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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
Contributed by: Goers
(Original author: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) telegraph
B) guided
C) survived
D) drifts
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) temperature
B) splinters
C) tripped
D) telegraph
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) trail
B) earned
C) guided
D) drifts
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) temperature
B) guided
C) telegraph
D) splinters
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Guided
B) Drifts
C) Splinters
D) Trail
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) trail
B) temperature
C) telegraph
D) guided
  • 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) 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) dog teams can get through the storm
B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
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) The trail went across a sea of ice.
B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
D) It was longer than other trips.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) a hot food Kasson always ate.
B) a mix of snow and icy water
C) cold food for dogs
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) 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) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
C) the dogs slipped and skidded
D) the sled kept turning over
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) The sea ice split apart.
B) Someone fired a gun.
C) A runner broke off the sled.
D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
  • 14. How did Balto show that he was smart?
A) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
B) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
C) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
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 team missed the town of Safety.
C) The airport was closed.
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) calm and determined
C) tame and strong
D) friendly and sure-footed
  • 17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He was shaking snow off his head.
B) He was shivering from the cold.
C) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
D) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
  • 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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