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Vocabulary
Story Facts
Critical Thinking
Skills
Think Beyond
100
The wind caused the blades of the _____ to go round and round.
windmill
100
What genre is this story?
realistic fiction
100
Why did the author name this story Alejandro's Gift?
Alejandro gave the animals the gift of water, and they gave him the gift of their company.
100
All the animals that come to the garden ______. A. have fur B. are small C. have long tails D.have four legs
B. are small
100
A place that receives very little rain
A desert
200
The little boy _____ each moment spent with his grandfather.
cherished
200
What problem did the animals in the story have?
Surviving in the desert with little water
200
Alejandro can have a garden in the desert because _______?
the windmill brings water up from his well
200
Fact or Opinion: Animals need water to survive?
Fact
200
What word best tells about Alejandro? A. defeated B. selfish C. determined D. fearful
determined
300
Dad dug ____ to plant the tomato seeds.
furrows
300
Why does Alejandro think he must have done something wrong when he dug the first well?
No animals visited his water hole
300
Are the desert animals Alejandro's pets now? Why or why not?
No because Alejandro can't pet them or even see most of them
300
Fact or Opinion: Everyone should help animals
Opinion
300
How is the second water hole different from the first?
The second water hole is sheltered from his house and the first hole was too close to his house.
400
There was ______ room in the garden to plan carrots.
ample
400
How did Alejandro figure out the problem?
He saw a skunk run and hide when he came out of the house
400
Why does Alejandro work for hours in his garden?
The work keeps him from being lonely
400
The squirrel comes to Alejandro's garden because it is _______.
thirsty
400
How did Alejandro know that the animals are at the second water hole?
He can hear them
500
Because my mother doesn't like crowds, she ____ the mall when it was busy.
shunned
500
Why did the animals stay away from Alejandro's first water hole?
It is too close to his house, and there are no hiding places nearby.
500
In the story, woodpeckers, thrashers, and roadrunners are ______.
Desert birds
500
Compare and contrast Alejandro's feeling at the beginning of the story with the way he feels now?
At the beginning of the story, Alejandro was sad and lonely. At the end, Alejandro still lives alone, but he feels good and not lonely anymore.
500
This desert is extremely cold but is always frozen so it is also considered a desert?
Antarctica