English

Shawn Bonilla

14 December, 12:13

Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, and then answer the question. Most immigrants passed through Ellis Island in about one day. Carrying all their worldly possessions, they left the examination hall and waited on the dock for the ferry that would take them to Manhattan, a mile away. Some of them still faced long journeys overland before they reached their final destination. Others would head directly for the teeming immigrant neighborhoods of New York City. What best paraphrases the central idea of the excerpt? Some Ellis Island travelers took long journeys before reaching their final home. The ferry ride to Manhattan from Ellis Island was a one-mile journey. It usually took one day to get through Ellis Island if people had many possessions. After leaving Ellis Island, the newcomers went on to live in many different places.