Question 1

Choose the sentence that belong in a summary of this passage.

Accepted Answer

People are working to end child labor in the mines, but hundreds
of children still work there.

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Soldiers used money children earned in the mines to buy supplies
for the civil war.

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In 2002, experts from other countries visited the mines in
Sierra Leone.

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Diamonds are a kind of gem found in mines in Sierra Leone.

Question 2

Select the sentence below that best summarizes the information in
paragraph 2 of the passage.

Accepted Answer

During a civil war in Sierra Leone, soldiers kidnapped children
and forced them to work in diamond mines.

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Sierra Leone had a civil war that started in 1991.

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Soldiers in Sierra Leone tried to overthrow the government.

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Children started mining diamonds in Sierra Leone to earn money
for military equipment.

Question 3

What is the main purpose of paragraph 4 in the passage?

Accepted Answer

to point out the hardships child diamond miners face

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to provide background information on why diamonds are mined

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to explain why parents allow their children to work in mines

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to explain how children first began working in diamond mines

Question 4

Why are many children willing to work in the mines in Sierra Leone?
Select a detail from the passage that help to answer the question.

Accepted Answer

“Families were left homeless, and adults were left jobless.  Other children lost their parents in the war and had no one to support them.”

Answer

“Children often begin working in the mines when they are
10 years old."

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“During the war, soldiers would sometimes kidnap children and
force them to work in the mines.”

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“Sierra Leone has many mines and needs many workers to help
dig out the diamonds. Mining companies like to hire children because they can pay
child workers less than adults.”

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