Wordly Wise Lesson 1 Review

The Statue of Liberty is an easily recognizable symbol around the world. Its most ____________ feature is the torch of liberty held high over New York harbor.

• conspicuous

• poverty

• pedestal

• eloquent

There is no bridge linking Liberty Island to the mainland. Visitors to the island must get there by ___________.

• unveil

• exhibit

• ferry

• affection

The torch is forty feet high and is the statue's highest point. It is ___________ in Lady Liberty's raised right hand.

• contributed

• eloquent

• appealed

• clasped

The statue was a gift from the French people. It was their way of showing their ___________ for the people of the United States

• affection

• declaration

• poverty

• conspicuous

The French provided the statue. The Americans had to provide the granite ___________ on which it stands.

• lofty

• pedestal

• immigrant

• appeal

A forty-foot section of the statue's right arm was sent first. It was ___________ in Philadelphia in 1876 before traveling on to New York.

• declared

• persecuted

• unveiled

• exhibited

Work on the statue was delayed because of lack of money. It was finally ___________ by President Grover Cleveland on October 28, 1886.

• unveiled

• declared

• loftiest

• persecuted

A New York newspaper asked its readers to support the drive to raise money. Those who ___________ to the fund had their names printed in the newspaper.

• ferried

• clasped

• contributed

• immigrated

The Statue of Liberty stands 305 feet above ground level. When it was put in place in 1886, it was the ___________ structure in New York City.

• loftiest

• conspicuous

• persecuted

• affectionate

A bronze tablet at the base of the statue contains a poem by Emma Lazarus. It ___________ that America welcomes visitors to its shore.

• unveils

• exhibits

• eloquence

• declares