J5B unit 12 reading part 1

Which sentence is correct?

• 20 people and 150 dogs saved the lives of ten thousand people in the summer of nineteen twenty-five

• One hundred and fifty dogs saved the lives of 10,000 people in ninety twenty-five

• This is a made up story about how 20 people and 150 dogs saved the lives of ten thousand people in the winter of nineteen twenty-five

• 20 people and 150 dogs saved the lives of ten thousand people in the winter of nineteen twenty-five

• In 1925, 10,000 people were saved by 120 dogs

The doctor realised a terrible disease could quickly ______ everybody in Nome, Alaska.

Why did the plane not fly?

• Because the dogs and mushers really wanted to take the medicine instead

• Because one thousand kilometres was too far

• Because it was cold

• Because people were infected with the disease

The doctor decided to do something very quickly. Which word means 'very quickly'?

What is the best summary?

• Snow dogs run quickly at night in cold, windy weather

• Teams of dogs quickly take medicine a long way in bad weather

• Newspapers and Radio made a story about dogs

• Dogs race each other in the snow for four days

What type of dogs did they use?

Everybody wanted the dogs to ___________

• Fail

• Stay warm

• Race each other

• Eat all the medicine to fight the disease

• Complete the task

What is the best title for the paragraph?

DO NOT COPY SENTENCES FROM THE PARAGRAPH!

Which sentence is true?

• Henry Ivanoff and his team crossed more than 50km of frozen sea

• Seppala took the medicine and went through a heavy snowstorm

• Henry Ivanoff took the medicine and went into a raging blizzard

• "I am the most famous and fastest musher" - Ivanoff shouted.

Which animal is mentioned in the paragraph?