News Scoop April 1, 2005

Article: "Too Young to Work"

1. About how many kids in the United States work on farms?

1. 5,000
2. 50,000
3. 500,000

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2. Why do many children work on U.S. farms?

1. to help their families earn money
2. to spend more time in school
3. to learn how to become farmers

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3. Child farmworkers don't have much time to play or rest because

1. they have to work long hours on U.S. farms.
2. they often move from farm to farm with their families looking for work.
3. Both A and B

Article: "Too Young to Work"

4. What does toil mean?

1. "to work hard"
2. "to move around"
3. "to plant"

Article: "Rice Takes a Trip to Asia"

5. Who is Condoleezza Rice?

1. the U.S. secretary of state
2. a U.S. judge
3. a U.S. senator

Article: "Rice Takes a Trip to Asia"

6. You can tell that the job of secretary of state requires a lot of

1. traveling around the world.
2. meetings with leaders of other countries.
3. Both A and B

Article: "Flat Stanley, World Traveler"

7. Who is Flat Stanley?

1. a character in a book
2. the name of a teacher from Canada
3. an author

Article: "Top 5"

8. Which state was chosen as the healthiest for kids to live in?

1. New York
2. Connecticut
3. Missouri

Article: "Top 5"

9. Who chose the healthiest states for kids?

1. a group of experts
2. a group of kids
3. a group of parents

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10. What do you think should be done to help child farmworkers?