.”
Imperative
- Change to interrogative: “He worked like an animal.”
Did he work like an animal?
- Change to declarative: “Will the crops grow again?”
The crops will grow again.
- Identify the sentence type: “How beautiful the valley looked before the storm!”
Exclamatory
- Convert to imperative: “He affixed the stamp on the envelope.”
Affix the stamp on the envelope.
- Change to interrogative: “The postmaster collected money out of charity.”
Did the postmaster collect money out of charity?
Active Passive Voice
- Identify the voice: “The house sat on the crest of a low hill.”
Active - Identify the voice: “Big drops of rain began to fall.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The air was fresh and sweet.”
Active - Identify the voice: “During the meal, it began to rain.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The field was white, as if covered with salt.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “A strong wind began to blow.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The rain destroyed the entire crop.”
Active - Identify the voice: “Hailstones were falling everywhere.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “The older boys were working in the field.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The smaller ones were playing near the house.”
Active - Identify the voice: “It was during the meal that the rain began to fall.”
Active - Identify the voice: “It was during the meal that the rain had been predicted.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “He had been hoping for a good harvest.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The letter was placed in an envelope.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “He wrote a letter to God.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The postman saw the letter addressed to God.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The letter was read by the postmaster.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “He laughed and then became serious.”
Active - Identify the voice: “Money was collected by the postmaster and his employees.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “Lencho dropped the letter in the mailbox.”
Active - Identify the voice: “They sent the money to Lencho in an envelope.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The envelope was signed with a single word: God.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “The letter reached Lencho the following Sunday.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The money was less than what Lencho had asked for.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “He became angry after counting the money.”
Active - Identify the voice: “He asked for a hundred pesos.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The letter was written in pencil.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “Lencho asked for paper and ink.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The letter was addressed to God.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “He put the letter inside the mailbox.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The money was not sent in full.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “They had collected seventy pesos only.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The money had been signed by ‘God’.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “The crop was completely destroyed by the hail.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “The children were playing outside.”
Active - Identify the voice: “A letter was written by Lencho.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “The earth needed a downpour.”
Active - Identify the voice: “Help was requested from God.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “Lencho wrote another letter to God.”
Active - Identify the voice: “A reply was sent to Lencho.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “He posted the letter himself.”
Active - Identify the voice: “They read the letter carefully.”
Active - Identify the voice: “The crops were damaged by the hailstorm.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “The sky was filled with clouds.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “He watched the sky all morning.”
Active - Identify the voice: “Nothing was left by the hailstorm.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “The letter was stamped and sealed.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “Lencho trusted God completely.”
Active - Identify the voice: “Faith was shown by Lencho through his actions.”
Passive - Identify the voice: “They laughed at the letter but decided to help.”
Active
Clauses
- Identify the clause type: Lencho was sure THAT GOD WOULD HELP HIM.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: He was an ox of a man, WHO WORKED LIKE AN ANIMAL IN THE FIELDS.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: The letter was addressed to God, WHOM LENCHO TRUSTED BLINDLY.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He wrote a letter BECAUSE HE BELIEVED GOD WOULD HELP.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: The postmaster was surprised WHEN HE SAW THE LETTER.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: Lencho believed THAT GOD WOULD SEND HIM MONEY.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The rain was welcome UNTIL IT TURNED INTO A STORM.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: The crops were destroyed, WHICH MADE LENCHO SAD.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: The boy asked IF THEY WOULD HAVE FOOD TO EAT.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: He could see the river and the field THAT NEEDED WATER.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He looked at the sky AS THE RAIN BEGAN TO FALL.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: Lencho knew WHAT HE HAD TO DO.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The money came from people WHO WANTED TO HELP HIM.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He was angry BECAUSE THE MONEY WAS LESS.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: The man said THAT HE TRUSTED GOD.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The corn had flowered, WHICH PROMISED A GOOD HARVEST.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He hoped THAT GOD WOULD NOT DISAPPOINT HIM.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: He prayed SO THAT HIS FAMILY WOULD NOT STARVE.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: They read the letter, WHICH WAS WRITTEN IN PENCIL.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He waited UNTIL THE POSTMAN ARRIVED.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: Lencho wrote the letter WHEN THE STORM DESTROYED THE FIELD.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: He did not know WHO SENT HIM THE MONEY.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: He trusted the people WHO DELIVERED MAIL.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He waited for help ALTHOUGH HE HAD LITTLE HOPE.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: The crops were ruined, WHICH WAS A TRAGEDY FOR LENCHO.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He wrote THAT HE NEEDED A HUNDRED PESOS.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: Lencho knew THAT GOD WOULD LISTEN TO HIS REQUEST.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The clouds came AFTER LUNCH TIME.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: The children cheered, WHEN THEY SAW THE RAIN.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: He believed THAT GOD HAD SENT HIM THE MONEY.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The man, WHO WAS A POOR FARMER, hoped for help.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He remained hopeful THOUGH THE FIELD WAS DESTROYED.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: He cried WHEN HE SAW THE EMPTY FIELD.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: He asked the postman IF GOD HAD REPLIED.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The letter, WHICH WAS SIMPLE AND HEARTFELT, touched everyone.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He didn’t expect THAT GOD WOULD SEND HIM LESS MONEY.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The money was collected by people WHO WANTED TO PRESERVE HIS FAITH.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He shouted with joy WHEN HE GOT THE ENVELOPE.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: He felt THAT SOMETHING WAS MISSING.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The children laughed WHILE THEY PICKED UP HAILSTONES.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: The man said THAT HIS FAITH WAS STRONG.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: They watched the sky, WHICH TURNED BLACK WITH CLOUDS.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He sat down to write WHEN THE RAIN STOPPED.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: The field was destroyed BECAUSE OF THE HAILSTONES.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: Lencho believed in a power THAT COULD NOT FAIL HIM.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: The man wrote BECAUSE HE HAD FAITH.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: He told his wife THAT EVERYTHING WOULD BE FINE.
Noun Clause - Identify the clause type: The storm passed, THOUGH IT CAUSED DAMAGE.
Adverbial Clause - Identify the clause type: He trusted God more than people WHO HANDLE MAIL.
Adjective Clause - Identify the clause type: He was certain THAT GOD HAD SENT THE MONEY.
