Question

Frozen ruts means______ .
A. Very cold roads
B. Wheel marks in which frost had become hard
C. The road covered with frost
D. Roads covered with snow

Answer 1

Hint: In order to choose the correct option, view the extract given below :
Sometimes we went off the road and on a path through the pine forest. The floor of the forest was soft to walk on; the frost did not happen as it did the road. But we did not mind the hardness of the road because we had nails in the soles and heels and nails bit on the frozen ruts and with nailed boots it was good walking on the road and invigorating. It was lovely walking in the woods.

Complete answer:
Let us analyze the given options:
Option A is not the right answer. The line "Very cold roads" does not match the hint in any way. Hence, it is the wrong answer.
Option B is the correct answer. A 'rut' is a furrow or track in the ground, especially one made by a passage of a vehicle'. 'Frozen ruts' refers to those tracks in the ground that have now become hard due to frost.
The same is mentioned in option B which says "wheel marks in which frost had become hard".
It's mentioned in the passage too " as the hardness of the road because we had nails in the soles and heels of our boots and the heel nails bit on the frozen ruts..."
Hence , option B is correct.
Option C is the incorrect answer. ' The road covered with frost' does not provide the meaning of 'frozen ruts'. Instead, it simply describes the roads. Hence, It is not the right answer.
Option D is also the incorrect answer. 'Roads covered with snow' also describes the situation of the road while it does not provide the correct meaning of 'frozen ruts' which is needed. Therefore option D is also wrong.

Hence it is clearly justified that option B is the correct answer.

Note: In order to choose the correct meaning of phrases it is important to understand the language as well as the literal meaning of the poem. However for better understanding of the poem in context of literal meaning it is important to visualize the poem in mind.