Vocab
What is the definition of ingredient?
"Cocoa is the main ingredient in chocolate."
One of the parts of a mixture
What is the meaning of eliminate?
“It said that chocolate companies should help eliminate child slavery and child labor by July 2005.”
Identify the pronoun in the following sentence:
Have you had some chocolate recently?
You
According to the text, why do children work on cocoa farms?
A. They know the most about chocolate.
B. They can pick cocoa beans more easily.
C. They are less likely to get sick from the chemicals.
D. They need the money for their families.
D. They need the money for their families.
What is the meaning of the word agreement?
"Companies that buy cocoa beans from these farmers sign an agreement."
the act of coming to a common understanding or of agreeing
What is the meaning of increase?
“The Rainforest Alliance is also working to improve life for farmers, teaching them ways to protect soils, waterways, and wildlife while increasing their yields, ensuring that their children go to school and eliminating child labor.”
They depend on growing and selling cocoa beans to survive.
And
According to the text, children who pick cocoa beans...
A. make a lot of money
B. eat too much chocolate
C. work in poor conditions
D. are happy with their jobs
C. work in poor conditions
What is the meaning of ensure?
“The Rainforest Alliance is also working to improve life for farmers, teaching them ways to protect soils, waterways, and wildlife while increasing their yields, ensuring that their children go to school and eliminating child labor.”
To make sure or certain
What is the meaning of improve?
“The Rainforest Alliance is also working to improve life for farmers..."
To make better
Identify the adjective (s) in the following sentence:
She also uses a knife with a long, sharp blade when she works.
Long, sharp
According to the text, how did the U.S. government respond to the use of child labor to make chocolate?
They created an agreement with chocolate companies to end child labor.
What is the meaning of standards?
“Farms that meet strict standards designed to protect the environment and ensure the well-being of farm families, workers, and their communities can earn the Rainforest Alliance Certified seal.”
Something that is used and accepted as a guide, example, or authority
What is the meaning of pesticides?
“The cocoa pods are sprayed with poisonous pesticides.”
Chemicals used to kill insects that are harmful to plants
Identify the verb(s) in the following sentence:
They depend on growing and selling cocoa beans to survive.
depend, growing, selling
According to the text, how do child laborers compare to child slaves?
Child laborers help provide for their families, while child slaves work without pay.
What is a trustmark?
“You can help eliminate child labor too by looking for the Rainforest Alliance’s green frog seal and the Fairtrade trustmark when you shop for chocolate.”
Image or logo displayed on a product
What is the meaning of alliance?
“The Rainforest Alliance is also working to improve life for farmers, teaching them ways to protect soils, waterways, and wildlife..."
A group of people, countries, or groups that share certain goals and agree to work together
Identify the adverb in the following sentence:
Extremely poor countries send children to work in other countries where cocoa beans grow.
Extremely
What is the main idea of the passage, "Chocolate from Children"?
Children work in unsafe environments for little or no money to pick cocoa beans for chocolate.