Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension

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) splinters
B) tripped
C) telegraph
D) temperature

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) splinters
B) temperature
C) guided
D) telegraph

5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.

A) Splinters
B) Trail
C) Drifts
D) Guided

6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.

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

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) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
D) Telephone lines are frozen.

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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.

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

A) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
B) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
C) It was longer than other trips.
D) The trail went across a sea of ice.

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) keys on telegraph
B) a gun being shot
C) The up and down of a roller coaster
D) the smoothness of glass

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) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
C) the dogs slipped and skidded
D) the sled kept turning over

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 getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
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 airport was closed.
B) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
C) Balto could not find the trail.
D) The team missed the town of Safety.

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

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

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 a handsome dog
C) was born in New York
D) had great courage

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