Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) guided
B) drifts
C) telegraph
D) survived
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) tripped
B) splinters
C) telegraph
D) temperature
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) trail
B) guided
C) drifts
D) earned
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) telegraph
B) guided
C) temperature
D) splinters
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Drifts
B) Guided
C) Trail
D) Splinters
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) guided
B) trail
C) temperature
D) telegraph
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) Telephone lines are frozen.
B) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
C) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
B) dog teams can get through the storm
C) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
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) 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) cold food for dogs
B) a hot food Kasson always ate.
C) a mix of snow and icy water
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) a gun being shot
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 dogs slipped and skidded
B) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
C) the sled kept turning over
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 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 missed the town of Safety.
B) Balto could not find the trail.
C) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
D) The airport was closed.
  • 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 wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
B) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
C) He was shaking snow off his head.
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) was born in New York
C) trusted people
D) was a handsome dog
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