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WorksheetsWordly Wise Lesson 5 Book 7: Introduction To Words
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Migrant workers would prefer permanent employment so they would not have to move from job to the next.
Permanent means
eternal
temporary
seasonal
difficult
The work for migrant workers is strenuous because the pickers have to bend and stoop under a blazing sun. Strenuous means
vigorous
easy
boring
enjoyable
For many workers, the work day lasted from 7 in the morning to 7 at night with a short respite for lunch. Respite means
pause
labor
assignment
task
Migrant workers are not given health insurance so they are unable to get adequate medical treatment when need. Adequate means
enough
little
excessive
zero
Migrant workers must move throughout the school year to follow the work. Therefore, the education of their children is often disrupted. Disrupted means
disturbed
steadied
consistent
started
Many children must drop out of school to toil in the fields with their parents in order to bring in more money. Toil means
labor
rest
learn
relax
Laborers in California started to agitate for better working conditions back in the 1960s. Agitate means
protest
ignore
pacify
end
The East Coast Migrant Head Start Project administers many child care centers for migrant families. Administers means
manages
neglects
destroys
amuses
More educational programs can lower the illiteracy rates among migrant workers and their families. Illiteracy means
uneducated
educated
income
Although some conditions for some migrant families have improved, more changes are urgent. Urgent means
important
unneeded
appreciated
unappreciated
Many migrant families live in hovels and are in need of better housing. Hovels are
sheds
mansions
