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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
Contribució de: Goers
(Autor original: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) survived
B) guided
C) telegraph
D) drifts
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) temperature
B) splinters
C) telegraph
D) tripped
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) earned
B) guided
C) drifts
D) trail
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) guided
B) splinters
C) temperature
D) telegraph
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Splinters
B) Guided
C) Trail
D) Drifts
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) telegraph
B) temperature
C) trail
D) guided
  • 7. At the beginning of the story, what is the problem in Nome?
A) People are dying from the flu.
B) Telephone lines are frozen.
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) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
C) dog teams can get through the storm
D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
  • 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) a hot food Kasson always ate.
B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
C) cold food for dogs
D) a mix of snow and icy water
  • 11. To what did the writer compare the movement of the sea ice?
A) the smoothness of glass
B) keys on telegraph
C) a gun being shot
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 sled kept turning over
C) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
D) the dogs slipped and skidded
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) A runner broke off the sled.
B) The sea ice split apart.
C) Someone fired a gun.
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 reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
C) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
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) Balto could not find the trail.
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) calm and determined
B) big and fast
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 to take care of Balto's paws.
C) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
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) trusted people
C) was a handsome dog
D) was born in New York
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