Question

5 How did male trade unionists react to women's filling men's jobs?

R They were surprised that women were able to do men's jobs.
G. They were concerned that women would bring down the wages.
H. They were afraid that women would do a better job than the men.
I. They were insistent that male workers help women learn the work.
6 Read the sentences below.
In 1914, a total of 433,679 women belonged to unions. By 1918 this
number had nearly trebled to 1,209,278.
What does trebled mean?
A. tripled
B. increased
C. multiplied
D. quadrupled
According to the chart, which two areas of employment showed the highest increase in number
of women employed?
F. government and hotels
G. industry and agriculture
H. transport and commerce
I. self-employed and domestic service
8 Both the chart and the article support the idea that from 1914 and 1918, employment in
domestic service
A. increased.
B. decreased.
C. remained stable.
D. became popular.

Answer 1

5. B. They were concerned that women would bring down the wages.

6. A. tripled

According to the chart, the two areas of employment that showed the highest increase in the number of women employed are G. industry and agriculture.

8. A. increased.