Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure
Question 2 • 2026 Summer 305 ELA/ESOL CR_Grade 6
Which sentence from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears" is written using a compare-and-contrast text structure?
Answer
A
As with the Kudrna family, war and other uncontrollable events often divided family members between their home country and America.
B
In 1912, Katherine Stollmayer, age 18, left Arad, Hungary, to join her older brother, Joseph, living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
C
A trained herbalist, Jue brought a variety of medicines as well as an abacus and herbalist's scale to America.
D
After establishing an herb business in San Francisco's Chinatown, Jue went back to Canton to marry Jeang Quai Sen--the couple returned to California soon after.