The Saga of Pecos Bill Vocabulary

​The Saga of
Pecos Bill

By Maria Torres

If something is genuine, it is real and exactly what it seems to be.

Example:
Seeing her father return filled the girl with genuine happiness.

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​genuine

Open Ended

Use the word genuine in your own sentence.

Experts say the ___ is genuine, so it will be displayed at the ___.

Multiple Choice

Which word means it is real and exactly what it seems to be?

• tame

• whirled

• genuine

• saga

• coiled

A saga is a long, detailed story about heroic events.

Example:
Greg hoped to get to the next chapter in the saga before bedtime.

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​saga

Open Ended

Use the word saga in your own sentence.

This saga tells a story of brave __ in ancient times.

Multiple Choice

Which word means a long, detailed story about heroic events?

• tame

• whirled

• genuine

• saga

• coiled

If you coiled something, you shaped it into loops or rings.

Example:
Clara coiled the hose after she was finished watering the plants.

Question:
What are some things that can be coiled up?

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​coiled

Open Ended

Use the word coiled in your own sentence.

__coiled the __ and put it in the __.

Multiple Choice

Which word means you shaped it into loops or rings?

• tame

• whirled

• genuine

• saga

• coiled

If you tame a wild animal, you teach it to do what you want.

Example:
The trainer's job is to tame the horses by teaching them to follow commands.

Question:
How do you think zookeepers tame animals at the zoo?

​tame

Open Ended

Use the word tame in your own sentence.

The __ job is to tame __ by teaching them to follow commands.

Multiple Choice

Which word means a wild animal, you teach it to do what you want?

• tame

• whirled

• genuine

• saga

• coiled

If something whirled, it spun and turned very quickly.

Example:
The water whirled in a circle under the bridge.

Question:
What toy have you whirled?

​whirled

Open Ended

Use the word whirled in your own sentence.

The __ whirled in a circle __.

Multiple Choice

Which word means it spun and turned very quickly?

• tame

• whirled

• genuine

• saga

• coiled

Match

Match the word to the correct sentence.

• I __ the jump rope neatly and put it in the box.

• This __ tells a story of brave soldiers in ancient times.

• Animal experts say you can never __ tame a wolf.

• Experts say the dinosaur fossil is ___, so it will be displayed at the museum.

• As the carnival ride __ faster and faster, I started to feel dizzy.

coiled

saga

tame

genuine

whirled

• coiled

• saga

• tame

• genuine

• whirled