CBSE Class 9 English The Road not taken MCQs

Question. What is the dilemma of the poet?
(a) whether he will be able to come back to the second road or not
(b) whether he will get time for himself
(c) whether he will be successful
(d) whether he will be able to walk

Answer :   A

Question: “The Road Not Taken” was written by
(a) Robert Frost
(b) P.B.Shelly
(c) William Wordsworth
(d) John Keats

Answer:   A

Question. What do the words ‘Long I stood’ mean in the poem?
(a) poet’s dilemma
(b) poet was in relaxing mood
(c) poet was enjoying the nature
(d) poet was thinking

Answer :   A

Question. Where does the poet find himself?
(a) on the road
(b) on a bus
(c) on a muddy road
(d) on a fork

Answer :   D

Question: The colour of the wood was
(a) Green
(b) Yellow
(c) Brown
(d) Red

Answer:   B

Question. Why was the poet able to travel one road only?
(a) because he had to walk alone
(b) because he had no vehicle
(c) because he was one person
(d) all

Answer :   C

Question. What is the dilemma of the poet?
(a) whether he will be able to come back to the second road or not
(b) whether he will get time for himself
(c) whether he will be successful
(d) whether he will be able to walk

Answer :   A

Question. Why was the poet able to travel one road only?
(a) because he had to walk alone
(b) because he had no vehicle
(c) because he was one person
(d) all

Answer :   C

Question: Grassy path means
(a) Kutcha Road
(b) Unused Road
(c) Mud Road
(d) Used Road

Answer:   B

Question. Why was the poet looking at the path ?
(a) to decide whether it was suitable for him
(b) to see how long it was
(c) to check the road
(d) none

Answer :   A

Question.What do the road signify in the poem?
(a) the path or choice that was left or was not chosen to tread
(b) The pathway
(c) pathway on the roadside
(d) a road with two turns

Answer :   A

Question- Who is the poet of this poem?
(a) James
(b) William James
(c) William Wordsworth
(d) Robert Frost

Answer :  D

Question- Why is the poet asking to be wise while choosing a pathway?
(a) because there is no Going Back option
(b) Because it is the only one road
(c) because it is one sided road
(d) None

Answer :  A

Question- What do yellow woods represent?
(a) people
(b) older people
(c) poets
(d) choice

Answer :   B

Question- What does grassy mean in the poem?
(a) the road which is not used by anyone
(b) the comfortable road
(c) te road with all the luxuries
(c) well-built road

Answer :  A

Question- Why did the poet choose the second road?
(a) because it was well built
(b) because it was beautiful
(c) because it was not used by many people and was appealing to the poet
(d) all

Answer :   C

Question- What is the dilemma of the poet?
(a) whether he will be able to come back to the second road or not
(b) whether he will get time for himself
(c) whether he will be successful
(d) whether he will be able to walk

Answer :   A

Read the following extracts and choose the option :

I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence :
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I –
I took the one less travelled by,
And that has made all the difference.

Question. ‘Sigh’ means :
(i) regret
(ii) to hate
(iii) not to feel sorry
(iv) to be indifferent

Answer :   A

Question. What has made all the difference in the poet’s life?
(i) Choosing a travelled road
(ii) Choosing a less travelled road
(iii) By not choosing any road
(iv) By not being weak

Answer :   B

Question. ‘Road’ is a metaphor for :
(i) travelling wisely
(ii) good health
(iii) choices we make in life
(iv) morning walks

Answer :   C

Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.

Question. In this extract, the poet is describing.
(i) a road
(ii) his love for trekking
(iii) two roads, the one he chose and the reason for his choice
(iv) his tastes

Answer :   C

Question. The poet doubts his comeback because
(i) he continues to follow the road he chooses
(ii) he is very lazy
(iii) he is a man on the move
(iv) he never repeats himself

Answer :   A

.Question The first line of the extract can be explained as_________ .
(i) the world is round
(ii) all roads have a dead end
(iii) all roads join at an intersection
(iv) all roads lead to other roads

Answer :   D

“And both that morning equally lay
In leaves, no step had trodden black.
Oh, I kept the first for another day!
Yet knowing how way leads on to way,
I doubted if I should ever come back.” 

Question The poet decided that :
(i) he would take the second road and leave the first one for some other day
(ii) he would take the frequently trodden road
(iii) he would go back and decide later on
(iv) he would take the first road

Answer :   A

Question. ‘Leaves no step had trodden black’ implies :
(i) that the road was not taken by anyone
(ii) that it was not a safe road
(iii) that the poet was not interested in taking the road
(iv) None of the above

Answer :   A

Question. ‘Should ever come back’show that the poet was :
(i) confident
(ii) indecisive
(iii) optimistic
(iv) pessimistic

Answer :   B