Worksheets$15 for teens
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
Inflation means
when prices stay the same and rise in the purchasing value of money.
when prices stay the same and fall in the purchasing value of money.
a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money.
a general decrease in prices and rise in the purchasing value of money.
Supersede means:
take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use)
Stay in place
A person representing an object
Rise and fall of money
Mandated means:
Past tense of give (someone) authority to act in a certain way
not giving (someone) authority to act in a certain way
someone assuming authority to act in a certain way
Not making anyone do anything
Stagnant means:
Flowing water
exceeding activity
Fighting with someone
showing no activity; dull and sluggish
Inevitable means:
never going to happen
certain to happen; unavoidable
might happen
showing avoidance
Canvassing means:
solicit votes from (electors in a constituency)
To stay quiet and not do anything
Painting a canvas
Showing art
A general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money is:
supersede
mandated
inflation
inevitable
Taking the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use) is:
canvassing
stagnant
inevitable
supersede
Past tense of give (someone) authority to act in a certain way is:
mandated
stagnant
canvassing
inflation
Showing no activity; dull and sluggish is:
inevitable
stagnant
inflation
supersede
Certain to happen; unavoidable is:
mandated
supersede
inevitable
canvassing
To solicit votes from (electors in a constituency) is:
supersede
inflation
canvassing
inevitable
What did the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 do?
It abolished state minimum wages.
It established the first federal minimum wage.
It raised the federal minimum wage from $0.25 to $5.15.
It allowed employers to pay a lower minimum wage to teen workers.
What is the federal minimum wage today?
$5.15
$7.25
$11.30
$12.00
What percentage of U.S. workers currently live in states that are raising minimum wages to $15 per hour?
less than 5 percent
about 10 percent
more than 30 percent
nearly 65 percent
4. According to the article, one concern of those against raising the minimum wage is that doing so will ___.
lead to job losses
create confusion related to taxes
require companies to fill out too much paperwork
all of the above
The author says, “That amount didn’t go far in the city of Boston.” With “go far,” the author means ___.
seem fair
buy much
earn respect
take long to make
You can infer from Michele N. Siekerka’s quotations in the article that she is ___.
against raising the minimum wage
in favor of raising the minimum wage
in favor of different minimum wages for adults and teens
unsure of how raising the minimum wage would affect businesses
Based on the article, you can infer it’s likely that ___.
teen employment will go up in New Jersey
no other states will raise their minimum wages
the federal minimum wage will not go up this year
many grocery stores would remove self-checkouts if the federal minimum wage went down
Which detail from the article best supports the answer to question 7?
“That’s in addition to 21 states . . . that had wage rate increases already planned for this year . . .”
“. . . but the Senate has no plans to vote on it.”
“. . . the final version didn’t carve out teens.”
“. . . they’ve eliminated entry-level jobs that used to be filled by teens.”
