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) the story involves technology from the future
C) many events are unrealistic
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) the windmill brings water up from his well
C) there is a water hole next to his house
D) he does not need much water for himself and his burro
  • 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 fruit
B) kinds of cactus
C) desert flowers
D) desert birds
  • 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) lost
B) hungry
C) curious
D) thirsty
  • 7. Alejandro digs a water hole to ______.
A) water his garden more easily
B) provide water for the other, larger desert animals
C) feed his animal visitors
D) get better water for his burro
  • 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) salty
B) muddy
C) too shallow
D) in the open
  • 10. Which word best tells about Alejandro?
A) selfish
B) fearful
C) determined
D) defeated
  • 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) shunned by the large animals
D) smaller than the first one
  • 12. Alejandro knows when animals are at the second water hole because _____.
A) they always come at the same time
B) he can hear them
C) his burro moves about
D) he can see 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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