The Statue of Liberty

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According to the Passage 1, "Immigration: The Statue of Liberty," who did the people of France give the Statue of Liberty to?

• a. Emma Lazarus

• b. Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi

• c. Liberty Enlightening the World

• d. the United States

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What does the author describe in the passage 1?

• a. Why copper was used for the Statue of Liberty

• b. Where the money came from to build the Statue of Liberty and its foundation and pedestal.

• c. Why New York Harbor was chosen to be the site of the Statue of liberty

• d. How long it took Emma Lazarus to write the poem "The New Colosusus"

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Read these sentences from the Passage 1, "Immigration: The Statue of Liberty".

In 1884, the people of France gave the Statue of Liberty to the United States. It was a great gift of friendship. The copper statue symbolized the ideal of liberty shared by both peoples. French people donated the money to build the statue.

Based on the text, what conclusion can you make about why the people of France were friends with the United States?

• a. The people of France and the people of the United States both loved statues.

• b. The people of France and the people of the United States had similar tastes in poems.

• c. The people of France and the people of the United States enjoyed each other's foods.

• d. The people of France and the people of the United States had similar beliefs

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Based on Passage 1 , how can the poem “The New Colossus” best be described?

• a. uncaring

• b. welcoming

• c. threatening

• d. colorful

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In passage 2, "The Statue of Liberty," how does the author develop the purpose of informing the reader about the Statue of Liberty?

• By explaining how the Statue of Liberty was the topic of many poems, stories and songs.

• By telling how the statue was built and how funds were raised in both France and the United States.

• By describing the statue, its meaning and using photographs to illustrate.

• By showing detailed diagrams of the plans to build the Statue of Liberty.

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Select two sentences from the passage 2 "The Statue of Liberty" that support the claim that The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom or liberty.

• a. "It is a very tall statue of a woman holding a torch in her right hand."

• b. "Her crown has seven points that represent rays of light."

• c. "There are broken chains around her feet that also symbolize her freedom."

• d. "The Statue was a gift from the people of France to the United States."

• e. "The Statue of Liberty is a symbol of freedom"

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How does the second photograph in passage 2, "The Statue of Liberty" contributed to the meaning of the text?

• a. It shows how tall the statue of liberty is

• b. It shows Liberty Island where the Statue of Liberty is located.

• c. It compares the tablet that the Statue of Liberty holds to modern tablets we use today.

• d. It shows how the tablet that the Statue of Liberty holds looks

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Which of the following would best summarize passage 2?

• People who had to leave their home country are called immigrants

• b. The sculptor who designed the Statue of Liberty was Frederic August Bartholdi.

• c. The French and Americans were friends.

• d. The Statue of Liberty was a gift of friendship from France to the US symbolizing the ideal of liberty.

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Read these sentences from passage 1.

Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, a French sculptor, designed the statue and chose its site at the mouth of New York Harbor.

As used in this sentence, what does the word “site” mean?

• color

• name

• shape

• location

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Match the choices with the passages to show whether information was found in passage 1, passage 2 or both.

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(a) Passage 1 Immigration: The Statue of

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(b) Passage 2 "The Statue of Liberty"

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(c) Both passages

• Describes the statue's crown and what the seven points mean.

• Tells who designed the statue of liberty.

• French people donated money to help build the statue.

• Explains that the statue of liberty stands for freedom or liberty

• States that the Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the United States.

• Includes photographs of the statue

• States that plans to build the statue began after slavery ended in the United States

• Includes a poem about the statue of liberty

• Tells the complete name of the statue which is Liberty Enlightening the World

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