Radium Girls Quiz

What was the consequence if a worker failed to keep up with their job?

• They were praised

• They were given a warning

• They were promoted

• They were criticized

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

What was the biggest issue the girls faced with the paint?

• Not receiving enough paint

• Getting the wrong color paint

• Wasting the paint

• Running out of paint

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

Why did the girls have no choice but to lip-point?

• To taste the paint

• To make the paint last longer

• To avoid getting sick

• To clean the brushes

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What did the company bosses do to limit waste with the water dishes?

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What happened to one woman after working with the paint for just a month?

• She got sores on her mouth

• She got a promotion

• She became the supervisor

• She quit the job

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CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

What did Katherine's doctor suspect was causing her health issues?

• Lead poisoning

• Phosphorus poisoning

• Radium poisoning

• Mercury poisoning

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What are colleagues?

• the company bosses

• your co-workers or people you work with

• the doctors

• the government

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

What word means almost the same as suspicion?

• Confidence
• Certainty
• Trust

• Guess

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CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

What would be an adverse reaction to radium?

• teeth falling out

• break out in pimples

• headache

• swollen feet

What is waste?

• materials

• intervals

• sores

• not a good use of something - losing something

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.7.4