The Road Not Taken Class 9 Questions and Answers
Textbook Questions:
Thinking about the Poem
I.
Question 1. Where does the traveller find himself? What problem does he face?
यात्री कहाँ पहुँच गया ? उसके सामने क्या समस्या है ?
Answer:
The traveller has reached a spot in the forest where the road forks into two. The traveller has to choose one of the two roads. That is the problem he faces.
Question 2.
Discuss what these phrases mean to you.
(i) a yellow wood
Answer:
a yellow wood : a wood in autumn. Its leaves had turned yellow.
(ii) it was grassy and wanted wear
Answer:
it was grassy and wanted wear : The path was covered with grass. Obviously, a few people had walked on it. Grass was not worn out.
(iii) the passing there
Answer:
the passing there : Walking on the road.
(iv) leaves no step had trodden black
Answer:
The leaves had not turned black because no one had trampled them yet.
(v) how way leads on to way.
Answer:
how way leads on to way : As one moves, one road leads to another. One goes farther and farther.
3. Is there any difference between the two roads as the poet describes them –
कवि दोनों मार्गों में क्या अन्तर का वर्णन करता है ?
(i) in stanzas two and three?
Answer:
As far as the poet could see both the roads looked equally attractive. But one of them was covered with grass, and it appeared few people had ever taken that road. It was more inviting.
(ii) in the last two lines of the poem ?
Answer:
The poet chose one of the roaus. He wonders how different his life might have been if he had chosen the other road. Perhaps he is not happy with the choice he made.
Question 4.
What do you think the last two lines of the poem mean? (Looking back, does the poet regret his choice or accept it ?)
आपके विचार में अन्तिम दो पंक्तियों का क्या अर्थ है ? (उसके बारे में सोच कर क्या कवि अपने चयन पर खेद करता है अथवा उसे स्वीकार करता है ?)
Answer:
After a long time the poet thinks of the choice he made. He did not take the beaten path. He took a challenging one. Now he appears to regret the choice he made. Perhaps he is not satisfied with his present lot. He thinks his life would have been very different, perhaps happier, if he had taken the other road.
II. 1. Have you ever had to make a difficult choice (or do you think you will have difficult choices to make)? How will you make the choice (for what reasons)?
क्या आपको कभी कठिन चयन करना पड़ा ( या आपको लगता है कि आपको कठिन निर्णय करना पड़ेगा ?) आप निर्णय कैसे करोगे ( किन कारणों से ) ?
Answer:
Several times it is very difficult to make a choice between two things. Particularly when each has its merits and risks. But one has to make a choice. If I am faced with such a problem I will weigh the advantages and disadvantages of the both. I may even consult my parents and friends. I will make the choice after thoughtful consideration.
Question 2.
After you have made a choice do you always think about what might have been, or do you accept the reality?
निर्णय लेने के पश्चात् क्या आप सदा सोचते हो कि क्या होता, या आप वास्तविकता को स्वीकार कर लेते हो ?
Answer:
I often think what would have happened if I had not made this choice. But there is no going back. So”I accept the reality.
Iv. Very Important Examination Questions:
Short Answer Type Questions:
II. Answer the following questions in about 30-40 words :
Question 1.
Why did the poet choose the other path? कवि ने दूसरी सड़क क्यों चुनी?
Answer:
The other path was less trodden and seemed more challenging. The poet seems to be adventurous by nature. That was why, he chose the more challenging path.
Question 2.
What does Robert Frost suggest in the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’?
रॉबर्ट फ़ॉस्ट अपनी कविता ‘द रोड नॉट टेकन’ में क्या सुझाव देना चाहते हैं?
Or
What message does Robert Frost give to his readers through the peom ‘The Road Not Taken’?
अपनी कविता ‘द रोड नॉट टेकन’ के माध्यम से रॉबर्ट फ्रॉस्ट अपने पाठकों को क्या संदेश दे रहे हैं?
Answer:
The poet, Robert Frost suggests that we should be apt in decision-making. We have to make a choice in life. We must be ready to face challenges.
Question 3.
What decision did Frost take while standing before the forest ?
फ्रॉस्ट ने जंगल के सामने खड़े होकर क्या फैसला लिया?
