Maniac Magee Vocab Ch 1-5

Match the vocab words to their definition

• samaritan

• 
• legacy

• 
• myth

• 
• infamous

• 
• segregation

• 

Match the word to the definition

• mirage

• 
• tall tale

• 
• cardinal

• 
• trestle

• 
• phantom

• 

I thought I saw a water fountain in the middle of the desert but it was just a ______

• mirage
• phantom

• tall tale

• cardinal

Michael Jordan is a basketball __________ because his true stories will be told for many years.

• myth

• phantom

• tall tale

• legacy

The trolley rode over the __________ bridge, high above the river.

• cardinal

• segregation

• trestle

• phantom

Maniac Magee really did run 200 miles, but to lie and say he ran that far in one day would be a ________________.

• myth

• tall tale

• infamous

• legacy

His evil actions had made him ___________, and everyone knew him.

• segregation

• cardinal

• infamous

• tall tale

Hercules is an example of a famous ________ since his story is made up.

• myth

• tall tale

• legacy

• trestle

It is important to be a good __________ and help when someone is in need.

• mirage

• phantom

• samaritan

• cardinal

Back in the 1950’s, racist white people made separate spaces. This was called ____________

• cardinal

• segregation

• samaritan

• tall tale