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AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.

Q1. [1] medium thorough-understanding
Which of the following best describes the central irony at the end of 'A Letter to God'?
  1. A Lencho's crops are destroyed by the hailstorm, but he still manages to survive.
  2. B The postmaster, who collected money out of genuine kindness to protect Lencho's faith in God, is called a crook by Lencho himself.
  3. C Lencho writes a second letter because he does not trust the postal system.
  4. D God sends Lencho exactly one hundred pesos as requested in his letter.
Generated by claude-sonnet-4-6 · 2026-06-06 08:15 · grounding rag
Model Answer

Option B — The postmaster collected money out of genuine kindness to protect Lencho's faith in God, yet Lencho calls the post office employees "a bunch of crooks."

Explanation

The irony lies in the contrast between the postmaster's selfless act and Lencho's ungrateful accusation. Examiners expect students to identify both sides of the irony — the kind act and the unjust accusation — to score full marks.

Previous-year CBSE Grade 10 board exam questions, organised by subject and chapter, each with a model answer — free to read and print.