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English, 02.10.2020 20:01 CadenClough13

Read the excerpt from Immigrant Kids, by Russell Freedman. When their ship docked at the Hudson River pier, the immigrants had numbered identity tags pinned to their clothing. Then they were herded onto special ferryboats that carried them to Ellis Island. Officials hurried them along, shouting "Quick! Run! Hurry!" in half a dozen languages.

Which answer choice best paraphrases this excerpt?
a)When their boat landed at the Hudson River, the immigrants had numbered identity tags attached to their clothes. Then they were taken to a ferry that took them to Ellis Island. Officials rushed them and shouted at them to hurry in many languages.
b)Immigrants were taken by ferry to an island, where their ship docked at a pier. The officials were not nice to them and shouted at them in various languages.
c)The immigrants wore name tags so that the officials would be able to identify them. The ship docked, and the they were taken off the boat and led to a ferry that took them to Ellis Island.
d)Once the ship docked in the Hudson River, the immigrants were given identity tags and loaded into a ferry boat that took them to Ellis Island. Those in charge barked commands at them in many languages, ordering them to proceed quickly onto the ferry.

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