Race To the Rescue Main idea Post Test

This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part BWhich sentence from the passage best states the main idea of the article? "The first team soon left Anchorage on the first leg of the trip." "The team brought the medicine that would keep the children in Nome safe." "A husky named Balto was the lead." "They also wanted the race to celebrate Alaska and the important role of sled dogs." Which two details from the text best support the main idea you chose in Part A? "They cheered for the dog sled teams." "Statue of Balto in New York City." "The disease was a serious threat to the children who lived there." "They could get the medicine quickly to Nome." Paragraph 2 says the trip from Anchorage to Nome was, "very hard". Explain why the trip was hard. Use details from paragraph 2 to support your answer. Make sure to reread paragraph 2 and write two sentences. Each sentence should give one example of what made the trip difficult. Which sentence from the article best explains why it was important to get medicine to Nome quickly? "The disease was a serious threat to the children who lived there." "People were in a hurry to get the medicine from Anchorage to Nome." "Each team played a key part in the relay to race the medicine to Nome." "Reporters wrote articles about the heroic race to deliver the medicine to Nome." This question has two parts. First answer Part A, then answer Part B.Part AReread paragraph 5 below. "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."Which sentence from the paragraph would be the main idea? They followed each leg of the journey. They cheered for the dog sled teams. People all around the world read these reports in newspapers. Part BHow do the key details in paragraph 5 support the main idea you chose in Part A? They explain how far the dog sled teams traveled. They explain how the dog sled teams became famous. They describe the route the dog sled teams took to Nome. They describe the problems the dog sled team faced. Reread paragraphs 8 and 9 Over forty years later, people in Alaska wanted to honor the heroic race that brought medicineto Nome. They also wanted the race to celebrate Alaska and the important role of sled dogs. The Alaskans held a sled dog race in 1967. It was a much shorter distance compared to the 1925 route. The first official Iditarod race was held in 1973. The trail covers nearly 1,200 miles. The race has been held every year since. Mushers and their teams of sled dogs come from all over to compete. It is called "The Last Great Race on Earth"What sentence from the two paragraphs above would be the main idea? The trail covers nearly 1,200 miles. Over forty years later, people in Alaska wanted to honor the heroic race that brought medicine to Nome. The Alaskans held a dog sled race in 1967. It is called "The Last Great Race on Earth" Chose a question that can be answered in paragraph 9. When was the first Iditarod race held? What was the famous sled dog's name? Why are sled dogs important? How much snow did they have to go through in the race? What is the main idea of paragraph 1? Only one kind of medicine could stop the disease from spreading. Anchorage was nearly 1000 miles away from Nome. In the winter of 1925, a deadly disease broke out in Nome, Alaska. The disease was a serious threat to the children who lived there.