Fintry and the Laird
Comprehension

The following two paragraphs come from the Fintry vignette. After reading the story, fill in the blanks from memory. Then review the paragraphs from the vignette until you have all the blanks filled.

Life at Fintry wasn’t all work and no play. I enjoyed curling in Scotland. So I thought why not curl here in (1) ______. We were able to divert some (2) _______ from Shorts Creek to a flat piece of ground near Burnside. There we had our own outdoor (3) ______. Later a covered rink was built behind the barns. Aye, we had grand times in the (4) _____. I organized two (5) _____ from workers on the estate. Of course, I chose only the (6) ______ players to be on my teams. As well as playing at home, we travelled to other (7) _______ to compete. Very little work was expected of the lads on the teams during the curling season because they were up at night travelling (8) ____ competitions. Ach, I never let work get in the way of a (9) ______ time.

In fact, it was during the curling season that I got my nickname, The (10)______. Laird is a (11)______ word meaning master or lord of the manor. One day Angus Gray saw me walking down to the (12) _____ rink and surveying my (13) ____. I supposed I had a proud look (14)__ my face. “Aye, lads”, Gray called, “here comes the Laird of (15) ____.” Well, I liked to think I had created at Fintry an estate that was the equal of any in the old country. I liked being called The Laird, and the (16) ____ stuck. Indeed, I even had a $5,000 shipment of (17)_____ _____ sent over with special labels on the (19) ___that read “Laird of Fintry.”