The Amazing Kreskin

High school (ages 12+)
Thinking & Learning

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/kreskin

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was The Amazing Kreskin born?January 12, 1935
2. When did The Amazing Kreskin die?December 10, 2024
3. What is the career?American mentalist, gained significant popularity through television in the 1970s
4. What is the inspiration?Lee Falk's comic strip character Mandrake the Magician
5. Who was The Amazing Kreskin?The Amazing Kreskin was a famous performer who showed people how the mind could do amazing things. He used psychology and observation instead of claiming supernatural powers.
6. What inspired him to become a mentalist?He was inspired by the comic strip character Mandrake the Magician, who used hypnosis and illusion to fight crime. This sparked his interest in mentalism when he was young.

Mentalism: A performing art that aims to demonstrate extraordinary mental abilities through psychological techniques and suggestion.
Suggestion: The psychological process by which one person's thoughts, feelings, or behavior are influenced by another person.
Paranormal: Relating to phenomena that cannot be explained by normal scientific understanding, such as telepathy or precognition.
Psychology: The scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.