AMNA AND BUSHRA NAGARIA

PRACTICE OF POETRY QUESTIONS

The Road Not Taken
B Y ROBER T FROS T

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;

Then took the other, as just as fair,

And having perhaps the better claim,
Because it was grassy and wanted wear;
Though as for that the passing there
Had worn them really about the same,

And both that morning equally lay

In leaves no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

I shall be telling this with a sigh

Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
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QUESTIONS
Q1. The meaning of the word trodden in line 12 is ____.
A. coloured
B. walked on
C. changed into
D. all of the above are suitable
Q2. The poem could be a figurative description of which of the following?
I. The decision that needs to be taken by a road traveler
II. Decisions that need to be taken by human beings
III. Choices that have to be made in every day life

A. I, II, III
B. I, III
C. II, III
D. I, II
Q3. In line 16, the tone of the poet is potentially ______.
A. Turbid
B. Jubilant
C. Remorseful
D. Conspicuous
Q4. What could be true of the two alternatives the poet evaluates before making a choice?
A. They are both equal.
B. The second is better than the first.
C. The first has some drawbacks.
D. The poet didn’t take the first as it was less travelled.
Q5. In line 9, ‘the passing’ refers to __________.
A. The air that becomes sooty due to vehicle exhaust
B. The people who have walked the path
C. The people passing by the path
D. The people taking the first path
Q6. The poet seems ___________ regarding his choice.
A. satisfied
B. joyful
C. regretful
D. hopeful
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ANSWERS:
D, C, C, A, B, C