Dreamers Practice Test

1. 1. PART A. Read this section from the text and the directions that follow. 

Until now, the Dream movement, even when it was growing, has not always been visible, because of the constant risk that people without legal immigration status could pay for activism with the high price of deportation. The Dream Act, a bill providing a pathway to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants, from which the Dreamers take their name, was first introduced in Congress in 2001. But for years it languished unnoticed with little popular support.

But every Dreamer has a moment, generally toward the end of high school, when he or she first confronts the hard limitations of being undocumented in America. Often it comes when they want a driver’s license, financial aid for college or a first real job. Before DACA, the barriers could become insurmountable, forcing young people to recede into the low-paying limbo of the shadow economy. And about a decade ago, as a large generation of undocumented youth came of age, many of them started to reject the constraints, and a movement began to take shape.

What is the central idea of the section?

• The Dream Act went into effect because undocumented immigrants are a threat.

• The Dream Act, after put into action, went unnoticed because of the risk it presented to undocumented immigrants but then later took larger effect.

• The Dream Act was first introduced in Congress in 2001.

• The Dream act immediately took effect and changed the lives of all the undocumented youth that came of age.

1. 1. PART B. Which sentence from the text best expresses the same central idea you chose in part A?

• “Until now, the Dream movement, even when it was growing, has not always been visible, because of the constant risk that people without legal immigration status could pay for activism with the high price of deportation.”

• “The Dream Act, a bill providing a pathway to citizenship for young undocumented immigrants, from which the Dreamers take their name, was first introduced in Congress in 2001.”

• “But for years it languished unnoticed with little popular support.”

• “Before DACA, the barriers could become insurmountable, forcing young people to recede into the low-paying limbo of the shadow economy.”

What is the definition of DACA?

• Deportation act for child admins

• Distance action for children arrivals

• Deportation action for young adults

• Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival

Who are the honey badgers?

• Animals that like honey

• Street activists

• People that collect honey

• Hunters

Which evidence from the text supports the reason why the Dreamers had hostile relations with Obama?

• "Obama, a Democratic president who held himself up as an avatar of civil rights but in practice was relentlessly deporting undocumented immigrants".

• "Movement leaders became convinced that Obama, who was in the midst of his reelection campaign, had the power to stop deportations on a larger scale".

• "Two protesters closed down the Denver offices of Obama’s campaign for a week with a hunger strike, shocking his staff".

• "Convinced that Dreamers needed to burnish their image with American voters, he became an untiring master narrator of his own saga while helping others to become the same".

Based on this quote from the article, what can we infer is the central idea of Section C?

“Gaining confidence as they grew in numbers, they and other Dreamers began to reveal their status, sometimes in public coming-out ceremonies, taunting authorities to deport them. Early on they discovered they could use their personal stories, tales of upward striving the American way, as powerful tactical tools to advance their cause.”

• Dreamers fighting over who deserves to be documented the most.

• Trump supporters backlashing Dreamers for being undocumented.

• Citizens supporting a protest against DACA’s cancellation.

• Dreamers coming together to work towards their common goal of bringing awareness to DACA.

Who announced the temporary DACA program on June 15?

• Obama

• Trump

• Martin Van Buren

• John Quincy Adams

Read the sentence from the text.

Before DACA, the barriers could become insurmountable, forcing young people to recede into the “low-paying limbo” of the shadow economy.

Which statement best describes what the phrase low-paying limbo adds to the meaning of the text?

• It gives intel on the low status that young people will have

• It expresses how young people will have to get a low end job

• It gives details on the limbo that young people have to enter to travel.

• It provides a description of the inflation occurring in the U.S economy.

Which President canceled the program known as DACA?

• Abraham Lincoln

• Joe Biden

• Donald Trump

• Barack Obama

When was DACA announced?

• March 30 2023

• October 12 2021

• July 17 2020

• June 15 2012