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WorksheetsTable 1: Reading Standards and Associated Questions
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Which sentence in the letter from Lord Rothschild (a British intelligence officer) explains what caused him to request the drawing you see below the letter? Select one of the sentences below.
“I wonder if you could do a drawing for me of an explosive slab of chocolate.”
“We have received information that the enemy are using pound slabs of chocolate which are made of steel with a very thin covering of real chocolate.”
“When you break off a piece of chocolate at one end in the normal way, instead of it falling away, a piece of canvas is revealed stuck into the middle of the piece which has been broken off and sticking into the middle of the remainder of the slab.”
“Would it be possible for you to do a drawing of this, one possibly with the paper half taken off revealing one end and another with the piece broken off showing the canvas.”
When the piece of chocolate is pulled sharply, the canvas is also pulled and this initiates the mechanism.
What is the meaning of the word "initiates" based on how it is used in the sentence above.
tugs on
communicates with
begins
introduces
What information from the letter is shown in the illustration? Select THREE.
Slabs of chocolate which are made of steel with a very thin covering of real chocolate.
Inside there is high explosive and some form of delay mechanism.
A piece of canvas is revealed stuck into the middle of the piece which has been broken off and sticking into the middle of the remainder of the slab.
This initiates the mechanism.
The paper half taken off revealing one end and another with the piece broken off showing the canvas.
Passage: Letter from Lord Rothschild to Laurence Fish The drawing of the chocolate bomb has a caption that reads: “The bomb is made of steel with a thin covering of real chocolate. When the piece of chocolate at the end is broken off the canvas shown is pulled, and after a delay of seven seconds the bomb explodes.” What information from the letter is NOT included in this caption? Select ONE.
The bomb is made of chocolate-covered steel.
The wrapper says PETERS brand chocolate.
Breaking off a piece of chocolate pulls the canvas.
The bomb explodes after a delay of seven seconds.
What is the author’s MAIN purpose for beginning paragraph 1 with a question to readers?
To give readers information about the topic
To present the author’s point of view on the topic
To grab the readers’ attention by making them think about their own experiences with the topic
To explain a problem that needs a solution
Passage: "Is It Fair to Eat Chocolate?" Paragraph 2 describes Sametta’s daily routine. It states that Sametta “does not go to school.” Which sentence in this paragraph BEST explains why?
“About 400 beans are needed to make one pound of chocolate.”
“For the next 12 hours she picks cocoa pods and breaks them open so she can scoop out the 30–50 seeds, or ‘beans,’ inside.”
“She wakes up at 4:00 a.m., eats millet porridge, then walks two miles to her family’s cocoa bean field.”
“Imagine this: 12-year old Sametta lives in Cote d’Ivoire, West Africa.”
“Her family needs her to work in order for them to survive.”
Read this sentence from paragraph 3: "Going to school is out of the question." Which statement BEST describes the meaning of the phrase "out of the question" as it is used in this sentence?
Child laborers question why they cannot go to school.
The families of child laborers question the value of school.
Going to school is not possible for child laborers.
Going to school is not something child laborers like to do.
What is the meaning of the word "means" as it is used in this sentence?
Method
Definition
Purpose
Demonstration
Read this excerpt from paragraph 4: "Big chocolate companies like Mars/M&M want to buy cocoa beans for as little cash as possible so that they can make big profits selling their chocolate products. Chocolate companies pay farmers a very low price for their cocoa beans. Most farmers only earn between 30and 100 a year. Cheap or free labor means more profits for the chocolate companies."
Big chocolate companies feel bad about the harsh conditions faced by their child laborers.
Paying workers low wages is one way big chocolate companies can keep profits high.
Big chocolate companies have the power to decide how much they will pay for cocoa beans.
Big chocolate companies did not make enough profits in the past, so they feel pressure to make higher profits now.
Big chocolate companies plan to start paying laborers more as soon as they have raised enough cash.
Which sentence from paragraph 5 MOST CLEARLY states that a lack of money among farming families is the biggest reason for child labor?
In 2001 the U.S. government created a document, the Harkin-Engel Protocol, that called the chocolate companies to help eliminate child slavery and child labor by July 2005.
However, chocolate companies have not abided by this protocol and the deadline has been extended to July 2008.
