WorksheetsThe Jungle
Total questions: 7
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which statement best expresses the central message of The Jungle selection?
The workers and general public are all victims of the methods of the meat industry.
The meat industry has come up with many ways to make unpalatable meat taste good.
The workers and general public are ignorant of the devious plans of the meat industry.
The meat industry must find creative solutions to stay competitive in the marketplace.
Read the origin of the word ingenious, which is used in paragraph 2 of The Jungle.
From the Latin word ingeniosus, meaning “natural disposition of cleverness”; from the Latin root word gen, meaning “birth” or “kind.”
Based on this information, what other word uses the same root word?
Oxygen
Ingest
Gender
General
Read this sentence from paragraph 4 of The Jungle selection.
There were the wool pluckers, whose hands went to pieces even sooner than the hands of the pickle men; for the pelts of the sheep had to be painted with acid to loosen the wool, and then the pluckers had to pull out this wool with their bare hands, till the acid had eaten their fingers off.
The author uses imagery in this sentence to —
make a comparison between being pickle men and wool pluckers
highlight how horrible the work conditions were for wool pluckers
describe the process for those who might want to be wool pluckers
explain why people wanted to be pickle men and not wool pluckers
What is the most likely reason Sinclair presents the information in The Jungle as a fictional account aka using fake characters?
To soften the gruesome stories being told
To argue that fiction is greater than truth
To discredit the meat industry
To appeal to a broader audience
Read the passage below.
It was a nasty job killing these, for when you plunged your knife into them they would burst and splash foul-smelling stuff into your face; and when a man’s sleeves were smeared with blood, and his hands steeped in it, how was he ever to wipe his face, or to clear his eyes so that he could see?
What is the effect of the imagery seen in this passage?
The visual aspect helps you see what the workers saw in these jobs.
The sense of smell and touch help you envision what the workers felt as they worked these jobs.
The sense of "hearing" allows you to hear how horrified the workers were.
The sense of hearing and sight allow you to compare your own jobs to that of the passage.
There was another interesting set of statistics that a person might have gathered in Packingtown—those of the various afflictions of the workers.
The word "afflictions" in this passage means...
illness; ailment
emotions
hopes and dreams
relationships
How does the imagery contribute to the purpose of Upton Sinclair's reason for writing this piece?
The vivid imagery serves to highlight and educate people on a different kind of lifestyle.
The vivid imagery serves to inform readers of the reasons why meat is bad for you to consume.
The vivid imagery fascinate readers, and encourages them to pursue different jobs.
The vivid imagery horrifies readers, and highlights the atrocities workers went through.
