Know the News: Fighting Their Way Out of Poverty

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1. Which is a central idea of the article?

A. Supattra Inthirat, known as Pancake, is a 12-year-old girl who competes in muay Thai.

B. Muay Thai fighters don’t wear protective headgear during matches.

C. Professional muay Thai fighters can earn up to $40,000 a year.

D. Kids in Thailand compete in muay Thai to help earn much-needed money for their families.

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2. Which detail best supports that central idea?

A. The number of child laborers worldwide has decreased by 40 percent since 2000.

B. A young muay Thai fighter can earn up to $600 for a victory, three times as much as some entire families can make in a month.

C. Thailand’s poverty rate declined from 67 percent in 1986 to 7 percent in 2015.

D. Muay Thai fights are typically five rounds of three minutes each.

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3. Based on context clues in the following statement, what is a "bout"? “Two days after the fight, Anucha died in a hospital. He had fought an astonishing 174 bouts since the age of 8.”

A. a training session

B. an illness

C. a boxing match

D. a gambling ring

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4. Which of these phrases best helps the reader understand the meaning of "bout"?

A. “two days after”

B. “died in a hospital”

C. “fought an astonishing”

D. “since the age of 8”

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5. Which of these statements is an opinion?

A. Nearly 152 million kids worldwide work as child laborers.

B. Kids should be banned from participating in muay Thai.

C. Most of Thailand’s economic growth has been limited to the area around the capital.

D. Muay Thai is a sport that mixes kicking, punching, kneeing, and elbowing.

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6. Which detail would be least important to include in a summary of the article?

A. Many people think muay Thai is too dangerous.

B. Pancake has competed in 15 muay Thai fights.

C. Many Thai kids rely on the money they make from muay Thai to help support their families.

D. Thai lawmakers recently proposed banning kids younger than 12 from competing in muay Thai.

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7. Which of the following is a key reason some people want to ban kids from competing in muay Thai?

A. Increases in tourism and manufacturing have caused Thailand’s economy to boom.

B. The sport is popular in rural areas of Thailand.

C. Muay Thai is an important part of Thai culture.

D. A study has shown a steady drop in IQ and brain function for kids who fight.

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8. Information about the training schedules of young muay Thai fighters would best fit into which section of the article?

A. “It’s in Our Blood to Fight”

B. “Necessary Income”

C. “The Life of a Child Boxer”

D. “‘She’ll Need to Train Harder’”

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9. Based on the article, which statement would Jiraporn Laothamatas most likely agree with?

A. Muay Thai is too dangerous for kids.

B. The Thai government should not ban kids from competitive boxing.

C. More kids should compete in muay Thai.

D. Muay Thai is an excellent form of exercise for kids of all ages.

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10. What’s the main purpose of the map on pp. 8-9?

A. to emphasize the effects of strengthening anti-child labor laws

B. to highlight where child labor is widespread

C. to show where Thailand is in relation to Mexico

D. to point out that tens of thousands of poor kids in Paraguay work for wealthier families

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