6TH GRADE- READING COMPREHENSION QUIZ 7

What is the author's purpose for writing SLED DOGS TO THE RESCUE?

• to persuade readers to visit Balto's statue

• to inform reader about the great sled dog relay of 1925

• to entertain readers with an imaginary story about sled dogs

• to persuade readers to visit the town of Nome, Alaska

Which of the following is an opinion from the book?

• A beautiful poster remembering Balto was displayed in the city park.

• At the point, a gust if wind flipped the sled over.

• More than 20 teams and 150 dogs took part in the relay

• Sled dogs were the best way to deliver the medicine through snow.

Which detail form the text supports this statement: "The dogs battled through rough wilderness in the bitter cold"

• they were not treated well and were kept in small cages

• the medicine that could save the children was a great distance away

• the next day, they struggled up snow-packed mountains

• A sled dog relay was the only hope

Why did Togo and his team race over frozen sea?

• to impress the town

• to challenge themselves

• to save time

• to save money

Read this sentence form the book: More than 20 top mushers and 150 dogs were ser to take part in the relay. What is relay?

• a group of animals harnessed together to pull vehicles

• any of a breed of a dig from Siberia that has thick fur and is used to pull sleds

• a severe snowstorm with cold temperatures, heavy snows, and strong, steady winds

• the process of moving or delivering something in stages by passing it from one person or team to another

In which section of the book

can the reader find information

about the events that caused

the race to happen?

• “A Terrible Disease”

• “After the Race”

• “The Dogs Deliver”

• “The Great Sled Dog Relay”

Which of the following sentences from the book would lead readers to conclude that it was important that the medicine did not to get too cold?

• Many times, the mushers had to stop to warm the medicine by the fire.

• On January 27, the medicine arrived by train where the first sled dog team waited.

• Mushers would hand off the medicine to the next team at different posts along the way.

• The children became very sick and needed medicine right away.

What can you infer after reading these sentences from the book: After the race, Togo, his musher, and their team went all over the United States. They drew large crowds.

• Many people in the United States had not heard about the events in Alaska.

• Many people in the United States enjoyed looking at Siberian huskies.

• Many people in the United States thought the sled dog teams were heroes.

• Many people in the United States did not approve of the sled dog teams’ actions.

What happened after Balto’s team

arrived at the hand-off point?

• They passed the medicine off to the last team.

• They got lost, causing the hand-off to be delayed.

• They lost the medicine on the way to the hand-off point.

• They continued on since the last team was not ready to leave.

Mushers and sled dogs delivered medicine to Nome, Alaska to help the children. What is a musher?

• a person who drives a sled pulled by dogs

• a person who owns many dogs

• a person whose job is to save lives

• a person who drives a train