CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

CLASS 9

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the speaker’s motive for choosing one way over the other?
A
The road was grassy and wanted wear
B
More people have traveled on this road
C
Fewer people have traveled on this road
D
The road was just as fair as the first road
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The speaker knows that his choice will influence his future and feels that, as Carnegie says in the quote, if he takes risks and chooses the road less traveled, maybe he will be more successful and have a more fulfilling life. The speaker decides to take this path and see where his choice leads him.

Detailed explanation-2: -The poet took the road which was less travelled by because he wanted to be different from others in his life.

Detailed explanation-3: -e narrator took the road that not many people had taken. It was a grassy road and so more inviting as not many people had walked on it. Also, the poet was more adventurous and wanted to take a route not many had taken. He wanted the challenge of the unknown.

Detailed explanation-4: -(ii) Which road does the speaker choose? The poet chose the road that was less travelled because it had the better claim. It was grassy and not many people had used it.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans. (i) The poet took the road which was less travelled as it was grassy and less worn. (ii) The poet regretted his decision as he thought that he would have been successful if he would have taken the other road and so his life would have been different.

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