Noun Clause
Modal Verbs
- Lencho believed that God ___ help him. (can, might, will, would)
would - The rain ___ destroy the crops if it continued. (might, should, can, must)
might - The family ___ not survive without food. (could, should, might, will)
could - The postmaster said they ___ help Lencho preserve his faith. (could, shall, must, would)
could - The employees said they ___ donate part of their salary. (would, might, can, could)
would - Lencho ___ see the river and the field from his house. (must, can, could, will)
could - The crops ___ have yielded a good harvest if the storm hadn’t come. (would, should, could, might)
could - We ___ write a letter to God, said Lencho. (should, might, could, must)
must - Lencho ___ not believe that the post office people were honest. (can, will, might, could)
could - The hailstones ___ be seen bouncing in the yard. (might, could, shall, will)
could - Someone ___ have stolen the money, Lencho thought. (might, should, will, must)
must - He ___ not imagine God sending him incomplete help. (can, will, must, could)
could - The children ___ not understand the damage at first. (could, will, might, shall)
could - The sky is dark; it ___ rain soon. (shall, can, might, would)
might - The postmaster decided he ___ collect money for Lencho. (must, should, could, can)
should - You ___ laugh at Lencho’s letter, but it is sincere. (can, will, should, must)
can - We ___ not let his faith break, said the postmaster. (could, must, can, might)
must - The valley ___ be seen clearly from the top of the hill. (must, can, would, should)
can - The rain ___ have been a blessing, but it turned destructive. (should, could, would, might)
could - The boy said they ___ go back into the house during the storm. (might, will, must, can)
must - Lencho wrote that God ___ send him 100 pesos. (can, should, would, might)
should - We ___ not tell him the truth, said the postmaster. (can, must, should, shall)
must - His field ___ not recover without financial help. (would, could, shall, must)
would - They ___ believe the letter was addressed to God. (can, could, shall, will)
could - We ___ expect a storm during this season. (can, should, might, must)
might - He said that God ___ send help directly. (can, will, might, could)
will - No one else ___ show such faith. (must, could, shall, might)
could - The children ___ be seen collecting hailstones. (can, must, would, should)
can - The man said he ___ write again if necessary. (shall, might, can, will)
will - The clouds looked like they ___ burst at any moment. (should, will, might, must)
might - God ___ never make a mistake, Lencho believed. (can, must, should, would)
must - The crops ___ have saved the family for months. (could, might, will, shall)
could - The farmer ___ lose hope after the storm. (would, must, might, didn’t)
might - You ___ deny the faith of that man, said the postmaster. (could, must, should, can’t)
can’t - He ___ not bear the thought of his family starving. (can, could, should, shall)
could - That letter ___ be a joke, said the postman at first. (must, can’t, might, could)
might - He ___ not believe in humans, but he trusted God. (should, could, did, might)
could - The staff thought they ___ do something for Lencho. (might, must, can, should)
should - They ___ have ignored the letter, but they didn’t. (could, should, can, shall)
could - He ___ have faith, otherwise he would not write to God. (must, could, can, will)
must - His handwriting ___ be read clearly. (might, can, must, should)
can - The hail ___ have broken some tiles on the roof. (might, should, must, would)
might - The money ___ not have reached him fully. (can, might, could, must)
might - The storm ___ be a signal from God, thought Lencho. (can, shall, might, must)
might - The letter ___ be real, said the postmaster. (must, should, can, might)
must - No one ___ have expected such faith. (can, could, shall, might)
could - He ___ be poor, but he’s full of belief. (could, might, can, may)
may - The rain ___ damage the corn field, he feared. (might, can, should, would)
might - His trust in God ___ be shaken. (must, might, can, should)
can’t - The children ___ be heard laughing outside. (might, could, can, must)
could
Conjunctions
- Lencho was satisfied ___ the rain began. (although, when, so, and)
when - The rain came down ___ Lencho was eating his meal. (while, because, since, but)
while - The sky was full of clouds ___ it looked like night. (because, and, so, although)
so - He was happy ___ the rain was a blessing. (although, because, but, unless)
because - The drops were large ___ heavy. (so, but, or, and)
and - It hailed for an hour ___ destroyed the crop. (but, and, or, although)
and - The house was in the valley ___ it was the only one there. (so, because, and, although)
and - The boys were working in the field ___ the little ones played near the house. (since, but, while, or)
while - The leaves fell off ___ the storm was strong. (so, but, because, or)
because - He had great faith ___ he wrote a letter to God. (so, although, but, if)
so - The crops were destroyed ___ they had no food. (and, or, so, although)
so - He believed in God ___ he was not educated. (although, because, but, unless)
although - The rain was welcome ___ the hailstorm ruined everything. (but, because, or, and)
but - Lencho asked God for money ___ he could sow again. (so that, because, although, unless)
so that - He mailed the letter ___ went back home. (and, or, because, but)
and - The postmaster read the letter ___ was shocked. (or, and, but, so)
and - He didn’t want to break Lencho’s faith ___ he decided to help. (so, but, or, unless)
so - Lencho was angry ___ he didn’t receive the full amount. (so, because, although, and)
because - The post office workers collected money ___ gave it to Lencho. (and, but, so, or)
and - Lencho believed it was God ___ had sent the money. (who, that, which, when)
who - He was honest ___ very poor. (but, and, or, so)
and - The children laughed ___ danced in the rain. (but, so, and, or)
and - The field looked white ___ it was covered with hail. (because, so, although, if)
because - The man wrote again ___ he was not satisfied. (because, although, so, if)
because - He believed in divine help ___ he had no other hope. (and, because, although, or)
because - He said the rest of the money was taken ___ the post office employees. (by, from, because, although)
by - It was a stormy night ___ the house remained safe. (but, and, so, because)
but - He could see nothing ___ destruction. (so, or, but, but)
but - The rain fell fast ___ the crops were washed away. (so, and, but, although)
so - The corn was tall ___ healthy. (but, although, and, or)
and - He trusted God ___ doubted man. (but, and, so, or)
but - The children ran indoors ___ the hail began. (when, so, but, although)
when - The storm passed quickly ___ left destruction behind. (and, but, so, although)
but - He lost everything ___ he still had hope. (but, although, so, because)
but - The mailman laughed ___ handed the letter to the postmaster. (so, and, but, or)
and - They didn’t know what to say ___ they read the letter. (when, although, because, if)
when - He didn’t hesitate ___ write to God. (to, so, and, but)
to - The envelope contained money ___ no letter. (but, or, so, and)
but - His field was fertile ___ needed seeds. (and, but, or, so)
but - They respected his faith ___ admired his courage. (so, and, but, because)
and - The wind blew hard ___ shook the trees. (and, so, but, although)
and - The storm came suddenly ___ without warning. (and, but, or, so)
and - He received seventy pesos ___ asked for a hundred. (but, so, although, if)
but - He called God’s help ___ real and complete. (so, but, although, and)
and - The faith in Lencho’s heart was deep ___ unshakable. (or, and, but, so)
and - The corn plants fell ___ the hail pelted down. (when, although, so, and)
when - The hope was alive ___ the crop was gone. (although, and, but, so)
although - The trees lost all leaves ___ stood tall. (but, and, so, because)
but - They wrote the address ___ sent the envelope. (and, but, because, so)
and - The postmaster wanted to help ___ protect Lencho’s faith. (to, so, for, and)
to
Adverb
- Insert an adverb of manner:
The hailstones fell ___, damaging everything.