Even if the companies do convince countries to stop selling their children, and they teach farmers that their children need to go to school, the cocoa farmers would still make barely enough money to survive.
Which sentence from paragraph 6 BEST explains what "Fair Trade Certified" means?
"Chocolate made from these farmers’ beans is labeled Fair Trade."
"There are about 45,000 farmers in this program."
"An emerging group of farms in Africa and South America are called Fair Trade Certified."
"There is hope."
"Companies that buy cocoa beans from these farmers sign a document promising to pay the farmers a fair trade price which is enough for them to buy food and clothing for their families and send their children to school."
Which sentence from paragraph 6 MOST clearly states the writer’s point of view?
“There are about 45,000 farmers in this program.”
“An emerging group of farms in Africa and South America are called Fair Trade Certified.”
“Chocolate made from these farmers’ beans is labeled Fair Trade.”
“Companies that buy cocoa beans from these farmers sign a document promising to pay the farmers a fair trade price which is enough for them to buy food and clothing for their families and send their children to school.”
“There is hope.”
What does the author mean by the underlined word?
needs to be a certain amount or higher.
needs to be a certain amount or lower.
needs to be set so it never changes.
In paragraph 1, the author makes a claim: "Child labor is becoming of increasing concern to people who buy chocolate." Which of the following types of evidence does the author use to support this claim?
Statistics about how many children work in chocolate production.
Quotes from customers who are concerned about child labor.
An anecdote (story) about a child laborer's living and working conditions.
Which sentence from the text BEST shows that Fair Trade is good for farmers?
For generations they have depended on growing and selling cocoa beans as their main means of survival.
Companies that buy cocoa beans from these farmers sign a document promising to pay the farmers a fair trade price which is enough for them to buy food and clothing for their families and send their children to school.
Also, all organic chocolate made with cocoa grown on farms without child laborers is labeled fair trade.
Now chocolate can be eaten fair and square!
With which sentence would the author MOST LIKELY agree?
Conditions experienced by child laborers today are not so bad when you compare them to the slavery of 200 years ago.
Running a company involves a lot of expenses, so companies must cut costs wherever possible.
People in the US who eat chocolate should be informed about how chocolate is produced so they can choose to support companies that are fair to workers.
People in the US should not be allowed to buy chocolate because of the risk of supporting harmful child labor practices.
The author of this article makes various arguments about the chocolate industry. Match each piece of evidence to the claim it supports by writing the correct letter on each blank.
Chocolate companies are motivated by a desire to make high profits.
People who buy chocolate in the US have the power to influence the big chocolate companies.
Children who work as laborers for chocolate companies do so because their family cannot make a living wage without their help.
Child laborers who harvest cocoa beans face dangerous conditions.
What is the author’s MAIN purpose in this text?
To inform readers about conditions faced by child laborers who harvest chocolate in West Africa
To persuade readers to buy Fair Trade chocolate so that they can help end child labor
To describe the process by which chocolate today is produced and sold
To narrate the experiences of children who are forced to pick cocoa beans that will be sold to big chocolate companies
Which statement about the article’s structure BEST supports your answer in Part 1?
The article begins with a question to the reader.
Paragraph 2 tells the story of a child who is forced to work as a child laborer.
Paragraph 6 explains what it means for chocolate to be Fair Trade Certified.
The article ends by telling readers three things they can do to help end child labor.
Which sentence from paragraph 7 expresses the author’s OPINION?
“Farmers must have control over their cocoa bean prices.”
“Before 1999, the government in the Ivory Coast set a minimum price for cocoa, but then the cocoa industry was privatized and the minimum price disappeared.”
“Groups like Save the Children say that minimum price laws need to return.”
People in the US should stop buying chocolate made from cocoa beans grown in West Africa.
Yes, due to ethical concerns.
No, there are no issues.
Only if the chocolate is expensive.
Only if they dislike the taste.
According to Deborah Dunn, why do children in West Africa pick most of the world’s cocoa beans?
Because cocoa farming is a major source of income and children are often required to help with the harvest.
Because children in West Africa have a special skill for picking cocoa beans.
Because adults are not allowed to work in cocoa farms in West Africa.
Because cocoa beans only grow in areas where children live.
