Child Labor

According to the article "Child workers are getting sick while harvesting tobacco," which of the following is NOT TRUE?

• Many young children work in tobacco fields in North Carolina.
• Human Rights Watch group is trying to discourage tobacco suppliers from using children in tobacco fields.
• The U.S. Labor Department is proposing changes to prohibit children under 12 to work in tobacco fields.
• Children working in tobacco fields suffer from nausea and headaches.

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"The U.S. has failed America's families," said report co-author Margaret Wurth. What can be inferred from the above sentence?

• There are no laws against long working hours for children in the United States.
• North Carolina and Kentucky have the highest number of children working in farms.
• The U.S. government didn't do enough to protect the health of child farm workers.
• The U.S. government allows children below 18 to work on fields but not buy cigarettes.

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Which of the following shows the hazards of working on tobacco farms?

• According to a report released Wednesday, children as young as 7 are working long hours in tobacco fields.
• The children also said they worked long hours - often in extreme heat - without overtime pay or sufficient breaks.
• Children as young as 12 can be hired to work on a farm of any size.
• Children interviewed by the group reported vomiting, feeling nauseous and headaches while working on tobacco farms.

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In the section, "Not a Place for Children," two individuals discuss their position on the topic of children working on tobacco farms. Which person presents the most compelling argument for his position?

• Senator Paul Hornback
• 17-year-old Erick Garcia

In the article "Goal: Ending Child Labor," why might the author have included information about child labor in the United States?

• to emphasize that child labor is wrong
• to judge the U.S. for overlooking child labor 
• to illustrate that child labor happens everywhere
• to evoke a sympathetic response from the audience

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The author's main purpose for writing this article is to

• evaluate child labor laws across the world.
• explore child labor in different countries 
• analyze the effects of child labor on the world.
• propose solutions to help end child labor.

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According to the article, which of the following statements is NOT true?

• Kids have little to no effect in stopping child labor.
• Education is one solution to the child labor problem.
• Child labor is a problem in most of the world's countries.
• Child labor still exists in the U.S. today.

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What statement is supported in BOTH articles?

• Building schools in poor countries will help end child labor practices.
• Children who live on farms get sick more frequently than other children.
• Companies can have a large impact on ending child labor.
• Child labor abuses occur all over the world.

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