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1. Vocabulary in use
Find out the single words in bold from the poem for the following
de¿ nitions.
a. a pipe or structure through which smoke or

steam is carried away from a ¿re furnace = ....................................
b. black powder in the smoke of wood, coal = ....................................

c. make (a house, etc.) secure by locking the
doors and windows = ....................................
d. naked, uncovered = ....................................
e. box in which dead body is buried or cremated = ....................................

f. a divine or supernatural messenger from deity = ....................................
2. Reading comprehension
i. Read the poem again, and answer these questions.
a. Who composed the poem?

b. Why did the speaker cry?
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c. What does the expression ‘That curled like a lamb’s back’ mean?
d. How did the angel open the black cof¿ ns?

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e. At what condition would Tom get joy?
f. What do you think there might be in their bags?
g. What did the angel tell to Tom?
h. How was the morning?

i. At the end of the poem what message was given to Tom?
ii. Use the words in the box to complete the summary of the poem.

chimney-sweeping shaved dream locked fellow
¿eld tools boy paradise key

The speaker of the poem is a small ............... who was sold into the
............... business when his mother died. He recounts the story of a
............... chimney sweeper, Tom Dacre, who cried when his hair was
............... to prevent vermin and soot from infesting it. The speaker
comforts Tom, who falls asleep and has a ............... or vision of several
chimney sweepers all ............... in black cof¿ns. An angel arrives with a

special ............... that opens the locks on the cof¿ns and sets the children
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