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🏅 Poem: Nine Gold Medals • Check Your Understanding

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Check Your Understanding 3Critical Reflection 2Answer the Following Questions 7All Exercises 12
Q1

I Match the words and phrases in Column 1 with their meanings in Column 2.

Column 1 Column 2
1. dashed in the dirt(i) walk or move with difficulty
2. stumbled(ii) destroyed
3. staggered(iii) a hard black substance used to make roads and paths
4. anguish(iv) step awkwardly, lose balance and almost fall
5. asphalt(v) extreme pain or suffering
  • 1. dashed in the dirt : (ii) destroyed
  • 2. stumbled : (iv) step awkwardly, lose balance and almost fall
  • 3. staggered : (i) walk or move with difficulty
  • 4. anguish : (v) extreme pain or suffering
  • 5. asphalt : (iii) a hard black substance used to make roads and paths
Q2

II Identify the gist of each stanza. Write the number of the stanza in the boxes given.

  1. Spectators cheered participants... and waited enthusiastically for the final event to start.
  2. All runners dashed ahead as soon as they heard the gun shot; suddenly, one of the athletes tripped...
  3. The race finished with nine athletes holding hands and winning the well-deserved gold medals...
  4. Participants got ready at the starting line and nine determined athletes waited for the sound of the gun.
  5. Athletes from various parts of the country had gone through months of training; had big dreams...
  6. The eight athletes stopped to help the young fallen athlete stand up, forgetting that they were competing.
  7. Nine athletes held the banner and walked hand in hand; this gesture represented the ethos of Special Olympics.
  8. The young athlete felt his dreams were shattered and cried in pain and disappointment...
  1. Stanza 2
  2. Stanza 4
  3. Stanza 8
  4. Stanza 3
  5. Stanza 1
  6. Stanza 6
  7. Stanza 7
  8. Stanza 5
Q3

III Let us appreciate the poem.

  1. Two examples of alliteration from the poem are (i) ________________ and (ii) ________________.
  2. Give three examples of visual imagery from the poem.
  3. Give an example of auditory imagery from the poem.
  4. How does the use of imagery make the poem more appealing?
  5. How does the poet's tone change from the beginning to the end of the poem?
  6. What is the overall mood created by the poem?
  7. What is the message being conveyed by the poem?
  1. 1. Alliteration: (i) stumbled and staggered, (ii) dreams and his efforts dashed in the dirt.
  2. 2. Visual Imagery: (i) Runners poised at the starting blocks; (ii) The young runner stumbling and falling to the asphalt; (iii) Nine runners walking hand-in-hand with beaming faces.
  3. 3. Auditory Imagery: "the pistol exploded" / "a cry of frustration and anguish" / "standing ovation".
  4. 4. Vivid imagery allows readers to clearly visualize the emotional drama on the track, making the transformation from tense rivalry to touching empathy deeply moving.
  5. 5. The tone shifts from competitive excitement and tension at the start, to distress upon the fall, and finally into profound warmth, celebration, and triumph.
  6. 6. Inspiring, compassionate, uplifting, and heartwarming.
  7. 7. True sportsmanship is defined by empathy, human kindness, and solidarity rather than winning at the expense of others.