The Road Not Taken Introduction

The Road Not Taken - Robert Frost

By Anna Sherfinski

​Read the poem, then answer the questions.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler, long I stood

And looked down one as far as aI could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;​

Multiple Choice

Which statement best described the speaker's issue?

• They are lost in the woods.

• They are not sure where the paths lead.

• They want to take both paths but cannot.

• They want another traveler with them to survey the roads.

​Read the poem, then answer the questions.

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,

Because it was grassy and wanted wear;

THough as for that the passing there

Had worn them really about the same, ​

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Multiple Choice

What does the speaker decide?

• to choose a road randomly

• to turn around a go home

• to take the first, more traveled road

• to take the second, less traveled road

​Read the poem, then answer the questions.

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.​

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Multiple Choice

How does the speaker feel about returning to the first road "another day"?

• uncertain

• excited

• triumphant

• suspicious

​Read the poem, then answer the questions.

I shall be telling this with a sigh,

Somewhere ages and ages hence:

Two raods diverged in a wood, and I -

I took the one less traveled by,

And that has made all the difference.​

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Multiple Choice

How does the speaker think this choice will affect their future?

• They know that it will have no impact on their life.

• They know that it will have an impact on their life.

• They think that they will forget about the first path.

• They think that they will forget about the second path.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes a theme of the text?

• Sometimes one must make a choice without knowing if it will be best and live with the consequences.

• There will always be decisions in life, but one can return and make the decision differently if one makes a mistake.

• Following one's heart is easier that following one's head, but since decisions do not really matter, it's best to follow one's heart.

• Making the most common or populat decisions ensures that one will take the correct path through life.