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Choice or Chance

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The poet compares the world to
a)
a story book
b)
a film
c)
a stage
d)
a playground
2.
In the second stage of life, man
a)
mewls and pukes
b)
goes to school unwillingly
c)
cries in his nurses lap
d)
sings and plays
3.
As a young lover, according to the poet, man 
a)
learns to dance
b)
composes ballads for his beloved
c)
goes hunting in the forest
d)
does exercises to build his muscles
4.

In the 5th stage of life, man is described as

a)

the lover

b)

the soldier

c)

the justice

d)

a senile man

5.
"Creeping like a snail" is an example of 
a)
metaphor
b)
alliteration
c)
personification
d)
simile
6.
The poem, "The Seven Ages of Man", is written by
a)
William Wordsworth
b)
William Shakespeare
c)
William Golding
d)
Alfred Lord Tennesy
7.

All "have their exits and their entrances". Exits and entrances refer to

a)

birth and death

b)

beginning and end of play

c)

coming and going of actors

d)

the end of the Shakespearean era

8.

The seven roles that a man plays corresponds to his

a)

chronological age in life

b)

desires

c)

mental age in life

d)

idea of a perfect life

9.
The word which means crying in the poem
a)
weeping
b)
mewling
c)
puking
d)
woeful
10.

The whining school boy is compared to

a)

a bearded pard

b)

a creeping snail

c)

a sighing furnace

d)

a fighting lion

11.

Who is singing a woeful ballad?

a)

soldier

b)

lover

c)

judge

d)

pantaloon

12.

The word in the passage that means "without" is

a)

oblivion

b)

treble

c)

sans

d)

shank

13.

What is the setting for "The Road Not Taken"?

a)

A Winter Day

b)

An Autumn Day

14.
At the beginning of "The Road Not Taken," what decision does the speaker face?
a)
which road to take
b)
where to eat lunch
c)
whether to go forward or turn back
d)
whether to keep walking or stop and rest
15.
What do the following lines from "The Road Not Taken" mean?
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveler, 
a)
The speaker thinks both paths are equally good.
b)
The speaker is only one person and cannot go down two roads at the same time.
c)
The speaker would rather travel with someone, so they could each explore a path.
d)
The speaker regrets not taking the other road at the start.
16.
What is the difference between the two roads in "The Road Not Taken"?
a)
one road is a bit wider
b)
one road has a better view
c)
one road is slightly less traveled
d)
one road is slightly less shady
17.
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. 
a)
After choosing the first road, the speaker will return and go down the other road.
b)
The speaker does not like to travel in the same part of the woods more than once.
c)
The speaker likes to walk in the woods alone and knows the way very well. 
d)
After choosing the first road, the speaker will not return to go down the other road. 
18.

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

a)

a person lost in the woods

b)

a person who made a decision

c)

a person now standing before two paths in life

d)

a person who likes a well-beaten path

19.
What do the "two roads" represent in "The Road Not Taken"?
a)
people who affect our lives
b)
paths that are hidden in secret
c)
the beginnings of new phases in life
d)
important decisions we make in life
20.
Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the word diverged?
a)
divided
b)
presented
c)
conformed
d)
unequaled 
21.

The author of "The Road Not Taken" is

a)

Walt Whitman

b)

Ponyboy Curtis

c)

Robert Frost

d)

Anne Frank

22.

A theme of "The Road Not Taken" is

a)

Life can be difficult at times.

b)

Fate controls our destiny, as we are all on paths in life.

c)

The choices we make can impact our lives.

d)

There is not easy road to success.

23.

A theme from "The Seven Ages of Man" is

a)

We are in control of our destiny, from birth to death.

b)

Our lives are mapped out for us from beginning to end.

c)

Being a young adult is the most difficult time in a man's life.

d)

We have our own individuality that makes our future unique.

24.

In the lines "Last scene of all, that ends this strange, eventful history, is second childishness and mere oblivion", what words have a negative connotation?

a)

mere and oblivion

b)

strange and eventful

c)

second and history

d)

childishness and scene

25.

Which line suggests the author is struggling with a choice?

a)

"long I stood and looked down one as far I could"

b)

"in leaves no step had trodden black"

c)

"I shall be telling this with a sigh"

d)

"I took the one less traveled by"

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