Kids at Work

8. Which sentence supports the claim that changing child labor laws were a response to

changes in American industry?

• A.“But today in the United States, employers are not allowed to hire young children.”

• B. “These laws keep minors safe and make sure they can get an education.”

• C. “Factory owners still hired children, even very young children, for long days of

  sometimes dangerous work.”

• D. “Many states passed child labor laws right away, but other states were slower to

  accept the change.”

9. Read these sentences from paragraph 4.

“In 1842, Massachusetts passed a law that limited children’s workdays to ten hours. Many other states followed suit.”

What does the expression “followed suit” mean?

• A. The states sued to keep the laws from being enforced.

• B. The states passed similar laws.

• C. The states paid close attention to the results.

• D. The states wrote pro-factory laws.

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10. In paragraph 4, what does the author mean when she compares factory owners to

“real-life villains from a Charles Dickens novel”?

• A. Factory owners supported child labor laws.

• B. Factory owners wrote novels that criticized society.

• C. Factory owners mistreated children.

• D. Factory owners worked long hours.

11. Which statement about Hine is most supported in the selection?

• A. Hine felt children should be in the classroom, not in factories and mills.

• B. Hine enjoyed being a photographer, not a teacher.

• C. Hine believed that only older children should be allowed to work.

• D. Hine worried that children were taking jobs from adults.

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12. Which central idea is best supported by the selection?

• A. America’s attitudes toward child labor changed slowly; Lewis Hine’s photographs

  helped push these changes.

• B. The National Child Labor Committee changed America’s labor laws; they fought

  for a constitutional amendment to forbid child labor.

• C. Children in colonial America learned a trade from experienced workers, but

  industrialization ended this practice.

• D. American industry changed over time, and labor laws kept up with these changes.

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13. Based on the selection, how did Lewis Hine’s photographs influence attitudes toward child labor?

• A. Americans learned that small children were working to support their families.

• B. The U.S. president was made aware of dangerous child labor practices.

• C. Department of Labor agents had proof that factory owners were breaking laws.

• D. People saw that children were missing out on education and their childhoods.

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14. With which statement would the author most likely agree?

• A. Child labor laws are no longer needed in post-industrial America.

• B. Children should learn from experienced workers as in colonial America.

• C. Federal laws are necessary when states fail to protect children.

• D. Laws should be passed to forbid teens from working before graduating

  high school.

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15. How does paragraph 7 contribute to the development of ideas in the selection?

• A. It shows the causes of the problems presented in the selection.

• B. It explains a solution to the main problem described in the selection.

• C. It compares different points of view presented in the selection.

• D. It details new problems caused by other problems described in the selection.

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16. What does the word unconstitutional mean in paragraph 6?

• A. not written in the Constitution

• B. not allowed based on the Constitution

• C. not needing to be like the Constitution

• D. not important to the Constitution

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