What does the author say was Mother Jones’s greatest ability?

B. Speaking to audiences about her cause

A. Raising money for her planned march

C. Making friends with powerful businessmen

D. Convincing children to fight for their rights

What is the definition of the word "treacherous"?

attention that is given to someone or something by the public, media attention or coverage

very damaged or destroyed; crippled

What is the definition of the word "dormitory"?

a large room where many people can sleep

very damaged or destroyed; crippled

attention that is given to someone or something by the public, media attention or coverage

How did Mother Jones best draw a connection between the children who work in the factories and the people that live in the cities, according to the excerpt?

C. She explains how the possessions that people enjoy are made in factories by children who work long hours under poor conditions.

A. She explains there are laws that can charge a fee to people in the community when children are injured in factory jobs.

B. She writes a public letter to the president to remind him that the children who work in the factories are just like his children.

D. She explains that the federal government can force any child to work in a factory whether the child is from a poor or wealthy family.

Which sentence from the excerpt most closely shows Mother Jones’s effort to obtain sympathy for child workers?

B. “‘Philadelphia’s mansions were built on the broken bones, the quivering hearts, and drooping heads of these children,’ she said.”

A. “‘Well, I’ve got stock in these little children,’ she said, ‘and I’ll arrange a little publicity.’”

C. “‘Some day the workers will take possession of your city hall, and when we do, no child will be sacrificed on the altar of profit.’”

D. “‘Here’s a textbook on economics.’”

What is most likely the author’s purpose for including paragraph 4 in the excerpt? Nationwide, eighty thousand children worked in the textile industry. In the South, Mother Jones had seen how dangerous their jobs were. Barefooted little girls and boys reached their tiny hands into the treacherous machinery to repair snapped threads or crawled underneath the machinery to oil it. At textile union headquarters, Mother Jones met more of these mill children. Their bodies were bone-thin, with hollow chests. Their shoulders were rounded from long hours spent hunched over the workbenches. Even worse, she saw “some with their hands off, some with the thumb missing, some with their fingers off at the knuckles”—victims of mill accidents.

D. To show the effect that factory jobs had on the health and wellness of child workers

A. To point out how skilled the children were at the jobs they held in the factories

B. To emphasize the poor pay that the children received for the hours they worked

C. To encourage children to be more careful when working with powerful machinery

Choose the direct quote that best proves the children were working in unsafe environments.

"Barefooted little children reached their tiny hands into the treacherous machinery to repair snapped threads."

"About one hundred thousand workers were on strike."

Nationwide, 80,000 children worked in the textile industry."

"The temperatures rose into the 90s in the mills."

Why did the president not meet with Mother Jones?

He believed that individual states should choose how to deal with child labor.

What was the result of Mother Jones' attempt to change child labor laws?

It took 35 years for the federal government to pass child labor laws.

She changed it right after she met with the president.

She kept fighting and within 5 years saw the child labor laws changed to protect children.

Child labor laws never were enforced.

Mother Jones/Informational Texts

Authored by Aaron Thayer

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1 min • 1 pt

Informational text-

is made up

provides the reader with facts

entertains the audience

is written like a story

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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1 min • 1 pt

Informational text

is real information.

informs the reader about many topics.

teaches new information.

all of the above

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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1 min • 1 pt

Which text informs the reader about key events from the past?

historical

technical

scientific

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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1 min • 1 pt

Which text informs the reader about concepts in science?

historical

scientific

technical

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CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

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1 min • 1 pt

An old newspaper is an example of what type of informational text?

technical

historical

scientific

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

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Which of the following would be a scientific text?

A chapter book about a kitten who paints

A book about how to give your pet cat a bath

A magazine article about saving endangered species of tigers

a folktale about how leopards got their spots

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CCSS.RI.4.10

CCSS.RI.4.3

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terms used in a specific field such as science or technology.

graphic organizer

context clues

technical language

objective summary

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CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

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