Test: The Way Through the Woods - Class 6 MCQ

The poem uses clear, colorful words to describe how the road is now hidden by trees, plants, and flowers like coppice, heath, and anemones. This helps us picture the woods in our minds, as if we can see the road covered by nature.

In the poem, "solitudes" means quiet, lonely places where hardly anyone goes. It shows how peaceful and empty the woods are, making them feel special and mysterious.

The poem says the road is covered by coppice (trees cut to grow back), heath (bushy areas), and anemones (bright wildflowers). These plants show how nature has taken over the road completely.

The poem shows that nature hides the road with plants and trees, but sounds like a horse’s feet or a skirt remind us of people who used the road long ago. This makes us think about the past even though the road is gone.

"Trout-ringed pools" are ponds where fish make circles in the water. They show how calm and peaceful the woods are, with animals like trout and otters living happily in a quiet place.

The keeper of the woods is the only person who remembers the road. He knows it used to be there, even though it’s now hidden where birds and badgers live.

The animals, like otters and badgers, aren’t scared of humans because people don’t come to the woods anymore. This shows the woods are a quiet place where animals feel free.

The poem makes us feel mystery by describing sounds like a horse’s feet and a skirt moving through the grass, even though the road is gone. These sounds make us wonder if they are ghosts or memories of people from the past.

The road was closed seventy years ago, and rain and weather covered it with trees and plants. Now, you can’t tell there was ever a road there.

On a summer evening, you might hear the sound of a horse’s feet and a skirt moving through the grass. These sounds make you wonder about the people who used the road long ago, even though it’s not there anymore.