Question

vocabulary activity questions \they were escaping poverty, famine, war, or cruel governments. these immigrants had to leave behind their family and a lot of their belongings. some were scared of being sent back to their home country. when they finally reached ellis island, these people had to wait in long lines. they also had to go through a series of tests to determine if they could enter the u.s.\ what conclusion can you draw from this evidence about immigrants’ experiences? a they brought a lot of things with them. b immigrating was stressful and difficult. c they were good at taking tests. d they felt very calm and relaxed.

Explanation:

• Option A: The text says immigrants "had to leave behind their family and a lot of their belongings", so they did not bring a lot of things, eliminating A.
• Option B: Immigrants escaped hardships, left belongings/family, feared being sent back, waited in long lines, and took tests. These experiences show stress and difficulty in immigrating.
• Option C: The text only mentions they took tests, not that they were good at them, eliminating C.
• Option D: The experiences (fear, long lines, tests) contradict feeling calm/relaxed, eliminating D.

Answer:

B. Immigrating was stressful and difficult.