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Semester Exam Reading Comprehension Practice
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1
What tone does Lum take toward the American public?
Critical
Amusement
Cautious
Praise
2
The percentages used in paragraph 2 are including in order to contrast (USE "T-SHIRTS FOR JUST)
C
B
A
D
3
What is Lum’s tone toward workers?
Critical
Angry
Sympathetic
Pessimistic
4
A word that describes both of these selections is
Optimistic
Informative
Scientific
Materialistic
5
Which word best describes the Chinese community according to Lum in paragraph 3?
Exploited
Unionized
Abandoned
Brutalized
6
A statement that is supported by both selections is that
A
B
C
D
7
What is one theme of Lum's essay?
A
B
C
D
8
Advice that Benjamin-Gomez might give Lum is
A
D
C
B
9
What is Benjamin-Gomez’s tone toward Fruit of the Loom?
Complacent
Positive
Frustrated
Indifferent
10
How is the point of view different in Lum's and Benjamin-Gomez's essay?
Benjamin-Gomez uses more first person point of view.
Lum uses more first person point of view.
Lum uses more second person point of view.
Benjamin-Gomez uses more second person point of view.
11
What is Benjamin-Gomez’s tone toward unions?
Joyful
Hopeful
Indifferent
Disgusted
12
Which of the following paragraphs best represents a feeling of optimism?
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 5
13
See your handout.
Embrace
Refuse
Misuse
Exclude
14
Advice that Lum might give Benjamin-Gomez is
A
D
B
C
15
In the first paragraph, which words have a pessimistic connotation?
Countries, Nike, communities
Self-righteous, poor, exploited
Discussion, outside, notice
Here, United States, think
16
See handout
Working conditions have no chance of improvement.
Corporations are open about their labor practices.
People need to be aware of and work to eliminate sweatshops
Workers need to try harder to gain increased compensation.
17
Which of the following best describes the tone Lum takes in paragraph 1?
Shocked
Bitter
Smug
Sarcastic
18
Who do Lum and Benjamin-Gomez believe has the ability to begin to reduce sweatshops?
Corporations
American Public
American Government
Mexican Government
19
Both of these selections make a connection between
Money and morality
Workers in rural and urban areas
The American public and sweatshop labor
Coroporate CEO's and their employees
20
Paragraph 4 in “Sweatshops Are Us” is most closely related to which paragraph in “T-S for J”?
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 8
21
What is the tone that Lum takes toward work?
Fulfilling
Worthless
Detracting
Celebratory
22
Who does Benjamin-Gomez believe is most to blame for sweatshops?
American public
Corporations
All workers
Mexican Workers
23
Lum and Benjamin-Gomez had different purposes for writing their pieces because
C
A
B
D
24
How does Lum attempt to build empathy for workers in sweatshops?
D
A
B
C
25
The main conflict in "Sweatshops Are Us" in this article is that ...
Workers need to advocate for their rights more.
The compensation for work is declining
Workers have too much power
Coroporations need to be disbanded
26
What is the purpose of Benjamin-Gomez beginning with the story of buying a T-shirt at UCLA?
A
B
C
D
27
It can be inferred from Lum that workers are in a state of
a strong bargaining postion
exploitation and desparation
poverty if a minority worker
power; they have strength in numbers
28
Which of the following best represents the theme of “T-Shirts for Justice”?
D
B
A
C
29
With which of these statements would Lum most likely DISAGREE?
C
A
B
D
30
What does Lum feel is a threat to workers today?
All of these
Unfair working conditions
The rising amount of hours in the work week
The lack of jobs in the workforce today
31
What do Lum and Benjamin Gomez have in common?
B
D
C
A
32
How are the endings of “T-Shirts for Justice”and “Sweatshops Are Us” similar to one another?
B
D
A
C