Answer:
Robert Frost decided to take thet other road which was less travelled one. It was grassy. The poet chose it as it gave him chance to achieve something different. It shows his adventurous nature.
Question 4.
What does the poet mention about the leaves on the ‘road’?
कवि ने सड़क के पत्तों के बारे में क्या उल्लेख किया है?
Answer:
The leaves on the ‘road’ were dry and yellow that made the forest yellow in colour. This is the description of the forest during autumn season.
Question 5.
What did Robert Frost notice standing in a forest ?
जंगल में खड़े होकर राबर्ट फ्रॉस्ट ने क्या ध्यान दिया?
Answer:
Robert Frost noticed that at a point the way is divided into two roads. Actually, he was not certain that which way he should choose. He has to make a hard choice between the two roads.
6. Which road did the poet choose and why?
कवि ने कौन-सी सड़क चुनी और क्यों?
Answer:
The second road was less trodden. A few people had walked on it. It seemed to be more challenging. So the poet chose it, so that it could give him chance to achieve something different. He wanted to accept the challenge and explore it.
Long Answer Type Questions
III. Answer the following questions in about 100-150 words :
Question 1.
What is the hidden message of the poem – ‘The Road Not Taken’?
‘द रोड नॉट टेकन’ कविता में छिपा हुआ संदेश क्या है?
Answer:
The roads in the poem signify opportunities, challenges and difficulties in life. Many times in life a man has to face situations when he has to take decision and choose one out of two or more situations. Each of them has its own merits and demerits. In order to achieve something, we have to sacrifice others. So, we should be apt in decision-making. We must be ready to face challenges. It is the risks in challenges that fetch gains. In contrast, a wrong decision can bring failure and unhappiness. So, we should be careful in choosing the right decision, to be successful in life.
Question 2.
‘Making choices can make or mar your future.’ What do you learn from this statement? Discuss with reference to the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’.
‘फैसले करना आपके भविष्य को बनाता या बिगाड़ता है।’ आप इस कथन से क्या सीखते हैं? ‘द रोड नॉट टेकन’ कविता के संदर्भ में चर्चा कीजिए।
Answer:
The poem makes us learn to deal with the state of dilemma.created when the choice is to be made in lie. We should make our choices after thoughtful consideration. The choice affects our whole life. Really, they can make or mar our future. So, we should be careful to choose the right decision to become successful in life.
It is true saying that there is no gain without risk. So, we must not be frightened in taking the less trodden path. We must be ready to face challenges. In today’s world, there are a number of opportunities available. So, making the right choice from among them is more difficult: We should make it carefully after taking its merits and demerits into account.
Question 3.
‘The choices we make reflect our personality’. What values did you imbibe on making difficult choices ? Write with reference to the poem, ‘The Road Not Taken’.
‘हमारी पसंद हमारे व्यक्तित्व को दर्शाती है।’ मुश्किल पसंद बनाने में हम क्या मूल्य ग्रहण करते हैं? ‘द रोड नॉट टेकन’ कविता के संदर्भ में लिखिए।
Answer:
This is absolutely true that the choice we make that shape our personality. This shows our courage, foresightedness, analytical skills, rationality and intelligence. Making difficult reflect our personality as bold persons who have the courage to accept the challenges in life. Such people learn a lot in life with different challenges and hardships that difficulties that come in their path. They move uninterrupted and unafraid relentlessly towards their goal. One should always choose a different, difficult but rational path to make one’s own mark in life. We can imbibe the values of diligence, determination, courage, perseverance, endurance, foresightedness, etc. on making such choices.
I. Summary In English
One day the poet was walking through a yellow forest. He came to a spot where the road divided into two different directions. He stood and looked at the two roads. Both of them looked equally attractive. It was difficult to decide which road to take. One of the roads was more grassy. Obviously few people had walked on that road. He decided to take this road. He thought he would walk the other road some other day. But it was impossible ever to return to that road.
Now he thinks of that road wistfully. He wonders what would have happened if he had taken that road.
II. Complete Text With Hindi Translation And Extract Based Objective Type Questions
STANZA I
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,
And sorry I could not travel both
And be one traveller, long I stood
And looked down one as far as I could
To where it bent in the undergrowth.
