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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
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  • 1. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
B) Telephone lines are frozen.
C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
D) People are dying from the flu.
  • 2. 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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
C) dog teams can get through the storm
D) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
  • 3. 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.
  • 4. In this story, mush was ______.
A) cold food for dogs
B) a mix of snow and icy water
C) a hot food Kasson always ate.
D) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
  • 5. To what did the writer compare the movement of the sea ice?
A) keys on telegraph
B) a gun being shot
C) the smoothness of glass
D) The up and down of a roller coaster
  • 6. 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) the dogs slipped and skidded
D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
  • 7. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) A runner broke off the sled.
B) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
C) The sea ice split apart.
D) Someone fired a gun.
  • 8. 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
  • 9. 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.
  • 10. Balto was a good lead dog because he was ________.
A) calm and determined
B) tame and strong
C) friendly and sure-footed
D) big and fast
  • 11. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He was shivering from the cold.
B) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
C) He was shaking snow off his head.
D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
  • 12. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.
A) was born in New York
B) trusted people
C) was a handsome dog
D) had great courage
  • 13. What problem does Balto face? What is "one" step he takes to solve this problem? Include information from this selectioin in your answer.
  • 14. Balto in this selection could be described as brave. Use "two" details from the selection that support this description.
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