violently - Insert an adverb of frequency:
Lencho ___ prayed to God for help.
always - Insert an adverb of time:
The rain started ___ during the meal.
suddenly - Insert an adverb of place:
The children were playing ___ the house.
near - Insert an adverb of degree:
The crops were ___ destroyed by the hailstorm.
completely - Insert an adverb of manner:
Lencho wrote the letter ___ with hope.
carefully - Insert an adverb of time:
Lencho wrote the letter ___ in the morning.
early - Insert an adverb of place:
He went ___ to post the letter.
into town - Insert an adverb of manner:
The storm came ___ and caught them by surprise.
unexpectedly - Insert an adverb of degree:
The postmaster was ___ impressed by Lencho’s faith.
deeply - Insert an adverb of frequency:
The man ___ visited the post office.
rarely - Insert an adverb of manner:
The drops of rain fell ___ on the roof.
gently - Insert an adverb of place:
The envelope was placed ___ on the desk.
carefully - Insert an adverb of time:
He opened the envelope ___ after reaching home.
immediately - Insert an adverb of degree:
Lencho was ___ shocked to find less money.
extremely - Insert an adverb of manner:
He counted the money ___ to make sure.
slowly - Insert an adverb of place:
He looked ___ for any sign of crops.
around - Insert an adverb of degree:
The hailstones were ___ large.
very - Insert an adverb of frequency:
It ___ hails in that region.
occasionally - Insert an adverb of manner:
The employees gave ___ from their salaries.
generously - Insert an adverb of degree:
The family depended ___ on the harvest.
entirely - Insert an adverb of place:
The field lay ___ under the white hailstones.
below - Insert an adverb of time:
The letter was written ___ after the storm.
soon - Insert an adverb of frequency:
The sky ___ darkened during the season.
often - Insert an adverb of manner:
The mailman laughed ___ when he read the address.
loudly - Insert an adverb of degree:
The crops were ___ beyond saving.
utterly - Insert an adverb of place:
He looked ___ to see the hail covering the valley.
outside - Insert an adverb of time:
The reply came ___, which surprised Lencho.
promptly - Insert an adverb of degree:
The damage was ___ worse than expected.
much - Insert an adverb of manner:
He read the letter ___ before reacting.
silently - Insert an adverb of frequency:
He ___ asked for help before.
never - Insert an adverb of degree:
He believed in God ___ and without question.
absolutely - Insert an adverb of time:
He got the idea ___ after seeing his field.
immediately - Insert an adverb of manner:
Lencho walked to the post office ___.
steadily - Insert an adverb of frequency:
He ___ missed a harvest before.
seldom - Insert an adverb of degree:
He was ___ certain the money came from God.
completely - Insert an adverb of place:
He stayed ___ while the storm passed.
inside - Insert an adverb of time:
The storm lasted for an hour and ended ___.
abruptly - Insert an adverb of degree:
His letter was ___ filled with hope.
truly - Insert an adverb of manner:
He reacted ___ when he saw only seventy pesos.
angrily - Insert an adverb of place:
He dropped the letter ___ into the mailbox.
directly - Insert an adverb of degree:
He was ___ sure that God had helped him.
entirely - Insert an adverb of frequency:
The rain ___ begins gently in that area.
usually - Insert an adverb of time:
The family gathered ___ to eat dinner.
earlier - Insert an adverb of manner:
He expressed his faith ___.
sincerely - Insert an adverb of degree:
The postmaster was ___ touched.
greatly - Insert an adverb of time:
He came back to the post office ___.
the next day - Insert an adverb of frequency:
They ___ faced such a storm before.
had never - Insert an adverb of place:
He sat ___ writing the second letter.
down - Insert an adverb of manner:
He asked for the remaining money ___.
firmly
Convert to the correct Tense
- Convert to Present Continuous Tense:
Lencho lived in a solitary house.
Lencho is living in a solitary house. - Convert to Future Tense:
The rain began to fall.
The rain will begin to fall. - Convert to Past Perfect Tense:
The crops were destroyed.
The crops had been destroyed. - Convert to Simple Present Tense:
The postman laughed at the letter.
The postman laughs at the letter. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
Lencho opened the envelope.
Lencho has opened the envelope. - Convert to Future Perfect Tense:
He asked for a hundred pesos.
He will have asked for a hundred pesos. - Convert to Past Continuous Tense:
The children played in the rain.
The children were playing in the rain. - Convert to Simple Future Tense:
Lencho wrote a letter to God.
Lencho will write a letter to God. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
The clouds gathered in the sky.
The clouds have gathered in the sky. - Convert to Past Perfect Tense:
He counted the money twice.
He had counted the money twice. - Convert to Present Continuous Tense:
The postmaster became serious.
The postmaster is becoming serious. - Convert to Future Continuous Tense:
The rain fell during the meal.
The rain will be falling during the meal. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
The boys played near the house.
The boys have played near the house. - Convert to Past Continuous Tense:
He mailed the letter.
He was mailing the letter. - Convert to Future Perfect Tense:
The hailstones destroyed the crops.
The hailstones will have destroyed the crops. - Convert to Simple Present Tense:
He looked at the sky.
He looks at the sky. - Convert to Past Perfect Tense:
The field turned white.
The field had turned white. - Convert to Present Continuous Tense:
He read the letter.
He is reading the letter. - Convert to Future Tense:
He was angry.
He will be angry. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
They put money in the envelope.
They have put money in the envelope. - Convert to Future Continuous Tense:
The storm blew fiercely.
The storm will be blowing fiercely. - Convert to Simple Past Tense:
He is writing a letter.
He wrote a letter. - Convert to Past Perfect Tense:
They laughed at the idea.
They had laughed at the idea. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
The man sends a letter to God.
The man has sent a letter to God. - Convert to Future Perfect Tense:
The postman gave him the letter.
The postman will have given him the letter. - Convert to Present Continuous Tense:
The children collect hailstones.
The children are collecting hailstones. - Convert to Simple Present Tense:
He was hoping for rain.
He hopes for rain. - Convert to Past Continuous Tense:
He opens the letter.
He was opening the letter. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
He goes to the town.
He has gone to the town. - Convert to Future Tense:
They contributed money.
They will contribute money. - Convert to Past Perfect Tense:
The earth needed a shower.
The earth had needed a shower. - Convert to Present Continuous Tense:
The drops fall on the house.
The drops are falling on the house. - Convert to Future Perfect Tense:
He finishes writing the letter.
He will have finished writing the letter. - Convert to Past Continuous Tense:
The wind shakes the trees.
The wind was shaking the trees. - Convert to Simple Present Tense:
The sky was black.
