Question 10 • CCPS GSE Language Arts Grade 8 (23.01300) YL IC
Read the excerpt from We Shall Not Be Moved.Delegates would be elected from each of the shops, to bring the workers' demands to a central strike committee. Speakers would have to be found to report the progress of the strike back to the workers, those speakers fluent in Yiddish, English, or Italian. A strike fund would have to be raised, an information bureau set up where strikers could register for relief, or for help with legal and personal problems. Publicity was another vital need — photos and eyewitness accounts of workers on the picket lines being harassed by gorillas and police. The picket lines themselves would have to be organized.
Answer
A
to show the reader the feelings of the striking workers as they stood in the picket lines
B
to give the reader an idea of the complicated work required for the garment worker’s strike
C
to show the reader how the needs of striking workers today compare with those of the past
D
to persuade the reader that the garment worker’s strike was an impossible task
Explanation
The excerpt lists many practical tasks needed to organize the strike: electing delegates, communicating in several languages, raising funds, providing relief and legal help, gathering publicity, and organizing picket lines. These details show the reader how much complicated work the garment workers’ strike required. The passage does not focus mainly on the workers’ feelings or compare their needs with those of workers today.
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