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​Review:

"Is it fair

to eat chocolate" by Skipping Stones

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Chapter 2: Soldier and Explorers

​-Letter from Lord Rothschild to Laurence Fish-

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Multiple Choice

1. Which sentence in the letter from Lord Rothschild (a British intelligence officer) explains what caused him to request the drawing you see below the letter?

Select one of the sentences below

• "I wonder if you could do a drawing for me of an explosive slab of chocolate"

• "We have received information that the enemy is using pound slabs of chocolate which are made of steel with a very thin covering of real chocolate "

• "When you break off a piece of chocolate at one end in the normal way, instead of it falling away, a piece of canvas is revealed stuck into the middle of the piece

• "Would it be possible for you to do a drawing of this, one possibly with the paper half taken off revealing one end and another with the broken off showing the canvas"

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3. What information from the letter is shown in the illustration? Select THREE.

• “Slabs of chocolate which are made of steel with a very thin covering of real chocolate.”

• “Inside there is high explosive and some form of delay mechanism.”

• “A piece of canvas is revealed stuck into the middle of the piece which has been broken off and sticking into the middle of the remainder of the slab.”

• “This initiates the mechanism.”

• “The paper half taken off revealing one end and another with the piece broken off showing the canvas.”

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4. The drawing of the chocolate bomb has a caption that reads:

"The bomb is made of steel with a thin covering of real chocolate. When the piece of chocolate at the end is broken off the canvas shown is pulled, and after a delay of seven seconds the bomb explodes."

What information from the letter is NOT included in this caption? Select ONE.

• The bomb is made of chocolate-covered steel.

• The wrapper says PETERS brand chocolate.

• Breaking off a piece of chocolate pulls the canvas.

• The bomb explodes after a delay of seven seconds.

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Chapter 3: Industrialist and Entrepreneur

​-"Is it Fair to eat chocolate"-

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Multiple Choice

5. What is the author's MAIN purpose for beginning paragraph 1 with a question to readers?

• To give readers information about the topic

• To present the author's point of view on the topic

• To grab the readers' attention by making them think about their own experiences with the topic

• To explain a problem that needs a solution

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7. Read this sentence from paragraph 3:

“Going to school is out of the question.”

Which statement BEST describes the meaning of the phrase "out of the question" as it is used in this sentence?

• Child laborers question why they cannot go to school.

• The families of child laborers question the value of school.

• Going to school is not possible for child laborers.

• Going to school is not something child laborers like to do.

Multiple Choice

8. Read this sentence from paragraph 4:

“For generations they have depended on growing and selling cocoa beans as their main means of survival.”

What is the meaning of the word “means” as it is used in this sentence?

• Method

• Definition

• Purpose

• Demonstration

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9. Read this excerpt from paragraph 4:

“Big chocolate companies like Mars/M&M want to buy cocoa beans for as little cash as possible so that they can make big profits selling their chocolate products. Chocolate companies pay farmers a very low price for their cocoa beans. Most farmers only earn between $30 and $100 a year. Cheap or free labor means more profits for the chocolate companies.”

This excerpt supports which TWO inferences (conclusions) about big chocolate companies?

• Big chocolate companies feel bad about the harsh conditions faced by their child laborers.

• Paying workers low wages is one way big chocolate companies can keep profits high.

• Big chocolate companies have the power to decide how much they will pay for cocoa beans.

• Big chocolate companies did not make enough profits in the past, so they feel pressure to make higher profits now.

• Big chocolate companies plan to start paying laborers more as soon as they have raised enough cash.

Multiple Choice

13. Read this sentence from paragraph 7:

Before 1999, the government in the Ivory Coast set a minimum price for cocoa, but then the cocoa industry was privatized and the minimum price disappeared.

The word "minimum" means that the price

• Needs to be a certain amount or higher

• Needs to be a certain amount or lower

• Needs to be set so it never changes

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Part 1-Choose both of the same answer

14. In paragraph 1, the author makes a claim: "Child labor is becoming of increasing concern to people who buy chocolate." Which of the following types of evidence does the author use to support this claim?

Statistics about how many children work in chocolate production

• No

• Yes

• Yes

• No

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Part 2-Choose two of the same answer

14. In paragraph 1, the author makes a claim: "Child labor is becoming of increasing concern to people who buy chocolate." Which of the following types of evidence does the author use to support this claim?

Quotes from customers who are concerned about child labor

• No

• Yes

• No

• Yes

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Part 3-Choose two of the same answer

14. In paragraph 1, the author makes a claim: "Child labor is becoming of increasing concern to people who buy chocolate." Which of the following types of evidence does the author use to support this claim?

An anecdote (story) about a child laborer's living and working conditions

• Yes

• No

• No

• Yes

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15. Which sentence from the text BEST shows that Fair Trade is good for farmers?

• “For generations they have depended on growing and selling cocoa beans as their main means of survival.” (4)

• Companies that buy cocoa beans from these farmers sign a document promising to pay the farmers a fair trade price which is enough for them to buy food and clothing for their families and send their children to school.” (6)

• "Also, all organic chocolate made with cocoa grown on farms without child laborers is labeled fair trade." (6)

• “Now chocolate can be eaten fair and square!” (8)