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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension - Qüestionari
Contribució de: Goers
(Autor original: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) drifts
B) telegraph
C) guided
D) survived
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) telegraph
B) temperature
C) tripped
D) splinters
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) drifts
B) earned
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) Guided
B) Drifts
C) Splinters
D) Trail
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) temperature
B) trail
C) guided
D) telegraph
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) People are dying from the flu.
B) Telephone lines are frozen.
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) dog teams can get through the storm
B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
C) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
  • 9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?
A) The trail went across a sea of ice.
B) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
C) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
D) It was longer than other trips.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) a mix of snow and icy water
B) a hot food Kasson always ate.
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) the smoothness of glass
B) The up and down of a roller coaster
C) keys on telegraph
D) a gun being shot
  • 12. The bumpy ice was the worst part of the trail over the sea ice because ________.
A) the sled kept turning over
B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
C) the dogs slipped and skidded
D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
  • 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 saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
  • 15. What made the trip miles longer than Kasson expected?
A) The airport was closed.
B) Balto could not find the trail.
C) The team missed the town of Safety.
D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
  • 16. Balto was a good lead dog because he was ________.
A) tame and strong
B) friendly and sure-footed
C) big and fast
D) calm and determined
  • 17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
B) He was shivering from the cold.
C) He was shaking snow off his head.
D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
  • 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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