The Gift

What is the lesson of the passage?

• It takes skill and imagination to solve a difficult problem.

• Doing hard work makes people feel good about themselves.

• Surprising those you love with special gifts will bring them joy.

• Homemade gifts are much more meaningful than store-bought gifts.

What is the meaning of the phrase "her eyes lit up" in paragraph 2?

• Ana was thrilled about the doll that was in the store.

• Ana was excited about her upcoming birthday.

• Ana was thrilled to make a similar doll a home.

• Ana was excited to collect mangoes and sell them for toys.

What did Bebeto use to catch mangoes from the taller trees?

• basket

• bowl

• burlap sack

• tin can

What is the meaning of the phrase "drifted off to sleep" in paragraph 3?

• Bebeto fell off his bed in his sleep.

• Bebeto fell asleep slowly.

• Bebeto did not want to fall asleep.

• Bebeto got up in his sleep and walked around.

What can the reader conclude about Bebeto from paragraphs 4-7?

• Bebeto is very good at playing soccer.

• Bebeto needed to get a haircut badly.

• Bebeto would not let anything stop him from reaching his goal.

• Bebeto could not find anyone who was willing to help him.

What is the meaning of the phrase "picked over" in paragraph 9?

• Most of the mangoes had already been taken.

• The other boys helped Bebeto get mangoes.

• Bebeto needed a tool to reach the mangoes.

• There were enough mangoes for all the boys.

What happened after all the mangoes were picked from the smaller tree?

• Bebeto and the other boys climbed the branches to reach the higher mangoes.

• Bebeto and the other boys went home with the mangoes they had already found.

• Bebeto tied a loop in his string and tossed it into the trees to pull down mangoes.

• Bebeto created a tool to help him pick mangoes from the taller trees.

What caused Bebeto to pick the mangoes?

• He wanted to give them all to his sister because they were her favorite fruit.

• He wanted to use them to get a store-bought gift.

• He wanted to use them to make juice because his sister like juice.

• He wanted to give them to other boys to get toys return.

Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer in part A?

• "On the way back to town, Bebeto began to worry that the other boys might already have sold or traded their mangoes to Zulma. Maybe he was too late.." (paragraph 12)

• "But he reached her store just as she was closing-in time to exchange some of his mangoes for the doll.: (paragraph 12)

• "Good morning, birthday girl,' said her mother pouring her a glass of passionfruit juice and handing her a piece of sweet bread with lemon jelly on top."(paragraph 14)