OUTPACE POEM ANALYSIS NINE GOLD MEDALS- MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ICSE CLASS 9 AND 10 ENGLISH

NINE GOLD MEDALS- MCQ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS – ICSE CLASS 9 AND 10 ENGLISH

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NINE GOLD MEDALS

1. What is the poem based on?

  1. An incident of a race in which differently disabled people took part
  2. An Olympic event
  3. An incident of swimming event in which differently abled people took part
  4. A sports event where a few women took part

2. Who is the author of the poem?

  1. William Wordsworth
  2. Leigh Hunt
  3. David Roth
  4. Maya Angelou

3. What is the mood in the beginning of the poem?

  1. Happy
  2. Tense
  3. Angry
  4. Unhappy

4. Where had the athletes come from?

  1. A different city
  2. All over the country
  3. All over the world
  4. The adjacent cities

5. What is one of the most significant themes of the poem?

  1. Human compassion and cooperation
  2. Friendship is one of the best relationships
  3. Love for animals
  4. Love for God

6. Find the poetic device: “But the smallest among them, he stumbled and staggered.”

  1. Imagery
  2. Alliteration
  3. Enjambment
  4. Oxymoron

7. Find the poetic device: “To run for the gold, for the silver and bronze.”

  1. Pun
  2. Oxymoron
  3. Anaphora
  4. Metonymy

8. Why had the spectators gathered?

  1. To participate in the games
  2. To get free food
  3. To cheer for the athletes
  4. To help the athletes

9. What is the rhyming scheme of the poem?

  1. AABB…
  2. ABAB…
  3. ABCD…
  4. ABAA…

10. What happened as soon as the gun was fired?

  1. One of the athletes fell down
  2. One of the athletes began cheating
  3. The athletes did not want to run
  4. The spectators started clapping

11. What did the athlete do after falling down?

  1. He started crying in frustration
  2. He got up and ran again
  3. He started yelling at others
  4. He fainted due to much pain

12. What was the other runners’ reaction when the athlete fell down?

  1. Few of them came to help him
  2. They were focused on finishing the race
  3. They came to help him get on his feet
  4. They started calling for help

13. What happened after the young athlete got on his feet?

  1. They all got back to finishing their own races
  2. The young athlete stated running again
  3. The young athlete sat on the bench, while others were back to finishing the race
  4. They joined hands and walked towards the finishing line together

14. How did the race end with nine gold medals?

  1. Everybody finished the race together, thus, all of them got medals
  2. Each player would get nine gold medals
  3. Nine medals were given as compensation
  4. All the players got medals for helping the young athlete in the middle of the race

15. What is the meaning of the word “staggered”?

  1. Walking fast
  2. Moving unsteadily
  3. Compensating
  4. Making someone angry

Answers:

  1. A) An incident of a race in which differently disabled people took part.
  2. C) David Roth.
  3. B) Tense
  4. B) All over the country.
  5. A) Human compassion and cooperation.
  6. B) Alliteration.
  7. D) Metonymy.
  8. C) To cheer for the athletes.
  9. B) ABAB…
  10. A) One of the athletes fell down.
  11. A) He started crying in frustration.
  12. C) They came to help him get on his feet.
  13. D) They joined hands and walked towards the finishing line together.
  14. A) Everybody finished the race together, thus, all of them got medals.
  15. B) Moving unsteadily.

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