Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

5. ___________ from wood stuck in my finger.

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

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

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

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

A) Nome is 880 miles from Anchorage
B) Telephone lines are frozen.
C) People are dying from the flu.
D) Many people are sick with diphtheria.

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 sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
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) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
C) It was longer than other trips.
D) The trail went across a sea of ice.

10. In this story, mush was ______.

A) cold food for dogs
B) a hot food Kasson always ate.
C) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
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) a gun being shot
C) The up and down of a roller coaster
D) keys on telegraph

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 slipped and skidded
D) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice

13. What made the loud cracking sound?

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

14. How did Balto show that he was smart?

A) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
B) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
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 had to go around the deepest snow.
B) Balto could not find the trail.
C) The airport was closed.
D) The team missed the town of Safety.

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

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

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

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

18. There is a statue of Balto in New York City because he ________.

A) was born in New York
B) was a handsome dog
C) had great courage
D) trusted people

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