BM3: The Gift

25. What is the lesson of the passage?  

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

• B Doing hard work makes people feel good about themselves.  

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

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

26. What is the meaning of the phrase “her eyes lit up” in paragraph 2?  

  

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

• B Ana was excited about her upcoming birthday. 

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

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

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

• A basket 

• B bowl 

• C burlap sack 

• D tin can 

28. What is the meaning of the phrase “drifted off to sleep” in paragraph 3?

• A Bebeto fell off his bed in his sleep. 

   

• B Bebeto fell asleep slowly.  

• C Bebeto did not want to fall asleep. 

• D Bebeto got up in his sleep and walked around.

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

• A Bebeto is very good at playing soccer.  

• B Bebeto needed to get a haircut badly.  

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

    

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

30. What is the meaning of the phrase “picked over” in paragraph 9?  

• A Most of the mangoes had already been taken.  

• B The other boys helped Bebeto get mangoes.

• C Bebeto needed a tool to reach the mangoes.  

• D There were enough mangoes for all the boys.

31. What happened after all the mangoes were picked from the smaller trees?  

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

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

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

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

Part A 

32. What caused Bebeto to pick the mangoes? 

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

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

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

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

Part B 

33. Which quotation from the passage best supports the answer in Part A? 

• 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) 

    

• B “But he reached her store just as she was closing—in time to exchange some of his mangoes  for the doll.” (paragraph 12)  

• C “‘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) 

• D “‘My favorite fruit—thank you, Bebeto!’ said Ana. She reached for the bowl and picked up the  top mango.” (paragraph 17)

34. How do paragraphs 12-15 help the reader understand the passage? .

• A The paragraphs describe the problem. 

• B The paragraphs introduce the main characters in the story.  

• C The paragraphs show how the problem is solved.  

• D The paragraphs describe the setting