Alejandro's Gift Comprehension
  • 1. The wind caused the blades of the _________ to go round and round.
A) furrows
B) windmill
C) ample
D) cherished
  • 2. The little boy __________ each moment with his grandfather.
A) ample
B) cherished
C) furrows
D) growth
  • 3. Dad dug _________ to plant the tomato seeds.
A) cherished
B) windmill
C) shunned
D) furrows
  • 4. There was __________ room in the garden to plant carrots too.
A) shunned
B) ample
C) windmill
D) admiring
  • 5. Because my mother doesn't like crowds, she ___________ the mall when it was busy.
A) ample
B) shunned
C) cherished
D) growth
  • 6. In science class, we recorded each plant's weekly ____________ in our notebooks.
A) ample
B) furrows
C) growth
D) cherished
  • 7. This is a good example of realistic fiction because ___________.
A) many things are totally fake
B) it includes things from the future that don't exist yet, like a flying donkey. Won't that be great when they finally figure out how to get donkeys to fly?
C) the story is just a fable
D) It could really happen
  • 8. Alejandro can have a garden in the desert because ______.
A) he does not need much water for himself and his burro
B) there is a water hole next to his house
C) he does not have many visitors
D) the windmill brings water up from his well
  • 9. Alejandro works in his garden for hours because ______.
A) he wants the vegetables to grow quickly
B) there are a lot of weeds in the garden
C) the work keeps him from being lonely
D) the garden is very big
  • 10. In this selection, woodpeckers, thrashers, and roadrunners are _____.
A) desert flowers
B) desert birds
C) desert fruit
D) kinds of cactus
  • 11. All the animals that come to the garden _____.
A) have fur
B) have long tails
C) are small
D) have four legs
  • 12. The squirrel comes to Alejandro's garden because it is _____.
A) thirsty
B) lost
C) curious
D) hungry
  • 13. Alejandro digs a water hole to ______.
A) get better water for his burro
B) feed his animal visitors
C) water his garden more easily
D) provide water for the other, larger desert animals
  • 14. When "the skunk darted to safety in the underbrush?, ________.
A) Alejandro did not understand why the skunk ran away
B) the skunk go caught
C) the skunk warned other animals of danger
D) Alejandro realized that the animals did not feel safe near the house
  • 15. Animals ignore the first water hole because it is ____.
A) in the open
B) too shallow
C) muddy
D) salty
  • 16. Which word best tells about Alejandro?
A) fearful
B) defeated
C) selfish
D) determined
  • 17. The second water hole is different from the first one Alejandro dug because it is _____.
A) shunned by the large animals
B) smaller than the first one
C) next to his house
D) sheltered from his house
  • 18. Alejandro knows when animals are at the second water hole because _____.
A) they always come at the same time
B) he can see them
C) his burro moves about
D) he can hear them
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