A Common Bond #1

What is the best summary of "A COMMON BOND:TEENS FORGE FRIENDSHIPS DESPITE DIFFERENCES?

• “A Common Bond” is mostly about Lobsang’s experience at the International High School at Prospect Park in New York. He is from Tibet and feels that the school prepared him well for higher education.

• There is an International High School in Brooklyn, New York that only accepts immigrant students who have recently failed an English language assessment. In addition to learning English, the students can join clubs, share food, play sports, and attend prom. The school celebrates biculturalism.

• “A Common Bond” is about the International High School at Prospect Park in Brooklyn, New York. All of the students are newly arrived immigrants who are sharing a common experience: that of learning English. The school believes that language and content should be taught together; therefore, the students are not only learning English as an immersive experience, but they are also developing a new cultural identity. While biculturalism is celebrated, students enjoy learning about the cultures of their classmates as well.

• In “A Common Bond” by Brooke Hauser, she describes life at the International High School at Prospect Park located in Brooklyn, New York. Students here are all recent immigrants who are learning English. The school’s approach to education is effective as the graduation rate of ELL students is higher than that of non-ELL students at other New York City schools, and is much higher than that of ELL students at other New York City schools.

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Select the best meaning of the boldfaced word.

Lederhosen and dirndls are perfect clothes to wear in Switzerland, but to assimilate here, you will need to wear blue jeans.

• to absorb into the mind

• to blend into the main group

• to eat all the food

• to drink all the soda

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Select the best meaning of the boldfaced word.

Ellie’s friends all wanted to capitalize on her new job at the ice cream parlor by getting her to give them extra toppings.

• take advantage of

• invest funds in

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Use the underlined term to determine your answer.

If you were eligible for an award, would you be happy or scared?

• Happy

• Scared

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Use the underlined term to determine your answer.

To assimilate into U.S. culture, would immigrants more likely need to learn to speak English or become good at sports?

• learn to speak English

• become good at sports

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Students at International High School are encouraged to speak both their native language and English.

• True

• False

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