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Alejandro's Gift Comprehension
Contributed by: Moore
  • 1. This selection is a good example of realistic fiction because _____.
A) the story involves technology from the future
B) the setting could be a real place
C) many events are unrealistic
D) the story was told orally before it was written
  • 2. Alejandro can have a garden in the desert because ______.
A) there is a water hole next to his house
B) the windmill brings water up from his well
C) he does not have many visitors
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) kinds of cactus
B) desert flowers
C) desert fruit
D) desert birds
  • 5. All the animals that come to the garden _____.
A) are small
B) have four legs
C) have long tails
D) have fur
  • 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) provide water for the other, larger desert animals
C) feed his animal visitors
D) water his garden more easily
  • 8. When "the skunk darted to safety in the underbrush?, ________.
A) Alejandro realized that the animals did not feel safe near the house
B) Alejandro did not understand why the skunk ran away
C) the skunk go caught
D) the skunk warned other animals of danger
  • 9. Animals ignore the first water hole because it is ____.
A) salty
B) in the open
C) too shallow
D) muddy
  • 10. Which word best tells about Alejandro?
A) defeated
B) selfish
C) fearful
D) determined
  • 11. The second water hole is different from the first one Alejandro dug because it is _____.
A) smaller than the first one
B) sheltered from his house
C) next to his house
D) shunned by the large animals
  • 12. Alejandro knows when animals are at the second water hole because _____.
A) his burro moves about
B) they always come at the same time
C) he can see them
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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