WORLDS APART

Worksheet and Handout

Review the words listed below and then have the students fill in the blanks with the correct word.

Ellis Island	immigrant	liberty	rules
Statue of Liberty	freedom	nation	citizenship
homesick	quarantine	ship	Europe
census	families	foreigner	language

1. When you move to a new country, you must learn the _____________ to communicate with others.



2. It is important for __________ to keep the traditions of their native countries.



3. When immigrants first came to the United States, they had to stop at __________________ for a few days.



4. It is also important to learn the laws and ___________ that the residents must obey in their new country.



5. An _____________ is someone who leaves his or her native country to live in a new country.



6. Many new residents want to take classes and prepare for the _____________ exam.



7. The first immigrants in the United States were from ____________.



8. Many people are lonely and ____________ when they first move to a new country.



9. When the immigrants reached Ellis Island, they had to be ______________ to make sure they had no diseases.



10. It took the first immigrants many weeks to reach the United States because they came by __________.



11. Many immigrants seek _____________ in the United States because they have been discriminated against because of their religions, their political preferences, or their social status.



12. The first sight in America for the early immigrants was the ______________________________.



13. Any person who visits or lives in a different place is considered a ___________.



14. Every ten years the United States counts its residents. This process is called a ____________.



15. Many people want to live in the United States because it is one of the strongest ____________ in the world.