5.3 - Comprehension

Where was the busiest station for immigrants located?

• San Francisco

• Chicago

• Ellis Island

• Miami

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Why are immigrants marked on their clothes with chalk?

• The chalk markings told inspectors what country the immigrant was from.

• The markings told where in the inspection process the immigrant was.

• Some immigrants were marked with chalk if they already had jobs.

• A mark on an immigrant's back meant the person might have a disease.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What happened to the immigrants after their eye exam?

• They faced an inspector.

• They went to the island hospital.

• They were put onto ferries.

• They were sent home.

Why did both immigrants and nativie-born Americans go west after 1862?

• The cities in the West had more jobs.

• They had heard that buffalo hunting was profitable.

• They wanted to claim free land.

• They were looking for gold.

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CCSS.RL.7.9

CCSS.RL.8.9

The selection is written from what point of view?

• first-person point of view

• third-person point of view

• second-person point of view

• from the point of view of Ellis Island

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CCSS.RL.1.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

Why did many immigrants come to the United States?

• They came here for a better life.

• They came here because they could speak English.

• They came here because there was hospitals and schools.

• They came here because the government would give them money at first.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

How was coming to America for immigrants like going to the moon?

• Both trips involve traveling great distances to unknown places.

• Both trips involve quite a bit of information and technology to be successful.

• Both trips have never been done by people before.

• Both trips you need something to get you there.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Why did so many immigrants from Sweden and Norway often settle in the Midwest?

• The weather in the Midwest reminded them of home.

• There was a train there from the docks and open land to build a new life.

• They were use to planting crops, so the midwest was a perfect fit for them.

• They came later so the east already had way too many people competing for jobs.

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CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

What event caused states to pass laws against child labor?

• A deadly factory fire in New York City led to laws against child labor.

• They realized too many children were working instead of going to school.

• They realized business owners were paying the children less than the adults.

• They realized businesses were hiring more children then adults because they cost less.

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What happened to immigrants who failed inspection?

• They had to leave the United States and take a ship overseas.

• They are sent to the dorms to wait for another inspection.

• They are kept on the ship to wait for another doctor to inspect them.

• They had to go in the line at inspection for a reinspection.