Nine Gold Medals

The race was

• not scheduled for that day.

• the second last event of the day.

• the first event of the day.

• the final event of the day.

What was the unexpected thing that happened?

• The youngest athlete among them was still standing at the starting point.

• The youngest athlete among them stumbled and staggered, and fell on his knees to the ground.

• The eldest among them stopped to help the youngest runner.

• When the youngest among them fell down, everyone else continued their race.

The nine sportsmen stood with smiling faces and their gold medals under the banner that declared it as ‘Special Olympics’. This shows

• Human compassion

• Cooperation

• True sportsman spirit

• All of the above

What was the event?

• The 100m race in the Special Olympics

• The 100m race in the Olympics

• The triathlon

• A running race for the specially abled

What is the moral that the poet is trying to convey?

• It is okay to fall down once in a while.

• Winning is important.

• Compassion is more important than competition.

• All of the above

Who wrote 'Nine Gold Medals'?

(a)  

How many athletes were there?

• 8

• 9

• 10

Where did the event take place?

(a)  

Who fell down?

(a)  

Who is the speaker in the poem?

(a)