Page 1 - Class-VIII-CB The Way Through The Woods

SAI International School
Competency-Based Questions
Subject- ENGLISH
Class – VIII
Chapter-The Way Through The Woods

A. Answer the following questions in 20-30 words.

A. Answer the following questions in 20-30 words:

1. What happened to the road mentioned in the poem?

2. How has nature taken over the abandoned road?

3. What does the poet say about the creatures in the woods?

4. Why do people no longer see the road?

5. What atmosphere does the poet create through his description of the woods?

B. Answer the following questions in 20-30 words:

1. Compare the road’s past with its present as described in the poem.

2. How does Kipling use imagery to depict the forest’s transformation?

3. What message does the poem convey about the power of nature?

4. Analyze the significance of the “they shut it” line in the poem.

5. Why do you think the poet chose not to reveal who “they” are?

C. Answer the following questions in 20-30 words:

1. If you walked through the woods today, what would you hope to see or feel?

2. How can this poem help students appreciate the environment more deeply?

3. What does the poem teach us about the passage of time and memory?

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the central theme of the poem?
a. Urban development and progress
b. Nature’s ability to reclaim what humans abandon