Wordly Wise book 10 Lesson 6

1. Two hundred years ago in England, many young children had to work to survive. Kids as young as six years old toiled under the (a)  

watch of the factory overseer.

2. Many of the weaving machines in linen factories had small parts that adults couldn’t reach. The tiny, (a)  

bodies of young children were put in danger every day.

3. Unfair rules were strictly enforced. The children could be

(a)   or beaten for the slightest offense.

4. Hunger and fatigue were constant companions of these child workers. As they took their noon (a)   , it must have been difficult for them to stay awake.

5. Working conditions were terrible. They would not be (a)  

today for adult workers, much less for children.

6. The children were mistreated. They were

(a)   daily by the factory’s overseer.

7. Elizabeth Bentley’s working life consisted of seven years of unremitting hard labor. To say that she “retired” at the age of thirteen would truly be a(n)

(a)   .

8. Child workers knew that their families depended on the money they earned. If the children became (a)   , they would try to hide it from their employers so they could keep working.

9. Bentley’s wages were meager. Her (a)  

for working over eighty hours was only two shillings.

10. Many orphans could not escape hard labor. Without parents to support them, they were bound into (a)   for many years.