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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
Contribué par: Goers
(Auteur original: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) telegraph
B) drifts
C) survived
D) guided
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) temperature
B) splinters
C) telegraph
D) tripped
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) trail
B) earned
C) guided
D) drifts
  • 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) Trail
B) Splinters
C) Drifts
D) Guided
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) temperature
B) guided
C) telegraph
D) trail
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) People are dying from the flu.
B) Telephone lines are frozen.
C) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
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) dog teams can get through the storm
B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
C) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
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) It was longer than other trips.
C) The trail went across a sea of ice.
D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) a mix of snow and icy water
B) cold food for dogs
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) a gun being shot
B) The up and down of a roller coaster
C) the smoothness of glass
D) keys on telegraph
  • 12. The bumpy ice was the worst part of the trail over the sea ice because ________.
A) the sled kept turning over
B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
D) the dogs slipped and skidded
  • 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) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
B) The airport was closed.
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) big and fast
B) tame and strong
C) calm and determined
D) friendly and sure-footed
  • 17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
B) He was shaking snow off his head.
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) was born in New York
B) was a handsome dog
C) had great courage
D) trusted people
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