Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension

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

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

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

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

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

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

4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.

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

5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.

A) Trail
B) Splinters
C) Drifts
D) Guided

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

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

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

A) People are dying from the flu.
B) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
C) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
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) It was longer than other trips.
B) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
C) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
D) The trail went across a sea of ice.

10. In this story, mush was ______.

A) a hot food Kasson always ate.
B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
C) a mix of snow and icy water
D) cold food for dogs

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 slipped and skidded
C) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
D) the sled kept turning over

13. What made the loud cracking sound?

A) Someone fired a gun.
B) The sea ice split apart.
C) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
D) A runner broke off the sled.

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) 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.

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

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

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

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