The sky is black. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
He gave seventy pesos.
He has given seventy pesos. - Convert to Future Continuous Tense:
They were eating dinner.
They will be eating dinner. - Convert to Past Perfect Tense:
He reached the post office.
He had reached the post office. - Convert to Present Continuous Tense:
The postmaster reads the letter.
The postmaster is reading the letter. - Convert to Future Tense:
He believed in God.
He will believe in God. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
They worked all day.
They have worked all day. - Convert to Future Perfect Tense:
Lencho counts the money.
Lencho will have counted the money. - Convert to Past Continuous Tense:
He studies the sky.
He was studying the sky. - Convert to Simple Present Tense:
He mailed the letter.
He mails the letter. - Convert to Present Perfect Tense:
He finds the money missing.
He has found the money missing. - Convert to Past Perfect Tense:
The rain began to fall.
The rain had begun to fall. - Convert to Future Continuous Tense:
The sun rises.
The sun will be rising. - Convert to Present Continuous Tense:
He believes in God.
He is believing in God. - Convert to Simple Past Tense:
The family eats dinner.
The family ate dinner. - Convert to Future Perfect Tense:
They send the reply.
They will have sent the reply.
Long Answer Questions
- Describe Lencho’s house and its surroundings.
Lencho’s house was the only one in the entire valley. It was situated on the crest of a low hill, from where one could see the river and the fields of ripe corn dotted with flowers. The surroundings indicated a good harvest if the rain came.
- What did Lencho hope for and why?
Lencho hoped for a good rainfall or at least a shower because his crops needed water to mature. He believed that the rain would ensure a good harvest and food for his family.
- How did Lencho describe the falling raindrops?
Lencho joyfully described the raindrops as new coins falling from the sky. He considered the big drops as ten-cent pieces and the small ones as five-cent pieces because he believed rain would bring prosperity.
- What change occurred in the weather that disappointed Lencho?
The weather changed suddenly. What started as pleasant rainfall turned into a destructive hailstorm. Large hailstones began to fall along with strong winds, destroying the entire crop.
- What was Lencho’s reaction after the storm had passed?
Lencho stood in the middle of his destroyed field with a heavy heart. He was filled with sadness and despair because the hailstorm had left nothing behind—no leaves, no flowers, and no corn. He feared hunger and loss.
- How did Lencho show his unwavering faith in God?
Lencho demonstrated his deep faith by writing a letter directly to God, asking for 100 pesos to sow his field again and survive. He believed only God could help his family in such a crisis.
- What did Lencho write in the letter to God?
Lencho wrote that if God did not help him, he and his family would go hungry. He requested 100 pesos to sow his field again and survive until the crop came.
- How did the postmaster react to Lencho’s letter to God?
Initially, the postmaster laughed at the letter, but soon he became serious. He was moved by Lencho’s faith and decided to answer the letter to preserve the farmer’s belief in God.
- How did the postmaster arrange money for Lencho?
The postmaster collected money from his employees and friends. He also contributed a part of his salary. Although he could not gather 100 pesos, he managed to collect 70 pesos for Lencho.
- Why did the postmaster sign the letter as ‘God’?
The postmaster signed the letter as ‘God’ to ensure that Lencho’s faith remained unbroken. He wanted Lencho to believe that God had truly answered his request.
- What was Lencho’s reaction after receiving the letter and money?
Lencho was not surprised to receive the letter, as he had firm faith in God. However, he was angry and upset when he found that only 70 pesos had been sent instead of 100.
- What did Lencho do after receiving only 70 pesos?
Lencho wrote another letter to God. In it, he asked God to send the remaining amount but not through the post office, as he believed the employees had stolen part of the money.
- What does the story reveal about Lencho’s faith?
The story reveals that Lencho had absolute and unquestioning faith in God. He believed that God would directly respond to his request without any doubt or suspicion.
- What is the irony in the story “A Letter to God”?
The irony lies in the fact that Lencho, who had such strong faith in God, could not recognize the human kindness shown by the postmaster and his team. He called them crooks, even though they helped him selflessly.
- What lesson does “A Letter to God” teach us?
The story teaches us about the power of faith, the kindness of strangers, and how sometimes good deeds go unappreciated. It also highlights how deep belief can lead to blind assumptions.
- Describe the role of the postmaster in the story.
The postmaster plays a pivotal role. He transforms from someone who laughs at Lencho’s letter to a compassionate individual who takes the responsibility to preserve Lencho’s faith by collecting money and sending it anonymously.
- How does the story reflect human generosity?
The postmaster and his staff, despite finding Lencho’s letter amusing, go out of their way to collect money for someone they don’t even know. Their selfless act reflects genuine human generosity.
- Explain the significance of the hailstorm in the story.
The hailstorm symbolizes the unexpected hardships in life. It acts as a turning point in the story, leading to despair, faith, and finally, an act of human kindness.
- What kind of man was Lencho?
Lencho was a hardworking, simple, and deeply religious man. He worked like an ox in his fields and had immense faith in God’s justice and mercy.
- Why did Lencho think the post office employees were crooks?
Because he received only 70 pesos instead of 100, Lencho assumed the remaining 30 were stolen by the post office workers. He couldn’t believe that God would send him less than what he requested.
- What do we learn about Lencho’s character from his second letter?
His second letter shows that Lencho was sincere and straightforward but also naive. His faith blinded him to reality, and he unfairly accused kind people without knowing the truth.
- How is nature portrayed in the story?
Nature is shown as both a giver and a destroyer. Initially, it promises a good harvest, but suddenly it turns destructive with a hailstorm, leaving the family in ruin.
- What is the central theme of “A Letter to God”?
The central theme is the power of faith, human compassion, and the irony of misunderstood intentions.
- What message does the author convey through this story?
The author conveys that strong faith can inspire others, but blind belief without reason may also lead to misjudgments. He also emphasizes the importance of empathy and generosity.
- Describe the children’s behavior during the storm.
The younger children were playing near the house before the storm. When the hailstones began falling, they ran out joyfully to collect the frozen pearls, unaware of the damage it was causing.
- How does the story highlight blind faith?
Lencho’s faith is so strong that he believes God will send him money. However, it is blind to the point that he does not consider human help and instead accuses the very people who helped him.
- What literary devices are used in the story?
The story uses irony, metaphor (e.g., raindrops as coins, hailstones as silver), and symbolism to enhance meaning and emotional impact.
- Explain how Lencho reacts differently to natural and human interventions.
He accepts nature’s destruction with sorrow but turns to God with faith. Yet, when helped by humans, he assumes theft, showing his trust in divinity but mistrust in humanity.
- What role does faith play in Lencho’s decision-making?
