Answer Key; NYC’s International Schools

Lesson Plan: U.S. International Schools: Path to the American Dream

II. While Reading Tasks

Word Inference

  1. version  |ˈvərZHən| noun- a particular form of something differing in certain respects from an earlier form or other forms of the same type of thing: a revised version of the paper was produced for a later meeting 
  2. scrambling |ˈskrambəl| verb-[ with infinitive ] struggle or compete with others for something in an eager or uncontrolled and undignified way: firms scrambled to win public-sector contracts.
  3. minors |ˈmīnər| noun-a person under the age of full legal responsibility.
  4. quartile |ˈkwôrˌtīl, ˈkwôrtl| noun-Statistics each of four equal groups into which a population can be divided according to the distribution of values of a particular variable.
  5. qualify |ˈkwäləˌfī| verb-be entitled to a particular benefit or privilege by fulfilling a necessary condition: they do not qualify for compensation payments.
  6. peers |pi(ə)r|-noun-a person of the same age, status, or ability as another specified person: he has incurred much criticism from his academic peers.
  7. spurs |spər| verb -cause or promote the development of; stimulate: governments cut interest rates to spur demand.
  8. translate |transˈlāt, tranz-| verb-express the sense of (words or text) in another language: the German original has been translated into English.
  9. commonalities |ˌkämənˈalitē|-noun-a shared feature or attribute: we discern the commonalities between these writers.
  10. reuniting |ˌrēyo͝oˈnīt| verb-come together or cause to come together again after a period of separation or disunity.

Reading Comprehension

True /False/NA-Statements

  1. T- Flushing International High School is like a version of the United Nations.
  2. F- Evangelista is the school’s principal.
  3. F- There are more than 57,000 unaccompanied child migrants.
  4. T- Enrollees must come from the bottom quartile in scores on English-language tests.
  5. F- Flushing’s four-year graduation rate is 70 percent.
  6. T- About 60 of the school’s new enrollees are from Central America.
  7. NA-Many of the students live in New York City.
  8. T- The article  states that David Martinez is from El Salvador.
  9. T- One thing students have in common is overcoming a separation from their parents.
  10. NA- Many of the students become teachers.

 Grammar Focus

Structure and Usage

I-1-about

Students come from about 40 different countries.

II-1-their

Many of these children catch up to their U.S. peers.

III-2-speak

Students who don’t speak the same language are grouped together.