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Word Meanings
1. twisted : perversed 2. elms : trees

3. seldom : rarely 4. shilling : a British coin and unit
of money
5. rolling stone : vagabond 6. winds : air that moves quickly

7. weather : the condition of atmosphere 8. bounties : gifts
at a particular place and time
9. treasure : fortune

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A. Tick (3) the correct option.

1. The __________ elms where the brown owls call.
(a) straight (b) spiral (c) twisted (d) gnarled

2. I have seldom a __________ to call my own.
(a) Shilling (b) Dollar (c) Pound (d) Franc
3. There’s never a girl I would __________.

(a) love (b) marry (c) divorce (d) meet
4. I thank the Lord I’m a rolling __________.

(a) ball (b) boulder (c) rock (d) stone
5. I am free of the __________ of the winds.

(a) call (b) speech (c) money (d) fear

B. Fill in the blanks.
1. I know the __________ where the graylings rise.

2. I know the woods where the __________ lies.
3. I talk to the __________ as they come and go.

4. I sow no __________ and I pay no rent.
5. And I thank no man for his __________.

C. Write T for true and F for false statements.

1. The vagabond sows seeds and pays rent.

2. The vagabond has a treasure that is never spent.
3. The vagabond is the lord of 50 countries.

4. The vagabond is always carefree.
5. The vagabond thanks man for his bounties.

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