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