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Referring to the article in The Daily News....Which of the following represents a supporting detail for the central idea, The history of how Ellis Island became a processing center for immigrants?
a) It is expected that thousands more will pass through in the coming years.
b) In 1855, the Castle Garden immigration center was opened.
c) While it was being built, immigrants were processed at the Barge Office at the Battery.
d) The decision was made to close Castle Garden in favor of building a new immigration center on Ellis Island.

Which of the following best describes supporting details?
a) Key details that explain or support the central idea.
b) Details that include important vocabulary words.
c) Details that help us make predictions.
d) Key details that provide anecdotes are other short stories that help keep the reader engaged.

Which of the following BEST represents the central idea of the article in The Daily News?
a) Why Castle Garden was closed
b) The history of how Ellis Island became a processing center for immigrants.
c) A details description of the original owner of Ellis Island and his family history.
d) How and why the federal government became involved in immigration.

What term is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
a) claim
b) anecdote
c) supporting detail
d) central idea

Which of the following best describes the central idea in nonfiction text?
a) The key details that explain what the text is mostly about.
b) Anecdotes that describe and explain what the text is mostly about
c) The most important idea in a text or what the text is mostly about.
d) Technical vocabulary and other important words that help explain the main idea.

What is a detail that explains the central idea
a) claim
b) anecdote
c) supporting detail
d) central idea

What term is a statement the author says is true?
a) claim
b) anecdote
c) supporting detail
d) central idea

What term means what the text is mainly about?
a) claim
b) anecdote
c) supporting detail
d) central idea

Which of the following BEST summarizes the article from The Daily News.
a) Ellis Island was built where Fort Gibson had been.
b) Castle Garden was too small to handle the number of immigrants coming to America, and they also had problems with poor leader
c) Ellis Island processed 700 immigrants on its first day of operation including three children from Ireland
d) Due to increased # of immigrants and problems with the CG immigration center, Ellis Ild. immigration ctr was built and open

Which of the following is a KEY EVENT in The Daily News article
a) It was originally known to Native Americans as Kioshk Island
b) While it was being built, new immigrants were processed at the Barge office
c) The federal government took control of the immigration system in 1890
d) They made the difficult journey from Ireland to meet their parents.

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