Crucita Part 1

Crucita Valdez lived in a

• big city

• large town

• small village

Crucita's sisters were very

• old

• young

• beautiful

Crucita's eyes were always

• wide open

• half-closed

• very red

Filiberto said that Crucita

• was kind and helpful

• loved to play games

• always got into trouble

The church was the

• smallest building in the village

• biggest building in the village

• newest building in the village

Crucita walked in a strange way because

• her legs hurt

• she was five years old

• she had trouble seeing

The church was old. When it rained, the roof leaked. When a roof leaks, it

• keeps the building warm

• lets the rain in

• keeps the rain out

The people of the village were poor. They could not afford to build a new church. The word afford means to have enough

• time for

• money for

• room for

Crucita said that the words were very small. Then Sister Mary realized that Crucita could hardly see. The word realized means

• found out

• forgot

• asked about

Every so often there were parties in the church. The idiom every so often means

• sometimes

• once a year

• every morning and night