Key Vocabulary
diverged
doubted
equally
hence
sigh
traveler
undergrowth
Vocabulary Practice
Match the words in column A to their meanings in column B
A B
traveler divide
equally someone who goes to places far away
doubt plants and bushes
diverge the same
undergrowth not sure about something
wanted wear demand
wood needed to be walked on
make a difference change something
claim forest
Complete the sentences using the words below. Make any necessary changes.
bend * doubt * fair * lead * sigh * sorry
The speaker was ________ that he could not take both roads.
The traveler could not decide which road to choose. They both looked equally ________.
The speaker looked down the road to where it ________ in the undergrowth.
One way always ________ on to another, so the speaker ________ that he would ever come back.
In the future, the speaker will be telling about his experience with a ________.
Which stanza describes the main idea?
Main Idea Stanza
The speaker decides to take the less-traveled road.
The speaker decides his location.
The speaker's decision changed his life.
The speaker doesn't think he will ever try the other road.
What does the poet like about the second road he considers?
Find the lines in the poem that have a similar meaning to each sentence below.
I wish that I could walk down both roads. _____
I chose the less-traveled road. _____
I didn't think I would ever return to try the other road. _____
I will only know if I made the right decision in the future. _____
The choice I made affected my whole life. _____
More Questions
What is the setting of the poem?
What decision does the traveler have to make?
What regret does the traveler express in the first stanza.
What does it mean?
“two roads diverge”
“as just as fair”
“wanted wear’
“in leaves no step has trodden black”
5. Why does the traveler say they he won’t be able to return to the other road?
6. How does the traveler feel about the choice he has made?