Coming to America Unit Test
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Question
Use the texts titled Designed to Detain and In Their Own Words to answer the question.
Designed to Detain
In Their Own Words
Jason is using a Venn diagram to compare Designed to Detain and In Their Own Words. Which piece of information should he put in the middle of his diagram as a similarity?
(1 point)
Responses
Both texts are primary accounts from the perspective of immigrants who went to the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Both texts are primary accounts from the perspective of immigrants who went to the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Both texts highlight how poor Chinese immigrants were treated at the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Both texts highlight how poor Chinese immigrants were treated at the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Both texts inform the reader of how terrible the food was at the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Both texts inform the reader of how terrible the food was at the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Both texts discuss how well the immigrants were treated at the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Both texts discuss how well the immigrants were treated at the Angel Island Immigration Station.
struggle
Both texts are primary accounts from the perspective of immigrants who went to the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Select the word that has the same ending syllable as juggle.(1 point)
Responses
adorable
adorable
readable
readable
struggle
struggle
possible
possible
To answer this question, Jason needs to identify a similarity between the texts "Designed to Detain" and "In Their Own Words" that can be placed in the middle of his Venn diagram.
To find this similarity, Jason should review the two texts and look for common themes or ideas. In this case, the question is specifically asking for information "from the perspective of immigrants who went to the Angel Island Immigration Station".
To determine the similarity, Jason should focus on the statements made in each text about the experiences of immigrants at the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Option 1 states that both texts are primary accounts from the perspective of immigrants who went to the Angel Island Immigration Station. This implies that both texts share a common characteristic of presenting firsthand experiences from immigrants.
Option 2 highlights how poor Chinese immigrants were treated at the Angel Island Immigration Station. While this is a theme in both texts, it is not a similarity that would be placed in the middle of the Venn diagram.
Option 3 states that both texts inform the reader of how terrible the food was at the Angel Island Immigration Station. While the issue of food is mentioned, it may not be the most significant or central similarity between the texts.
Option 4 suggests that both texts discuss how well the immigrants were treated at the Angel Island Immigration Station. However, this contradicts the common theme of poor treatment mentioned in option 2. Therefore, option 4 can be eliminated.
Based on the information provided, Jason should choose option 1 as the correct answer. Both texts are primary accounts from the perspective of immigrants who went to the Angel Island Immigration Station. This similarity captures the main idea shared by both texts and can be placed in the middle of his Venn diagram.