WorksheetsComing To America: The Story Of Immigration Comprehension Test
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
1.) How do the details in the paragraph support the idea that immigration can be difficult?
a)
by telling how people hoped for good fortune
b)
by telling of the trouble and hardship that European immigrants left behind
c)
by telling about their new lives
d)
by telling how they built their new homes in the Americas
2.
2.) Which sentence best states a main idea of the passage?
a)
Everyone in America is from Europe.
b)
America is a nation of immigrants and their descendants.
c)
Nomads came from Alaska.
d)
The living space was very cramped.
3.
3.) Based on the text, which sentence best explains the relationship between many people who had come from the same country?
a)
People who had come from the same country felt more at home near others who spoke the same language.
b)
People who had come from the same country felt like there was no difference between America and their homeland.
c)
Their new lives were easy.
d)
They could afford basic necessities.
4.
4.) How does the author support the main idea of people moving westward?
a)
The author tells how they traveled.
b)
The author suggests that they liked adventures.
c)
The author tells how free land was offered to those who would farm it.
d)
All of these
5.
5.) According to the process described in the passage, what happened after the immigrants on Ellis Island passed the health inspection?
a)
They were asked a long list of questions.
b)
They were asked to sing the national anthem.
c)
They were asked to say the pledge to the flag
d)
They were given $40 and a place to stay.
6.
6.) Which sentence would the author most likely agree with?
a)
People don't want to leave America when they come by ship.
b)
America is rich and diverse because of the different people that live here.
c)
Ellis Island had the best beaches.
d)
The Statue of Liberty scared people when they first saw it.
7.
7.) Read this sentence from the passage.
Translators did what they could to help the inspectors and *newcomers* understand one another.
Which word best replaces the word "newcomers" in the sentence?
a)
kimonos
b)
cards
c)
inspectors
d)
immigrants
8.
8.) What is the correct way to divide the word "international" into syllables?
a)
inter/national
b)
in/ternatio/nal
c)
int/ern/at/ional
d)
in/ter/na/tion/al
9.
9.) What is the correct way to divide the word "together" into syllables?
a)
tog/ether
b)
tog/eth/er
c)
to/gether
d)
to/geth/er
10.
10.) Based on the suffix -est, what does the word "busiest" mean on this page?
a)
more busy
b)
not very busy
c)
business
d)
the most busy
11.
In their ________________ countries immigrants often had little money and could not worship as they wished.
a)
native
b)
descendants
c)
translator
d)
refugees
12.
The Statue of Liberty is a symbol to welcome and _____________ immigrants.
a)
toiled
b)
monument
c)
inspire
d)
native
13.
A ______________ would help immigrants and inspectors understand each other when they did not speak the same language.
a)
generation
b)
toiled
c)
translator
d)
refugees
14.
Many ________ come to America to escape persecution and danger.
a)
refugees
b)
unique
c)
monument
d)
translators
15.
The __________________ of the first immigrants continue to make America the land of many cultures.
a)
native
b)
descendants
c)
translator
d)
refugees
16.
It is important to celebrate each ethnic groups ___________ culture.
a)
toiled
b)
generation
c)
native
d)
unique
17.
Some immigrants have ______________ in America's fields, factories, and mills.
a)
toiled
b)
generation
c)
native
d)
unique
18.
The Statue of Liberty is a _______________ that welcomes visitors to America.
a)
generation
b)
monument
c)
native
d)
refugees
19.
Each ______________ of immigrants come to America to make a better life for themselves and their families.
a)
generation
b)
monument
c)
native
d)
refugees
20.
Each participant has a different ______________ on how to solve the problem.
a)
monument
b)
native
c)
perspective
d)
refugees
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