And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden4 black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,[15]I doubted if I should ever come back.

2Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted3 wear;Though as for that the passing there[10]Had worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden4 black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,[15]I doubted if I should ever come back.

Two roads diverged1 in a yellow wood,And sorry I could not travel bothAnd be one traveler, long I stoodAnd looked down one as far as I could[5]To where it bent in the undergrowth;2Then took the other, as just as fair,And having perhaps the better claim,Because it was grassy and wanted3 wear;Though as for that the passing there[10]Had worn them really about the same,And both that morning equally layIn leaves no step had trodden4 black.Oh, I kept the first for another day!Yet knowing how way leads on to way,[15]I doubted if I should ever come back.I shall be telling this with a sighSomewhere ages and ages hence:Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—I took the one less traveled by,[20]And that has made all the difference."The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is in the public domain.Unless otherwise noted, this content is licensed under theCC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licenseNotesAllDefinitionsFootnotesDiverge (verb) : to separate from another route or go in a different directiona dense growth of shrubs and other plants, especially under trees in woodlandlackedcrushed, flattened, or walked uponRead AloudAnnotateTranslateAssessment QuestionsShow Less12345Which statement best describes the significance of lines 13-15 on the meaning of the poem?A. The speaker is not worried they made the wrong choice because they can return to take the other road.B. The speaker is worried they took the more traveled road and will not be able to return to take the less traveled one.C. The speaker understands that taking one opportunity will likely prevent them from going back to take another.D. The speaker believes that they will be able to take all of the opportunities presented to them at some point in life.BackSave & Next

Which line from the poem suggests that the speaker's choice was arbitrary?a) "And sorry I could not travel both" b) "I doubted if I should ever come back"c) "Oh, I kept the first for another day!" d) "Yet knowing how way leads on to way

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Then all effort ceased. I relaxed. Even my legs felt limp; and a blackness swept over my brain.It wiped out fear; it wiped out terror. There was no more panic. It was quiet and peaceful.Nothing to be afraid of. This is nice... to be drowsy... to go to sleep... no need to jump... tootired to jump... it’s nice to be carried gently... to float along in space... tender arms aroundme... tender arms like Mother’s... now I must go to sleep... I crossed to oblivion, and thecurtain of life fell.i) Choose the best option with reference to the two statements given below:Statement 1: The author tried his best to jump out of the water.Statement 2: After a while, the author was not anxious in the water.A. If statement 1 is the cause, statement 2 is the effect.B. If statement 1 is the effect, statement 2 is the cause.C. Both statements are the effects of a common cause.D. Both statements are the effects of independent causes.ii)The ‘curtain (of life) fell’ corresponds to an aspect ofA. geometryB. historyC. sportsD. dramaiii) The purpose of using ‘...’ (ellipsis) in the above passage is toA. show omissionB. indicate pauseC. shorten a dialogueD. replace an ideaiv) Which of the following options indicate that the poet lost consciousness?A. ‘It was quiet and peaceful’B. ‘Tender arms like Mother’s’.C. ‘I crossed to oblivion.’D. ‘It wiped out fear’v) Why do you think Douglas stopped attempting to come to the pool?vi) Do you think Douglas accepted his death by drowning