1 Read the summary of the main ideas of the article below. The new series "Asian Americans" celebrates the history of Asian Americans at a time when anti Asian attitudes in America are growing. It focuses on individual stories that have often been overlooked or unspoken.
Which answer choice would BEST complete the summary?
(A) These stories show that some people have been unfairly blaming Asian Americans for coronavirus. (B) These stories focus on the Japanese Americans forcibly relocated by the government in World War II. (C) These stories are narrated for the show by the famous actors Daniel Dae Kim and Tamlyn Tomita. (D) These stories of contributions and challenges highlight the lessons that can be learned from them.
2 Read the paragraph from the section "Racism And Discrimination."
"Asian Americans" tells the story of Bhagat Singh Thind. He is a well-known writer. Thind fought for the United States during World War I. However, he was denied U. S. citizenship twice because he was not white.
How does this paragraph support the main idea of the article?
(A) It provides an example of an individual who faced racism while shaping American history.
(B) It includes details about how the U. S. tried to keep many Asian people from becoming citizens. (C) It shows the difference between how soldiers were treated in World War I and in World War II. (D) It explains that many Asian Americans were able to become successful writers and artists.
3 Read the sentence from the section "Racism And Discrimination."
Tajima-Peña said the recent killing of 25-year-old Georgia man Ahmaud Arbery deserves to be met with the same public outrage by all communities who have been victimized by scapegoating, racism and violence.
How is Daniel Dae Kim MOST likely to respond to this sentence?
(A) Kim would argue that getting angry about racism and discrimination can do little to change things that happened in the past.
(B) Kim would suggest that creating groups to support those related to Arbery might be a better way to react to his tragic death.
(C) Kim would add that there are important similarities between Arbery's death and past racist killings of Asian Americans.
(D) Kim would say that Asian American communities have only recently begun to understand what it is like to experience discrimination.
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4 Read the section "Overlooked Contributions."
Which sentence shows Tamlyn Tomita's point of view about Asian-American history?
(A) The series also focuses on the many Chinese laborers who came to this country.
(B) These men worked hard to build America's railroads.
(C) She believes passing on the knowledge of what happened will help ensure it doesn't happen again.
(D) For the most part, Asian Americans were not pictured in a lot of the historical documents she looked through.