Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension

1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.

A) telegraph
B) survived
C) guided
D) drifts

2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.

A) splinters
B) temperature
C) tripped
D) telegraph

3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.

A) earned
B) trail
C) drifts
D) guided

4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.

A) splinters
B) guided
C) telegraph
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) temperature
B) trail
C) telegraph
D) guided

7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?

A) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
B) Telephone lines are frozen.
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) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
B) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
C) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
D) dog teams can get through the storm

9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?

A) The trail went across a sea of ice.
B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
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 hot food Kasson always ate.
C) a mix of snow and icy water
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) keys on telegraph
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) the dogs slipped and skidded
B) the sled kept turning over
C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice

13. What made the loud cracking sound?

A) The sea ice split apart.
B) A runner broke off the sled.
C) Someone fired a gun.
D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.

14. How did Balto show that he was smart?

A) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
D) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up

15. What made the trip miles longer than Kasson expected?

A) The team missed the town of Safety.
B) The airport was closed.
C) Balto could not find the trail.
D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.

16. Balto was a good lead dog because he was ________.

A) big and fast
B) tame and strong
C) friendly and sure-footed
D) calm and determined

17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?

A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
B) He was shaking snow off his head.
C) He was shivering from the cold.
D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.

18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.

A) was born in New York
B) had great courage
C) trusted people
D) was a handsome dog

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