The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost MCQs
1. Who is the poet of “The Road Not Taken”?
A) William Wordsworth
B) Robert Frost
C) John Keats
D) P.B. Shelley
Answer: B) Robert Frost
2. What is the poem mainly about?
A) Natural beauty
B) Walking in the woods
C) Making choices in life
D) Traveling in winter
Answer: C) Making choices in life
3. Where does the poet see the two roads?
A) In a desert
B) On a hill
C) In a yellow wood
D) Near a river
Answer: C) In a yellow wood
4. Why is the poet sorry?
A) Because he was lost
B) Because he could not take both roads
C) Because he was alone
D) Because it was dark
Answer: B) Because he could not take both roads
5. What does the word “diverged” mean in the poem?
A) Decorated
B) Turned
C) Split into two
D) Closed
Answer: C) Split into two
6. What is the mood of the poet in the beginning?
A) Angry
B) Excited
C) Confused and thoughtful
D) Happy and free
Answer: C) Confused and thoughtful
7. What kind of road does the poet finally choose?
A) The one more travelled by
B) The one that was easier
C) The one less travelled by
D) The one with a sign
Answer: C) The one less travelled by
8. Why did the poet choose the second road?
A) It was smoother
B) It was full of flowers
C) It was grassy and wanted wear
D) It was nearer to his home
Answer: C) It was grassy and wanted wear
9. What does the undergrowth refer to?
A) Tall trees
B) Thick bushes and shrubs
C) Roads
D) Clouds
Answer: B) Thick bushes and shrubs
10. What do the two roads symbolize?
A) Forest and city
B) Right and wrong
C) Life choices
D) Dreams and reality
Answer: C) Life choices
11. What is the rhyme scheme of the poem?
A) AABB
B) ABAB
C) ABAAB
D) ABCD
Answer: C) ABAAB
12. What does the poet keep for another day?
A) His dream
B) The first road
C) His bag
D) His journey
Answer: B) The first road
13. Why does the poet doubt he will return?
A) Because he will be lost
B) Because it will get dark
C) Because one road leads to another
D) Because he is tired
Answer: C) Because one road leads to another
14. What is the tone of the last stanza?
A) Regretful
B) Angry
C) Joyful
D) Reflective
Answer: D) Reflective
15. What does “sigh” in the poem most likely represent?
A) Boredom
B) Disappointment
C) Deep thought or reflection
D) Pain
Answer: C) Deep thought or reflection
16. What does “And that has made all the difference” mean?
A) The choice changed his life
B) He got lost
C) He was punished
D) He returned home
Answer: A) The choice changed his life
17. What is the season suggested in the poem?
A) Winter
B) Spring
C) Autumn
D) Summer
Answer: C) Autumn (yellow leaves suggest autumn)
18. What literary device is used in “Two roads diverged in a yellow wood”?
A) Simile
B) Personification
C) Metaphor
D) Alliteration
Answer: C) Metaphor (roads represent life choices)
19. What kind of poem is “The Road Not Taken”?
A) Narrative
B) Ballad
C) Lyric
D) Dramatic monologue
Answer: C) Lyric
20. What is the overall message of the poem?
A) Never go to the forest
B) Travel more
C) Think before you choose
D) Follow others’ path
Answer: C) Think before you choose
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost MCQs