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Immigration: Riddles for Core Content

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

I left my home country and settled in another country. Who am I?

a)

an immigrant

b)

descendants

c)

Ellis

d)

Angel

2.

I am an immigrant who came to the United States from China looking for "Gold Mountain." What immigration center did I go through?

a)

Ellis Island

b)

Angel Island

c)

Liberty Island

d)

Immigrants did not need to go through any centers

3.

I welcomed immigrants whose ships came through New York Harbor to America. What am I?

a)

the Statue of Hope

b)

the Statue of Ellis Island

c)

the Statue of New York

d)

the Statue of Liberty

4.

I came to the United States because the potato blight made it difficult to find food. Who am I?

a)

a Chinese immigrant

b)

a German immigrant

c)

an Italian immigrant

d)

an Irish immigrant

5.

I almost turned away at Ellis Island because of my appearance and other issues, but ended up being a great help in bringing electricity to more people. Who am I?

a)

Lars and Karin

b)

Charles Steinmetz

c)

Fiona and Sean

d)

Ellis

6.

I am an immigrant who came to the United States from Europe looking for a better life. What immigration center did I go through?

a)

Angel Island

b)

Ellis Island

c)

Freedom Island

d)

The did not need to go though an immigration center

7.

I am a Latin phrase that means "out of many, one." What phrase am I?

a)

e pluribus uno

b)

e pluribus unum

c)

A Land of Opportunity

8.

I am a phrase that describes the many reasons people left their home countries. What am I?

a)

pull factors

b)

push factors

9.

I am part of the United States that has a lot of open land. Homesteaders built their homes and farmed here. What am I?

a)

New York City

b)

San Francisco

c)

the Midwest; Wisconsin; Minnesota

d)

Gold Mountain