Vocabulary
New to the U.S.
My Journey to America
A Nation of Immigrants
Airport Security Worker
100
The definition of globe.
What is world?
100
The first and last name of the boy in the story.
What is Jair Saenz?
100
The girl from the story.
What is Virpal?
100
Spanish-speaking people have been living in the US since this year.
What is 1565?
100
Education needed.
What is High school diploma?
200
Americans have the liberty to voice their opinions. Another word for liberty.
What is freedom?
200
The sports team that Jair joined.
What is soccer?
200
The reason Virpal moved to America.
What is to be with her mother?
200
The fastest growing group of immigrants in the U.S.
What is Hispanics?
200
Duties
What is checks for firearms, explosives, or other forbidden items, assists passengers in finding their flights and getting to their gates on time.
300
The bus took the fastest route to school. Definition for route.
What is way to get somewhere
300
The goal that Jair achieved.
What is learning English?
300
The articles main idea.
What is Virpal and her sister's journey from India to reunite with their mother in America?
300
The country that most Hispanics come from.
What is Mexico?
300
skills
What are ability to operate an X-ray machine, communication skills, the ability to lift at least 40lbs?
400
achieve
What is succeed?
400
Jair's home country.
What is Peru?
400
Signal words.
What are next, finally, today, last, first, etc.?
400
The year that Hispanics became more than a third of all U.S. immigrants.
What is 1980s.
400
The reason its important to screen all passengers, even kids.
What is safety and identifies people that might want to bring something dangerous onto a plane?
500
voyage or journey.
What is a long trip?
500
The sequence of events of Jair's new life in the U.S..
What is - Jair didn't like his new home, - Jair made friends with a student who spoke Spanish, - Jair joined the soccer team, - Jair feels at home in America
500
The sequence of events in the story.
What is - Virpal and her sister flew to Holland, - An airport worker questioned Virpal about a box she was carrying, - Virpal and her sister boarded a plane for America, - They landed in America and saw their mother?
500
The number of immigrants living in the U.S. today.
What is 33 million?
500
pay
What is $12.50 per hour?
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