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Behind the Wire Fence Content & Vocabulary

Authored by Ricardo Chapman

English

5th Grade

CCSS covered

Used 2+ times

Behind the Wire Fence Content & Vocabulary
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which sentence below states a main idea of the story “Behind the Wire Fence”?

Bill grew up in California.

Bill’s parents owned a grocery store.

During World War II, Japan took over parts of China.

During World War II, the U.S. government imprisoned Japanese Americans.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.9

CCSS.RL.5.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which statement below is true?

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in 1941.

Bill and his family were imprisoned for two months in all.

About 10,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned during World War II.

Today, Bill lives in Japan

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which best describes Heart Mountain Relocation Center?

boring because there were no kids

noisy from nearby traffic

small but clean

cold and crowded

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.6.4

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Based on the story, why were the prison camps built in remote areas?

to give the prisoners a chance to enjoy nature

to keep the prisoners separate from other people

so that the camps could be very large

so that the camps could be kept secret

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

CCSS.RI.1.1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

During the war, many Japanese Americans who weren’t being held in prison camps were ______.

fighting on America’s side in the war

visiting Japan

hiding out in the homes of friends

going to college

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the correct vocabulary word with the definition below:

being kept in prison, especially during a war

internment

immigrants

citizen

suspicion

descent

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Match the correct vocabulary word with the definition below:

people who come to live in a new country

internment

immigrants

citizen

suspicion

descent

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

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