Vocabulary : diverged (डाईवर्ज्ड) विभाजित हुई; wood (वुड) जंगल; bent (बैन्ट) मुड़ी; undergrowth (अंडरग्रोथ) shrubs/plants grown (under a tree) घनी झाड़ियाँ व पौधे।
अनुवाद : दो सड़कें एक पीले जंगल में विभाजित हो रही थीं। और अफसोस है कि मैं उन दोनों पर नहीं चल सकता था क्योंकि मैं अकेला यात्री और सड़कें दो थी। बहुत देर तक मैं खड़ा उन्हें जहाँ तक नजर जाती थी देखता रहा जब तक वे घनी झाड़ियों और पौधों में मुड़ नहीं गईं।
(i) The two roads diverged in a _____
(a) sea
(b) spring
(c) river
(d) small forest
Answer:
(d) small forest
(ii) The composer of the above lines is
(a) Robert Keat
(b) William Wordsworth
(c) Robert Frost
(d) P.B. Shelley
Answer:
(c) Robert Frost
(iii) The word ‘diverged’ means
(a) separated and went in a different direction
(b) went in same direction
(c) had no proper direction
(d) none of these
Answer:
(a) separated and went in a different direction
(iv) What happened to the road ?
(a) The road is broken.
(b) The road split into two different paths.
(c) The road is bent.
(d) The poet travelled both the roads.
Answer:
(b) The road split into two different paths.
(v) The problem of the poet is :
(a) that he has only one road to travel.
(b) that he had to choose both the roads.
(c) that he was not able to decide which road he should travel.
(d) no option is left for him.
Answer:
(c) that he was not able to decide which road he should travel.
(vi) ‘Undergrowth’ means :
(a) growth, of trees.
(b) growth of shrubs or small trees under large trees.
(c) growth of creepers on the trees.
(d) big trees.
Answer:
(b) growth of shrubs or small trees under large trees.
(vii) The forest is yellow because
(a) the floor is painted
(b) the leaves are yellow
(c) the branches are yellow
(d) the sky was yellow
Answer:
(b) the leaves are yellow
(viii) The author is sorry because
(a) he has broken a branch
(b) he wanted to travel both the roads
(c) he could not travel both the roads
(d) he had travelled a lot
Answer:
(c) he could not travel both the roads
(ix)’the two roads’ signify
(a) the two lanes in the forest
(b) choices in our lives
(c) choice between good and bad
(d) two roads between school and home
Answer:
(b) choices in our lives
(x) ‘Both’ refers to :
(a) two roads.
(b) two men.
(c) two ideas.
(d) two cities.
Answer:
(a) two roads.
(xi) The poet could not travel both the roads because :
(a) only one road was worth travelling.
(b) one man could travel only one road.
(c) one of the roads was barricated.
(d) there was too much darkness on one road.
Answer:
(b) one man could travel only one road.
(xii) The poet could see the road as far as :
(a) the forest started.
(b) it bent in the undergrowth.
(c) the border of the city.
(d) his village was.
Answer:
(b) it bent in the undergrowth.
(xiii) Who is ‘I’?
Answer:
(xiii) ‘T’ refers to the poet himself, Robert Frost.
(xiv) Where did the roads diverge ?
Answer:
(xiv) The roads diverged in a yellow wood.
(xv)The poet of these lines is ______.
Answer:
Robert Frost.
STANZA II
Then took the other, just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same.
Vocabulary : perhaps ( परहैप्स) शायद; grassy (ग्रासी) घास वाला; claim (क्लेम) अधिकार; wanted wear (वांटेड वेयर) प्रयोग में आकर घिसना।
अनुवाद : तब मैंने दूसरी (सड़क) ले ली और ठीक भी था और उसका चुने जाने का अधिकार भी अधिक था क्योंकि उस पर घास उगी थी जिस पर अभी चला नहीं गया था-यह सड़क भी प्रयोग होना माँगती थी। हालाँकि जहाँ तक मैं चला था दोनों (सड़कें) एक-सी प्रयोग हुई थीं।
(i) The ‘other’ refers :
(a) a railpath.
(b) the road.
(c) a footpath.
(d) a trail.
Answer:
(b) the road.
(ii) The poet decided to take the other road which was
(a) as grassy and fair as the first one
(b) rough
(c) up and down
(d) jig jag
Answer:
(a) as grassy and fair as the first one
(iii) ‘Just as fair’ means :
(a) the other road was beautiful as the one seen earlier.
