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Balto, the Dog Who Saved Nome Comprehension - Qüestionari
  • 1. The cowboys __________ the cattle back into the pen.
A) telegraph
B) guided
C) survived
D) drifts
  • 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) guided
B) trail
C) drifts
D) earned
  • 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) Drifts
B) Splinters
C) Trail
D) Guided
  • 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) 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 sea is frozen, so no ships can sail there.
B) trains can't get over the snowdrifts.
C) dog teams can get through the storm
D) the strong winds prevent planes from flying
  • 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) Kasson had never made a trip to Nome.
D) Balto had to guide Kasson and the dogs.
  • 10. In this story, mush was ______.
A) a command for the dogs to start pulling the sled
B) a mix of snow and icy water
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) 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 sled kept turning over
B) the dogs slipped and skidded
C) the dogs hurt their paws on the sharp ice
D) Kasson couldn't see through the falling snow
  • 13. What made the loud cracking sound?
A) A runner broke off the sled.
B) A frozen tree branch broke off in the wind.
C) Someone fired a gun.
D) The sea ice split apart.
  • 14. How did Balto show that he was smart?
A) by saving Gunnar Kasson from freezing in the snow
B) by getting around where the sea ice was breaking up
C) by getting a team of doctors to the rescue train
D) by reaching the town of Safety in fourteen hours
  • 15. What made the trip miles longer than Kasson expected?
A) The airport was closed.
B) The team missed the town of Safety.
C) The team had to go around the deepest snow.
D) Balto could not find the trail.
  • 16. Balto was a good lead dog because he was ________.
A) big and fast
B) tame and strong
C) friendly and sure-footed
D) calm and determined
  • 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 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) had great courage
B) was born in New York
C) was a handsome dog
D) trusted people
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