The Children's March Storyworks

What are TWO reasons why it was so harmful for children to work in textile mills?

• A. long hours

• B. short vacations

• C. expensive

• D. dangerous machinery

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

What is the meaning of piercing in the sentence “Suddenly, they hear a piercing scream”?

• A. angry

• B. harsh

• C. sharp

• D. threatening

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CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RI.5.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.4

Why doesn’t Mrs. Rangnow want Gus to become involved with Mother Jones?

• A. She’s worried the mill will close.

• B. She’s worried he could be hurt.

• C. She wants him to stay in school.

• D. She wants him to care for Rose.

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CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does Mother Jones encourage the mill workers to do?

• A. fight for their rights

• B. visit President Theodore Roosevelt’s home owner

• C. talk to the mill owner

• D. find new jobs

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

5. Which line from the play supports the correct answer to question 4?

• A. “I want to strike. For Rose.”

• B. “What happened to Rose—that shouldn’t happen to anyone.”

• C. “If you strike, I’ll give your job to someone else.”

• D. “Children should be in school, not getting hurt in factories!”

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CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.5

What does Mother Jones want the children to know about making a change?

• A. Change happens quickly.

• B. Change is impossible.

• C. Change isn’t worth taking risks.

• D. Change takes patience.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which line from the play supports the correct answer to question 6?

(Answer to question 6: Change takes patience.)

• A. “Change doesn’t always come when you’d like . . . but it does come.”

• B. “We did all this for nothing.”

• C. “Don’t lose heart now.”

• D. “You boys can go back to work with your heads held high.”

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CCSS.RL.4.10

CCSS.RL.4.7

CCSS.RL.5.10

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.5.5

“The Children’s March” is mainly about __________.

• A. improving schools for young workers

• B. closing unsafe textile mills

• C. fighting for change

• D. demanding higher wages for workers

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2