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Alejandro's Gift Comprehension
Contribució de: Moore
  • 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) the windmill brings water up from his well
B) he does not have many visitors
C) he does not need much water for himself and his burro
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 birds
B) desert flowers
C) desert fruit
D) kinds of cactus
  • 5. All the animals that come to the garden _____.
A) have fur
B) have four legs
C) have long tails
D) are small
  • 6. The squirrel comes to Alejandro's garden because it is _____.
A) lost
B) thirsty
C) hungry
D) curious
  • 7. Alejandro digs a water hole to ______.
A) get better water for his burro
B) water his garden more easily
C) feed his animal visitors
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) the skunk warned other animals of danger
C) Alejandro realized that the animals did not feel safe near the house
D) Alejandro did not understand why the skunk ran away
  • 9. Animals ignore the first water hole because it is ____.
A) salty
B) too shallow
C) muddy
D) in the open
  • 10. Which word best tells about Alejandro?
A) defeated
B) fearful
C) selfish
D) determined
  • 11. The second water hole is different from the first one Alejandro dug because it is _____.
A) smaller than the first one
B) sheltered from his house
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) his burro moves about
C) they always come at the same time
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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