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प्रश्न
(a) Listen to a recording of the poem.
(b) What choice did the poet have to make?
(c) Did he regret his choice? Why/why not?
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उत्तर
(a) Do it yourself.
(b) The poet faced a genuine dilemma. ‘Two roads diverged in a yellow wood.’Naturally, he couldn’t travel both. He stood there in confusion which one he should leave and which one he should follow. Both of them were equally beautiful. At last, he made a choice. He left the first one for another day. He chose the other road as it was ‘grassy’ and ‘wanted wear’.
(c) The poet regrets his choice. Had he chosen the other road, perhaps all his ambitions in life might have been fulfilled. Hence, he sighs with a sense of dissatisfaction.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
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b) fighting corruption
c) empowering the masses
d) looking for jobs within the country
e) active involvement in social issues
f) promoting national integration
g) equal participation of women in all fields
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Headlines.
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| Sales Tax Increased |
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Sources
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| Age | ||
| Parents | ||
| How he spends a typical day | ||
| Recreation / hobbies | ||
| Hopes / dreams / ambitions |
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| after | at | before | between |
| by | during | for | from |
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| (a) (i) consisted (ii) consists (iii) is consisted (iv) has consisted |
(b) (i) much (ii) few (iii) little (iv) many |
(c) (i) the (ii) these (iii) an (iv) some |
(d) (i) is (ii) being (iii) has been (iv) been |
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(f) (i) were helped (ii) were being helped (iii) are helped (iv) helped |
(g) (i) are having (ii) owning (iii) have (iv) has |
(h) (i) are (ii) has been (iii) are being (iv) have been |
