24/5/2018 A Chinese Artist in Harlem - Quiz

A Chinese Artist in Harlem

Read the paragraph and answer the questions.

(1) New York City has an extremely diverse immigrant population composed of people from all over the
world. (2) This diversity helps make the city a unique and exciting place. (3) However, there can also be
disadvantages. (4) When people don't understand each other's cultures, conflicts can arise. (5) The New York
Chinese Cultural Center works to emphasize the advantages of diversity. (6) The center places artists from
China in New York City public schools, where they teach art and share their cultural background with their
students. (7) Amy Chin, the director of the program, sees advantages for everyone involved. (8) Not only are
the students being taught by talented artists, but they also have a chance to get to know people from a
different culture in a very personal way. (9) This can have a positive influence on the way the children feel
about other cultures. (10) As for the artists, they are able to make a living in their chosen field, while adding
to the rich cultural diversity of the city they now call home.

The artists hired by the New York Chinese Cultural Center _____________.

were teachers in China

were born in the United States
teach in New York City public schools
come from many different ethnic backgrounds

The word they in sentence 6 refers to _____________.

Chinese artists
public schools
different groups
different cultures
Where does this sentence go?
Sometimes these disagreements result in cultural clashes.

After sentence 2
After sentence 4
After sentence 7
After sentence 9

The writer is mainly interested in how _____________.

artists live in New York City

cultural understanding can be promoted
Chinese immigrants can get better jobs
public schools teach art

According to the reading, because New York City is so diverse, _____________.

many Chinese artists choose to live there

conflicts between ethnic groups sometimes arise
there are many immigrant teachers
people know a lot about other cultures

According to the reading, an artist from the Chinese cultural center would probably _____________.

talk with the students about life in China

be paid more than other teachers

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paint portraits of all of the students

give art classes to other teachers

A person who has moved to another country to live is _____________.

a cosmopolitan
an ethnicity
an immigrant
a diversity

Paper money often features a _____________ of a famous person.

portrait
landscape
calligraphy
clash

Last week I forgot _____________ my homework.

to do
do
done
did
Which underlined word is incorrect?
Please be sure to remember ask the teacher what city in China he came from.

sure
ask
what
came

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