MATRIC ENGLISH SINDH BOARD DIGNITY OF WORK

 

DIGNITY OF WORK

 

Fill in the blanks.

i.                    Akhtar came late from school one day.

ii.                  Akhtar was feeling cross and looked untidy.

iii.                Mr Inayat was the name of Akhtar’s uncle.

iv.                The children were very happy to see their uncle.

v.                   Mr Inayat had been to many parts of the world and always told them interesting things.

vi.                The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) loved doing work for himself and for others.

vii.              The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) repaired his shoes.

viii.            The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)  mended and washed his clothes and swept his room.

ix.                When the Mosque at Medina was being built, he (ﷺ) carried mud and building material.

x.                  The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ)    joined his companions in digging the trench outside Medina.

xi.                Hazrat Abu Bakar not only did his own work but also fetched water for widows and neighbours.

xii.              Hazrat Omar once carried on his shoulders a large sack of flour for a needy family. Hazrat Ali laboured in the garden of a Jew and gave away his wages in charity.

xiii.            Hazrat Fatima fetched water, ground corn and swept the house.

xiv.             Sultan Nasir-Ud-Din earned his living by making caps.

xv.               Emperor Aurangzeb earned his living by transcribing the Holy Quran.

xvi.             In China everyone has to spend some time each year, working in the fields or in a factory.

xvii.           We should never mind working with our hands.

 

Question and Answers:

 

Q.1    What did Akhter not answer his mother?

Ans. Akhter, being stubborn did not answer his mother. He was feeling cross and angry because he was made to do the work of servants and gardeners with his own hands.

 

 

Q.2    What did Mr Inayat tell the children?

Ans. Mr Inayat usually used to tell interesting stories of different parts of the world. But on that particular day, he told the children about the dignity of doing work with our own hands.

 

 

Q.3    What reason did Akhter give his uncle for being cross?

Ans. The reason for Akhtar’s anger was that he was forced to do the mean work. He believed that by doing out social works his greatness is decreased and was feeling ashamed on his act.

 

 

Q.4    What did the teacher do himself?

Ans. The teacher swept the room and emptied the dustbin. The headmaster also took part in the activities by cleaning the bathroom.

 

 

 

Q.5    What did the Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) love?

 

Ans. Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) loved to do the work for himself and for others with his own hands. He never felt shy in repairing and mending his shoes, washing clothes and sweeping room. He proudly joined his companions in digging ditch during the Khandaq Battle.

 

 

Q.6    Were the companions of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) like him?

Ans. Yes, the companions of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) like him. They were the complete sketch of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H) personality and loved doing work with their hands. Hazrat Abu Bakr not did his own work but also helped others.

 

 

Q.7    What did Hazrat Abu Bakr do?

Ans. Hazrat Abu Bakr was the orthodox Caliph of Muslims. Following of footsteps of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H), he did every kind of work, his own as well as of others. He fetched water far widows and neighbours who were very old and had no one to work for them.

 

 

Q.8    What did Hazrat Fatima do?

Ans. Hazrat Fatima was the beloved and dearest daughter of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H). She could have servants being the daughter of Holy Prophet (P.B.U.H), but like her father, she fetched water, ground corn and swept the house.

 

 

Q.9    How did Sultan Nasir Uddin earn his living?

Ans. Sultan Nasir-Uddin was a very pious Emperor of Muslims. He earned his living by making caps, although he could make money from the emperor’s treasury.

 

 

Q.10 What does everyone do in China?

Ans. People at China believe that all ought to work. Everyone has to spend some time each year working in the fields or in a factor. Even the Prime Minister and his wife do the work.

 

 

Reference to the context:

 

"We are having social service work at school and have to do the work of servants and gardeners. The teacher made me dust the cupboard and the desks."

 

i.                   Name the chapter. Who spoke these words to whom?

Ans.     The name of the chapter is “Dignity of Work”. Akhter spoke these words to his uncle, Mr. Inayat.

ii.                 Why was Akther angry?

Ans.     Akhter was feeling cross because he had to do the work of servants and gardeners.

iii.               What did the teacher himself do?

Ans.     When Akhter finished dusting the cupboard and the desk, the teacher swept the room and emptied the dustbin.

 

“Then we should treat them as we treat ourselves and should always be ready to do ourselves what we ask them to do for us.”

 

i.                   Name the chapter. Who spoke these words to whom?

Ans.     The name of the chapter is “Dignity of Work”. Mr.Inayat, Akhter’s uncle spoke these words to Akhter.

ii.                 To whom “them” is used for?

Ans.     “Them” is used for the servants in the above passage.

iii.               How should we treat our servants?

Ans.     We should treat them as we treat ourselves and should be ready for all the work we ask them to do.

 

"Hazrat Abu Bakar not only did his own work but also fetched water for widows and neighbours who were very old and had no one to work for them. Hazrat Omar once carried on his shoulders a large sack of flour for a needy family. Hazrat Ali laboured in the garden of a Jew and gave away his wages in charity. Hazrat Fatima fetched water, ground corn and swept the house. Caliph Omer bin Abdul Aziz refused to hire a servant to help his wife. At the table, Caliph Mumun-ur-Rashid served not only himself but also his guests. Sultan Nasir-Ud-Din earned his living by making caps, and Emperor Aurangzeb by transcribing the Holy Quran.”

 

i.                   Name the chapter. Who spoke these words to whom?

Ans.     The name of the chapter is “Dignity of Work”. Mr.Inayat, Akhter’s uncle spoke these words to Akhter’s sister Rukhsana.

ii.                 How did Sultan Nasir-ud-Din earn his living?

Ans.     Sultan Nasir-Ud-Din earned his living by making caps and sold them in the market.

iii.               Give any one example from the lives of the Holy men who used to work by their own.

Ans.     The first caliph of the history, Hazrat Abu Bakar (May Allah be pleased with him) not only did his own work but also fetched water for widows and neighbours who were very old and had no one to work for them.