The Day it Rained Tortillas

What is the setting of the story?

• New Mexico
• Mexico
• Spain
• Arizona

Which event happens first in the story?

• The woodcutter's wife sends him out for flour
• The woodcutter goes to school
• The woodcutter's wife makes tortillas
• The woodcutter finds three bags of gold

What causes the woodcutter's wife to worry?

• She runs out of flour
• She needs a hiding spot for the gold
• She is afraid the robbers will find her husband
• She does not have time to fix the hole in the roof

Part of the problem in the story is caused by the woodcutter because he _______.

• Babbled too much
• Does not know where to stash the tortillas
• Snatched the gold off the porch
• Advised the wife to fix the roof

The woodcutter's wife makes piles of tortillas because ________.

• She knows the woodcutter eats lots of them
• She wants the woodcutter to think it rained tortillas
• She wants to have enough tortillas to feed the robbers
• She spent all the gold on flour to make tortillas

Which word BEST describes the woodcutter?

• Brave
• Clever
• Talkative
• Furious

Which word from the story helps you know what FURIOUS means?

• Silly
• Calmly
• Knocking
• Angry

What happens AFTER it rains tortillas?

• The woodcutter tells people about the gold
• The woodcutter goes to buy flour
• The woodcutter goes to school
• The woodcutter buries the gold

The woodcutter tells the robbers _______.

• The gold disappeared when it rained tortillas
• They need to go to school
• He needs help fixing the roof
• His wife makes amazing tortillas

The woodcutter's wife solves the story's problem ______.

• By making the robbers believe it rained tortillas
• By calling the police on the robbers
• By giving the gold back
• By making the robbers think they can't believe the woodcutter