The Road Not Taken

At the beginning of "The Road Not Taken," what decision does the speaker face?

• which road to take
• where to eat lunch
• whether to go forward or turn back
• whether to keep walking or stop and rest

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean?

And sorry I could not travel both

And be one traveler,

• The speaker thinks both paths are equally bad.

• The speaker is only one person and cannot go down two roads at the same time.

• The speaker would rather travel with someone, so they could each explore a path.

• The speaker regrets not taking the other road at the start.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the difference between the two roads in "The Road Not Taken"?

• one road is a bit wider
• one road has a better view
• one road is slightly less traveled
• one road is slightly less shady

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

What does the speaker mean in these lines?

Oh, I kept the first for another day!

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,

I doubted if I should ever come back.

• After choosing the first road, the speaker doubts the wisdom of his choice and decides to come back.

• The speaker does not like to travel in the same part of the woods more than once.

• The speaker likes to walk in the woods alone and knows the way very well.

• After choosing the first road, the speaker will not return to go down the other road.

The speaker in "The Road Not Taken" is most clearly which type of person?

• a person lost in the woods
• a person who made a decision
• a person now standing at a fork
• a person who likes a well-beaten path

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

CCSS.RL.8.5

What do the "two roads" represent in "The Road Not Taken"?

• people who affect our lives
• paths that are hidden in secret
• the beginnings of new phases in life
• important decisions we make in life

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.11-12.8

Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word diverged?

• divided
• presented
• conformed
• unequaled 

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

The author of this poem is ____.

• Walt Whitman

• Emily Dickinson

• Robert Frost

• e. e. cummings

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CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.8.5

According to the speaker, what "has made all the difference?" (Line 20)

• He or she took the first of the two roads.

• He or she took the road less traveled.

• He or she took the road that bent in the undergrowth.

• He or she chose a road after looking as far down it as possible.

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

What is the setting of this poem?

• the beach

• a meadow in the spring

• a quiet street on the edge of town

• a forest with two roads in it

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CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.4