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Name Date Selection Test 2: “Immigrants Grammar & Sentence structure Closed
Book
Today” Directions: Choose the word or words that best
SELECTION 2 complete each sentence.
L.7.1

9 It is at the beach than in the mountains.

warm
key vocabulary Closed Book
warmer *
Directions: Use a word from the box to complete each
sentence. Write the word on the line. Use each word more warm
only once. There is one more word than you need.
L.7.1
possession adjust museum poverty local
10 I am building a science project than
preserve community foreign immigrant my brother’s.
difficult
difficulter
L.7.6 more difficult *
1 The word means “from somewhere else.”
L.7.1

L.7.6 11 The sun feels than it did last week.

2 The word means “a group of people who live
strong
in one place.”
stronger *
L.7.6

3 The word means “to become used to more strong

something.” L.7.1

L.7.6
12 The sky is than it was yesterday.
4 The word means “the state or condition of hazy
being poor.”
hazier *
L.7.6
hazyer
5 The word means “a place where people can
look at art or other
valuable objects.”

L.7.6

6 The word means “to keep something from

being lost.”

L.7.6

7 The word means “someone who moves from

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one country to another

I
country to live.”
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8 The word means “nearby.”

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Name Date Selection Test 2: “Immigrants
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Today,” continued RI.7.1

17 Why has the United States been called “the

SELECTION 2
great melting pot”?
It is famous for its gold mines and metals.
L.7.1 Its citizens come from many different cultures.*
13 Movies are than ever before! Its elections combine the votes of many people.
expensive It is known for its large areas of hot desert land.
expensiver
RI.7.1

more expensive * 18 Why do some immigrants continue to follow

their customs?
L.7.1

14 Your suntan is than mine. They want to preserve their own cultures. *
dark They want to move back to their countries.
darker * They think it will help them adjust to their
new lives.
more darker
They want to show neighbors a new way of
reading comprehension Open Book
doing things.
Directions: Questions
15–19 are about “Immigrants Today.” You may look
at the selection on pages 205–215 to help you answer CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE
the questions. For questions 15–18, read each question
and choose the best answer.
Directions: Write your answer to question 19
on a separate sheet of paper.
RI.7.1

15 The number of immigrants dropped after RI.7.1

World War I. What is one reason this 19 Immigrants come to the United States for
happened? many different reasons. Use three examples
from the
Ships made fewer trips to this country.
selection to support this statement.
People were happier in their homelands.
Cities became crowded with so many people.
Jobs became too difficult to find in
this country. *
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RI.7.1
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How did immigration change after World War

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16
3

II? More immigrants moved to the United Key Gram. & Reading Test
Vocabulary Sent. Comprehe Score
States. * Many immigrants returned to their Items 1–8 Structure nsion
(5 points Items 9–14 Items 15–
homelands. Immigrants traveled to other each) (5 points 18
(5 points = /100
countries to live. each);
each) + Item 19
(10 points)
Immigrants had less religious freedom in
the United States. +

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