Kid Blink Newsies Worksheet
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Kid Blink Newsies Worksheet
Reading Passage: Kid Blink and the Newsies
In New York City in the late 1800s, many children earned money by selling newspapers. They were known as newsies. The work could be difficult: a newsie had to buy papers from a publisher and then sell enough copies to make a profit. Many newsies came from families with little money and lived in small apartments in the city. One newsie who became well known was Louis Baletti, nicknamed Kid Blink. In 1899, publishers raised the price newsies paid for each paper. The increase left the children with less chance to earn money from their sales. Kid Blink joined other newsies in a strike: they stopped selling papers to protest the higher price. Kid Blink helped bring newsies together and spoke publicly about their complaint. The young sellers wanted the publishers to treat them fairly. Their protest attracted attention across the city. Kid Blink’s role showed how people can work together and speak up when they believe a decision is unfair. For many newsies, the strike was a way to defend the money they needed to support themselves and their families.
Comprehension
- Publishers raised the price the children paid for newspapers.
- The city stopped allowing children to sell papers.
- Newspapers were no longer printed in New York.
- The newsies were asked to move to new homes.
- They stopped selling newspapers to protest.
- They sold papers at a lower price.
- They moved out of the city.
- They asked customers to print their own papers.
- In crowded city housing
- In publisher-owned office buildings
- In spacious country homes
- In newspaper printing rooms
- He helped bring newsies together.
- He spoke publicly about their complaint.
- He raised the publishers’ prices.
- He printed every newspaper himself.
Vocabulary Match
Match each word with its meaning.
- tenement
- profit
- strike
- protest
- B. A crowded apartment building, often housing people with limited income
- A. A public expression of disagreement meant to bring change
- C. Money left after costs are taken away from sales
- D. A work stoppage used to press for change
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