The Road Not Taken

Which of the following would be the best prediction based on the title of the poem, "The Road Not Taken?"

• Based on the title, I think the poem is going to be about taking a road not traveled by many.
• Based on the title of the poem, I think the poem is going to be about how two roads diverged in a yellow wood.
• Based on the title, I think the poem is going to be about roads that people decide to take when they travel.
• Based on the title, I think the poem is going to be about walking in the woods on a rainy day without a raincoat or rain boots

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

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CCSS.RL.8.1

True or False:
A common mistake people make when predicting is that their prediction cannot be changed; they believe that once they make a prediction, they cannot go back and change it.

• True
• False

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How does the speaker attempt to hook the reader into reading the rest of the poem?

• The speaker hooked the reader by telling the reader the color of the wooded area.
• The speaker hooked the reader by quoting the famous poet, Robert Frost.
• The speaker presented the readers with the dilemma of having to choose between going in one direction versus another.
• The speaker presented the readers with the question of whether or not he should travel to another wooded area.

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Pick the power word demonstrated in the following:
I thought it was good that the speaker considered both roads equally; I thought it was bad that the speaker did not tell us which road he picked. Overall, I thought the poem was okay.

• Analyze
• Formulate
• Describe
• Evaluate

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As it relates to writing, what is a hook?

• A common mistake people make when identifying the hook is missing it completely because it did not draw you in.
• A short introduction that is designed to draw the reader into the writing and get them to continue to read.
• When a writer asks a question for the reader to answer as h/she reads.
• When a writer specifically tries to entertain a reader.

What was the hook in the poem, "The Road Not Taken?"

• The hook in the poem was the dilemma the speaker faced when having to decide which road to chose in the woods.
• The hook in the poem was at the end when the speaker said he took one road and that has made all of the difference.
• The hook in the poem was when the speaker weighed his options about which road to take. 
• There was absolutely no hook whatsoever in the poem.

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

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CCSS.RL.8.5

Based on how it is used in this line of the poem ("Because it was grassy and wanted wear"), what does the phrase wanted wear mean?

• The grassy pathway wanted to be worn like clothing.
• The pathway didn't want wear; it is not alive!
• The speaker decided that the path should be left alone.
• The pathway was untouched or lacked use; it didn't look like a lot of people traveled down that road.

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CCSS.RI.7.4

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Based on how it is used in this line ("In leaves no step had trodden black") what does the word trodden mean?

• walked on
• treacherous
• eradicated
• glossed over

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Which of the following best describes the theme of the poem, "The Road Not Taken?"

• The speaker took the road less traveled by and that has made all of the difference.
• The speaker made the decision to one day return to the woods and choose the other path.
• Making a decision means having to go one way instead of another.
• When two roads diverge in a yellow wood, take a different path or go back the way you came.

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Which line(s) from the poem describes the dilemma the speaker faced when picking which way to go?

• "Though as for that the passing there/Had worn them really about the same."
• "And be one traveler, long I stood"
• "I shall be telling this with a sigh/Somewhere ages and ages hence:"
• "Yet knowing how way leads on to way/I doubted if I should ever come back."

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