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