"Nine Gold Medals" Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions by Evergreen Publications - Dr. K.S. Paul

"NINE GOLD MEDALS" Treasure Trove Workbook Solutions/Notes

Nine Gold Medals Solutions/Notes, poem written by David Roth

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UNSOLVED PASSAGES

PASSAGE-1

(i) The event referred to here by the poet is the 'Special Olympics', meant for differently abled people. In this event, the people with some disability compete to win a medal of gold, silver or bronze, according to the finish position.

(ii) The athletes participating in this event were differently abled, meaning that every contestant had some kind of disability in their bodies.

(iii) Their aim was to win the race and win themselves a gold medal, for which they had practiced for years. No one wanted to lost the race, or come second, or third, etc.

(iv) They prepared themselves for this special event by practicing and training for years. They all put up a lot of hard work to win this race.

(v) All the participants of the race won it, in the end, as described later in the poem, by finishing all together, holding hands.

PASSAGE-2

(i) The sports event that was referred to, earlier in the context, was the 'Special Olympics', where all the athletes that were disabled in some way, participated.

(ii) The event was a special one, since the event was specifically designed for the disabled athletes, and not for a normal person who had no disabilities.

(iii) The spectators, that were sitting all around the field, were in an enthusiastic, and excited mood. They also cheered for all the young participants of that race.

(iv) The final event of the day of 'Special Olympics', which was the last race, consisting of a hundred meters, was about to begin.

(v) The last event turned out to be special, since this event displayed the ideals of empathy, and human values, when all the participants helped an athlete, who had tripped, and finished the race, altogether.

PASSAGE-3

(i) The 'Special Olympics' was a sports event, designed for those people, who are disabled in some manner, by giving them a chance to participate, and win rewards.

(ii) the kind of athletes that had a certain kind of disability in their bodies, came to take part in this 'Special Olympic' sports event.

(iii) The race, which consisted of the athletes to cover a distance of hundred meters, was the last event of that day.

(iv) The nine athletes, that had participated in this event, stood on the starting line. They all had a determined state of mind, as they waited for the pistol shot to fire, as a starting signal.

(v) The event of the falling of the weaker, and the youngest contestant, on the track, stopped the race after it had taken off, since all the other eight participants stopped as well, and returned to help him.

PASSAGE-4

(i) The sports event for the people with different disabilities, was about to start, consisting of a race of hundred meters.

(ii) It was started by the sound of the pistol shot, that was fired, as a start signal. Upon hearing it, all the participants began the race, but the weaker athlete stumbled and fell.

(iii) One of the athletes, which was weaker, and younger than all the other athletes, fell on the track, as his legs gave in.

(iv) As soon as the other participants in the race saw that one of the athletes has fallen on the track, they immediately stopped and rushed to his help.

(v) They came to the help of the fallen athlete, by turning back, as a result of the emotions of empathy, and human values, which surged in their hearts, at that moment.

PASSAGE-5

(i) 'He' is referred to the weak, and young athlete, who had fallen on the track, as his legs gave up on him.

(ii) The thought of the fact that all of his hard work, and practice, and training he had done for the race was now all a waste, made him cry in frustration and anguish.

(iii) The strange thing that happened was the moment when all the other eight participants stopped in their tracks and came back to the aid of the fallen athlete.

(iv) The eight contestants gave up their competitive spirit, as they all felt pity, empathy for the fallen athlete, which made them come back to his aid.

(v) All the participants in the race were awarded gold medals as they all now finished together, hand-in-hand with each other.

PASSAGE-6

(i) The falling of the youngest, and weaker athlete on his tracks, as his legs gave in, happened earlier in the context.

(ii) The event of the falling of one of the participants in his tracks filled all their hearts with empathy, and true sportsmanship, which made them stop in their tracks.

(iii) Their surprise move was to stop in their tracks, turn around, come to the aid of the fallen athlete, and then finish the race altogether, with the fallen athlete along with him, supporting him, and hand-in-hand with each other.

(iv) The human value of empathy and true sportsmanship is displayed by their actions, as they all did not fear their loss, and they helped that fallen athlete, to get up on his feet, and complete the race.

(v) The rhyming words used in this passage are 'complete' and 'feet'. They are significant in a way, since this poem does not follow a set rhyme scheme, and stanza 6, and 7, are the only stanzas that follow a pattern of abcd.

PASSAGE-7

(i) The last sports event of that day, of 'Special Olympic', which was a race of hundred meters for disabled athletes, was in progress.

(ii) The event of the falling of a participant of that race, made the other athletes stop the race, as they went back to help him finish the race.

(iii) The fact that all the other eight participants discontinued their race, just to help a fellow contestant, who had fallen, all risking their win, was quite shocking to the spectators.

(iv) The race came to an end as all the athletes, finished it, all together, by each other's side, supporting the fallen athlete, and hand-in-hand with each other.

(v) The theme of the poem is about empathy and human values. It is conveyed through a special event race, where all the other eight athletes stopped, and helped the athlete who had fallen, all risking their win.

Side Note: If you think this poem had a lot of questions that were the same, but just written differently, and had the same answer, then you are not Alone. Cause there are a lot of them, almost like they were out of ideas on what question to make, so they wrote the same thing, over and over.