Cuestionario: Faith and Hope in Action — 11 preguntas

1. Why does Lencho write a letter to God after his crops are ruined?

A. To complain about the post office

B. To invite God to visit his house

C. To ask for money to start farming again

D. To thank God for a good harvest

Answer: (C)

Explicación

Lencho turns to God because his crops have failed and he needs money to sow again. The letter is his way of seeking help after disaster.

2. What is the purpose of the money order form used in the post office process?

A. To calculate the cost of postage stamps

B. To record a complaint about mail delivery

C. To request a postal transfer of a fixed amount of money

D. To reserve a parcel for later collection

Answer: (C)

Explicación

A money order form is used to send a fixed amount of money through the post office to a specified recipient. It includes sender and receiver details for the transfer.

3. What caused Lencho to believe that his harvest was completely ruined?

A. A hailstorm destroyed his crops

B. A drought dried up the river

C. Locusts ate all the corn

D. A flood washed away his fields

Answer: (A)

Explicación

The hailstorm is the event that wipes out Lencho’s crops and leaves him with nothing to harvest. The locust comparison is only Lencho’s way of describing the damage.

4. How did the postmaster respond after reading Lencho’s letter?

A. He ignored the letter and threw it away

B. He asked Lencho to come to the office in person

C. He sent the letter back unopened to Lencho

D. He collected money, replied, and signed the letter as God

Answer: (D)

Explicación

The postmaster was moved by Lencho’s faith, gathered money from several sources, and answered the letter to protect that faith. He signed the reply only as “God.”

5. Why did Lencho write another letter after receiving the money?

A. He had changed his mind about farming

B. He thought the post office employees had stolen part of the amount

C. He wanted to return the money as a donation

D. He believed the first letter had reached the wrong address

Answer: (B)

Explicación

Lencho received only part of the amount he asked for, so he assumed the missing money had been taken by the post office staff. That belief made him angry and led to his second letter.

6. In the sentence pattern used to describe hope, what does hope mean when it is used as a verb?

A. To wish that something will happen

B. To remember a past event

C. To refuse to accept a result

D. To prove that something is true

Answer: (A)

Explicación

As a verb, hope means wishing that something will happen or turn out a certain way. As a noun, it means a chance or expectation of something good.

7. Which usage of hope shows polite concern that what you say should not offend or disturb someone?

A. There is still some hope left

B. We hoped for a better result

C. I hope it rains tomorrow

D. I hope I am not disturbing you

Answer: (D)

Explicación

This use of hope is a polite way of showing concern about bothering another person. The other options show hope as a wish or as a noun meaning expectation.

8. What is a metaphor in this context?

A. A comparison that transfers a feature from one thing to another

B. A word that names a person or place directly

C. A sentence that uses two opposite ideas

D. A statement that gives exact scientific meaning

Answer: (A)

Explicación

A metaphor works by transferring a quality or feature from one idea to another, such as saying the table has a “leg.” It is not just a direct or literal statement.

9. What classroom activity is used to check whether students understand the reading as they go?

A. A silent memory test

B. Periodic comprehension checks

C. A vocabulary dictation drill

D. A final written exam only

Answer: (B)

Explicación

Periodic comprehension checks are short questions used during reading to confirm understanding at intervals. A holistic check comes later to test overall meaning.

10. What is the central effect of the small event in Dust of Snow?

A. It warns the speaker of coming danger

B. It causes the speaker to lose all hope

C. It makes the speaker leave the forest immediately

D. It changes the speaker’s mood and saves part of the day

Answer: (D)

Explicación

The poem shows that a tiny natural event can shift the speaker from regret to a lighter, more hopeful mood. The crow and hemlock act as the trigger for that change.

11. What do the two elements in Fire and Ice symbolize?

A. Fire stands for desire, and ice stands for hate

B. Fire stands for rain, and ice stands for snow

C. Fire stands for peace, and ice stands for hope

D. Fire stands for nature, and ice stands for time

Answer: (A)

Explicación

In the poem, fire represents destructive desire, while ice represents hate and cold indifference. Frost uses them as contrasting forces that could end the world.