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Child Labor

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 56mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

children worked _____ hours for very ______ pay.

a)

long, high

b)

long, little

c)

short, high

d)

short, little

2.

What does child labor mean ?

a)

Treating children nicely

b)

Loving children

c)

Forcing children to do dangerous work even if they do not want to

d)

Taking children to prison

3.

who were some of the people who helped try to destroy child labor?

a)

women

b)

carpetbaggers

c)

progressives

d)

rough riders

4.

True or false: Children who worked were kept safe and away from dangerous equipment.

a)

False

b)

True

5.

Did children earn a lot of money working during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

Yes; they were paid like adults

b)

No; they were paid less than adults

6.

What was the main reason children were hired to work during the Industrial revolution?

a)

They were small.

b)

They could be paid less.

c)

They were more responsive to authority than adults were.

d)

all of the above

7.

True or false: Children who worked were kept safe and away from dangerous equipment.

a)

False

b)

True

8.

What were the typical jobs of children during the Industrial Revolution?

a)

factory workers

b)

breaking up coal in coal mines

c)

chimney sweepers

d)

All of the above

9.
Child labor is ANY work done by children under the age of
a)
16
b)
13
c)
12
d)
10
10.
Which of the following BEST explains the physical impact of child labor
a)
children were losing limbs and lives
b)
children did not get an education
c)
children did not have any social skills
d)
children were working long hours
11.
Which of the following is NOT a job in which child labor was used
a)
coal mining
b)
clothes making
c)
medicine
d)
farm work
12.
Which of the following BEST explains  the mental impact of child labor?
a)
children were losing limbs and lives
b)
children did not get an education
c)
children did not have any social skills
d)
children were working long hours