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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) survived
B) guided
C) telegraph
D) drifts
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) tripped
B) splinters
C) temperature
D) telegraph
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) earned
B) drifts
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) Trail
B) Splinters
C) Drifts
D) Guided
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) telegraph
B) guided
C) trail
D) temperature
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) People are dying from the flu.
B) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
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) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
B) dog teams can get through the storm
C) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
D) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
  • 9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?
A) It was longer than other trips.
B) The trail went across a sea of ice.
C) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
D) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) cold food for dogs
B) a mix of snow and icy water
C) a hot food Kasson always ate.
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) The up and down of a roller coaster
B) keys on telegraph
C) the smoothness of glass
D) a gun being shot
  • 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) The sea ice split apart.
B) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
C) Someone fired a gun.
D) A runner broke off the sled.
  • 14. How did Balto show that he was smart?
A) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
B) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
D) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
  • 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) calm and determined
B) tame and strong
C) friendly and sure-footed
D) big and fast
  • 17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He was shivering from the cold.
B) He was shaking snow off his head.
C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
  • 18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.
A) trusted people
B) was a handsome dog
C) had great courage
D) was born in New York
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