Question

Read the extract given below and answer the questions that follow:

All round the field spectators were gathered

Cheering on all the young women and men

Then the final event of the day was approaching

The last race about to begin

(i) Where had the young women and men come from? What had brought them together? How had

they prepared themselves for the event?
(ii) What was the last event of the day? How many athletes were participating in the event? What

signal were they waiting for? [3]

(iii) What happened to the youngest athlete half way through the race? [3]

(iv) What ‘strange’ turn did the story take at this point? [3]

(v) Why does the poet say that the banner- ‘Special Olympics’ could not have been nearer the

mark? What human quality does the poem celebrate?

plzz answer this question quickly....​

Answer 1

Answer:

the yong men and young women came from the different countries to play in the Olympics.