Unit 1 Interim Assessment 3rd 1#

Which sentence from the passage best states the main idea of the article?

• A “The first team soon left Anchorage on the first leg of the trip.”

• B “The team brought the medicine that would keep the children in Nome safe.”

• C “A husky named Balto was at the lead.”

• D “They also wanted the race to celebrate Alaska and the important role of sled dogs.”

Which sentence from the article best explains why it was important to get medicine to Nome quickly?

• A “The disease was a serious threat to the children who lived there.”

• B “People were in a hurry to get the medicine from Anchorage to Nome.”

• C “Each team played a key part in the relay to race the medicine to Nome.”

• D “Reporters wrote articles about the heroic race to deliver the medicine to Nome."

Reread paragraph 5.

Reporters wrote articles about the dog sled teams and the heroic race to deliver the medicine to Nome. People all around the world read these reports in newspapers. They followed each leg of the journey. They became caught up in the drama that was taking place in Alaska. They cheered for the dog sled teams.

How do the key details in paragraph 5 support its main idea?

• A They explain how far the dog sled teams traveled.

• B They explain how the dog sled teams became famous.

• C They describe the route the dog sled teams took to Nome.

• D They describe the problems the dog sled teams faced.

Read this sentence from paragraph 8.

Over forty years later, people in Alaska wanted to honor the heroic race that brought the medicine to Nome. What does heroic mean in this context?

• A very old

• B difficult to win

• C very interesting

• D done with courage

How will I achieve success?

• with a plan, effort and some commitment.

• with no plan no effort and commitment.

• with some effort, some commitment.

• with a plan, much effort and much commitment.