The Armadillo from Amarillo Comprehension
  • 1. It seemed like it took forever, but we ______________ arrived at the airport.
A) homeward
B) converse
C) universe
D) eventually
  • 2. When the teenagers _______________ too much in class, they get into trouble.
A) converse
B) sphere
C) homeward
D) eventually
  • 3. On which ______________ do you find the United States?
A) homeward
B) converse
C) eventually
D) continent
  • 4. The new globe in our classroom is a giant _____________.
A) eventually
B) continent
C) sphere
D) converse
  • 5. The Earth is just a tiny part of the ______________.
A) converse
B) sphere
C) universe
D) eventually
  • 6. The astronauts, after visiting the moon, turned the spaceship _____________.
A) sphere
B) continent
C) universe
D) homeward
  • 7. All of the following are reasons that this selection is a fantasy except ________.
A) the events can't really happen
B) its purpose is to entertain
C) it presents factual information
D) the characters are unreal
  • 8. Sasparillo leaves home because he wants to ______.
A) see a city
B) climb a tower
C) visit Brillo
D) explore the world
  • 9. Who is Brillo?
A) a zookeeper
B) an armadillo
C) an eagle
D) a wild turkey
  • 10. Sasparillo feels that the land near Amarillo is too _____.
A) high and cool
B) flat and cool
C) wet and hot
D) hilly and hot
  • 11. In this selection, Austin, Abilene, and Lubbock are places in _____.
A) Arkansas
B) Louisiana
C) Texas
D) California
  • 12. Sasparillo wants to ride on the eagle's back to _______.
A) feel the cool air up high
B) take a rest from walking
C) see how it feels to fly
D) get a bigger view of the land
  • 13. After they see the city of Amarillo, Sasparillo and Eagle next see the __________.
A) United States of America
B) state of Texas
C) planet Earth
D) North American continent
  • 14. Which of the following could not happen in real life?
A) a rocket shuttle heading into space
B) craters existing on the moon
C) Texas being one of the fifty states
D) an eagle flying fast enough to catch a rocket ship
  • 15. How does Armadillo finally get to see where in the world he is?
A) He climbs up canyon walls.
B) He gets Eagle to give him a ride.
C) He rides on a spaceship into outer space.
D) He goes to the top of the tallest building in San Antonio.
  • 16. How does Armadillo change after he sees where he is on Earth?
A) He wants to travel to more places.
B) He and Eagle stop being friends.
C) He wants to travel alone again.
D) He is ready to go home.
  • 17. Which word best tells about Armadillo?
A) scared
B) lazy
C) jealous
D) curious
  • 18. What is the most important thing Sasparillo learns from his traveling?
A) how rockets are launched
B) where his place in the world is
C) how thin the air in space is
D) how many planets there are
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