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