SEBA Class 9 English The Road Not Taken Important MCQs (2026–27) | Assam Eduverse

Q1. Where does the traveller find himself in the beginning of the poem?
a) In a city
b) In a yellow wood
c) On a mountain
d) Near a river
Answer: b) In a yellow wood

Q2. Why was the traveller sorry?
a) He was lost
b) It was getting dark
c) He could not travel both roads
d) He was tired
Answer: c) He could not travel both roads

Q3. What does the word ‘diverged’ mean in the poem?
a) Joined together
b) Separated and took a different direction
c) Crossed each other
d) Disappeared
Answer: b) Separated and took a different direction

Q4. What did the traveller do before choosing a road?
a) He ran quickly
b) He sat down
c) He looked down one road as far as he could
d) He called someone
Answer: c) He looked down one road as far as he could

Q5. Where did the first road bend?
a) Near a river
b) In the undergrowth
c) At a hill
d) At a village
Answer: b) In the undergrowth

Q6. What does ‘undergrowth’ mean?
a) Tall trees
b) Dry leaves
c) Dense growth of plants and bushes
d) Open field
Answer: c) Dense growth of plants and bushes

Q7. Why did the traveller think the second road had a better claim?
a) It was shorter
b) It was grassy and wanted wear
c) It was crowded
d) It was bright
Answer: b) It was grassy and wanted wear

Q8. What does ‘wanted wear’ mean?
a) Needed repair
b) Had not been used
c) Was broken
d) Was dangerous
Answer: b) Had not been used

Q9. In reality, how were the two roads?
a) Very different
b) One was longer
c) Both were worn really about the same
d) One was dangerous
Answer: c) Both were worn really about the same

Q10. What covered both the roads that morning?
a) Snow
b) Mud
c) Leaves
d) Water
Answer: c) Leaves

Q11. Why were the leaves not black?
a) It had not rained
b) No step had trodden them
c) It was autumn
d) The sun was shining
Answer: b) No step had trodden them

Q12. What did the traveller decide about the first road?
a) He would never take it
b) He would take it another day
c) He would block it
d) He would mark it
Answer: b) He would take it another day

Q13. Why did the traveller doubt he would return?
a) He was afraid
b) He forgot the way
c) One way leads to another
d) It was too far
Answer: c) One way leads to another

Q14. What does ‘hence’ mean?
a) Here
b) In the future
c) Yesterday
d) Nearby
Answer: b) In the future

Q15. How will the traveller tell his story in the future?
a) With joy
b) With anger
c) With a sigh
d) With fear
Answer: c) With a sigh

Q16. Which road did the traveller finally choose?
a) The crowded one
b) The shorter one
c) The less travelled one
d) The safer one
Answer: c) The less travelled one

Q17. What was the result of choosing that road?
a) It made no change
b) It made all the difference
c) It caused regret
d) It caused fear
Answer: b) It made all the difference

Q18. Who is the poet of ‘The Road Not Taken’?
a) William Wordsworth
b) Robert Frost
c) John Keats
d) T.S. Eliot
Answer: b) Robert Frost

Q19. Robert Frost was a poet from which country?
a) England
b) India
c) America
d) France
Answer: c) America

Q20. According to the introduction, Robert Frost writes about:
a) War and politics
b) Nature only
c) Common, ordinary experiences
d) Science
Answer: c) Common, ordinary experiences

Q21. What is the main theme of the poem?
a) Nature’s beauty
b) Making choices in life
c) Friendship
d) Hard work
Answer: b) Making choices in life

Q22. Assertion (A): The traveller says the second road was less worn.
Reason (R): He wanted to feel that his choice was special.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

Q23. Assertion (A): The traveller believes he will return to take the first road.
Reason (R): He knows one way leads to another and he may not come back.
a) Both A and R are true
b) A is true but R is false
c) A is false but R is true
d) Both A and R are false
Answer: c) A is false but R is true

Q24. What does the road in the poem symbolise?
a) A journey
b) A forest
c) Life choices
d) A city
Answer: c) Life choices

Q25. Why did the poet stand ‘long’?
a) He was tired
b) He was thinking deeply before making a choice
c) He was enjoying the view
d) He was waiting for someone
Answer: b) He was thinking deeply before making a choice

Q26. What season is suggested by the phrase ‘yellow wood’?
a) Spring
b) Summer
c) Autumn
d) Winter
Answer: c) Autumn

