Important Questions of Class 9 English Poem Ch-1 The Road Not Taken
Question 1:
Read the extracts given below and answer the questions:
Two roads 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;
(i) Fill in the blanks with one word:
When the speaker says “And looked down one as far as I could,” he refers to the act of _______________.
(ii) What does the speaker mean when he says, “And sorry I could not travel both”?
(iii) Which of the following best describes the speaker’s emotional state while deciding on the diverging roads?
(a) indifferent
(b) regretful
(c) content
(d) dismissive
(iv) Comment on the poet’s use of language in the given lines. Answer in about 40 words.
Question 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.
(i) Name the poem.
(a) Wind
(b) Rain on the Roof
(c) Lake Isle of Innisfree
(d) The Road Not Taken
(ii) How was the other road?
(a) It was as fair as the first one, but more grassy and less used.
(b) It was as grassy as the first one.
(c) It was equally used as the first one.
(d) It was diverged at one point.
(iii) The second road presented a better claim than the first becasue:
(a) It had been used by many travellers.
(b) It was still grassy and had not been used by many travellers
(c) It was more beautiful than the first one.
(d) It had less bends in it.
(iv) The scheme scheme of the given lines is:
(a) abaab
(b) aabbb
(c) ababa
(d) abbab
(v) In what sense were the two roads similar?
(a) Both the roads were equally grassy and worn out.
(b) Both the roads were appealing to the poet.
(c) Both the roads led to the same destination.
(d) Both the roads were unattractive.
Long-Type-Questions (100-120 words)
Question 1:
What do the two roads in the poem represent? What is the relevance of choosing a road? Elucidate.
