Cause & Effect

According to "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" what caused 12 million+ immigrants to travel to America from 1892 to 1954?

• the desire for a better life

• the thrill of ocean travel

• the onset of World War I

• the need to be with family

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

According to "Island of Hope, Island of Tears," hearing stories about California caused Tong Ly Jue to

• establish a business.

• marry Jeang Quai Sen.

• leave Canton, China.

• become a trained herbalist.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.9A

Immigration officials grouped Chinese herbalists--medical practitioners who use different mixtures of herbs to prevent and treat various ailments--with merchants, and thus they were allowed entry.

Which phrase signals a cause-and-effect relationship?

• who use

• to prevent

• and thus

• they were

Which sentence from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" contains both a cause and an effect?

• Ellis Island afforded them the opportunity to attain the American dream for themselves and their descendants.

• In 1925, Katherine sent for her parents, Anton and Elena Stollmayer, who longed to see their only children.

• The aged couple journeyed across Europe and sailed to New York from Le Havre, France.

• Family members believe that Tong Ly Jue was among the first herbalists in the United States.

Giuseppe D'Amico (Teresa's father) "had a hard time finding a job in America. He was an electrician by trade, but he couldn't get a job in Manhattan because the electricians were already unionized."

Which statement correctly identifies the cause-and-effect relationship?

• The cause is Giuseppe D'Amico having a hard time finding a job, and the effect is living in Manhattan.

• The cause is not getting a job in Manhattan, and the effect is being an electrician by trade.

• The cause is electricians being unionized, and the effect is Giuseppe D'Amico having a hard time finding a job.

• The cause is being an electrician by trade, and the effect is electricians being unionized in Manhattan.

Which word signals a sequence text structure?

• both

• finally

• similarly

• since

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CCSS.W.6.2C

CCSS.W.6.3C

Which sentence from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" is written using a compare-and-contrast text structure?

• As with the Kudrna family, war and other uncontrollable events often divided family members between their home country and America.

• In 1912, Katherine Stollmayer, age 18, left Arad, Hungary, to join her older brother, Joseph, living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

• A trained herbalist, Jue brought a variety of medicines as well as an abacus and herbalist's scale to America.

• After establishing an herb business in San Francisco's Chinatown, Jue went back to Canton to marry Jeang Quai Sen--the couple returned to California soon after.

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CCSS.RI.6.9

Which sentence from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" is written using a cause-and-effect text structure?

• Her brother placed a housework-wanted ad in a local paper, and Katherine was soon hired as a governess with a wealthy family.

• After a brief courtship, he and Vida Dixon married and sailed to the United States in 1923.

• His brother Salvatore followed in 1908 and their siblings Antonio, Maria Anna, and Angelina joined them in 1913.

• The Sicurella family typified the kinds of professions many Italian immigrants undertook once they came to America in the early 1900s.

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CCSS.RI.6.5

Which sentence from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" is written using a sequence text structure?

• After a 12-day voyage to New York she traveled to Pittsburgh by train.

• Medical officers screened immigrants for any indication of physical or mental illness.

• He worked in Manhattan designing and cutting patterns for children's clothing.

• As he noted, "From that beautiful city . . . I got my dreams."

Shortly after his arrival in America he found work on a Michigan farm. In a matter of months, he was able to send for three of his sisters and one brother, all of whom became ill during their voyage and recuperated in Ellis Island's contagious disease hospital. Eventually, the entire Hayter family, except the oldest son, settled in America.

Which statement best identifies the text structure of this excerpt?

• This excerpt mainly reflects a cause-and-effect text structure.

• This excerpt mainly reflects a compare-and-contrast text structure.

• This excerpt mainly reflects a sequence text structure.

• This excerpt reflects a combination of text structures.

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CCSS.RI.6.5