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The Road Not Taken
Chapter: 12
BEEHIVE – POETRY
STANZAS FOR COMPREHENSION
Read the stanzas given below and answer the questions that follow:
Stanza-1
Two road diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveller, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth.
Questions
(i) The composer of the above lines is ________.
(a) Robert Keat.
(b) William Wordsworth.
(c) Robert Frost.
(d) P.B. Shelley.
Ans: (c) Robert Frost;
(ii) The word ‘diverged’ means _________.
(a) Separated and went in a different direction.
(b) Went in same direction.
(c) Had no proper direction.
(d) None of these.
Ans: (a) Separated and went in a different direction.
(iii) What happened to the road?
(a) The road is broken.
(b) The road split into two different paths.
(c) The road is bent.
(d) The poet travelled both the roads.
Ans: (b) The road split into two different paths.
(iv) The problem of the poet is ________.
(a) that he has only one road to travel.
(b) that he had to choose both the roads.
(c) that he was not able to decide which road he should travel.
(d) no option is left for him.
Ans: (c) That he was not able to decide which road he should travel.
(v) ‘Undergrowth’ means ________.
(a) Growth of trees.
(b) Growth of shrubs or small trees under large trees.
(c) Growth of creepers on the trees.
(d) Big trees.
Ans: (b)Growth of shrubs or small trees under large trees.
Stanza-2
Then took the other, 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.
Questions
(i) “The other’ refers:
(a) A railpath.
(b) The road.
(c) A footpath.
(d) A trail.
Ans: (b) the road.
(ii) The poet decided to take the other road which was:
(a) As grassy and fair as the first one.
(b) Rough.
(c) Up and down.
(d) Jig jag.
Ans: (a) As grassy and fair as the first one;
(iii) ‘Just as fair’ means:
(a) The other road was beautiful as the one seen earlier.
(b) It was not beautiful.
(c) It was rough.
(d) It was up and down.
Ans: (a) The other road was beautiful as the one seen earlier.
(iv) The poet took the other road because ________.
(a) He wanted challenges.
(b) He expected better gains from it.
(c) It was not used.
(d) He got confused.
Ans: (c) It was not used.
(v) The second road was _________.
(a) Full of greenery.
(b) Grassy and green.
(c) Great and wanted wear.
(d) Grassy and wanted wear.
Ans: (b) Grassy and green.
Stanza-3
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.
Questions
(i) The roads were in equal state that morning because ________.
(a) Both were of the same length.
(b) Both were covered with leaves and no one had travelled on them.
(c) Both were equally dirty.
(d) None of the above.
Ans: (b) Both were covered with leaves and no one had travelled on them.
(ii) The poet did not take the first road because ________.
(a) He thought it was dirty.
(b) He thought it had thorns.
(c) He thought to travel on it some other day.
(d) All the above.
Ans: (c) Hethought to travel on it some other day.
(iii) The poet _________.
(a) Doubted if he would ever come back.
(b) Lost the way.
(c) knew the path well.
(d) None of the above.
Ans: (a) Doubted if he would ever come back.
(iv) It was common between both theroads ________.
(a) Covered with green grass.
(b) Covered with leaves and nobody had travelled on them.
(c) Covered with the bushy trees.
(d) None of these.
Ans: (b) Covered with leaves and nobody had travelled on them.
(v) The travel the road some other day was ________.
(a) Sure.
(b) Almost impossible.
(c) Uncertain.
(d) Certain.
Ans: (c) uncertain.
Stanza-4
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 travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.
Questions
(i) Two roads diverged in:
(a) A city.
(b) A village.
(c) A wood.
(d) A town.
Ans: (c) A wood.
(ii) ‘And that has made all the difference means:
(a) If he had taken the another road, his life would have been different.
(b) There was a lot of difference between the two roads.
(c) There was no difference between the two roads.
(d) The poet expected no difference.
Ans: (c) Ifhe had taken the another road, his life would have been different.
(iii) The poet took the road on which ________.
(a) Many people had travelled.
(b) Green grass had grown.
(c) There were obstacles.
(d) Few people had travelled.
Ans: (d) few people had travelled.
(iv) The road stands for ________.
(a) Jobs.
(b) Freedom.
(c) Opportunities.
(d) Life style.
Ans: (c) opportunities.
(v) The antonym for more is _________.
(a) Diverged.
(b) Less.
(c) Sigh.
(d) Difference.
Ans: (b) less.
TEXTUAL QUESTIONS
THINKING ABOUT THE POEM
Read the following questions and write your answers in 30-40 words each:
I. Q.1. Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?
Ans: The traveller has reached a spot in the forest where one road ends into two. The traveller has to choose one of the two roads. That is the problem he faces.
Q. 2. Discuss what these phrases mean to you:
(i) A yellow wood.
Ans: A yellow wood: a wood in autumn. Its leaves had turned yellow.
(ii) It was grassy and wanted wear.
Ans: It was grassy and wanted wear: The path was covered with grass. Obviously few people had walked on it. Grass was not worn out.
(iii) The passing there.
Ans: The passing there: Walking on the road.
(iv) Leaves no step had trodden black.
Ans: In leaves no step had trodden black: The leaves had not turned black because no one had trampled them yet.
(v) How way leads on to way.
Ans: A yellow wood: a wood in autumn. Its leaves had turned yellow.
Q. 3. Is there any difference between the two roads as the poet describes them?
(i) In stanzas two and three?
Ans: As far as the poet could see both the roads looked equally attractive. But one of them was covered with grass, and it appeared few people had ever taken that road. It was more inviting.
(ii) In the last two lines of the poem?
Ans: The poet chose one of the roads. He wondered how different his life might have been if he had chosen the other road. Perhaps he was not happy with the choice he had made.
Q. 4. What do you think the last two lines of the poem mean? (Looking back, does the poet regret his choice or accept it?)
Ans: After a long time the poet thinks of the choice he has made. He did not take the beaten path. He took a challenging one. Now he appears to regret the choice he has made. Perhaps he is not satisfied with his present lot. He thinks his life would have been very different, perhaps happier, if he had taken the other road.
II. Q.1. Have you ever had to make a difficult choice (or do you think you will have difficult choices to make)? How will you make the choice (for what reasons)?
Ans: Several times it is very difficult to make a choice between two things. Particularly when each has its merits and risks. But one has to make choice. If I am faced with such a problem I will weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the both. I may even consult my parents and friends. I will make the choice after thoughtful consideration.
Q. 2. After you have made a choice, do you always think about what might have been, or do you accept the reality?
Ans: I often think what would have happened if I had not made this choice. But there is no going back. So I accept the reality.
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