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