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