(b) it was not beautiful.
(c) it was rough.
(d) it was up and down.
Answer:
(a) the other road was beautiful as the one seen earlier.
(iv) The similarity between the two roads is _____.
(a) they were equally long
(b) they were equally fair
(c) they were equally wide
(d) they were equally busy
Answer:
(b) they were equally fair
(v) The point of difference between the two roads was _____.
(a) one was less travelled than the other
(b) one was more repelling than the other
(c) one was wider than the other
(d) one was longer than the other
Answer:
(b) one was more repelling than the other
(vi) The poem is composed by _____
(a) James Kirkup
(b) Robert Frost
(c) Gieve Patel
(d) William Wordsworth
Answer:
(b) Robert Frost
(vii) The poet decided to take the _____.
(a) deserted road
(b) grassy road
(c) barren road
(d) unprotected road
Answer:
(b) grassy road
(viii) The poet can said to be _____.
(a) coward
(b) pessimist
(c) daring
(d) conservative
Answer:
(c) daring
(ix) The term ‘road’ stands for :
(a) opportunities.
(a) opportunities.
(b) challenges.
(c) difficulties.
(d) all of the above.
Answer:
(d) all of the above.
(x) One of roads had better claim because :
(a) many travellers had walked on it.
(b) it was grassy and not trodden.
(c) it was smooth and easy to walk on.
(d) it had greenery on either side.
Answer:
(b) it was grassy and not trodden.
(xi) What does ‘other’ refer to ?
Answer:
The word ‘other’ here refers to the other road which has been less used by the people.
(xii) What was similar about the two roads?
Answer:
The similarity between the two roads was that they were both covered with yellow, dry leaves making the forest appear yellow.
(xiii) Why, according to the poet, the other was a better claim?
Answer:
The other road was a better claim because it was grassy and less travelled by.
STANZA III
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.
Vocabulary : lay (ले) पड़ी थी; trodden (ट्रौडन) पाँव द्वारा कुचली गई; lead (लीड) आगे ले जाना; doubted (डाउटेड) सन्देह करना।
अनुवाद : उस समय दोनों (सड़कें) मेरे सामने थीं। पत्तों को किसी कदम ने रैंदा नहीं था। ओह ! मैंने पहली सड़क किसी और दिन चलने के लिए रख ली हालाँकि मैं जानता था कैसे रास्ता आगे से आगे निकलता जाता है और मुझे सन्देह था कि कभी मैं वापस आ भी पाऊँगा कि नहीं।
(i) ‘Both’ here refers to :
(a) poet and the road he has taken.
(b) the two roads.
(c) poet and the trees.
(d) the road and the trees.
Answer:
(b) the two roads.
(ii) ‘In leaves no step had trodden’ here means :
(a) there were a lot of leaves on the path.
(b) the poet does not want to walk on the path.
(c) the paths covered with leaves showed that nobody had used them.
(d) it was autumn season.
Answer:
(c) the paths covered with leaves showed that nobody had used them.
(iii) The poet doubted whether :
(a) he would ever come back to travel on the first road.
(b) he would ever walk on the road.
(c) he would ever climb on the tree.
(d) he would be able to walk on the dry leaves.
Answer:
(a) he would ever come back to travel on the first road.
(iv) ‘Both’ is used for :
(a) first road.
(b) second road.
(c) two roads.
(d) none of the roads.
Answer:
(c) two roads.
(v) Explain the expression ‘how way leads on to way’ :
(a) the poet means that one road leads to another.
(b) it means that one road doesn’t lead to another.
(c) the poet means that both roads lead to each other.
(d) it means that first road is on the second road.
Answer:
(a) the poet means that one road leads to another.
(vi) The word which means ‘was in confusion’ in the passage :
(a) lay
(b) trodden
(c) doubted
(d) kept
Answer:
(b) trodden
(vii) What does ‘both’ stand for in the first line ?
(a) Two situations
(b) Two solutions
(c) Two roads
(d) Two woods
Answer:
(a) Two situations
(viii) Who is the poet of above stanza ?
(a) Robert Frost
(b) Subrmania Bharti
(c) Coats Kinney
(d) W.B. Yeats
Answer:
(a) Robert Frost
(ix) Which wor t’?
