A Worker's Life

Question 1

How did mass production change the way products were created?Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Skilled workers were less necessary.; Fewer tasks needed to be done by hand.; Inventions made production less time consuming.

Question 2

Fill in the blanks with one of the words from the drop-down menu.1 Mass production meant a growing share of the work in factories was done by highly skilled✔ less-skilledX repetitive different workers.2 Workers in factories performed highly skilledX less-skilledunskilled✔ repetitivedifferent tasks all day.3 The system of mass production displaced many ✔ highly skilledless-skilledunskilledrepetitive X different workers.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

highly skilled; ✔ less-skilled; different

Question 3

If you were a child who worked in factories in the 1800s, what would you experience? Check all of the boxes that apply.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

no chance to go to school; long days at work; low pay from factory owners

Question 4

Check each of the factors below that your answer included.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

The children are wearing loose clothing.; The children are exposed to dangerous machinery.; The children are not wearing any protective gear.

Question 5

Which effect of industrialization did you discuss in your answer?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Working children labored long hours and did not attend school.; Many women worked outside the home while still having responsibilities at home.; Before industrialization, many families worked together at home. After industrialization, they worked separately at various jobs.

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