THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Robert Frost
First part (without the poem). 60m
Read the following questions and sentences and choose the right option.
1. The traveler could not see where the road was going because ().
A. it wasn't straight
B. the woods were too dark
C. it was covered by leaves
D. it was very grassy
2.
A.
B.
C.
3.
A.
B.
C.
4.

The poet stood at the intersection of?

crossroads
Two roads
Three roads
The poet felt sorry because..?
He could not see the road well
He could not travel on both the roads
He did not know the direction

The poet depicts (theme of the poem):

A.
Conflicts in life
B.
Problems we face in life
C.
Choices we make in life
5. 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 indepence

6.

What does the narrator decide to do?

A.
Take the second road
B.
Take the well- traveled road
C.
Save the decision for later
Second part (with the poem) 40m
1) The poet has compared life to a divergence in the path to show the
decisions we need to take in life. What would a comparison of life to the
following depict?
a) Life is a game
b) Life is a celebration
c) Life is an adventure
d) Life is a journey
2) Read the extracts given below and answer the questions that follow:

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 I could;
To where it bent in the undergrowth,
a) Where did the poet stand? What did he see?
b) Why did the poet stand there for "long"?
c) Why does the poet describe the woods as yellow?
3) In the line "Oh I kept the first for another day!," "the first" refers to_____?
4) "I shall be telling this with a sigh" - What does the word "this" refer to? Do
you think the poet is satisfied with his decision? Justify your answer.

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