Faith is the foundation of Lencho’s actions. It drives him to write to God, trust in divine help, and even misjudge others when the result doesn’t align with his expectations.
- In what way is the ending of the story ironic?
The ending is ironic because Lencho, helped by kind post office employees, assumes they are thieves and asks God not to send money through them again.
- How does Lencho’s character reflect rural life and values?
Lencho embodies the hard-working, god-fearing rural man. He depends on nature, believes in divine justice, and values honesty, though he lacks awareness of others’ kindness.
- Why is “A Letter to God” considered a moral story?
It presents moral values like faith, kindness, and trust, while also warning against blind belief and unfair judgment.
- How did the storm act as a catalyst in the story?
The storm destroyed Lencho’s crops and initiated the central conflict, leading him to write to God and bringing out the human kindness of the postmaster.
- Why is the story relevant in modern times?
It teaches timeless values such as compassion, faith, and the importance of recognizing human efforts, making it relevant even today.
- What would have changed if Lencho knew the truth?
If Lencho had known the truth, he might have been grateful and his faith in both God and humanity would have strengthened.
- What does Lencho’s reaction tell us about trust?
Lencho’s reaction shows that trust in God can be absolute, but misplaced suspicion toward people can break social bonds.
- Describe the role of the storm in shaping the plot.
The storm destroys Lencho’s crops, leading to his appeal to God, which drives the plot forward and reveals both his faith and the postmaster’s kindness.
- Do you think Lencho was justified in calling the employees crooks? Why/Why not?
No, he was not justified. He misjudged the very people who helped him, showing that blind faith without reason can lead to false accusations.
- How did the employees contribute to Lencho’s help?
They donated money out of goodwill, inspired by Lencho’s faith, and maintained the illusion that God had answered his prayer.
- How does the story reflect emotional strength?
Lencho’s ability to face crop failure and turn to God shows emotional strength, while the postmaster’s empathy highlights moral strength.
- What values are portrayed by the postmaster?
Compassion, kindness, respect for faith, and selfless service are all portrayed by the postmaster’s actions.
- What is the importance of the second letter?
The second letter adds irony and reveals Lencho’s naïveté and mistrust in people, despite their goodwill.
- How does the story portray communication?
It uses letter-writing as a symbol of human desire to connect with the divine and as a medium to highlight misunderstanding and generosity.
- What does the metaphor of coins and pearls add to the story?
They show how Lencho views nature’s blessings in material terms and later emphasize the loss when nature turns hostile.
- In what way is the postmaster a silent hero?
He does good without expecting recognition. He protects Lencho’s faith and shows great humanity.
- What contrasts are highlighted in the story?
There is a contrast between divine faith and human kindness, nature’s bounty and destruction, and faith and mistrust.
- What does the story teach about perspective?
It shows that one’s perspective, like Lencho’s blind trust, can lead to misjudging others who act out of goodwill.
- How does the story use symbolism?
Rain symbolizes hope and prosperity; hailstorm symbolizes destruction; Lencho symbolizes faith; and the postmaster symbolizes silent compassion.
- What do we learn from the postmaster’s decision to collect money?
We learn about the goodness in people, the impact of faith, and the willingness to act selflessly for a stranger.
- How is the title “A Letter to God” appropriate?
The title reflects the main action of the story—Lencho’s writing a letter to God—and captures the essence of faith, desperation, and the surprising human response.
Do as Directed - Simple, Compound, Complex and Compound - Complex
- Identify the sentence type: “It was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the crest of a low hill.”
Simple - Identify the sentence type: “It was during the meal that it began to rain and large drops fell.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “It’s during the meal that rain began to fall and the air smelled fresh because of the moisture.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The rain continued for an hour and the entire valley turned white.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “The older boys were working in the field, while the smaller ones were playing near the house.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “It is during the meal that Lencho had predicted it would rain.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “Not a leaf remained on the trees.”
Simple - Identify the sentence type: “As Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower and throughout the morning Lencho—who knew his fields—had done nothing else but see the sky.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “It was during the meal that it began to rain.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The house sat on the crest of a low hill and overlooked the valley.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “Suddenly, a strong wind began to blow and along with the rain, very large hailstones began to fall.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “In the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house, there was a single hope: help from God.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “God: if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The house was the only one in the entire valley.”
Simple - Identify the sentence type: “There was a single hope: help from God.”
Simple - Identify the sentence type: “It is during the meal that it began to rain, and the sky turned dark.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “Although the house was solitary, it was situated in a beautiful valley.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The following Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a letter.”
Simple - Identify the sentence type: “It’s during the meal that Lencho predicted rain, and it began soon after.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “The crop was ready and the corn promised a good harvest.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “The rain continued for an hour, and it destroyed the entire crop.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “While he was writing, the postman came and saw the letter addressed to God.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “He was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields.”
Simple - Identify the sentence type: “It was during the meal that the rain began to fall and Lencho predicted a good crop.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “It is during the meal that big drops of rain began to fall, and Lencho predicted it correctly.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “The sky was full of clouds, but the air was still.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “It was during the meal that the family saw the storm approaching.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The field looked as if it were covered in salt.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The house was alone on the hill but surrounded by lush fields.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “He looked at the sky and hoped for rain.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “He had been hoping for a good harvest.”
Simple - Identify the sentence type: “He wrote a letter and placed it in the mailbox.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “The hailstorm came suddenly and lasted for an hour.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “Lencho was sure God would help because he had great faith.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “When it stopped raining, he was full of sorrow.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “They thought of a solution, but it was not easy to collect money.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “He needed money and he wrote a letter.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “Lencho went to the post office and mailed the letter.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “Though it was difficult, the postmaster collected money and sent it to Lencho.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The man laughed when he read the letter.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “They managed to collect seventy pesos.”
Simple - Identify the sentence type: “The storm had passed, but the destruction remained.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “After the meal, it began to rain.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “He sealed the letter and placed it in the mailbox.”
Compound - Identify the sentence type: “Since the postmaster was kind, he decided to help the man.”
Complex - Identify the sentence type: “They collected the money and placed it in an envelope, which the postmaster signed as ‘God’.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “Because the storm destroyed the crops, Lencho wrote to God and asked for help.”
Compound-Complex - Identify the sentence type: “The boys played near the house, and the rain began to fall.”
Compound
Direct Indirect Speech
- Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “It’s during the meal that it will rain.”
Lencho said that it was during the meal that it would rain. - Convert to indirect: The postmaster said, “I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter.”
The postmaster said that he wished he had the faith of the man who had written that letter. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “God: if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry.”
Lencho said that if God didn’t help him, his family and he would go hungry. - Convert to indirect: The postman asked, “Who wrote this letter to God?”
The postman asked who had written that letter to God. - Convert to indirect: The postmaster said, “It’s amazing that someone has so much faith.”
