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