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Ellis Island National Monument Online: Cause-and-Effect Structure

Question 3 • 2026 Summer 305 ELA/ESOL CR_Grade 6

Read the excerpt from "Island of Hope, Island of Tears."If illness was suspected, immigrants were detained at Ellis Island's hospital complex.

Answer
A
A sequence text structure is used to describe the order of events at Ellis Island's hospital complex.
B
A compare-and-contrast text structure is used to show the relationship between illness and treatment.
C
A sequence text structure is used to explain the order of events that occurred after an immigrant was detained.
D
A cause-and-effect text structure is used to explain why immigrants could be detained at the hospital complex.
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