WorksheetsThe Jungle
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 16mins
What does the word "desolate" mean?
unable to think clearly or understand something.
very lonely and sad.
to spend time experiencing something without making an effort to change your situation.
in a way that shows no pity or sympathy for other people.
What is a stockyard?
enclosed areas where farm animal such as cattle are kept temporarily for slaughter, market, or shipping.
very lonely or sad.
to spend time experiencing without making an effort to change your situation.
unable to think clearly or understand something.
What idea does the author most likely express by describing the group of people as "no better off than before" in paragraph 1?
A person that is successful in one city can bring that success to a new city.
Changing locations does not necessarily change a person’s situation in life.
People might be rude to strangers before they get to know and help them.
Two locations that are far apart can look nearly the same to a person.
In paragraph 2, which technique mainly does the author use to emphasize a change among sameness?
The repetition of the phrase “here and there”
The descriptions of the “dirty little wooden buildings”
The reference to the “darkening” air and the “filthy” earth
The use of the words “mile” and “procession” more than once
Why does the author most likely use the term it so frequently in paragraph 3?
To emphasize that the people on the train knew each other so well they could speak informally about the work they would soon undertake
To emphasize that the people on the train were viewing plants and trees from the window that they did not know the names of
To emphasize that the people on the train spoke a different language than the people living in the city from which they departed
To emphasize that the people on the train were traveling in an unknown environment and could not identify a new odor
How mainly does the focus change from Chapter 2 to Chapter 10?
A. In Chapter 2, the author writes about the landscape that the people see; in Chapter 10, the author writes about the buildings the people work in at the stockyard.
In Chapter 2, the author writes about living life in the city among a large group of people; in Chapter 10, the author writes about living life in the country.
In Chapter 2, the author writes about a specific group of immigrants; in Chapter 10, the author writes from a general perspective about the oppressive conditions of the laborers.
In Chapter 2, the author writes about the dangers of living in a city; in Chapter 10, the author writes about the dangers of working in the stockyards.
Which sense does the author mainly rely on in paragraph 3 to create an impression of mystery?
sight
touch
smell
sound
In Chapter 10, what is most likely the author’s purpose for describing the bookkeeper in relation to the laborer?
To show that the bookkeepers reached out to laborers because they were tasked with assisting them with job duties
To show there was a policy that allowed the laborers to work toward a better position as a bookkeeper
To show that morale was affected because bookkeepers made more income than the laborers
To show there was a social division that affected the way bookkeepers interacted with the laborers
Which passage from Chapter 10 most accurately suggests the conditions at the stockyards?
“Perhaps the summertime suggests to you thoughts of the country, visions of green fields and mountains and sparkling lakes.”
“It grew darker all the time, and upon the earth the grass seemed to grow less green.”
“There was not even a decent place where a man could wash his hands, and the men ate as much raw blood as food…”
“... he would dress differently, and live in another part of the town, and come to work at a different hour of the day, and in every way make sure that he never rubbed elbows with a laboring man. ”
What is "main idea"?
What the text is mostly about. It is one sentence explaining what the text is about - What does the author want you to know about the topic?
The title of the text.
The message or lesson that you learn from the story.
The way that the text makes you feel. The author uses positive and negative words to make the reader feel things.