(a) Trodden
(b) Equally
(c) Doubted
(d) Lay
Answer:
(c) Doubted
(x) The roads were covered with _____
(a) dust
(b) papers and wrappers
(c) leaves
(d) rain drops
Answer:
(c) leaves
(xi) He took ____ road.
(a) second
(b) first
(c) dirty
(d) straight
Answer:
(a) second
(xii) Who is ‘I’ here?
Answer:
The poet.
(xiii) Which thing had the poet kept for another day ?
Answer:
The road that he had not chosen/taken i.e., the first road.
(xiv) What doubt is there in poet’s mind?
Answer:
He doubted if ever he should come back from the path he had taken.
STANZA IV
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.
Vocabulary : sigh (साई) आह भरना; hence (हैंस) आगे ( भविष्य में); difference (डिफैंस) अन्तर, भेद।
अनुवाद : कभी सदियों बाद भविष्य में मैं एक गहरी साँस छोड़कर कहूँगा कि किसी जंगल में दो सड़कें विभाजित हो रही थीं और मैंने वह सड़क ली जो कम चली गई थी और उसी से (मेरे भविष्य में) अन्तर आया।
(i) The poet took the road which is :
(a) less travelled.
(b) more travelled.
(c) never travelled.
(d) always travelled.
Answer:
(a) less travelled.
(ii) Two roads diverged in :
(a) a city.
(b) a village.
(c) a wood.
(d) a town.
Answer:
(c) a wood.
(iii) ‘And that has made all the difference’ means :
(a) if he had taken another road, his life would have been different.
(b) there was a lot of difference between the two roads.
(c) there was no difference between two
(d) the poet expected no difference.
Answer:
(a) if he had taken another road, his life would have been different.
(iv) ‘Two roads’ stand for :
(a) highways and important paths.
(b) trails in the wood.
(c) opportunities and choices.
(d) difficulties in life.
Answer:
(c) opportunities and choices.
(v) What does the poet mean by ‘has made all the difference’?
(a) He has become successful.
(b) He regrets his decision.
(c) He has been unsuccessful.
(d) Choice often shapes our lives.
Answer:
(d) Choice often shapes our lives.
(vi) The poet’s sigh expresses his :
(a) sadness.
(b) happiness and relief.
(c) helplessness.
(d) regret and anger.
Answer:
(a) sadness.
(vii) The two roads diverged in a
(a) city
(b) wood
(c) valley
(d) town
Answer:
(b) wood
(viii) ‘I’ took the one.
(a) less travelled
(b) wider
(c) narrow
(d) clean
Answer:
(a) less travelled
(ix) had made all the difference.
(a) His journey
(b) His thinking
(c) His choice
(d) His determination
Answer:
(c) His choice
(x) ‘this’ here refers to :
(a) the poet’s decision to take the untrodden road.
(b) that there were two roads to choose from.
(c) that he had kept the first road to travel on another day.
(d) that he doubted he would ever come back.
Answer:
(a) the poet’s decision to take the untrodden road.
(xi) The poet will tell this :
(a) sorrowfully.
(b) happily.
(c) angrily.
(d) hesitatingly.
Answer:
(a) sorrowfully.
(xii) The poet will tell that his decision to take the untrodden road was :
(a) right.
(b) wrong.
(c) good.
(d) satisfactory.
Answer:
(b) wrong.
(xiii) After many years, what does the poet think if he had taken the much-trodden road his life would have been :
(a) happier.
(b) sadder.
(c) sober.
(d) wretched.
Answer:
(a) happier.
(xiv) What will the poet tell with a sigh?
Answer:
The poet says that perhaps in future he would be telling his story to others with a sigh. He would tell them that once he was faced with a choice between two roads. He had taken the road which had been less used. And that choice had made all the difference in his life. That must have been responsible for his problems and sufferings.
(xv) What do the roads signify here in the above lines?
Answer:
The roads in the above lines from the poem ‘The Road Not Taken’ signify the challenges, opportunities and difficulties in life.
(xvi) Name the poem and the poet.
Answer:
‘The Road Not Taken’ by ‘Robert Frost’
(xvii) The poet took the road which was
Answer:
less travelled by.