Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) telegraph
B) drifts
C) survived
D) guided
  • 2. The train conductor sent a message to the station by _________.
A) telegraph
B) temperature
C) tripped
D) splinters
  • 3. The _________ of smow beside the road were very high.
A) earned
B) trail
C) guided
D) drifts
  • 4. We were glad we had warm coats, because the ____________ was dropping fast.
A) telegraph
B) temperature
C) splinters
D) guided
  • 5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.
A) Drifts
B) Splinters
C) Trail
D) Guided
  • 6. The dog followed the _________ that would lead it home.
A) temperature
B) telegraph
C) trail
D) guided
  • 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) 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) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
B) It was longer than other trips.
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 mix of snow and icy water
B) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
C) cold food for dogs
D) a hot food Kasson always ate.
  • 11. To what did the writer compare the movement of the sea ice?
A) a gun being shot
B) keys on telegraph
C) The up and down of a roller coaster
D) the smoothness of glass
  • 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 sled kept turning over
C) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
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 saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
C) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
  • 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) friendly and sure-footed
B) calm and determined
C) tame and strong
D) big and fast
  • 17. Why did Kasson shake his head when people thanked him?
A) He was shaking snow off his head.
B) He wanted to take care of Balto's paws.
C) He wanted them to thank Balto, not him.
D) He was shivering from the cold.
  • 18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.
A) was born in New York
B) trusted people
C) had great courage
D) was a handsome dog
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