Immigrate versus Emigrate Quiz

In this Immigrate versus Emigrate Quiz you have to choose which of the two words will fit correctly into the gap.

Check the differences between immigrate and emigrate in this lesson if you are not sure.

Immigration versus Emigration Quiz

Gap Fill

Instructions

Choose immigrate or emigrate to complete each sentence.

1. Many people choose to ______ to another country in search of better job opportunities.
emigrate
immigrate
Correct!
Wrong!

The sentence is about people leaving their own country to live somewhere else.

2. Her grandparents ______ from Italy to the United States in the 1950s.
emigrated
immigrated
Correct!
Wrong!

Her grandparents left Italy and moved to another country.

3. The government introduced new rules to control ______ each year.
emigration
immigration
Correct!
Wrong!

This refers to people entering a country, which is what governments control with rules.

4. He plans to ______ to Australia once he has secured a work visa.
emigrate
immigrate
Correct!
Wrong!

He is planning to leave his current country in order to live in Australia.

5. Large numbers of young professionals ______ from the country due to limited prospects.
emigrated
immigrated
Correct!
Wrong!

The sentence describes people who left the country because there were few opportunities.

6. Thousands of families ______ to Canada every year in the hope of a better quality of life.
emigrate
immigrate
Correct!
Wrong!

The focus here is on people entering Canada to live there.

7. Economic hardship led to mass ______ during the early 2000s.
emigration
immigration
Correct!
Wrong!

This describes large numbers of people leaving a country.

8. It is becoming harder to ______ legally without sponsorship or a job offer.
emigrate
immigrate
Correct!
Wrong!

The sentence is about entering another country legally.

9. During the crisis, many people were forced into ______ to neighbouring countries.
emigrating
immigrating
Correct!
Wrong!

People were forced into leaving their country and moving elsewhere.

10. She hopes to ______ and eventually become a permanent resident.
emigrate
immigrate
Correct!
Wrong!

She wants to enter another country and live there permanently.

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