WorksheetsHopes and Tears: Ellis Island Voices Vocab Unit 1
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the meaning of the word 'immigrant'?
A) A person who comes to live in a country in which he or she was NOT born
C) A person who loves to travel
D) A person who loves fruit
B) A person who was born in the country he or she currently lives
Where can boats and ships dock or anchor safely?
A) Airport
C) Train station
B) Port
D) Bus stop
What does the word 'contagious' mean?
D) A type of lovely music
A) Able to spread from person to person
B) A type of itchy plant
C) A type of disease
What does it mean to 'warrant' something?
A) To declare the truth of
B) To hide something
D) To fix something
C) To break something
What is the act of looking at something closely and carefully in order to learn more about it?
B) Writing
D) Drawing
A) Reading
C) Inspections
What does the word 'breathless' mean?
A) Out of breath
B) Full of breath
C) Holding breath
D) Breathing heavily
What does the word 'mental' refer to?
C) Done or having to do with the mind
B) Emotional state
A) Physical activity
D) Spiritual belief
What does it mean to 'pry' something?
A) To move or raise by force
B) To push gently
C) To pull gently
D) To lift gently
What does it mean to 'quench' something?
C) To make something stop burning; put out
D) To make something explode
B) To make something continue burning
A) To make something start burning
What is the role of interpreters?
A) Someone who changes the language of a message without changing the message's meaning
B) Someone who writes songs and sings them
C) Someone who designs great buildings
D) Someone who cooks lots of food
