A Birthday Basket

In the middle of the story

• Cecilia bakes cookies with Chica’s help.

• Mama helps Cecilia and Chica look for things to put in the basket.

• Tia is at the house helping prepare for the party.

• Cecilia gathers things that remind her of Tia to put in a birthday basket.

A Birthday Basket for Tia is

• a fairy tale

• realistic fiction

• nonfiction

• fantasy

In the beginning of the story

• there is a party for Tia.

• Cecilia eats breakfast.

• Cecilia hides the basket in the closet.

• Cecilia tells us it is a special day because Tia is ninety years old.

The solution to Cecilia’s problem was

• to gather things that held memories for both Cecilia and Tia to put in the basket.

• to have musicians at the party for Tia because she loved to sing.

• to dance with Tia.

• to fill the piñata for the party because Cecilia loves sweets.

Mark the word that means a container made of woven strips of wood.

• box

• bank

• basket

• present

Why did the author write A Birthday Basket for Tia?

• to inform

• to entertain

• to persuade

What is the Genre of "A Birthday Basket for Tia"?

• Folktale

• Biography

• Nonfiction

• Realistic Fiction

What is the main theme of 'A Birthday Basket for Tia'?

• Family and love

• Adventure and mystery

• Science and technology

• History and culture

Who is the main character in 'A Birthday Basket for Tia'?

• Cecilia

• Tia

• Mama

• Chica

What does Cecilia put in the birthday basket?

• Toys

• Books

• Memories

• Clothes