4. Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow
Lencho was an ox of a man, working like an animal in the fields, but still he knew how towrite. The following Sunday, at daybreak, he began to write a letter which he himselfwould carry to town and place in the mail. It was nothing less than a letter to God.
a) What line suggest that Lencho was literate?
b) What strange action did Lencho do?
c) What help did Lencho want from God?
d) What does the word, 'ox' in the extract suggest?
Answers
Answer:
The answer from the following extract are as under-
Explanation:
a) The answer to the question -"What line suggest that Lencho was literate?" is-
a) The line which suggests that Lencho was literate is - "he began to write a letter".
b) The answer to the question-"What strange action did Lencho do?"is-
b) The strange action was that- Lencho wrote a letter which was addressed to God.
c) The answer to the question"What help did Lencho want from God?" is-
c) He wanted 100 pesos from God ,the help which came in the form of 70 pesos. This money was necessary to sow his fields again and to live until the new crop came.
d) The answer to the question"-What does the word, 'ox' in the extract suggest?-"is-
d) Here ox means a very strong man. It is used to describe Lencho as a hard working farmer.