The postmaster said that it was amazing that someone had so much faith. - Convert to indirect: Lencho wrote, “Only you can help me out of this situation.”
Lencho wrote that only God could help him out of that situation. - Convert to indirect: He said, “I need a hundred pesos to sow my field again.”
He said that he needed a hundred pesos to sow his field again. - Convert to indirect: The employees said, “We are collecting money for charity.”
The employees said that they were collecting money for charity. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “I hope this letter reaches God.”
Lencho said that he hoped that letter reached God. - Convert to indirect: The children said, “It is hailing so hard!”
The children said that it was hailing very hard. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “The house – the only one in the valley – sits on a hill.”
Lencho said that the house – the only one in the valley – sat on a hill. - Convert to indirect: The postmaster said, “We can’t send him the whole amount.”
The postmaster said that they couldn’t send him the whole amount. - Convert to indirect: The boy asked, “Will we go hungry this year?”
The boy asked if they would go hungry that year. - Convert to indirect: Lencho asked, “Are you God?”
Lencho asked if he was God. - Convert to indirect: He said, “This hailstorm has destroyed everything.”
He said that the hailstorm had destroyed everything. - Convert to indirect: The farmer shouted, “What a storm!”
The farmer exclaimed that it was a terrible storm. - Convert to indirect: The woman said, “Dinner is ready.”
The woman said that dinner was ready. - Convert to indirect: Lencho asked, “Can someone send this letter to God?”
Lencho asked if someone could send that letter to God. - Convert to indirect: The man said, “There’s no one else who can help me.”
The man said that there was no one else who could help him. - Convert to indirect: The postmaster said, “God must not let this man’s faith be shaken.”
The postmaster said that God must not let that man’s faith be shaken. - Convert to indirect: He said, “The corn has flowered and it promises a good harvest.”
He said that the corn had flowered and it promised a good harvest. - Convert to indirect: The boy said, “We collected hailstones for fun.”
The boy said that they had collected hailstones for fun. - Convert to indirect: The employee said, “I will contribute from my salary.”
The employee said that he would contribute from his salary. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “Don’t send the rest of the money through the mail.”
Lencho said not to send the rest of the money through the mail. - Convert to indirect: The children shouted, “Look at the sky!”
The children shouted to look at the sky. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “My family and I need help.”
Lencho said that his family and he needed help. - Convert to indirect: The postman said, “He has addressed this letter to God.”
The postman said that he had addressed that letter to God. - Convert to indirect: The postmaster said, “It is truly touching.”
The postmaster said that it was truly touching. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “I trust you completely, God.”
Lencho said that he trusted God completely. - Convert to indirect: The man said, “Faith moves mountains.”
The man said that faith moved mountains. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “I hope you send me what I ask.”
Lencho said that he hoped God sent him what he asked. - Convert to indirect: He said, “I have lost all the crops this year.”
He said that he had lost all the crops that year. - Convert to indirect: The woman asked, “Will we be able to eat this year?”
The woman asked if they would be able to eat that year. - Convert to indirect: The man said, “I will not give up.”
The man said that he would not give up. - Convert to indirect: Lencho told his wife, “It will rain soon.”
Lencho told his wife that it would rain soon. - Convert to indirect: He said, “The rain is a blessing.”
He said that the rain was a blessing. - Convert to indirect: The children said, “We are excited to see the rain.”
The children said that they were excited to see the rain. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “Everything will be ruined!”
Lencho said that everything would be ruined. - Convert to indirect: The woman said, “The clouds are turning black.”
The woman said that the clouds were turning black. - Convert to indirect: The man said, “The storm is coming from the north.”
The man said that the storm was coming from the north. - Convert to indirect: He said, “The harvest was promising.”
He said that the harvest had been promising. - Convert to indirect: The children shouted, “The hailstones are huge!”
The children shouted that the hailstones were huge. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “This year will be difficult.”
Lencho said that that year would be difficult. - Convert to indirect: He said, “Only God can save us now.”
He said that only God could save them then. - Convert to indirect: The woman asked, “Why has this happened to us?”
The woman asked why that had happened to them. - Convert to indirect: He said, “I will write a letter to God today.”
He said that he would write a letter to God that day. - Convert to indirect: The postmaster said, “We must preserve this man’s faith.”
The postmaster said that they must preserve that man’s faith. - Convert to indirect: Lencho said, “God: I hope you help me again.”
Lencho said that he hoped God would help him again. - Convert to indirect: The boy said, “We gathered the ice balls for fun.”
The boy said that they had gathered the ice balls for fun. - Convert to indirect: The man said, “I cannot believe someone sent me money.”
The man said that he could not believe someone had sent him money.
Question Tag
- Lencho was confident that God would help him,
wasn’t he? - It began to rain during the meal,
didn’t it? - The house was the only one in the valley,
wasn’t it? - The corn had flowered,
hadn’t it? - The children were playing outside,
weren’t they? - The drops of rain were big,
weren’t they? - The air was fresh and sweet,
wasn’t it? - He looked at the sky all morning,
didn’t he? - It’s during the meal that it started raining,
isn’t it? - The older boys were working in the field,
weren’t they? - The small ones played near the house,
didn’t they? - The rain was truly a blessing,
wasn’t it? - Suddenly a strong wind began to blow,
didn’t it? - The hailstones looked like silver coins,
didn’t they? - The storm destroyed everything,
didn’t it? - The field was white,
wasn’t it? - Not a leaf remained on the trees,
did it? - The flowers were gone,
weren’t they? - The plants were ruined,
weren’t they? - It was during supper when it all happened,
wasn’t it? - The following Sunday he wrote a letter to God,
didn’t he? - He posted the letter himself,
didn’t he? - He put the letter in the mailbox,
didn’t he? - The postman laughed at the letter,
didn’t he? - The postmaster was moved,
wasn’t he? - He decided to help the man,
didn’t he? - The postmaster collected money,
didn’t he? - It was not easy to collect a hundred pesos,
was it? - Some employees gave part of their salary,
didn’t they? - The man was given seventy pesos,
wasn’t he? - The man received the envelope,
didn’t he? - He wasn’t surprised to find money inside,
was he? - He believed God sent the money,
didn’t he? - The rest must have been taken by post office employees,
mustn’t it? - God can’t make a mistake,
can he? - Lencho had strong faith,
didn’t he? - The letter was addressed to God,
wasn’t it? - The postmaster didn’t want to shake his faith,
did he? - He was a man of integrity,
wasn’t he? - The postman was surprised to see the address,
wasn’t he? - The children were happy to see the rain,
weren’t they? - The crops were important for their survival,
weren’t they? - The corn field was lush before the storm,
wasn’t it? - The family had hope before the hailstorm,
didn’t they? - No one else had faith like Lencho,
did they? - The envelope contained money,
didn’t it? - Lencho didn’t doubt God’s action,
did he? - The letter was simple and honest,
wasn’t it? - Lencho trusted God more than anyone else,
didn’t he? - The faith of Lencho inspired the postmaster,
didn’t it?
