NCERT Solutions for Class 9th English Chapter 5 The World of Limitless Possibilities

Updated on 2026-09-08

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The World of Limitless Possibilities (prose, pages 137–155) is an interview — the whole text is question and answer, so the writer’s voice is the interviewer’s and the argument is Dr. Malik’s own. She was diagnosed with a spine tumour at 29 , was paralysed waist down after surgery, moved from swimming to para-athletics, and won the silver medal in shot-put at the 2016 Rio Paralympic Games . The interview is built on a set of ‘firsts’: the first Indian woman para-athlete to win an Asian Games medal in athletics and India’s first woman Paralympics medallist across any sport . Her awards named in the text are the Khel Ratna , the Arjuna and the Padma Shri , and the International Paralympic Committee listed her among the 10 most inspirational women para-athletes globally. Her key phrase is ‘ab

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  1. The World of Limitless Possibilities (interview with Dr. Deepa Malik) — Reflect and Respond Page 137–138
  2. The World of Limitless Possibilities (interview with Dr. Deepa Malik) — Check Your Understanding Page 143–144
  3. The World of Limitless Possibilities (interview with Dr. Deepa Malik) — Critical Reflection Page 144–147
  4. The World of Limitless Possibilities (interview with Dr. Deepa Malik) — Vocabulary and Structures in Context Page 147–151
  5. The World of Limitless Possibilities (interview with Dr. Deepa Malik) — Listen and Respond Page 152
  6. The World of Limitless Possibilities (interview with Dr. Deepa Malik) — Speaking Activity Page 152–153
  7. The World of Limitless Possibilities (interview with Dr. Deepa Malik) — Writing Task Page 153–154
  8. The World of Limitless Possibilities (interview with Dr. Deepa Malik) — Learning Beyond the Text Page 154–155
  9. Nine Gold Medals (poem) — Reflect and Respond Page 156
  10. Nine Gold Medals (poem) — Check Your Understanding Page 158–160
  11. Nine Gold Medals (poem) — Critical Reflection Page 160–162
  12. Nine Gold Medals (poem) — Vocabulary in Context Page 162–163
  13. Nine Gold Medals (poem) — Listen and Respond Page 163–164
  14. Nine Gold Medals (poem) — Speaking Activity Page 164–165
  15. Nine Gold Medals (poem) — Writing Task Page 165–166
  16. Nine Gold Medals (poem) — Learning Beyond the Text Page 167–168
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