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Reading Comprehension: Ellis Island - The Gate to America
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The most feared letter doctors wrote on immigrants' back was ...
'X'.
'F'.
'Sc'.
'H'.
2
After 1921 the labour unions fought against ...
immigrants in general.
too low wages.
the Russians.
the Statue of Liberty.
3
The third big immigration wave to the USA is also called ...
the 'nice' immigration.
the 'fantastic' immigration.
the 'terrible' immigration.
the 'new' immigration.
4
The second big phase of immigration to America is also called ...
the 'late' immigration.
the 'nice' immigration.
the 'early' immigration.
the 'old' immigration.
5
In the Registry Room on Ellis Island the immigrants were ...
welcome with a warm applause.
hugged and kissed by doctors.
checked carefully by doctors.
given nice new clothes.
6
... percent of all Americans have an ancestor who came to the USA through Ellis Island.
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400
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40
7
The nickname of Ellis Island is ...
the Isle of Gold.
the Isle of Tears.
the Isle of Fears.
the Isle of Gates.
8
The first thing immigrants had to learn was ...
English.
to find a place to live.
what to eat in New York.
to work.
9
Ellis Island lies about ...
4 miles south of Manhattan.
a mile south of Manhattan.
a kilometre south of Manhattan.
east of Manhattan in the East River.
10
The new museum was opened in ...
September 1990.
1989.
November 1999.
October 1995.
11
The new law only allowed ...
a new house for each immigrant.
a set number of immigrants from each country.
no more immigrants to New York.
a new immigration centre on Ellis Island.
12
In 1984 renovation began on Ellis Island and it was turned into a ...
space station.
parliament.
museum.
power station.
13
During the colonial period people from ...
Japan arrived in America.
Asia, Australia and Africa arrived in America.
people from England, France and Denmark arrived in America.
from Britain Germany, Holland and Africa came.
14
Immigration officers asked the immigrants if they ...
had enough gold with them.
if they had worked in a prison.
had money, could read or write or had been to prison.
could read and write a letter for them.
15
After the Civil War many ...
farmers found land in America.
German, Swedish and Norwegian farmers came to America.
Native Americans became farmers.
English, Scottish and Welsh farmers came to America.
16
In Ireland people were dying of hunger because ...
there was a terrible war there.
potatoes rotted in the fields.
people were too lazy to work in the fields.
animals ate all potatoes.
17
Many Chinese also came to America
to build a new Chinese town in America.
to learn English.
to cook Chinese food.
to build the railway and to work in gold mines.
18
But ... percent of the immigrants were not allowed to go to New York.
2
12
22
0.2
19
The people who came at that time were extremely poor and hoped ...
to become famous in the USA.
to find true love in the USA.
to become rich in the USA.
to find a nice partner in the USA.
20
The immigration period called the 'Colonial Period' was from ...
1890s to 1943.
1415 to 1600s.
1650 to 1780.
1600s to 1776.
21
For many immigrants Ellis Island was ...
the gate to America.
the gate to Canada.
the gate to heaven.
the gate to hell.
22
Dreadful scenes happened when ...
King Kong arrived on Ellis Island.
a family was allowed to enter New York.
someone from a family wasn't allowed to enter New York.
the President arrived on Ellis Island.
23
The Statue of Liberty is ...
on the island next to Ellis Island.
a million miles away.
the name of the ferry to Ellis Island.
on the same island.
24
All the immigrants wanted to do on Ellis Island was to go through the door with the sign:
'Open to New York'.
'Close to New York'.
'Push to New York'.
'Pull to New York'.
25
Most people who came during this third phase of mass immigration came from ...
southern and eastern Europe.
western Europe.
northern Europe.
Africa.
26
The second big phase of immigration was ...
from 1776 to 1890.
from the 1890s to 1943.
from 1943 to 2015.
from the 1500s to the 1800s.
27
In 1943 the immigration centre on Ellis Island ...
was closed.
was renovated.
was happy.
was opened.
28
The third big immigration wave to America was ...
from 1776 to 1990.
from the 1850s to the 1860s.
from the 1890s to 1943.
from 1990 to 2015.
29
In the old days ...
Dutch settlers went hunting there.
Dutch settlers loved to have picnic there.
Native Americans hunted Dutch settlers there.
people form Holland built their houses there.
30
Between 1892 and 1943 ...
Native Americans emigrated via Ellis Island.
a lot of Americans emigrated via Ellis Island.
16 million people immigrated to the USA via Ellis Island.
60 million people immigrated to the USA via Ellis Island.
