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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
Contribué par: Goers
(Auteur original: Moore)
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) drifts
B) telegraph
C) guided
D) survived
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) tripped
B) temperature
C) splinters
D) telegraph
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) earned
B) drifts
C) trail
D) guided
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) splinters
B) telegraph
C) guided
D) temperature
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Guided
B) Drifts
C) Trail
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) Telephone lines are frozen.
B) People are dying from the flu.
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) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
B) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
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) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
C) The trail went across a sea of ice.
D) It was longer than other trips.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) a hot food Kasson always ate.
B) cold food for dogs
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) the smoothness of glass
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) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
B) the dogs slipped and skidded
C) the sled kept turning over
D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) A runner broke off the sled.
B) Someone fired a gun.
C) The sea ice split apart.
D) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
  • 14. How did Balto show that he was smart?
A) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
B) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
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) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
B) The airport was closed.
C) Balto could not find the trail.
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) big and fast
D) calm and determined
  • 17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
B) He was shaking snow off his head.
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) trusted people
C) had great courage
D) was born in New York
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