RI 4.1
1.Read the sentence from paragraph 1.
Since 1886, it has stood for freedom and hope.
Select two sentences from paragraph 3 which support this idea.
Broken chains at her feet represent the U.S separating from British rules.
The tablet has July 4, 1776, written on it and represents the date the U.S became its own country.
3. Read the sentence below from paragraph 5.
He chose this place because he felt immigrants would see the statue and feel welcomed as soon as they arrived in the United States wishing to become Americans.
Which one phrase from paragraph 2 supports this claim?
millions of people hoping to become citizens first stopped
6. Why did Bartholdi decide to exhibit parts of the statue before it finished?
Read the sentence below from paragraph 3.
The statue is huge and stretches as tall as a 30-story building.
Why does the author use the word "stretches" in this way?
to show high the statue is
15. Select two phrases from paragraph 6-7 which show why the locks are an important part of the Panama Canal.
the sea levels between the oceans are the same
ships can safely pass through the canal
7. According to the information in paragraph 9, why is it important to visit the Statue of Liberty?
A. To create a memory to last a long time
4. Look at the photograph.
Select one phrase from paragraph 7 that the photograph helps you to better understand.
building sections of the monument
13. Which two sentences explain reasons why the Panama Canal was hard to build?
Many workers became sick
It was difficult to dig through the mountain rocks
12. Read the sentence from paragraph 9.
This was great progress, but even today some of the world's largest cargo ships are too big to travel the canal.
What does the word cargo tell you about the ships?
16. The following question has two parts
Part A: Which statement best explains the reason Bartholdi picked New York Harbor for the Statue of Liberty?
Part B: Which quotation best supports the answer to part A?
He felt the statue would be in a good place to greet immigrants coming to the country
He choose this place because he felt immigrants would see the statue and feel welcomed as they arrived in the United States to become Americans.
18. Which two sentences best show that the people of the United States were excited about the Statue of Liberty?
"More than a million people watched a grand parade through New York City."
"A boat parade crowded the harbor"
11. What does the illustration under paragraph 6 help the reader understand about how the canal works?
It shows the lake and the locks help to level the water
20. What causes flooding during a hurricane?
rain bands of water
19. Read the sentences from paragraph 8.
They may tell you to leave the area until the storm passes, if this happens, you will need to evacuate to a safer place.
Select two phrases that means the same as evacuate as it is used in sentence.
move out of
go away from
17. Select two sentences which show that the Statue of Liberty is well known around the World.
About four million people from over the world visit it every year.
No matter how you visit, enjoy your time leaning about the building and history of the one of the world's most loved monuments to freedom and hope.
8. Laboulaye wanted to create a statue for the American people to recognize that ________ and to celebrate the __________.
France and the United States were friends
United States' independence from Britain
10. Which sentence best supports the idea that the Panama Canal was "an engineering marvel"?
They labored ten years, cut through massive rocks, and shoveled tons of earth.
Match each cause of harm on the left to its effect on the right.
flooding-water damage
high speed winds-destruction to buildings and trees
fallen power lines-electrically charged water
2.France and the United States both had a part in creation of the Statue of Liberty. Match the parts each played to the country or countries that played that part.
built the statue: France
paid for the statue: Both countries
built the base of the statue: United States
put the pieces of the statue together: United States
came up with the idea to build the statue: France
14. Choose the correct word or phrase for each blank to correctly complete the sentence.
Look at the map.
This map helps the reader to see that the ______ was ______ when the Panama Canal was built.
distance a ship needed to travel
greatly shortened