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

Created with That Quiz — where a math practice test is always one click away.