Question

According to the text, what was the purpose of immigrant newspapers?

check all that apply.

• to help immigrants stay literate in their native languages

• to report news from the home countries

• to inform the public about cultural events

• to improve immigrants’ English-language skills

• to notify the community about political items of interest

Answer 1

Answer: A B C E

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. To help immigrant stay literate in their native languages.

3. To report news from the home countries.

2. To inform the public about cultural events.

3. To notify the community about political items of interest.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the paragraph, during the industrial era in the United States of America, over a thousand newspapers that were aimed to be read by the ethnic groups, were published.

These newspapers are highly valuable today because of different reasons:

• They were written in the audience's native language. Therefore, they helped immigrants stay literate.
• They reported news from their native countries.
• They informed the community about religious discussions.
• They informed the public about cultural events.
• They notified the community about political items of interest (to the ethnic groups).

Moreover, these newspapers were available in multiple languages, such as Chinese, Hebrew, Italian, Dutch, German, and Greek.