Directions: From the four alternatives given for each of the following items,
choose the one that best completes the given part. Write the letter of your choice
on the line provided. (1 point each)

1. According to the ILO, child labor is a worsening global problem because _______.
a. the percentage of working children is increasing dramaticaly while the condition of
work has worsened.
b. poverty, the most significant cause of child labor, cannot be eliminated.
c. compulsory primary education isn't a primary concern in the developing world.
d. children still earn more than adults though they are unfairly paid.

2. Children whose parents agree to let them work as a payment for their loans _____.
a. bring in insufficient income to their family
b. are better at work than at school
c. have no choice about the work they've got to do
d. lose contact with their family eventually

Directions: Answer the following questions.

1. "Child labor" defines a condition in which children are exploited and overworked,
deprived of their rights to health and education. (paragraph 10). (1 point)
"deprived of their rights to ..." means "their rights to health and education are taken away.

2. "This is especially true of those who live in the homes of their employees" (p. 5).
What does the underlined part refer to? (1 point)

Children working as a household servant are most vulnerable of all.

3. Think of all those involved in the problem of child labor. Then explain the causes of
child labor. (2 points)