CBSE Class 10 English — Flashcards for Quick Revision

A: G.L. Fuentes is the author of 'A Letter to God'. The story explores themes of faith, innocence, and human nature through the character of Lencho, a simple farmer.

A: Lencho is the protagonist of the story. He is a farmer who lives with his family in a house on a hilltop in a valley. He is described as 'an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields' but he k

A: A severe hailstorm destroys Lencho's crops. Initially, it starts as welcome rain, but then turns into large hailstones that completely destroy the cornfield, leaving nothing behind. The field becomes

A: The narrator is Mr. Herriot, a veterinary surgeon (animal doctor). He is the one who treats Tricki and helps him recover from his illness caused by overfeeding and lack of exercise.

A: This vivid simile describes Tricki's extremely fat and unhealthy appearance when Mr. Herriot first sees him in the street. The comparison to a bloated sausage emphasizes how overweight and unnatural t

A: Mrs. Pumphrey thought Tricki was suffering from malnutrition because he seemed listless and weak. Out of misguided love, she gave him malt, cod-liver oil, Horlicks, cream cakes, and chocolates. She co

A: Apartheid is a political system that separates people according to their race. It was practiced in South Africa where people were treated differently and unfairly based on the color of their skin. Thi

A: Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black President on May 10, 1994, after the African National Congress (ANC) won 252 of the 400 seats in South Africa's first democratic elections. This ended

A: The 'seat of white supremacy' refers to the Union Buildings in Pretoria being the center of racial superiority and white domination for decades. It was the place where the apartheid government operate