Q27. What does the traveller’s choice mainly represent?
a) A holiday decision
b) A career option
c) A life decision
d) A travel plan
Answer: c) A life decision

Q28. Why were both the roads actually similar?
a) Both were crowded
b) Both were equally worn
c) Both were dangerous
d) Both were newly made
Answer: b) Both were equally worn

Q29. What does the phrase ‘way leads on to way’ suggest?
a) Roads are connected
b) One decision leads to another
c) Roads are confusing
d) Roads are endless
Answer: b) One decision leads to another

Q30. What feeling is expressed by the word ‘sigh’?
a) Happiness only
b) Relief only
c) Mixed feelings of reflection
d) Anger
Answer: c) Mixed feelings of reflection

Q31. Which line shows that the traveller examined the road carefully?
a) “Two roads diverged in a wood”
b) “I took the one less travelled by”
c) “And looked down one as far as I could”
d) “And that has made all the difference”
Answer: c) “And looked down one as far as I could”

Q32. Why does the poet say the second road ‘wanted wear’?
a) It was broken
b) It needed repair
c) It was less used
d) It was newly built
Answer: c) It was less used

Q33. What does the poet mean by ‘I shall be telling this with a sigh’?
a) He will forget it
b) He will remember the choice thoughtfully
c) He regrets the choice completely
d) He is unhappy
Answer: b) He will remember the choice thoughtfully

Q34. Assertion (A): The traveller initially thinks the second road is better.
Reason (R): It appears grassy and less used.
a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation
b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation
c) A is true but R is false
d) A is false but R is true
Answer: a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation

Q35. Assertion (A): Both roads were covered with black leaves.
Reason (R): Many people had walked on them.
a) Both A and R are true
b) A is true but R is false
c) A is false but R is true
d) Both A and R are false
Answer: d) Both A and R are false

Q36. The traveller kept the first road for another day because:
a) He disliked it
b) He was afraid
c) He wanted to try it later
d) It was closed
Answer: c) He wanted to try it later

Q37. What problem does the traveller face?
a) He is lost
b) He must choose between two roads
c) He is injured
d) He is late
Answer: b) He must choose between two roads

Q38. What does the poem teach about choices?
a) Choices do not matter
b) Choices shape our life
c) Choices are easy
d) Choices should be avoided
Answer: b) Choices shape our life

Q39. The tone of the poem is mostly:
a) Humorous
b) Reflective
c) Angry
d) Fearful
Answer: b) Reflective

Q40. What kind of experiences does Robert Frost write about according to the introduction?
a) Royal life
b) Mythological stories
c) Common, ordinary experiences
d) Fantasy
Answer: c) Common, ordinary experiences

Q41. The traveller doubted he would come back because:
a) He forgot the road
b) He knew life moves forward
c) It was too dark
d) He was tired
Answer: b) He knew life moves forward

Q42. What literary device is used in the poem by comparing roads to life choices?
a) Simile
b) Metaphor
c) Alliteration
d) Personification
Answer: b) Metaphor

Q43. Assertion (A): The traveller clearly regrets his choice at the end.
Reason (R): He says it made all the difference.
a) Both A and R are true
b) A is true but R is false
c) A is false but R is true
d) Both A and R are false
Answer: c) A is false but R is true

Q44. What is the central conflict in the poem?
a) Man vs Nature
b) Man vs Society
c) Man vs Himself
d) Man vs Fate
Answer: c) Man vs Himself

Q45. Why could the traveller not travel both roads?
a) They were too long
b) He was one traveller
c) One road was blocked
d) He had no time
Answer: b) He was one traveller

Q46. What does the phrase ‘ages and ages hence’ suggest?
a) Soon
b) After many years
c) Tomorrow
d) Yesterday
Answer: b) After many years

Q47. The poem suggests that once a choice is made:
a) It can easily be changed
b) It cannot be reversed easily
c) It has no effect
d) It is forgotten
Answer: b) It cannot be reversed easily

Q48. Which of the following best describes the two roads?
a) Completely different
b) Exactly identical
c) Almost similar
d) One dangerous
Answer: c) Almost similar

Q49. The expression ‘that has made all the difference’ shows that the choice was:
a) Meaningless
b) Very important
c) Funny
d) Temporary
Answer: b) Very important

Q50. The overall message of the poem is that:
a) Always choose the easy path
b) Avoid making decisions
c) Decisions shape our future
d) Follow the crowd
Answer: c) Decisions shape our future