Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
  • 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) tripped
B) temperature
C) telegraph
D) splinters
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) drifts
B) earned
C) trail
D) guided
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) splinters
B) guided
C) temperature
D) telegraph
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Splinters
B) Trail
C) Drifts
D) Guided
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) telegraph
B) guided
C) temperature
D) trail
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) Telephone lines are frozen.
B) People are dying from the flu.
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 sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
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) It was longer than other trips.
B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
C) The trail went across a sea of ice.
D) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
  • 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) 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) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
C) the dogs slipped and skidded
D) the sled kept turning over
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) Someone fired a gun.
B) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
C) A runner broke off the sled.
D) The sea ice split apart.
  • 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 reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
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) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
C) Balto could not find the trail.
D) The airport was closed.
  • 16. Balto was a good lead dog because he was ________.
A) calm and determined
B) friendly and sure-footed
C) big and fast
D) tame and strong
  • 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 was shivering from the cold.
D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
  • 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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