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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) 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) he wants the vegetables to grow quickly
D) the garden is very big
  • 4. In this selection, woodpeckers, thrashers, and roadrunners are _____.
A) desert flowers
B) desert birds
C) kinds of cactus
D) desert fruit
  • 5. All the animals that come to the garden _____.
A) have fur
B) have long tails
C) are small
D) have four legs
  • 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) feed his animal visitors
B) water his garden more easily
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) the skunk warned other animals of danger
D) Alejandro realized that the animals did not feel safe near the house
  • 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) fearful
B) determined
C) selfish
D) defeated
  • 11. The second water hole is different from the first one Alejandro dug because it is _____.
A) sheltered from his house
B) smaller than the first one
C) shunned by the large animals
D) next to his house
  • 12. Alejandro knows when animals are at the second water hole because _____.
A) they always come at the same time
B) his burro moves about
C) he can see them
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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