WorksheetsManiac Magee Part 1 VOCAB REVIEW
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
trestle
a)
F. A-framed bridge.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
2.
blundering
a)
L. To move blindly, without direction.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
3.
cardinal
a)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
E. The help of.
4.
hallucination
a)
O. A false impression or illusion.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
5.
emanations
a)
J. Something that comes from or originates from.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
6.
phantom
a)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
e)
E. The help of.
7.
gangplank
a)
P. A flat plank or bridgelike structure used when boarding or leaving a ship at a pier.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
8.
beeline
a)
G. A direct route traveled quickly.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
9.
picadored
a)
K. Pricked with a lance, like a bull in the early stages of a fight to weaken it.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
10.
solemnly
a)
M. Seriously
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
11.
hemisphere
a)
A. Half of the earth.
b)
B. Long period of time.
c)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
d)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
e)
E. The help of.
12.
poleax
a)
H. To hit.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
13.
courtesy
a)
E. The help of.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
14.
incubating
a)
N. To sit upon (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
15.
eons
a)
B. Long period of time.
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
d)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
e)
E. The help of.
16.
contortions
a)
I. Twists
b)
A. Half of the earth.
c)
B. Long period of time.
d)
C. Illusionary or nonexistent.
e)
D. Of prime importance, the principal.
17.
If you are looking for Maniac Magee’s legacy listen to the jump rope chant. Legacy means...
a)
A. Strong and healthy.
b)
B. Story handed down from the past.
c)
C. Natural intuitive power.
d)
D. Items that do not spoil easily.
18.
Amanda was pretty finicky about her books. Finicky means...
a)
A. Natural intuitive power.
b)
B. Wild uproar and chaos.
c)
C. Unemotional
d)
D. Fussy
19.
That was the infamous address of Finsterwald. Infamous means...
a)
A. Lonely and sad.
b)
B. To pine with desire or longing.
c)
C. An illusion that you see an object.
d)
D. Having an extremely bad reputation.
20.
McNab couldn’t stand having a blemish on his record. Blemish means...
a)
A. A defect or flaw.
b)
B. Substituted
c)
C. The entrance.
d)
D. Absurd
21.
One kid swore the appearance of Maniac Magee was a mirage. Mirage means...
a)
A. An illusion that you see an object.
b)
B. Wild uproar and chaos.
c)
C. Natural intuitive power.
d)
D. Someone who is helpful to someone in distress.
22.
Maniac’s instincts told him to stick to the tracks and not go into the open street. Instincts means...
a)
A. The act of looking forward.
b)
B. Having an extremely bad reputation.
c)
C. Strong and healthy.
d)
D. Natural intuitive power.
23.
The samaritan hoisted Arnold’s limp body over his shoulder and hauled him out of there. Samaritan means...
a)
A. Story handed down from the past.
b)
B. Substituted
c)
C. Someone who is helpful to someone in distress.
d)
D. Enduring fame.
24.
The whole East End converged for a day and night of games, music, food, and firecrackers on the 4thof July. Converged means...
a)
A. The entrance.
b)
B. Lonely and sad.
c)
C. To meet at one point.
d)
D. To pine with desire or longing.
25.
There was pandemonium on the sidelines. Pandemonium means...
a)
A. Having an extremely bad reputation.
b)
B. Lonely and sad.
c)
C. Wild uproar and chaos.
d)
D. A defect or flaw.
26.
Maniac knew he’d need the foresight of a grandmaster in chess to untangle the knot. Foresight means...
a)
A. The entrance.
b)
B. The act of looking forward.
c)
C. Enduring fame.
d)
D. Items that do not spoil easily.
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