Alejandro's Gift Comprehension
  • 1. This selection is a good example of realistic fiction because _____.
A) the setting could be a real place
B) the story was told orally before it was written
C) the story involves technology from the future
D) many events are unrealistic
  • 2. Alejandro can have a garden in the desert because ______.
A) the windmill brings water up from his well
B) he does not have many visitors
C) there is a water hole next to his house
D) he does not need much water for himself and his burro
  • 3. Alejandro works in his garden for hours because ______.
A) there are a lot of weeds in the garden
B) the garden is very big
C) he wants the vegetables to grow quickly
D) the work keeps him from being lonely
  • 4. In this selection, woodpeckers, thrashers, and roadrunners are _____.
A) desert fruit
B) desert flowers
C) kinds of cactus
D) desert birds
  • 5. All the animals that come to the garden _____.
A) have long tails
B) are small
C) have fur
D) have four legs
  • 6. The squirrel comes to Alejandro's garden because it is _____.
A) lost
B) thirsty
C) hungry
D) curious
  • 7. Alejandro digs a water hole to ______.
A) provide water for the other, larger desert animals
B) water his garden more easily
C) get better water for his burro
D) feed his animal visitors
  • 8. When "the skunk darted to safety in the underbrush?, ________.
A) Alejandro realized that the animals did not feel safe near the house
B) the skunk warned other animals of danger
C) the skunk go caught
D) Alejandro did not understand why the skunk ran away
  • 9. Animals ignore the first water hole because it is ____.
A) salty
B) too shallow
C) muddy
D) in the open
  • 10. Which word best tells about Alejandro?
A) defeated
B) selfish
C) determined
D) fearful
  • 11. The second water hole is different from the first one Alejandro dug because it is _____.
A) next to his house
B) sheltered from his house
C) shunned by the large animals
D) smaller than the first one
  • 12. Alejandro knows when animals are at the second water hole because _____.
A) they always come at the same time
B) his burro moves about
C) he can see them
D) he can hear them
  • 13. How does Alejandro fix the problems with the first water hole?
  • 14. Explain the two meanings of the story's title Alejandro's Gift. What gift does Alejandro intend to give? What gift does he receive?
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