PART A: What is the central idea of the text?
A. Children work for cocoa farmers because they think that it will be safe and fun.
B. Children are paid well for the dangerous work they do picking cocoa beans for
chocolate.
C. Children are forced to pick cocoa beans for chocolate because adults cannot do
the work.
D. Children work in unsafe environments for little or no money to pick cocoa beans
for chocolate.
PART B: Which detail from the text best supports the answer to Part A?
A. “Have you had some chocolate recently? Most Americans eat about 12 pounds of it each year!” (Paragraph 1)
B. “They sleep in dirty rooms, work 12-hour days without pay, are fed very little,
and are sometimes whipped.” (Paragraph 3)
C. “Without help from their children, the farmers would not be able to buy food.” (Paragraph 4)
D. “The Rainforest Alliance is also working to improve life for farmers, teaching
them ways to protect soils, waterways, and wildlife while increasing their yields.” (Paragraph 7)