Read the details from "The Workers of Ellis Island” and think about the central idea they support.Throughout the years, numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at Ellis Island. . . . Known under several titles (missionary, chaplain, agent, matron, port worker, colporteur, or social worker), the dedicated men and women of these organizations provided many things, including counseling, guidance, information, translation, money, food, clothing, books, periodicals, gifts, and religious instruction and services.
Answer
A
Numerous organizations offered aid to immigrants at Ellis Island.
B
Aid workers only provided immigrants with information and translations.
C
Aid workers were known under several titles (missionary, chaplain, agent, matron, port worker, colporteur, or social worker).
D
Services included counseling, guidance, money, food, and clothing.
Explanation
The passage lists many organizations and describes the wide range of help their workers provided to immigrants at Ellis Island. These details support the central idea that numerous organizations offered aid there. Choice B is too narrow because workers provided much more than information and translations, while C and D are supporting details rather than the main idea.
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