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9. Reading Time 2

Read the following passage and do the activities.

i BoughT a Balloon

I bought a balloon

That weighs more than a pound.
I can’t make it float

It just drags on the ground.
I drag it behind me

Wherever I go.
It wasn’t the smartest decision

I know.
So that’s why I’m thinking

The next time around,
I’ll only buy one that weighs

Less than a pound.
By Ken Nesbit

9.1. Complete the following puzzle with the words from the

above poem.

1 2 Across

3. Pull
4. Move slightly on the

surface of water
3
Down

1. Best
4 2. Unit of weight

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