Nine Gold Medals
MCQ (Set-1)
Read the following questions and choose the most appropriate response from the choices given below:
1. What is the moral that the poet is trying to convey through the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’?
(a) It is okay to fall once in a while (b) winning is important (c) compassion is more important than competition
(d) we should help each other
2. What does the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’ promote?
(a) Love, affection and brotherhood (b) Competition and cooperation (c) Competition and coordination (d) Sympathy
3. What were the nine young athletes poised for?
(a) The sound of the gun (b) The sound of the whistle (c) The sound of the bugle (d) The sound of the drum
4. In ‘Nine Gold Medals’ who had gathered and where?
(a) Spectators, all round the field (b) Athletes, on the starting line (c) Spectators, on the stands (d) Athletes, on the
finishing line.
5. The Nine Gold Medals is set in the background of:
(a) 1936 Berlin Olympics (b) Winter Olympics (c) Special Olympics (d) Olympiads
6. Each of the nine contestants are recognized for their
(a) poise at the most awaited event of the day (b) display of great human compassion (c) rigid training and
competitive spirit (d) commitment towards the youngest athlete
7. The contestants of the race received a standing ovation in the poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’ because:
(a) They are challenged in various ways and not used to sports (b) They thought it more important to help than to get a
medal (c) They don’t like competition and don’t care about winning (d) They won gold medals in the race.
8. The motto of the Olympics is _____________
(a)’ Slow and steady wins the race’ (b) ‘Participation is more important than winning’ (c)’ Faster, Higher, Stronger’ (d)
‘Winning is more important than participation’.
9. In the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’, where had the spectators gathered?
(a) in the fields (b) on the fields (c) all round the field (d) among the fields
10. In the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’, the hundred metres race now reduced to a walk does not mean that __________
(a) The race was reduced to a walk (b) The distance of the race was the same (c) The distance was reduced (d) The
distance was completed.
11. The poem ‘Nine Gold Medals’ by David Roth narrates ________________
(a) a folk story (b) a story based on a true event (c) an imaginary story (d) an event based on the poet’s own life.
12. What was written on the banner at the event?
(a) Paralympics (b) Final Winners (c) Special Olympics (d) Go Getters
13. Who were gathered around the field, in David Roth’s poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’?
(a) athletes (b) runners (c) parents (d) spectators
14. Which of the following lines from the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’ tells us that the narrator is a spectator?
(a) The athletes had come from so many countries. (b) All around the field spectators were gathered (c) And the
banner above said ‘special Olympics’. (d) But as sure as I’m standing here telling the story.
15. Which of the following statements correctly sums up the meaning of empathy in the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’?
(a) Expressing lip service for the other person (b) Sacrificing self interest for the other person (c) A healthy mind in a
healthy body (d) Slow and steady wins the race.
16. What was broadcasted on the loudspeakers just before the race commenced?
(a) The nationalities of the runners (b) The names of the runners (c) The age of the runners (d) The gender of the
runners.
17. In the end the one-hundred metre race _______________
(a) was not run (b) was run by eight runners (c) was reduced to a walk (d) and nine smiling faces.
18. The tone in the last stanza of the poem, ‘Nine Gold Medals’ is ________________
(a) didactic (b) inspirational (c) unity (d) solidarity
19. In the poem, “Nine Gold Medals’, the youngest athlete who stumbled and fell, gave out a cry of _______________
(a) disappointment (b) anguish (c) regret (d) remorse
20. Which of the following statements best describes what Pierre de Coubertin said?
(a) The important thing is fighting well and winning (b) The important thing is to build friendships (c) The important
thing is not fighting well but winning (d) ) The important thing is not winning but taking part.
21. The poem, “Nine Gold Medals’ teaches us that the world now needs more –
(a) competition and compassion (b) cooperation and collaboration (c) tolerance and recognition (d) strong-willed
people
22. The nine sportsmen stood with smiling faces and gold medals under the banner that declared it a ‘Special Olympics’.
This shows:
(a) human compassion (b) cooperation (c) true sportsman spirit (d) All of the above