Synonyms and Historical Facts Quiz

Select the synonym to each word used in the article: Compensate

• Work

• Pay

• Feed

Select the synonym to each word used in the article: Overseer

• Child

• Person

• Supervisor

Select the synonym to each word used in the article: Orphan

• Parentless

• Slave

• Abducted

Scavengers spied and repaired broken threads.

• True

• False

Factory owners preferred to employ children because they did not have to pay them as much.

• True

• False

Many orphans were signed over to factories and required to work until they were twenty-one years old.

• True

• False

The Factory Act of 1833 made it illegal for children under twelve to work.

• True

• False

What was the role of an overseer in a factory?

• To ensure the children were not injured.

• To ensure the children did their jobs correctly.

• To protect the workers from the machines.

• To inform workers when they were allowed to go home.

Why were the orphans who were “sold” to the factories most likely not paid?

• Because they were working for their housing and food.

• Because the factory owners did not have enough money to pay them.

• Because the factory owners never agreed to pay them.

• Because the orphans did not work as hard as other children.

Which of the following would best replace the current title of the article?

• Lost Childhood

• Factory Life

• Low Wages

• The Industrial Revolution