The Road Not Taken MCQs with Answers

Question-1. What do the words 'Long I stood' mean in the poem?

1. poet was in relaxing mood
2. poet was enjoying the nature
3. poet was thinking
4. poet's dilemma

Question-2. Why was the poet looking at the path ?

1. to see how long it was
2. to check the road
3. none
4. to decide whether it was suitable for him

Question-3. Grassy path means

1. Unused Road
2. Mud Road
3. Used Road
4. Kutcha Road

Question-4. The colour of the wood was

1. Yellow
2. Brown
3. Red
4. Green

Question-5. The Road Not Taken' was written by

1. P.B.Shelly
2. William Wordsworth
3. John Keats
4. Robert Frost

Question-6. What do the road signify in the poem?

1. The pathway
2. pathway on the roadside
3. a road with two turns
4. the path or choice that was left or was not chosen to tread

Question-7. What do yellow woods represent?

1. older people
2. poets
3. choice
4. people

Question-8. What does poet's long stare at the path signify?

1. poet loves nature
2. idling away of time
3. relaxation hours
4. the time taken by people to decide and making a choice

Question-9. What does grassy mean in the poem?

1. the comfortable road
2. te road with all the luxuries
3. well-built road
4. the road which is not used by anyone

Question-10. What does the poet's decision of taking less travelled road signify?

1. arrogance of the poet
2. poet's curiosity
3. poet's negligence
4. poet's risk taking habit

Question-11. What does the choice of road signify?

1. two paths
2. toughness of a choice and decision in life
3. none
4. too many things

Question-12. What does the poem speak about?

1. about the people
2. about two roads
3. about the choices made by people
4. about the plight of roads

Question-13. What is the dilemma of the poet?

1. whether he will get time for himself
2. whether he will be successful
3. whether he will be able to walk
4. whether he will be able to come back to the second road or not

Question-14. Where does the poet find himself?

1. on a bus
2. on a muddy road
3. on a fork
4. on the road

Question-15. Which thing decides a person's future according to this poem?

1. the path one leaves behind
2. the regrets
3. the success
4. the path one chooses to walk

Question-16. Who is the poet of this poem?

1. William James
2. William Wordsworth
3. Robert Frost
4. James

Question-17. Why did the poet choose the second road?

1. because it was beautiful
2. because it was not used by many people and was appealing to the poet
3. all
4. because it was well built

Question-18. Why is the poet asking to be wise while choosing a pathway?

1. Because it is the only one road
2. because it is one sided road
3. None
4. because there is no Going Back option

Question-19. Why was the poet able to travel one road only?

1. because he had no vehicle
2. because he was one person
3. all
4. because he had to walk alone