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Road Not Taken

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
Date
1.

The poet doubted if:-

a)

He could ever finish his journey

b)

He could meet his family again

c)

He could join his friends

d)

He could ever come back to travel first road

2.

Poet decision to take the other road indicates that he is:-

a)

Adventurous

b)

Opportunist

c)

Calculative

d)

Careful

3.

The poet is standing at:-

a)

At a crossing

b)

Where two roads cross

c)

At a crossing in autumn

d)

In a forest

4.

At the third stanza the traveler says that ( - )

a)

he will be able to return and take the first road

b)

he knows that he won't be able to return and take the first road

c)

He is uncertain if he will be able to return and take the first road

d)

He doesn't want to return and take the first road

5.

How was one path different from the other?

a)

One was greener

b)

one had more grass

c)

it seemed less used

d)

all of the above

6.

Explain what the title of the poem "The Road Not Taken means. Support your opinion with evidence from the poem.

4 lines
7.

Two roads diverged in a yellow wood

a)

the speaker stood at a dead end road

b)

the speaker stood at a fork in the road

c)

the speaker stood by three roads

d)

the speaker stood by a path leading into the woods

8.

The diverging road metaphorically represents

a)

conflicts in life

b)

life itself

c)

death

d)

choices we make in life

9.

In the line, "Oh, I kept the first for another day!" "the first" refers to

a)

the narrators choice

b)

the road

c)

fate

d)

death

10.

What is the main theme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken'?

a)

A) Regret

b)

B) Choices and their consequences

c)

C) Nature

d)

D) Adventure

11.

Which literary device is predominantly used in 'The Road Not Taken'?

a)

A) Simile

b)

B) Metaphor

c)

C) Alliteration

d)

D) Personification

12.

In the poem, what does the 'yellow wood' symbolize?

a)

A) Spring

b)

B) Old age

c)

C) Autumn

d)

D) Youth

13.

What does the speaker predict about the road he did not take?

a)

A) He will return to it one day

b)

B) It was the better choice

c)

C) It will make all the difference

d)

D) He will never come back

14.

How does the speaker feel about his choice at the end of the poem?

a)

A) Satisfied

b)

B) Regretful

c)

C) Indifferent

d)

D) Uncertain

15.

What is the rhyme scheme of the poem 'The Road Not Taken'?

a)

A) ABAB

b)

B) AABB

c)

C) ABAAB

d)

D) ABCB