rBook Workshop 4 Wrap-Up Test

Why are there so many child laborers around the world?

• Their families own businesses where they work.

• They prefer working to attending school.

• They are born to poor families and must work to survive.

• There are no schools close enough to them to attend.

Many teen migrant workers work long hours in the fields. What is a likely EFFECT of this heavy workload?

• Most migrant workers work shorter hours in the winter.

• The teen workers leave to run their own farms.

• Most migrant workers come from other nations.

• The work interferes with the teen workers' education.

What do you think is the overall message of "Child Labor Around the World"?

• Child labor isn't a widespread problem

• Child labor happens only in America.

• Child labor is an international problem that needs a solution.

• Child labor is bad, but there's nothing we can do about it.

Why did the Kenyan government start charging money for children to go to school?

• They thought kids would work harder.

• Because the economy was bad, the Kenyan government needed the money.

• Coffee farmers wanted more younger workers.

• Schools became very expensive because they had computers.

What happened when the Kenyan government made schools free again?

• Many children stopped working and enrolled in school.

• All students dropped out.

• Coffee planters protested.

• Students couldn't afford the bus fare to school.

The economy of Kenya is dependent on coffee.

• the way people enjoy their life

• the way money is made and shared

• the size of the economy

• the rainfall

Around the world, child labor is a big problem.

• rest

• dining

• recess

• hard work

Often, international attention can help stop the abuse of child workers.

• American

• from more than one country

• television

• student

Choose the correct use of the multiple-meaning word: The car factory will no longer produce last year's model.

• eat

• suffer from

• vegetables

• make

Choose the most likely dictionary guide words: One benefit of an education is preparation for a good job.

• bat and batch

• better and butter

• belt and bet

• drawback and bonus