The Road Not Take - Power DOL

6.5F

From the first stanza the reader can conclude that the speaker is ---

• impulsive

• confused

• thoughtful

• resting

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.2C

Read the information about the origin of the word diverged

***From Greek di- meaning "two" and Latin verge - meaning "to turn"***

The information helps the reader understand that diverged in stanza 1 means ---

• move in different directions

• turn with abruptness

• appeared suddenly

• branched off

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

6.9A

Read the lines from the poem ---

" And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black

Oh, I kept the first for another day "

The lines help the reader understand the speaker's --

• sadness in his decision to take the road not often taken

• happiness in his decisions to take the road taken

• confusion of which road is the better option

• excitement in his decision to take the road not often taken

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.7B

*** Read lines 1 - 5 ***

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 I could

To where it bent in the undergrowth;

Which statement best describes the speaker's dilemma?

• He is lost in the woods

• He is not sure where the paths lead

• He wants to take both paths but cannot

• He wants another traveler with him to survey the roads

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.8.10

6.5F

Read line 15

" I doubted if I should ever come back."

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

• uncertain

• excited

• triumphant

• suspicious

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.5

CCSS.RL.7.5

6.5F/6.7B

Read line 20

"And that has made all the difference."

How does the speaker think his choice will affect his future?

• He knows it will affect him, but he isn't sure how

• He believes he will regret his choice in the future

• He knows he will be proud of the choice that he made

• He is not sure

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.10

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RL.7.5