Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension

1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.

A) guided
B) survived
C) telegraph
D) drifts

2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.

A) tripped
B) telegraph
C) splinters
D) temperature

3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.

A) trail
B) drifts
C) guided
D) earned

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) Trail
B) Drifts
C) Guided
D) Splinters

6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.

A) guided
B) temperature
C) telegraph
D) trail

7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?

A) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
B) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
C) People are dying from the flu.
D) Telephone lines are frozen.

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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
D) the strong winds prevent planes from flying

9. How was this trip with the dogs different for Kasson?

A) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
B) The trail went across a sea of ice.
C) It was longer than other trips.
D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.

10. In this story, mush was ______.

A) cold food for dogs
B) a hot food Kasson always ate.
C) a mix of snow and icy water
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) keys on telegraph
B) a gun being shot
C) the smoothness of glass
D) The up and down of a roller coaster

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 sled kept turning over
D) the dogs slipped and skidded

13. What made the loud cracking sound?

A) Someone fired a gun.
B) The sea ice split apart.
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 reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
B) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
D) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow

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 had to go around the deepest snow.
D) The team missed the town of Safety.

16. Balto was a good lead dog because he was ________.

A) tame and strong
B) friendly and sure-footed
C) calm and determined
D) big and fast

17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?

A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
B) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
C) He was shaking snow off his head.
D) He was shivering from the cold.

18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.

A) was a handsome dog
B) had great courage
C) was born in New York
D) trusted people

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