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