Making Changes: Central Ideas in Immigrant Kids

Question 8 • * SY2025-26 - 1001010-M/J Language Arts 1 Sem 1 CR

Read this central idea found in Immigrant Kids.The inspection process at Ellis Island was frightening for new immigrants.

Answer

Before they could be admitted to the United States, immigrants had to pass through Ellis Island.

The immigrants had numbered identity tags pinned to their clothing.

When a case aroused suspicion, the immigrant received a chalk mark on the right shoulder for further inspection: L for lameness, H for heart, X for mental defects, and so on.

They were allowed to sit and rest and try again.

Explanation

Choice C best supports the idea that the inspection process was frightening: immigrants could be marked with chalk and sent for further inspection, including checks for lameness, heart problems, or mental defects. The other choices describe entering Ellis Island, wearing identification tags, or resting, but do not show the stress or severity of the inspection.

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