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प्रश्न
Fill in the blanks to complete the following paragraph that highlights the theme of
the poem. Use the words given in the box below.
decision sorry foresee choices pleasant direction
fork trail rewarding chance wonder both
The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is about the __________ that one
makes in life. It tells about a man who comes to a ___________ in the road he is
travelling upon. He feels ___________ that he can not travel___________ paths as he
must choose one. Frost uses this fork in the road to represent a point in the man's life
where he has to choose the ___________ he wishes to take in life. As he thinks about
his ___________ he looks down one path, as far as he can see trying to ___________
what life will be like if he walks that path. He then gazes at the other and decides that the
outcome of going down that path would be just as ________________. At this point he
concludes that the ________that has been less travelled on would be more
___________ when he reaches the end of it. The man then decides that he will save the
other path for another day, even though he knows that one path leads to another and
that he won't get a ___________ to go back. The man then says that he will be telling
this story with a sigh, someday in the future suggesting that he will ___________ what
life would have been like if he had chosen the more walked path even though the path
he chose has made all the difference.
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उत्तर
The poem "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost is about the choices that one
makes in life. It tells about a man who comes to a fork in the road he is
travelling upon. He feels sorry that he can not travel both paths as he must choose one. Frost uses this fork in the road to represent a point in the man's life
where he has to choose the direction he wishes to take in life. As he thinks about
his decision he looks down one path, as far as he can see trying to foresee
what life will be like if he walks that path. He then gazes at the other and decides that the
outcome of going down that path would be just as pleasant. At this point he
concludes that the trail that has been less travelled on would be more
rewarding when he reaches the end of it. The man then decides that he will save the
other path for another day, even though he knows that one path leads to another and
that he won't get a chance to go back. The man then says that he will be telling
this story with a sigh, someday in the future suggesting that he will wonder what
life would have been like if he had chosen the more walked path even though the path
he chose has made all the difference.
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| Extract | Justification |
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Notes
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| (a) (i) X (ii) the (iii) a (iv) an |
(b) (i) since (ii) from (iii) for (iv) in |
| (c) (i) the (ii) X (iii) an (iv) a |
(d) (i) is (ii) being (iii) has (iv) have |
| (e) (i) could (ii) have (iii) can (iv) having |
(f) (i) am (ii) been (iii) is (iv) being |
| (g) (i) a (ii) by (iii) the (iv) an |
(h) (i) am (ii) will (iii) are (iv) being |
| (i) (i) shall (ii) will (iii) ought to (iv) must |
(j) (i) would (ii) will (iii) shall (iv) is |
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| X is different from Y in that _______ | |
| X and Y are alike in that ______ | |
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Key
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(a)
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__________________________ Rampur
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is is situated lies ____________ is located |
half-way along the west coast of Halsi Island.
on the south coast of the island, north of ___ |
(b) Now describe the position of the other eight places, using some of the words in
the box.
| at | along | among |
| to | next to | opposite |
| on | between | |
| in | above | |
| by | below | |
| over | ||
| under |
