#5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading teacher Created Resources #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up
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24 The Himalayas ©Teacher Created Resources 33 #5036 Daily Warm-Ups: Nonfiction Reading Warm-Up Check Your Understanding / 4 Name ______________________________________________ 1. From the context of the passage, what is the best meaning of historic? a. something fresh c. something recent b. something from the past d. something delivered by ship 2. Which materials are housed in the Ellis Island Museum? a. passenger lists c. historic papers b. photos d. all of the above 3. Which reason(s) could be used to exclude an immigrant? a. having a dangerous disease c. having little money b. being able to work d. both a and b 4. When was the immigration center closed? a. 1990 c. 1954 b. 1892 d. 1924 The first United States immigration center was on Ellis Island. It was located near the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The center was opened on January 1, 1892. There were more than thirty-five buildings to help people who wanted to become Americans. These included a Great Hall where more than 5,000 people a day entered the country over many years. Many of these were children. The center was very busy in its first twenty years. Then it had long periods of limited use before it was closed. Between 1892 and 1924, more than twelve million people passed through the center. It became the doorway for many new citizens to enter the nation. However, it was also a place of tears and pain for some. People who were not wanted were not allowed to enter the country. They were sent back home. Some of them were told they had dangerous diseases. They might make others sick. Some were unable to work or care for themselves. However, fewer than 1 percent of all who came were not allowed to stay. The center was closed in 1954. In 1990, it reopened as a museum. It honors over four hundred years of the country’s immigrant history. The museum has many interesting historic papers and passenger lists from ships. It displays photos of many kinds of ships. There are many old pictures of people in the center. There is a great deal of information about more than twenty-five million immigrants, as well as a Wall of Honor. Letters from Rifka by Karen Hesse is an excellent children’s book describing one young girl’s efforts to get through the center and join her family. Interesting Places and Events Download 10.24 Kb. Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: |
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