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) splinters
B) temperature
C) telegraph
D) tripped

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) guided
B) splinters
C) telegraph
D) temperature

5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.

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

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

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

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

A) Many people are sick with diphtheria.
B) Telephone lines are frozen.
C) People are dying from the flu.
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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
B) dog teams can get through the storm
C) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
D) the sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.

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) a hot food Kasson always ate.
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) The up and down of a roller coaster
B) a gun being shot
C) the smoothness of glass
D) keys on telegraph

12. The bumpy ice was the worst part of the trail over the sea ice because ________.

A) the sled kept turning over
B) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
C) the dogs slipped and skidded
D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow

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

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 team had to go around the deepest snow.
D) The airport was closed.

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

A) tame and strong
B) friendly and sure-footed
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 was shivering from the cold.
D) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.

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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