The Armadillo from Amarillo Comprehension
  • 1. All of the following are reasons that this selection is a fantasy except ________.
A) it presents factual information
B) its purpose is to entertain
C) the characters are unreal
D) the events can't really happen
  • 2. Sasparillo leaves home because he wants to ______.
A) explore the world
B) see a city
C) climb a tower
D) visit Brillo
  • 3. Who is Brillo?
A) a zookeeper
B) an eagle
C) a wild turkey
D) an armadillo
  • 4. Sasparillo feels that the land near Amarillo is too _____.
A) high and cool
B) flat and cool
C) hilly and hot
D) wet and hot
  • 5. In this selection, Austin, Abilene, and Lubbock are places in _____.
A) Texas
B) California
C) Louisiana
D) Arkansas
  • 6. Sasparillo wants to ride on the eagle's back to _______.
A) take a rest from walking
B) get a bigger view of the land
C) see how it feels to fly
D) feel the cool air up high
  • 7. After they see the city of Amarillo, Sasparillo and Eagle next see the __________.
A) North American continent
B) planet Earth
C) United States of America
D) state of Texas
  • 8. Which of the following could not happen in real life?
A) an eagle flying fast enough to catch a rocket ship
B) Texas being one of the fifty states
C) a rocket shuttle heading into space
D) craters existing on the moon
  • 9. How does Armadillo finally get to see where in the world he is?
A) He goes to the top of the tallest building in San Antonio.
B) He rides on a spaceship into outer space.
C) He gets Eagle to give him a ride.
D) He climbs up canyon walls.
  • 10. How does Armadillo change after he sees where he is on Earth?
A) He wants to travel to more places.
B) He is ready to go home.
C) He and Eagle stop being friends.
D) He wants to travel alone again.
  • 11. Which word best tells about Armadillo?
A) lazy
B) curious
C) jealous
D) scared
  • 12. What is the most important thing Sasparillo learns from his traveling?
A) how thin the air in space is
B) where his place in the world is
C) how many planets there are
D) how rockets are launched
  • 13. What does the name Amarillo mean, and why do you think the city is called this?
  • 14. Describe what Earth looks like from space?
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