CrucitaOnline version Part One Comprehension Activities by Dena Chavez 1 Crucita Valdez lived in a a big city. b large town. c small village. d church. 2 Crucita's sisters were very a old. b young. c beautiful. d strange. 3 Crucita's eyes were always a wide open. b half-closed. c very red. d very green, 4 Filiberto said that Crucita a was kind and helpful. b loved to play games. c loved to read books. d always got into trouble. 5 The church was the a smallest building in the village. b oldest building in the village. c largest building in the village. d newest building in the village. 6 The church was old. When it rained the roof leaked. When a roof leaks, it a keeps the buliding warm. b keeps the building dry. c keeps the rain out. d lets the rain in. 7 The people of the village were poor. They could not afford to build a new church. The word afford means to have enough a time for. b money for. c room for. d love for. 8 Crucita walked in a strange way because a her legs hurt her b she was five years old, c she had trouble breathing. d she had trouble seeing. 9 Crucita said that the words were very small. Then Sister Mary realized that Crucita could hardly see, The word realized means a found out. b forgot. c asked about. d counted. 10 Every so often there were parties in the church. The idiom every so often means a sometimes. b once a year. c every morning and night. d all the time.