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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
Contributed by: Goers
(Original author: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) drifts
B) guided
C) survived
D) telegraph
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) splinters
B) temperature
C) telegraph
D) tripped
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) trail
B) guided
C) drifts
D) earned
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) guided
B) telegraph
C) splinters
D) temperature
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Drifts
B) Splinters
C) Trail
D) Guided
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) telegraph
B) guided
C) trail
D) temperature
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) Telephone lines are frozen.
B) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
C) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
D) People are dying from the flu.
  • 8. All of the following are reasons why it is difficult to get medicine to Nome except _________.
A) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
B) dog teams can get through the storm
C) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
D) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
  • 9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?
A) It was longer than other trips.
B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
C) The trail went across a sea of ice.
D) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) a hot food Kasson always ate.
B) a mix of snow and icy water
C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
D) cold food for dogs
  • 11. To what did the writer compare the movement of the sea ice?
A) a gun being shot
B) keys on telegraph
C) The up and down of a roller coaster
D) the smoothness of glass
  • 12. The bumpy ice was the worst part of the trail over the sea ice because ________.
A) the sled kept turning over
B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
D) the dogs slipped and skidded
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) The sea ice split apart.
B) Someone fired a gun.
C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
D) A runner broke off the sled.
  • 14. How did Balto show that he was smart?
A) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
D) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
  • 15. What made the trip miles longer than Kasson expected?
A) The airport was closed.
B) The team missed the town of Safety.
C) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
D) Balto could not find the trail.
  • 16. Balto was a good lead dog because he was ________.
A) friendly and sure-footed
B) tame and strong
C) calm and determined
D) big and fast
  • 17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He was shivering from the cold.
B) He was shaking snow off his head.
C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
  • 18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.
A) trusted people
B) was born in New York
C) was a handsome dog
D) had great courage
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