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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) drifts
B) guided
C) telegraph
D) survived
  • 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) guided
B) earned
C) trail
D) drifts
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) telegraph
B) temperature
C) splinters
D) guided
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Trail
B) Drifts
C) Splinters
D) Guided
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) trail
B) guided
C) temperature
D) telegraph
  • 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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
C) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
D) dog teams can get through the storm
  • 9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?
A) It was longer than other trips.
B) The trail went across a sea of ice.
C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
B) cold food for dogs
C) a mix of snow and icy water
D) a hot food Kasson always ate.
  • 11. To what did the writer compare the movement of the sea ice?
A) a gun being shot
B) the smoothness of glass
C) keys on telegraph
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 sled kept turning over
B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
C) the dogs slipped and skidded
D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) The sea ice split apart.
B) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
C) Someone fired a gun.
D) A runner broke off the sled.
  • 14. How did Balto show that he was smart?
A) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
C) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
D) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
  • 15. What made the trip miles longer than Kasson expected?
A) The airport was closed.
B) The team missed the town of Safety.
C) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
D) Balto could not find the trail.
  • 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 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) trusted people
B) had great courage
C) was born in New York
D) was a handsome dog
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