RI 6.2 Toys R Us Skill Check

Which statement below is the main idea of the article, "Toys R Us: The End of an Era"?

• Toys R Us is facing tough competition from online retailers.

• Toys R Us is making less money than it used to.

• Toys R Us stores in the U.S. are closing due to financial problems.

• People in the U.S. are having fewer children than they used to.

Which of the following is NOT a reason that Toys R Us closed its doors?

• Toys R Us had a lot of debt.

• Toys R Us struggled to compete with bigger retailers.

• Fewer babies are being born.

• Toys R Us made expensive improvements to its stores.

According to the article, what is one way that families today have changed?

• Family sizes are bigger today than they ever have been.

• Many people are waiting until they are older to have children.

• Fewer people are choosing to have children today.

• Many people are frustrated with politics today.

Which evidence from the article supports your answer to the previous question?

• This may be the result of changing gender roles– more women are choosing to focus on building their careers before starting a family.

• Toys R Us sells products that are made for babies and small children.

• Many smaller toy shops went out of business because they could not compete with the huge selection and low prices of Toys R Us.

• Toys R Us had 5 billion dollars in debt.

According to the article, when did families become more cautious about having children?

• After Toys R Us announced it was closing its doors.

• After the Great Recession of 2008.

• After some Toys R Us employees lost their jobs.

• After Amazon became the biggest online retailer.

Which sentence from the article provides a detail to support your answer to the previous question?

• Toys R Us has officially closed all of its stores.

• By the 1990s, it was the biggest toy seller in the United States.

• This is because the store was struggling financially.

• Many people lost their jobs, their homes, and their retirement savings.