Auxiliary Verbs
- Lencho ___ writing a letter to God.
was - The children ___ playing outside when it started raining.
were - The rain ___ falling heavily during the meal.
was - The hailstones ___ destroying the crops completely.
were - Lencho ___ not give up hope.
did - The postman ___ laughing after seeing the letter.
was - The employees ___ helping to collect money.
were - The field ___ covered with ice.
was - Not a single leaf ___ left on the trees.
was - The postmaster ___ surprised by Lencho’s faith.
was - The letter ___ addressed to God.
was - The house ___ standing alone on the hill.
was - Lencho’s crops ___ damaged by the storm.
were - He ___ hoping for a downpour.
was - The corn ___ ready to be harvested.
was - The flowers ___ blown away.
were - It ___ hailing for more than an hour.
had been - Lencho ___ disappointed when he opened the envelope.
was - The postmaster ___ collecting money with his staff.
was - The employees ___ doing their best to help.
were - The clouds ___ gathering over the hills.
were - The children ___ shouting with joy when the rain began.
were - The postman ___ delivering letters as usual.
was - Lencho ___ expecting a reply from God.
was - The field ___ completely white after the hailstorm.
was - His wife ___ preparing the dinner.
was - The people at the post office ___ touched by his faith.
were - The family ___ eating when the storm began.
was - The wind ___ strong and cold.
was - Lencho ___ writing with complete faith.
was - His handwriting ___ clear and simple.
was - The postmaster ___ determined to respond.
was - The postman ___ carrying a letter addressed to God.
was - The harvest ___ destroyed completely.
was - The family ___ sleeping in the house during the storm.
was - His sons ___ collecting hailstones in the yard.
were - His youngest children ___ playing near the house.
were - His heart ___ full of hope.
was - The corn plants ___ flattened by hail.
were - The man ___ thinking about his lost crops.
was - The postmaster ___ hoping to preserve Lencho’s faith.
was - The sun ___ shining the next morning.
was - Lencho ___ walking to town the next day.
was - The mailbox ___ located at the post office building.
was - The sky ___ filled with dark clouds.
was - The hailstones ___ as large as silver coins.
were - The rain ___ falling gently at first.
was - The field ___ green before the storm.
was - The letter ___ delivered by the postman.
was - The envelope ___ containing money.
was
Verbs
- Lencho ___ a letter to God.
wrote - The sky ___ dark with clouds.
was - The rain ___ to fall during the meal.
began - Hailstones ___ from the sky.
fell - The crops ___ completely destroyed.
were - The children ___ in the rain with joy.
played - Lencho ___ at the sky while eating.
looked - He ___ to God for help.
prayed - The family ___ inside the house.
stayed - The wind ___ through the valley.
blew - Lencho’s heart ___ with sorrow.
filled - The field ___ white with hailstones.
turned - The plants ___ under the weight of ice.
bent - The older boys ___ in the field.
worked - His youngest sons ___ near the house.
played - He ___ his hopes on the harvest.
pinned - The storm ___ everything in minutes.
ruined - Lencho ___ down to write the letter.
sat - He ___ the envelope himself.
sealed - He ___ it at the nearest post office.
mailed - The postman ___ at the address.
laughed - The postmaster ___ the letter curiously.
read - He ___ by Lencho’s faith.
was moved - He ___ to answer the letter.
decided - He ___ money from his salary.
contributed - The employees ___ with donations.
helped - They ___ coins in an envelope.
put - The envelope ___ seventy pesos.
contained - Lencho ___ the envelope eagerly.
opened - He ___ the money quickly.
counted - He ___ another letter.
wrote - He ___ the missing money.
mentioned - He ___ the post office employees thieves.
called - He ___ the money was from God.
believed - He ___ complete faith in divine help.
had - The corn plants ___ ready for harvest.
were - The rain ___ heavy and slow.
was - The trees ___ their leaves.
lost - The family ___ on corn for survival.
depended - The clouds ___ larger and darker.
became - The air ___ fresh before the storm.
was - The harvest ___ him and his family.
fed - The hill ___ the only house.
had - The land ___ fertile and green.
was - The children ___ hailstones like coins.
collected - The hope in his heart never ___.
died - The sun ___ the next morning.
rose - The birds ___ silent during the storm.
were - He ___ back home after mailing the letter.
went - His letter ___ simple and sincere.
was
Identify the correct Tense
- Identify the tense used in the following sentence:
Lencho lived in a solitary house on the top of a hill.
Simple Past Tense - Identify the tense used below:
It was during the meal that the rain began to fall.
Past Continuous Tense - Determine the tense of this sentence:
The house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the crest of a low hill.
Simple Past Tense - State the tense of this sentence:
The older boys were working in the field.
Past Continuous Tense - What is the tense here?
The big drops are falling now.
Present Continuous Tense - Identify the tense:
It is during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.
Simple Past Tense - Name the tense used:
In the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house, there was a single hope.
Simple Past Tense - What tense is this?
The only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower.
Simple Past Tense - Identify the verb tense:
It’s during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.
Past Perfect + Simple Past Tense - Find the tense:
The rain continued for an hour.
Simple Past Tense - State the tense here:
It is during the meal that the rain begins.
Simple Present Tense - Identify the tense used:
The house – the only one in the entire valley – sat on the crest of a low hill.
Simple Past Tense - What is the tense?
During the meal, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall.
Past Perfect + Simple Past Tense - State the tense:
It’s during the meal that rain begins.
Simple Present Tense - Identify the tense below:
With a satisfied expression he regarded the sky.
Simple Past Tense - Name the tense:
The older boys were working in the field.
Past Continuous Tense - Find the tense:
It’s during the meal that, as Lencho has predicted, big drops of rain begin to fall.
Present Perfect + Simple Present Tense - Determine the tense:
The house was the only one in the entire valley.
Simple Past Tense - Identify the tense here:
The house – the only one in the entire valley – is on a low hill.
Simple Present Tense - What tense is this?
The rain came during the meal.
Simple Past Tense - State the verb tense:
The boys played near the house.
Simple Past Tense - What is the tense used here?
The older boys were working.
Past Continuous Tense - Determine the tense:
It hailed for an hour.
Simple Past Tense - Identify the tense:
Not a leaf remained on the trees.
Simple Past Tense - What tense is used here?
It is during the meal that rain starts to fall.
Simple Present Tense - Find the tense:
The rain had passed, but the damage was done.
Past Perfect + Simple Past Tense - State the tense used:
The corn was totally destroyed.
Simple Past Tense - Identify the tense:
It’s during the meal that Lencho expects the rain.
