The Treasure Within - Worksheets

CBSE Worksheet 01
The Treasure Within
  1. What did Hafeez Contractor have nightmares about?
  2. How did Hafeez decide as to what kind of structure he should give to a client?
  3. Why did Hafeez Contractor go to an architect’s office for learning French?
  4. Did Hafeez Contractor ever feel insecure or threatened at school?
  5. Did Hafeez Contractor ever feel insecure or threatened at school?
  6. How was Hafeez Contractor punished in school for not minding his studies?
  7. What were the early memories of school of Hafeez Contractor? Describe.
  8. Give examples from the book to indicate that Hafeez Contractor looked at things differently.
CBSE Worksheet 01
The Treasure Within
Solution
  1. A nightmare is a bad dream or haunting fear. Hafeez Contractor have nightmares about appearing in Maths exam, where he didn’t know anything.
  2. Hafeez looked at a client's face, his clothes and the way he talked and pronounced, the way he ate and he knew what his taste would be like.
  3. Hafeez Contractor wanted to learn French from his cousin. The cousin’s husband was an architect. So, Hafeez Contractor had to go to the architect’s office to learn French.
  4. Hafeez Contractor had no time for such feelings. He was just interested in playing and nothing else. He was most interested in funny pranks. So, he did not feel insecure or threatened until he approached his 11th class.
  5. Hafeez Contractor had no time for such feelings. He was just interested in playing and nothing else. He was most interested in funny pranks. So, he did not feel insecure or threatened until he approached his 11th class.
  6. Hafeez Contractor was continuously being pulled up at school. However, he never felt anything about it. He received a caning every week. He didn’t bother. He would soon forget all about it and run out to play.
  7. Hafeez Contractor was a good student in the first and second year but lost interest in 3rd standard. He was interested in games, running around, playing jokes and pranks on others, he would copy in class during exam times. He would even try to get hold of the examination paper to study as he could not remember things taught previously in the class.
  8. There are many instances in the chapter that prove that Hafeez Contractor looked at things differently. Once, it began to rain outside while he was in class, his mind just drifted to think about ways to build a dam in order to block the flowing water. He would also have questions like how much water  the dam would be able to hold and so on. To save his friends too, he would use his skill. Once he cut buttons from a chalk with the help of a blade so that the teachers would not notice a missing button. These instances show that Hafeez was a man with a brilliant mind and had the capability to do many things with ease.