News ELA: Employers and Teen Workers

Which sentence from the article states a main idea of the entire article?

• Others are getting money to help pay for school classes.

• This year, they believe, will be the best summer for teenage workers since 2008.

• The number of issued work-and-study visas was 353,279 in 2019.

• One water park in New Jersey lowered its minimum working age.

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The main idea of the section “This Summer, Things Are Different” is businesses are having a hard time finding enough workers. Which key detail from the section supports the section’s main idea?

• People have mostly stayed inside for a year or more.

• The vaccine rollout only began in April and May.

• Some have health concerns because of the global pandemic.

• These special benefits end in September.

What is the author’s point of view about the trend of hiring teens to fill jobs?

• It is unsafe during the pandemic.

• It will keep students from going to school.

• It will change laws forever.

• It might not last for a long time.

Read the paragraph from the introduction [paragraphs 1-6].

Neeta Fogg, Paul Harrington and Ishwar Khatiwada are researchers. They work at Drexel University. They studied the teenage summer job market. This year, they believe, will be the best summer for teenage workers since 2008. About 1 of every 3 16- to 19-year-olds will have jobs.

How do the researchers feel about the teenage summer job market?

• It will lead to a higher minimum wage.

• It is likely to hurt companies.

• It is the best it has been in a long time.

• It is why there are more low-skill jobs.