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THE ROAD NIT TAKEN

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

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1.

What is the setting of this poem?

a)

a quiet street on the edge of town

b)

a forest with two roads in it

c)

the beach

d)

a meadow in the spring

2.

"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;"

what is the rhyme scheme?



(a)  

3.

Based on the information in the poem, why might the second road have "wanted wear" and been "grassy?"

a)

because few people had taken the second road

b)

because many people had taken the second road

c)

because the second road received a lot of sunlight

d)

because the second road was close to a stream that ran through the woods

4.

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)
The speaker is lost in a forest
b)
The speaker is reminiscing about a past event
c)
The speaker is reflecting on choosing one path over another and the uncertainty of returning to the original path.
d)
The speaker is excited about a new journey
5.

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

a)

one road is a bit wider

b)

one road is slightly less traveled

c)

one road has a better view

d)

one road is slightly less shady

6.

What is the meaning of the last two lines of the poem – “I took the one less traveled by And that has made all the difference.”

a)

The choice has made him what he is – a famous poet.

b)

The speaker regrets his choice.

c)

The choice has changed his life for the worse.

d)

None of these.

7.

Which line states that the two roads look similar in the morning?


a)

“Oh, I kept the first for another day.”

b)

“Yet knowing how way leads to way.”

c)

“I doubted I should ever look back.”

d)

“Both that morning equally lay in leaves no step had trodden back.”

8.

"Way leads on to way" means...

a)

It is an uphill road

b)

The road may be a dead end.

c)

There are many roads ahead.

d)

There will be a sign further down the road

9.

"Undergrowth" is...

a)

Crushed leaves 

b)

Shrubs and plants

c)

Roots underground

d)

Rocks and dirt

10.

Who is the character in the poem?

a)

The traveler

b)

The writer

c)

The author

11.

Frost uses the image of two diverging roads to symbolize.....

a)


sorrow and regret

b)

life's choice

c)


the love of nature

d)

the spirit of independence

12.

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 regrets not taking the other road at the start.

b)

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

c)

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

d)

The speaker thinks both paths are equally good.

13.

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

14.

"Way leads on to way" means...

a)

There are many roads ahead.

b)

It is an uphill road.

c)

The road may be a dead end.

d)

There will be a sign further down the road

15.

The word "trodden" means...

a)

someone that has regret

b)

someone that is tired

c)


something that has been chosed

d)

something that has been walked on