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NINE GOLD MEDALS |, , Where did the athletes come from ?, (A) all over the country, , (B) Northern part of the country, , (C) Southern part of the country, , (D) Western part of the country, , Why did they run for ?, , (A) for winning, , (B) for gold, silver and bronze medals, (C) out of curiosity, , (D) for only gold medals, , How many athletes were there in the, race?, , (A) twoathletes (B) five athletes, (C) nineathletes (D) six athletes, Who gathered round the old field ?, (A) the visitors (B) the travellers, (C) theplayers (D) the spectactors, Where did the spectators assemble ?, (A) onthe field (B) near the field, (C) near the track, (D) around the old field, What was the event ?, (A) atwo hundred-yard dash, (B) ahundred-yard dash, (C) ahundred-metre dash, (D) atwo hundred-metre dash, What were the athletes poised for ?, (A) the sound of the gun, (B) the sound of the bell, (C) the sound of the drum, (D) the sound of the trumpet, , What exploded to signal the beginning, of the race ?, , (A) the gun, (C) the trumpet, , (B) the bell, (D) thedrum, , 9., , 10., , ll., , 12., , 14., , 15., , Who was unable to run ?, , (A) _ the oldest of the runners, , (B) the youngest of the runners, , (C) the weakest of the runners, , (D) the thinnest of the runners, Where did the young athelete fall 7, (A) tothe ground (B) to the mud, (C) tothe asphalt (D) to the rocks, Why did the young athlete cry out ?, (A) infrustration (B) in anguish, (C) inmisery ’, , (D) in frustration and anguish, , What did the athletes carry with the, , (A) aleaflet (B) aflag, *(C) abanner (D) none of thes, What did the banner say ?, , (A) Winter Olympics, , (B) Summer Olympics, , (C) Special Olympics, , (D) Paraplegic Olympics, , How did the athletes go to the finishi, point ?, , (A) one by one, , (B) holding their hands, , (C) running together, , (D) running at same speed, , What does the poem ‘ Nine Gold Medals, ‘say?, , (A) humanity , not personal achievement, (B) brotherhood, not competition, , (C) humanity, not personal competition, (D) love, affection and brotherhood, , Who is the poem ‘ Nine Gold Medals *, written by ?, , (A) David Roth (B) Ben Jonson, (C) James Kirkup, {D) Robert William Service

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17., , 18., , 19., , 21., , What does the expression ‘ anguish’, mean ?, , (A) mental peace (B) mental pain, , (C) mentalsense (D) mental stroke, What do we call a person who takes part, in sports ?, , (A) participant (B) coach, , (C) athlete (D) winner, , What does the expression ‘nine beaming, faces’ refer to ?, , (A), (B), (Cc), , nine happy abled athletes, , nine hapy efficient athletes, , nine happy inefficient athletes, , (D) nine happy disabled athletes, , The athletes came from ___ the, country., , (A) many days, (C) many months, (D) many weeks and months, , The spectators __ round the old field., (A) assembled (B) viewed, , (C) gathered (D) walked, , The __ dash and the race to be run., (A) hundred-yard (B) _fifty-yard, , (C) twenty-yard (D) _ten-yard, , (B) many weeks, , 23., , They ___ for the sound of the gun, (A) ised (B) waited, (C) expected (D)_ awaited, ‘The ___ were all lined up for the race., (A) blocks (B) players, (C) tracks (D) athletes, , They t ‘ned back __ to help the young, athlete., (A) _ simultaneously (B) one by one, , , , mare (D) quickly, ie were holding a ____ that —, “Special Olympics”., (A) leaflet (B) flag, (C) banner (D) signboard, Being frustrated, he cried is, (A) pain (B) depair, (©) anger 7, , They all were awarded __., , (A) silvermedals (B) bronze medals, (C) ironmedals (D) gold medals, His dreams and efforts all___in the dirt., (A) vanished § (B) crashed, , (C) dashed (D) washed