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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) drifts
B) telegraph
C) guided
D) survived
  • 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) earned
B) guided
C) trail
D) drifts
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) telegraph
B) splinters
C) guided
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) trail
B) telegraph
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) dog teams can get through the storm
D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
  • 9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?
A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
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) 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) keys on telegraph
B) the smoothness of glass
C) The up and down of a roller coaster
D) a gun being shot
  • 12. The bumpy ice was the worst part of the trail over the sea ice because ________.
A) the sled kept turning over
B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
C) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
D) the dogs slipped and skidded
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) A runner broke off the sled.
B) The sea ice split apart.
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 getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
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) The team missed the town of Safety.
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) friendly and sure-footed
B) big and fast
C) tame and strong
D) calm and determined
  • 17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He was shaking snow off his head.
B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
D) He was shivering from the cold.
  • 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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