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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) guided
B) survived
C) telegraph
D) drifts
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) telegraph
B) temperature
C) tripped
D) splinters
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) drifts
B) guided
C) trail
D) earned
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) splinters
B) telegraph
C) temperature
D) guided
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Guided
B) Splinters
C) Trail
D) Drifts
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) temperature
B) telegraph
C) guided
D) trail
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) Telephone lines are frozen.
B) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
D) People are dying from the flu.
  • 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) It was longer than other trips.
B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
D) The trail went across a sea of ice.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) cold food for dogs
B) a hot food Kasson always ate.
C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
D) a mix of snow and icy water
  • 11. To what did the writer compare the movement of the sea ice?
A) The up and down of a roller coaster
B) a gun being shot
C) keys on telegraph
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) the sled kept turning over
C) the dogs slipped and skidded
D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
  • 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 team missed the town of Safety.
B) The airport was closed.
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) tame and strong
B) big and fast
C) calm and determined
D) friendly and sure-footed
  • 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 wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
D) He was shivering from the cold.
  • 18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.
A) had great courage
B) trusted people
C) was born in New York
D) was a handsome dog
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