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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
Beigesteuert von: Goers
(Ursprünglicher Autor: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) drifts
B) guided
C) survived
D) telegraph
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) telegraph
B) tripped
C) splinters
D) temperature
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) trail
B) drifts
C) guided
D) earned
  • 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) Trail
B) Drifts
C) Splinters
D) Guided
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) telegraph
B) trail
C) temperature
D) guided
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
B) People are dying from the flu.
C) Telephone lines are frozen.
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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
C) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
D) dog teams can get through the storm
  • 9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?
A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
B) It was longer than other trips.
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) a hot food Kasson always ate.
B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
C) cold food for dogs
D) a mix of snow and icy water
  • 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) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
B) the dogs slipped and skidded
C) the sled kept turning over
D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) The sea ice split apart.
B) A runner broke off the sled.
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 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) 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 was shivering from the cold.
B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
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) trusted people
B) was born in New York
C) had great courage
D) was a handsome dog
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