Knowledge 11 Lesson 5

From where did the characters in today's read-aloud emigrate?

• The United States

• Germany

• Ireland

• China

What pull factors brought Lin Wen and his father to the Untied States?

• Rumors of "Gold Mountain"

• to build the railroad

• to make a better life

• to make a fortune

• to work long, exhausting hours

What kind of jobs did many Chinese immigrants have?

• jobs in woolen mills

• dangerous jobs

• easy jobs

• building railroads

• leading the nation

The author tells us that Chinese Immigrants sometimes experienced hostility from other Americans. What are some of the reasons the author gives for this?

• They had different traditions.

• They were Americans.

• Some felt they would take their jobs.

• They had different customs.

• They were just too ugly.

Why do you think Lin Wen and his father decided to live in San Francisco's Chinatown rather than in another part of San Francisco?

• They had friends there.

• Other Chinese immigrants lived there.

• They were able to practice their beliefs there.

• The Americans made them live in Chinatown.

• That is where they worked on the railroad.

How was life as an immigrant the same for Chinese immigrants like Lin Wen and Irish Immigrants like Sean and Fiona?

• They both had hardships.

• They both found gold in the mountain.

• They both had new opportunities

• They both lived in Chinatown.

• They both found wealth.

What word means extremely tiring?

• easy

• refreshing

• exhausting

• bored

What is a synonym for exhausting?

• tiring

• refreshing

• relaxing

• hurting

What is a antonym for exhausting?

• tiring

• refreshing

• relaxing

• hurting

jumping into a pool on a hot summer day

• That would be exhausting.

• That would be refreshing.