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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
Contribuição de: Goers
(Autor original: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) telegraph
B) survived
C) drifts
D) guided
  • 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) earned
B) guided
C) trail
D) drifts
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) telegraph
B) splinters
C) temperature
D) guided
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Splinters
B) Trail
C) Guided
D) Drifts
  • 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) People are dying from the flu.
B) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
C) Telephone lines are frozen.
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 strong winds prevent planes from flying
B) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
C) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
D) dog teams can get through the storm
  • 9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?
A) The trail went across a sea of ice.
B) It was longer than other trips.
C) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
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 command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
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 up and down of a roller coaster
C) keys on telegraph
D) the smoothness of glass
  • 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 dogs slipped and skidded
C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
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) The sea ice split apart.
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 getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
  • 15. What made the trip miles longer than Kasson expected?
A) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
B) Balto could not find the trail.
C) The airport was closed.
D) The team missed the town of Safety.
  • 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 shivering from the cold.
B) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
D) He was shaking snow off his head.
  • 18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.
A) had great courage
B) was a handsome dog
C) trusted people
D) was born in New York
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