Simple Present Tense - Name the tense:
God: if you don’t help me, my family will go hungry.
Simple Present + Simple Future Tense - What is the tense?
The postman laughed when he saw the address.
Simple Past Tense - Identify the tense here:
The postmaster became serious.
Simple Past Tense - Determine the tense:
It made him angry to have less than what he asked for.
Simple Past Tense - State the tense used:
Lencho was an ox of a man.
Simple Past Tense - Find the tense:
It has never happened before.
Present Perfect Tense - Identify the tense:
It will hail again this season.
Simple Future Tense - Name the tense:
The clouds were gathering fast.
Past Continuous Tense - What tense is this?
The postmaster wrote a reply.
Simple Past Tense - Determine the tense:
He was not surprised to find money.
Simple Past Tense - Identify the tense:
Lencho believed in God.
Simple Past Tense - State the tense:
He was deeply concerned.
Simple Past Tense - Find the tense:
Lencho’s letter showed complete faith.
Simple Past Tense - What is the tense used?
The postmaster helped collect money.
Simple Past Tense - Name the tense here:
He counted the money twice.
Simple Past Tense - State the tense:
Lencho had asked for a hundred pesos.
Past Perfect Tense - Identify the tense:
The rain is falling on the house.
Present Continuous Tense - What tense is used?
He has received seventy pesos.
Present Perfect Tense - Determine the tense used:
The crops had been ruined.
Past Perfect Tense - Identify the tense:
He put the envelope in the mailbox.
Simple Past Tense - State the tense:
He writes the letter with great hope.
Simple Present Tense - Find the tense used:
He went to town to mail the letter.
Simple Past Tense
Punctuation
- Insert punctuation where necessary:
what faith i wish i had the faith of the man who wrote this letter
What faith! I wish I had the faith of the man who wrote this letter. - Insert punctuation where needed:
it’s during the meal that as lencho had predicted big drops of rain began to fall
It’s during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. - Insert punctuation where necessary:
god if you dont help me my family and i will go hungry
God, if you don’t help me, my family and I will go hungry. - Insert proper punctuation:
it was during the meal that the rain began to fall
It was during the meal that the rain began to fall. - Insert punctuation in the sentence:
these arent raindrops falling from the sky they are new coins
These aren’t raindrops falling from the sky; they are new coins. - Punctuate the question correctly:
who could have sent it
Who could have sent it? - Insert punctuation marks:
he put the letter in an envelope addressed it to god and went to town
He put the letter in an envelope, addressed it to God, and went to town. - Add correct punctuation:
the only thing the earth needed was a downpour or at least a shower
The only thing the earth needed was a downpour, or at least a shower. - Insert punctuation as needed:
in the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house there was a single hope
In the hearts of all who lived in that solitary house, there was a single hope. - Punctuate the sentence correctly:
god only see that it reaches him
God: only see that it reaches him. - Insert punctuation where required:
a plague of locusts would have left more than what was left after the hailstorm
A plague of locusts would have left more than what was left after the hailstorm. - Fix punctuation:
it’s during the meal that big drops of rain begin to fall
It’s during the meal that big drops of rain begin to fall. - Insert correct punctuation:
it was during the meal that the rain began to fall huge drops
It was during the meal that the rain began to fall — huge drops. - Add punctuation:
the older boys were working in the field the smaller ones were playing near the house
The older boys were working in the field; the smaller ones were playing near the house. - Insert correct punctuation:
what a faith
What a faith! - Punctuate properly:
lencho was an ox of a man
Lencho was an ox of a man. - Insert punctuation as needed:
may god grant that it passes quickly
May God grant that it passes quickly. - Fix punctuation:
yes the rain is falling
Yes, the rain is falling. - Insert punctuation:
not a leaf remained on the trees
Not a leaf remained on the trees. - Correct punctuation:
the house the only one in the entire valley sat on the crest of a low hill
The house — the only one in the entire valley — sat on the crest of a low hill. - Punctuate the sentence:
he was during the meal that as lencho had predicted big drops of rain began to fall
It was during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. - Add punctuation:
it was during the meal that the rain began to fall huge drops like new coins
It was during the meal that the rain began to fall — huge drops, like new coins. - Insert punctuation correctly:
the rain continued for an hour
The rain continued for an hour. - Punctuate the question:
why would god send only seventy pesos
Why would God send only seventy pesos? - Insert punctuation:
with a satisfied expression he regarded the sky
With a satisfied expression, he regarded the sky. - Fix punctuation:
he was certain that god would send him the money
He was certain that God would send him the money. - Insert punctuation:
its during the meal that as lencho had predicted big drops of rain began to fall
It’s during the meal that, as Lencho had predicted, big drops of rain began to fall. - Add punctuation:
he was not surprised on seeing the money god could not have made a mistake
He was not surprised on seeing the money. God could not have made a mistake. - Punctuate the exclamation properly:
what a storm
What a storm! - Insert punctuation correctly:
he put the letter in an envelope addressed it to god and dropped it into the mailbox
He put the letter in an envelope, addressed it to God, and dropped it into the mailbox. - Correct punctuation in sentence:
the following sunday at daybreak he began to write a letter
The following Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a letter. - Insert punctuation properly:
dear god if you don’t help me
Dear God, if you don’t help me… - Fix punctuation:
the postmaster laughed but then became serious
The postmaster laughed, but then became serious. - Insert punctuation:
the crops totally destroyed the family would go hungry
The crops totally destroyed, the family would go hungry. - Punctuate correctly:
not a single leaf remained
Not a single leaf remained. - Add punctuation:
the hailstones were as big as marbles
The hailstones were as big as marbles. - Insert proper punctuation:
who sent this letter
Who sent this letter? - Fix punctuation:
he wrote to god asking for a hundred pesos
He wrote to God, asking for a hundred pesos. - Insert punctuation:
the letter was signed god
The letter was signed: God. - Correct punctuation in the sentence:
thank god the rain is falling now
Thank God, the rain is falling now. - Insert punctuation:
he hoped it would pass quickly
He hoped it would pass quickly. - Punctuate this sentence:
he went to town to mail the letter
He went to town to mail the letter. - Fix punctuation:
a plague of locusts would have left more than this
A plague of locusts would have left more than this. - Insert punctuation correctly:
he could see it coming over the hills
He could see it coming over the hills. - Punctuate this command:
see that it reaches god
See that it reaches God. - Add proper punctuation:
it made him angry
It made him angry. - Insert punctuation:
this letter must reach god
This letter must reach God. - Correct punctuation:
they are not raindrops they are coins
They are not raindrops; they are coins. - Insert punctuation where needed:
nothing was left
Nothing was left. - Fix punctuation:
a solitary house stood on the hill
A solitary house stood on the hill.
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