Scoring Guide: Movement, Culture & Immigration

Read each question. Circle or write your answer.

1. 1.

   The Garcia family moved away after a hurricane ruined their home. Was this a push or a pull?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: a push

2. 2.

   Which kind of transportation can carry goods all the way to a store's back door?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: a truck

3. 3.

   Source box: Travel to Pine Hollow (a made-up town). 1958: a highway reaches Pine Hollow. 1840: a stagecoach road reaches the town. 1995: a small airport opens. 1871: a railroad station opens. Put the four events in order from oldest to newest.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: 1840 stagecoach road; 1871 railroad station; 1958 highway; 1995 airport

4. 4.

   Maine catches lots of lobster, and Idaho grows lots of potatoes. Why is it easier for people in the two states to trade using money than by swapping lobsters for potatoes?

   (3 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for: with swapping (barter), both people must want what the other has, and lobsters can spoil on a long trip; money is accepted by everyone, so each state can sell what it makes and buy what it needs.

Read each question. Circle or write your answer.

1. 5.

   Which example shows culture being passed down?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Grandpa teaches Lucy a Greek song that his own mother taught him.

2. 6.

   Hana speaks Japanese at home, English at school and Spanish with her soccer team. Is she bilingual or multilingual? Tell how you know.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: multilingual; she speaks three languages, which is more than two (also accept trilingual)

3. 7.

   Name one celebration people observe in the U.S. Tell what it celebrates or remembers and one thing people do.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for: a real celebration with an accurate meaning and activity, such as Independence Day (the country's birthday; fireworks and parades) or Lunar New Year (the new year; family meals and red envelopes).

4. 8.

   A family moves from Mexico to Chicago and opens a taco restaurant. Explain how this shows culture moving from one place to another.

   (3 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for: a food tradition traveled with the people who moved; now people in Chicago can enjoy it; it may change with new ingredients or new customers.

Read Mei's letter in the source box. Then answer each question.

1. 9.

   Source box: Mei's Letter (made up, written for this test, based on real events). "Dear Grandmother, Our ship reached San Francisco Bay in 1915. We were taken to Angel Island. We waited there for three weeks while officers asked us many questions. The building was crowded, but a woman from our village helped us. Today I start school in the city. Father works in his uncle's store, and he is saving money to send home to you." On which coast did Mei arrive? Copy the clue from the letter.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: the West Coast; "San Francisco Bay" (also accept "Angel Island")

2. 10.

   Find one reason in the letter that shows why Mei's family came to the United States.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for: work (Father works in a store), school (Mei starts school), or earning money to help family back home (saving to send to Grandmother).

3. 11.

   Most people who came through Ellis Island were checked and let in within a few hours. How was Mei's wait different?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: It was much longer.

4. 12.

   Claim question: Was arriving at Angel Island hard for Mei's family? Write a claim and give two pieces of evidence from the letter.

   (4 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for: a claim such as "Yes, it was hard," with two details: they waited three weeks; officers asked many questions; the building was crowded. A claim that it was hard but they had help may use "a woman from our village helped us" as one detail.

5. 13.

   Albert Einstein was born in Germany and later moved to the United States to live. Was he an immigrant? Explain.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Yes. He moved from his home country to live in a new country.

Use the map box for items 14–16. Then answer items 17–19.

1. 14.

   Map box: Map of Missouri. North is at the top. Key: a star means the state capital, a dot means a city, a blue line means a river, and brown bumps mean hills. The Mississippi River runs along the eastern edge of the state. The Missouri River flows across the middle of the state from west to east. The capital, Jefferson City, sits on the Missouri River. Kansas City is a dot on the western edge. St. Louis is a dot on the eastern edge, near where the Missouri River meets the Mississippi. The Ozark hills cover much of the southern part of the state. What is the capital of Missouri? Which symbol shows it?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Jefferson City; a star

2. 15.

   Which river forms the eastern edge of Missouri?

   (1 pt)

   Answer: the Mississippi River

3. 16.

   What direction are the Ozark hills from Jefferson City?

   (1 pt)

   Answer: south

4. 17.

   Leo wants to check the fact "Missouri became a state in 1821." Which source is better?

   (2 pts)

   Answer: the state of Missouri's official website

5. 18.

   Write one supporting question you could ask to answer the big question "What makes Missouri a special place?" Then name one source where you could find the answer.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary. Look for: a specific question, such as "How do people use the Missouri River?" or "What landmarks are in Missouri?", and a reliable source, such as an atlas, a library book or the state's official website.

6. 19.

   Draw a small map of your own state. Mark the capital with a star and add a key and a compass rose.

   (2 pts)

   Answer: Answers vary by family. Look for: a star at the capital's correct place, a key that explains the star, and a compass rose.