The Statue of Liberty

​The Statue of Liberty

​Choose the word whose synonyms are given:

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combined

united

confederate

• federal

• nation

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possessions

goods

belongings

holdings

estate

wealth

• pedestal

• property

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whole 

full 

complete 

total

• tough

• entire

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gift 

addition 

donation 

grant 

input 

offering 

subscription

• measurement

• contribution

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stand for 

substitute for 

play the part of 

assume the role of 

serve as 

• to represent

• to rule

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acquire 

get 

receive 

earn  

collect 

gather 

obtain

• joint

• obtain

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committed 

devoted 

enthusiastic 

purposeful 

wholehearted

• dedicated

• declared

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come from 

arise from 

originate from 

proceed from 

stem from 

• to derive

• to belong to

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inform 

teach 

advise 

educate 

instruct 

illuminate

• to enlighten

• to sway

Choose the best answer according to the article

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Which is not represented by the seven points on the crown of the Statue of Liberty according to the text?

• The points represent how liberty enlightens the world.

• The points represent the seven continents.

• The points represent the sun.

• The points represent the seven days of creation.

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Which best expresses the main idea of the third paragraph?

• France assisted the United States in the Revolutionary War.

• The statue was a joint effort between France and the U.S. just like U.S. independence.

• The U.S. was once a colony of Great Britain.

• The statue of liberty was dedicated 100 years after America declared its independence.

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Which is not a reason why people criticized the Statue of Liberty during its construction?

• Some people felt that the statue should have been bigger.

• Some people felt that the statue should have been built by an American.

• Some people felt that France should have paid for the statue and the pedestal.

• Some people felt that America shouldn’t spend money on a statue during a depression.

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Which best expresses the author’s purpose in writing the last paragraph?

• To describe what a depression is

• To show that some people did not think very highly of the French

• To argue why the Statue of Liberty was a good investment

• To explain why some people were against building the statue.

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Which of the following is an opinion?

• The Statue of Liberty cost a tremendous amount of money to build.

• The Statue of Liberty was sculpted by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi.

• The Statue of Liberty is over 151 feet tall.

• The Statue of Liberty may sway 3 inches on a windy day.

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Which of the following statements is false?

• The guy who built the Eiffel Tower also designed the inside of the Statue of Liberty.

• The Eiffel Tower was a gift to the Americans from the people of France.

• The Statue of Liberty is located on federal property.

• Bartholdi got permission from both the French and the US to build the statue.

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Which of the following is not one of the ways that Bartholdi contributed to the statue?

• He designed the interior of the statue.

• He gained approval for the project from the U.S. and from France.

• He sculpted the exterior of the statue.

• He gained financing to complete the project from France.

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Which best expresses the author’s purpose in writing this text?

• To persuade people to visit the Statue of Liberty

• To inform readers with interesting facts about the Statue of Liberty

• To entertain readers with stories about the construction of the Statue of Liberty

• To describe the appearance of the Statue of Liberty.