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2. Reading comprehension

i. Fill in the blanks using suitable words from the box. You may need to
use one word twice.

less travelled road, roads, decision, difference, speaker, dif¿ cult, dilemma,
choices
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The poem is about a .......... that the .......... has faced. He has ..........
between two .......... He compares both the .......... He takes a long time to

take the ¿nal .......... It is .......... for him. Finally, he chooses the .......... that
has made a .......... in his life.
ii. Find the words from the poem which rhyme with the words given
below.
wood fair day sigh

Example: wood, stood, could
iii. Read the poem again, and answer these questions.

a. Who is the speaker in the poem?
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b. Where is the speaker standing in this poem?
c. Why does he stop there for a long time?

d. Why is he in a dilemma?

e. Which road does he choose to travel?

f. Why does he leave the other one?

g. Is the speaker optimistic? How can you say this?
h. Do you think he has made the right decision?

i. What do you think ‘the roads’ refer to?

j. What is the central idea of the poem?
C. Follow-up activities

1. Have you ever been in the situation like the speaker of the poem ‘The Road
Not Taken’ has been? Share it to your class.
2. Recite the poem in a group and paraphrase it.

3. What message do you think the poet wants to convey to the readers?

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