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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
Con il contributo di: Goers
(Autore originale: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) guided
B) survived
C) drifts
D) telegraph
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) telegraph
B) tripped
C) splinters
D) temperature
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) earned
B) guided
C) drifts
D) trail
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) temperature
B) telegraph
C) guided
D) splinters
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Splinters
B) Drifts
C) Trail
D) Guided
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) trail
B) telegraph
C) guided
D) temperature
  • 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) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
D) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
  • 9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?
A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
C) It was longer than other trips.
D) The trail went across a sea of ice.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) a hot food Kasson always ate.
B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
C) a mix of snow and icy water
D) cold food for dogs
  • 11. To what did the writer compare the movement of the sea ice?
A) The up and down of a roller coaster
B) keys on telegraph
C) the smoothness of glass
D) a gun being shot
  • 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) 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 a team of doctors to the rescue train
B) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
C) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
  • 15. What made the trip miles longer than Kasson expected?
A) Balto could not find the trail.
B) The airport was closed.
C) The team missed the town of Safety.
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) 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 them to thank Balto, not him.
B) He was shaking snow off his head.
C) He was shivering from the cold.
D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
  • 18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.
A) was born in New York
B) had great courage
C) was a handsome dog
D) trusted people
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