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