Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension

1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.

A) survived
B) telegraph
C) guided
D) drifts

2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.

A) telegraph
B) temperature
C) splinters
D) tripped

3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.

A) drifts
B) earned
C) trail
D) guided

4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.

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

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) temperature
B) trail
C) telegraph
D) guided

7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?

A) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
B) Telephone lines are frozen.
C) People are dying from the flu.
D) Many people are sick with diphtheria.

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

10. In this story, mush was ______.

A) a hot food Kasson always ate.
B) a mix of snow and icy water
C) cold food for dogs
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 smoothness of glass
B) keys on telegraph
C) a gun being shot
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) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
D) the sled kept turning over

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 reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
C) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
D) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up

15. What made the trip miles longer than Kasson expected?

A) Balto could not find the trail.
B) The team missed the town of Safety.
C) The airport was closed.
D) The team had to go around the deepest snow.

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

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

17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?

A) He was shaking snow off his head.
B) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
C) He was shivering from the cold.
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 born in New York
C) had great courage
D) was a handsome dog

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