CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
“Undergrowth” is ____
A
Rocks and dirt
B
Roots underground
C
Shrubs and plants
D
Crushed leaves
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The plants that grow on a forest floor, including shrubs and small trees, are called undergrowth. If you leave a marked hiking trail in the woods, you might have a hard time getting through the undergrowth.

Detailed explanation-2: -shrub, any woody plant that has several stems, none dominant, and is usually less than 3 m (10 feet) tall. When much-branched and dense, it may be called a bush. Intermediate between shrubs and trees are arborescences, or treelike shrubs, from 3 to 6 m tall.

Detailed explanation-3: -: low growth on the floor of a forest including seedlings and saplings, shrubs, and herbs.

Detailed explanation-4: -undergrowth in British English (ˈʌndəˌɡrəʊ ) noun. 1. small trees, bushes, ferns, etc, growing beneath taller trees in a wood or forest.

Detailed explanation-5: -Examples of shrubs are rose, henna, lemon, tulsi, jasmine, etc.

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