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Street Kids

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How much were newsies paid?

a)

80-90 cents a day

b)

5 dollars a month

c)

50-60 cents a day

d)

50 dollars a year

e)

25 dollars a year

2.

What is one reason that it was dangerous being a street kid?

a)

You would get very cold

b)

You were out on the street alot

c)

You could get hit by a car

d)

All of the above

3.

Most Street Kids would go to school

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Who does these jobs now?

a)

Kids

b)

Shops and businesses

c)

Machines

d)

None of the above

5.

The National Child Labor Committee was not OK with the kids working on the street.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

How old do you have to be to have a job now?

a)

13

b)

17

c)

16

d)

12

e)

18

7.

What Are Two Jobs Street Kids Would Have?

a)

Newsies

b)

Gas Station workers

c)

Street cleaners

d)

Shoe shiners

8.

Kids still sell newspapers today

a)

True

b)

False

9.

What could a street kid afford for dinner?

a)

Steak and fish

b)

Lasagna

c)

Pork and beans

d)

Pork and peas

e)

McDonalds

10.

What are two things that would happen if we were street kids?

a)

We would get very hurt

b)

We could get hit by a car

c)

We would be safe

d)

We would be rich

11.

Why did people think it was OK to have street kids?

a)

They were helping people

b)

They get to have jobs

c)

They can learn about business

d)

None of the above

12.

If you were a kid in the industrial revolution how old did you have to be to have a job?

a)

9

b)

11

c)

14

d)

10

e)

None of the above

13.

People didn't follow the age rule of the IR

a)

True

b)

False