The Road Not Taken - basic understanding

In The Road Not Taken, the speaker stands

• by a yellow tree.

• where two roads go in different directions.

• on a busy highway.

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The speaker feels sorry because

• traveling more than one road isn't possible.

• one road is too long to travel.

• both roads look equally dangerous.

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The line "to where it bent in the undergrowth" means the place where the road

• meets other roads.

• completely ends.

• continues but nothing more can be seen.

In the poem, roads are a symbol for

• successes and failures in life.

• events in our life.

• choices we make in life.

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The line " and looked down one as far as I could" means that the speaker

• wants to know what is ahead on that road.

• doesn't believe either road will be a good choice.

• already knows which road is better.

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The phrase "long I stood" tells the readers that the speaker

• was waiting for someone to walk by.

• thought a long time about which road to choose.

• made a choice because of being tired.

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which line shows that no one walked on both roads that morning?

• "Oh, I kept the first for another day".

• "I doubted if I should ever come back".

• "In leaves no step had trodden black".

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The phrase "the road less traveled by" means that this road

• was not chosen by many people.

• was dangerous.

• made people nervous.

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Why did the speaker choose the second road?

• It was more popular.

• It was less challenging.

• It was grassy and wanted wear.

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In the last line, "And that has made all the difference", the word 'that' refers to

• the speaker's decision about which road to take.

• the road not taken.

• the roads going in different directions.

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