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WorksheetsThe Immigrant Contribution
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 10mins
According to “The Immigrant Contribution,” what main hopes did nearly all immigrants to the United States share? Choose two options.
the hope for personal freedom
the hope for economic opportunities
the hope for security
the hope for educational opportunities
the hope for adventure
As explained in “The Immigrant Contribution,” which of the following aspects of life in the United States have benefited from the contributions of immigrants? Choose four options.
Politics
the arts
the economy
language
health care
According to “The Immigrant Contribution,” what does the concept of the “melting pot” represent?
the idea that all people, whether newly arrived or long established in the United States, are equal
the desire for new immigrants to learn to fit in with the dominant culture of the United States
the belief that a shared background as a nation of immigrants unifies all United States citizens
the process of blending many ethnicities in the United States into a single nationality
Which of the following statements most accurately describes the relationship between a woman and her descendants?
They are her children or the children of her children.
They are relatives who lived long before she was even born.
They are part of a group of families who have lived together
They are her family members who immigrated to the U.S. together.
In which of these circumstances is a person most likely to go through naturalization in the United States? Base your answer on the meaning of naturalization.
when he or she becomes a citizen
when he or she becomes an immigrant
when he or she gets a legal job in the U.S.
when he or she travels to the U.S. for a visit
If a group has several factions, what must be true?
Each faction represents the outlook of the group.
The group has separated itself from the factions.
The factions are defined parts of the group.
The factions are trying to leave the group.
In which of these excerpts from “The Immigrant Contribution” does John F. Kennedy most clearly include an appeal to authority to make his views more persuasive?
Two immigrants—the West Indian Alexander Hamilton, who was Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury, and the Swiss Albert Gallatin, who held the same office under Jefferson—established the financial policies of the young republic.
A German farmer wrote home from Missouri in 1834, “If you wish to see our whole family living in . . . a country where freedom of speech obtains, where no spies are eavesdropping, . . . in short, if you wish to be really happy and independent, then come here.”
We all know, of course, about the spectacular immigrant successes. . . . In 1953 the President’s Commission on Immigration and Naturalization mentioned the following: Andrew Carnegie (Scot), in the steel industry; John Jacob Astor (German), in the fur trade. . . .
Sociologists call the process of the melting pot “social mobility.”
Read these sentences from “The Immigrant Contribution.”
But the anonymous immigrant played his indispensable role too. Between 1880 and 1920 America became the industrial and agricultural giant of the world as well as the world’s leading creditor nation.
Which words in the sentences are most clearly examples of charged language? Choose three options.
indispensable
agricultural
anonymous
giant
leading
In which of these quotations from “The Immigrant Contribution” does Kennedy most clearly include appeals to emotion to make his views more persuasive?
Yet each wave of immigration left its own imprint on American society; each made its distinctive “contribution” to the building of the nation and the evolution of American life.
In consequence, the impact of immigration has been broadly to confirm the impulses of American life demanding more political liberty and more economic growth.
The multiplicity of sects established the American tradition of religious pluralism and assured to all the freedom of worship and separation of church and state pledged in the Bill of Rights.
Immigration provided the human resources. More than that, it infused the nation with a commitment to far horizons and new frontiers, and thereby kept the pioneer spirit of American life, the spirit of equality and hope, always alive and strong.
Which of the following is one meaning of the Latin root -nat-?
to be bad
to be born
to be found
to be strong
The prefix pre- means “before.” What does a doctor provide when he or she gives prenatal care? Use the information about the prefix pre- and your knowledge of the Latin root -nat- to help you answer.
a stabilizing procedure before the main procedure
preventive tools to keep an illness from striking a patient
medical care to a mother and child before the child is born
strong medication prior to an operation or another procedure
What type of sentence is this sentence?
Nearly all immigrants, in both the present and the past, transport their customs as well as their baggage.
simple
compound
complex
compound-complex
Which of these sentences is a complex sentence?
Sauerkraut and pumpernickel are two German food names that are now part of American English.
Used very rarely in Britain, the word cookie entered American English from the Dutch language.
Ketchup may now be a typical American condiment, but the word ketchup apparently has its origins in Chinese.
Chile, which is short for chile con carne, comes from Spanish, but in American English we usually spell it chili.
Which of the following statements describes a main difference between John F. Kennedy’s “Immigrant Contribution” and Anna Quindlen’s “A Quilt of a Country”?
Quindlen focuses more on immigrants’ accomplishments than Kennedy does.
Quindlen focuses on immigration in an earlier time period than Kennedy does.
Quindlen gives fewer details from her own personal experience than Kennedy does.
Quindlen gives more details about immigrant problems and tensions than Kennedy does.
Which of the following statements BEST expresses the central idea of "The Immigrant Contribution"?
Immigration is a core part of American society and an expression of the nation’s values.
Immigrants have made key contributions to American history, culture, and politics.
Immigrants have had difficulty assimilating into American society, but eventually they adapt.
Immigration to America reflects the plentiful opportunities the nation offers to newcomers.
