Quiz: Ellis Island test (language)


Ellis Island testOnline version Comprehension test by david archambaud 1 What is Ellis Island today? a an immigration station b an immigration museum c a military base d an amusement park 2 What can you see in this sequence? Choose one or more answers a A steamship b A ship's manifest c immigrants being interviewed by inspectors d The Statue of Liberty e Immigrants' names on the Wall of Honor f The Great Hall 3 How long was Ellis island used as an immigration station? a 15 years b more than 15 years c 50 years d more than 50 years 4 What were these people trying to escape from? Give four answers. Choose one or more answers a poverty b political persecution c wars d hunger e the American dream f racial persecution 5 When immigrants arrived, did they have a good idea of the New World? a yes b no 6 What did immigrants imagine was so attractive about America? Choose one or more answers a It was a vast territory b Gold mines offered employment opportunities c They could live anywhere they wanted d There were no immigration quotas e There were lots of good traditions f There were no social class distinctions 7 "For the first time, they were facing officers in uniforms that were trying to _____ them instead of _____ them." Written answer 8 Prior to 1920 the only thing you needed to enter the United States was _____. a a visa b a passport c a steamship ticket d a driver's licence e an immigration card f a passenger list 9 What kind of questions were immigrants asked during the interview? Choose one or more answers a what were their political views? b how much money they carried? c why they had decided to leave their country? d physical marks of identification? e where they came from? f who paid their tickets? 10 What did they do with all these immigration documents? a They kept them in big cardboard boxes b they lost all the documents c they digitalized them and made a huge computer database 11 What are the advantages of the computer database compared with old microfilms? Choose one or more answers a you can find anybody in just seconds b you can find anybody in just weeks c you can directly email immigrants d you can find anybody from just a nationality or an entry year. 12 What percentage of the US population can trace their ancestors back to Ellis Island? Written answer 13 When they put the database online, it was a huge success and people rushed to get on. a true b false 14 What is the American Family Migration History Center? a a place where people can meet long lost relatives b a place where people can explore the archive in search of an ancestor c a place where people can buy copies of passenger lists. 15 What has this woman come to Ellis island for? a to trace her grandparents to Ellis Island records b to trace her children to Ellis Island records c to trace her parents to Ellis Island records 16 Why do people get so emotional when they read the records? Choose one or more answers a because it's a part of themselves that they can find in these records. b because the records are so detailed that they establish some contact with these long lost relatives. c because their relatives are dead and there's no way they can ever meet them. 17 Why was the little girl and her parents told they were going to be deported back to Germany? a because they didn't have enough money to stay b because they exceeded the German immigration quota c because they were infected with a contagious disease 18 Why wasn't she and her family eventually sent back to Germany? a because at the last minute someone gave them some money b because they were not really infected with a contagious disease. c because an immigration officer took pity on her and made them pass under the wire d because they enlarged the German quota at the last minute 19 Why was it so important for this German family to pass? a because if they had been sent back to Germany, they would certainly have perished in the holocaust. b because they had spent all their savings on the voyage and had no money left to go back. c because their lives back in Germany would have been miserable. 20 What country did Karen Martinez's ancestors come from? a Portugal b Spain c Poland d Turkey

1

What is Ellis Island today?

a

an immigration station

b

an immigration museum

c

a military base

d

an amusement park

2

What can you see in this sequence?

Choose one or more answers

a

A steamship

b

A ship's manifest

c

immigrants being interviewed by inspectors

d

The Statue of Liberty

e

Immigrants' names on the Wall of Honor

f

The Great Hall

3

How long was Ellis island used as an immigration station?

a

15 years

b

more than 15 years

c

50 years

d

more than 50 years

4

What were these people trying to escape from? Give four answers.

Choose one or more answers

a

poverty

b

political persecution

c

wars

d

hunger

e

the American dream

f

racial persecution

5

When immigrants arrived, did they have a good idea of the New World?

a

yes

b

no

6

What did immigrants imagine was so attractive about America?

Choose one or more answers

a

It was a vast territory

b

Gold mines offered employment opportunities

c

They could live anywhere they wanted

d

There were no immigration quotas

e

There were lots of good traditions

f

There were no social class distinctions

7

"For the first time, they were facing officers in uniforms that were trying to _ them instead of _ them."

Written answer

8

Prior to 1920 the only thing you needed to enter the United States was _____.

a

a visa

b

a passport

c

a steamship ticket

d

a driver's licence

e

an immigration card

f

a passenger list

9

What kind of questions were immigrants asked during the interview?

Choose one or more answers

a

what were their political views?

b

how much money they carried?

c

why they had decided to leave their country?

d

physical marks of identification?

e

where they came from?

f

who paid their tickets?

10

What did they do with all these immigration documents?

a

They kept them in big cardboard boxes

b

they lost all the documents

c

they digitalized them and made a huge computer database

11

What are the advantages of the computer database compared with old microfilms?

Choose one or more answers

a

you can find anybody in just seconds

b

you can find anybody in just weeks

c

you can directly email immigrants

d

you can find anybody from just a nationality or an entry year.

12

What percentage of the US population can trace their ancestors back to Ellis Island?

Written answer

13

When they put the database online, it was a huge success and people rushed to get on.

a

true

b

false

14

What is the American Family Migration History Center?

a

a place where people can meet long lost relatives

b

a place where people can explore the archive in search of an ancestor

c

a place where people can buy copies of passenger lists.

15

What has this woman come to Ellis island for?

a

to trace her grandparents to Ellis Island records

b

to trace her children to Ellis Island records

c

to trace her parents to Ellis Island records

16

Why do people get so emotional when they read the records?

Choose one or more answers

a

because it's a part of themselves that they can find in these records.

b

because the records are so detailed that they establish some contact with these long lost relatives.

c

because their relatives are dead and there's no way they can ever meet them.

17

Why was the little girl and her parents told they were going to be deported back to Germany?

a

because they didn't have enough money to stay

b

because they exceeded the German immigration quota

c

because they were infected with a contagious disease

18

Why wasn't she and her family eventually sent back to Germany?

a

because at the last minute someone gave them some money

b

because they were not really infected with a contagious disease.

c

because an immigration officer took pity on her and made them pass under the wire

d

because they enlarged the German quota at the last minute

19

Why was it so important for this German family to pass?

a

because if they had been sent back to Germany, they would certainly have perished in the holocaust.

b

because they had spent all their savings on the voyage and had no money left to go back.

c

because their lives back in Germany would have been miserable.

20

What country did Karen Martinez's ancestors come from?

a

Portugal

b

Spain

c

Poland

d

Turkey

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