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