Road Not Taken

At the beginning of "The Road Not Taken," what decision does the speaker face?

• which road to take

• where to eat lunch

• whether to go forward or turn back

• whether to keep walking or stop and rest

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What is the difference between the two roads in "The Road Not Taken"?

• one road is a bit wider

• one road has a better view

• one road is slightly less traveled

• one road is slightly less shady

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The speaker in "The Road Not Taken" is most clearly which type of person?

• a person lost in the woods

• a person who made a decision

• a person now standing at a fork

• a person who likes a well-beaten path

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What do the "two roads" represent in "The Road Not Taken"?

• people who affect our lives

• paths that are hidden in secret

• the beginnings of new phases in life

• important decisions we make in life

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What do the lines “Yet knowing how way leads on to way, / I doubted if I should ever come back" mean?

• Decisions are irreversible.

• When you make decision, it leads to another decision. This leads you down a path where you can’t go back.

• Life takes you on a long journey you can't go back and change.

• The speaker is expressing sadness they can't come back to this point in time again in the future.

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What does the poem speak about?

• about the plight of roads

• about the people

• about two roads

• about the choices made by people

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The poet took the road...

• to the right

• to the left

• the one less traveled by

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Who is the poet of the poem `The Road Not Taken'

• William Bacon

• William Wordsworth

• Robert Frost

• Robert Dahl

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According to the speaker, what "has made all the difference" (line 20)?

• He or she took the first of the two roads.

• He or she took the road less traveled by.

• He or she took the road that bent in the undergrowth.

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The author of this poem is ____.

• Walt Whitman

• Ponyboy Curtis

• Robert Frost

• Anne Frank

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