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Welcome to America

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 27mins

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Class
Date
1.

Select the best definition for the word descendant.

a)

to perform a series of steps in an official procedure

b)

a popular TV show

c)

someone related to a person or group of people who lived long ago

2.

Select the sentence that uses the word descendant correctly.

Remember the definition for the word descendant is someone related to a person or group of people who lived long ago.

a)

My descendants are from Africa and Europe.

b)

The descendants were too hot to eat.

c)

I am so hungry. The descendants I had for lunch were terrible.

3.

Select the best definition for the word process.

a)

someone related to a person or group of people who lived long ago.

b)

to perform a series of steps to complete a task or procedure

c)

to prevent someone from leaving a place

4.

Select the sentence below that uses the word process correctly.

Remember the definition for the word process is to perform a series of steps in an official procedure (task).

a)

I live in the biggest process on the block.

b)

My phone wasn't working, it is a process.

c)

Making the cookies was a process.

5.

What is the article mainly about?

a)

The history of immigration in the United States

b)

Jean Rizzi's journey to America

c)

why Ellis Island was closed down

d)

where most immigrants come from

6.

Jean Rizzi would probably agree that ________________.

a)

people should not immigrate to the U.S.

b)

she knew exactly what to expect in America

c)

immigrating to a new country is easy

d)

Ellis Island was a symbol of hope

7.

Why do some people visit Ellis Island today?

a)

to find better jobs

b)

to start their immigration process

c)

to trace their family's history

d)

to study other countries

8.

Where is Ellis Island?

a)

Buffalo, New York

b)

New York Harbor

c)

New Jersey

9.

About how many people immigrated to the United States through Ellis Island?

a)

12 million people

b)

2 million people

c)

10,000 people

10.

True or False - If a person was sick when they arrived to Ellis Island, they could be sent back home.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

After a person passed the health screening and they were healthy, what was the next step in the process for people when they came to the United States?

a)

they had to get a job

b)

the needed to answer a few simple questions

c)

they had to pass a test

12.

When did the immigration station on Ellis Island close?

a)

2020

b)

1988

c)

1954