1. What is the moral of the poem?

2. Who were the competitors in the 'Special Olympics'?

3. State the line which reflects that the competitors were helpful to one another in spite of the competition.

4. How do you think the special competitors prepare themselves for the Olympics?

5. Each of the competitors deserves a gold medal. Give reason.

6. State the condition of the small boy when he fell down.

1. “The blocks were all lined up for those who would use them 

The hundred-yard dash was the race to be run”

2. “But the smallest among them, he stumbled and staggered 

And fell to the asphalt instead”

3. “The eight other runners pulled up on their heels 

The ones who had trained for so long to compete”

4. “And a standing ovation and nine beaming faces 

Said more than these words ever will.”

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