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Alejandro's Gift Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. This selection is a good example of realistic fiction because _____.
A) the setting could be a real place
B) the story involves technology from the future
C) the story was told orally before it was written
D) many events are unrealistic
  • 2. Alejandro can have a garden in the desert because ______.
A) the windmill brings water up from his well
B) he does not have many visitors
C) he does not need much water for himself and his burro
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) the garden is very big
C) he wants the vegetables to grow quickly
D) there are a lot of weeds in the garden
  • 4. In this selection, woodpeckers, thrashers, and roadrunners are _____.
A) desert flowers
B) desert birds
C) desert fruit
D) kinds of cactus
  • 5. All the animals that come to the garden _____.
A) have fur
B) have long tails
C) are small
D) have four legs
  • 6. The squirrel comes to Alejandro's garden because it is _____.
A) lost
B) curious
C) hungry
D) thirsty
  • 7. Alejandro digs a water hole to ______.
A) get better water for his burro
B) feed his animal visitors
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 go caught
B) the skunk warned other animals of danger
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) muddy
B) salty
C) in the open
D) too shallow
  • 10. Which word best tells about Alejandro?
A) selfish
B) defeated
C) fearful
D) determined
  • 11. The second water hole is different from the first one Alejandro dug because it is _____.
A) sheltered from his house
B) smaller than the first one
C) shunned by the large animals
D) next to his house
  • 12. Alejandro knows when animals are at the second water hole because _____.
A) he can see them
B) they always come at the same time
C) his burro moves about
D) he can hear 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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