Not So Sweet Side of Chocolate

What does harvested mean as it is used in the article?

• to work with others

• to pick foods from plants

• to grow food

• to work on a farm

What does deforestation mean as it is used in the article?

• the act of clearing a forest or wide area of trees

• planting new trees

• farming cacao beans

• eating chocolate

Read these facts given in the article:

Some cacao farm workers are children.

Some cacao farming has led to deforestation.

Based on the facts above, what is the main idea of this article?

• Nestle, Mars, and Hershey are some companies that make chocolate.

• Sometimes the work on cacao farms is not safe.

• Some park rangers in Ivory Coast are working to keep forests safe.

• There are some big problems in the chocolate business.

According to the article, why have many of Ivory Coast's forests been cleared?

• Park rangers are cutting down trees in Mont Peko National Park.

• Cacao trees produce beans used to make chocolate.

• Cacao trees have been planted in their place.

• Park rangers are not doing enough to keep forests safe.

Which two words have almost the same meaning?

• promised and tried

• illegal and safe

• harvesting and gathering

• leader and company

Mehreen wants to read more about cacao beans. She would find the most information .

• in a book about how to be a park ranger

• on the Ivory Coast government website

• in a book about how chocolate is made

• on a map of Ivory Coast and Ghana

The reader can tell from the article that .

• most children who work on cacao farms in Ivory Coast are happy

• children in Ivory Coast love the movie Willy Wanka and the Chocolate Factory

• Park Rangers in Ivory Coast care about deforestation in Ivory Coast

• Mighty Earth plans to run its own cacao farms in Ivory Coast

The article says:

There's even a river of chocolate. In Wonka's world, making chocolate is magical. In the real world, eating it is pretty great, too.

Which must mean the opposite of magical as it is used above?

• special

• wonderful

• easy

• usual

Which passage from the article best shows that some people want to help stop deforestation in the Ivory Coast and Ghana?

• The chocolate business has another problem. It has to do with human rights. Many cacao farm workers are children. Some of them aren't paid.

• A group called Mighty Earth did a study. It found that many of Ivory Coast's forests have been cleared. Cacao trees have been planted in their place.

• They choose their chocolate carefully. They make sure it was made without hurting people or the environment.

• Much of this harvesting is done in Ivory Coast and Ghana. But some cacao farmers there don't follow the laws. This has led to deforestation.

Based on the article, which is most likely to happen?

• Nestle, Mars, and Hershey will tell customers where their chocolate is from.

• Nestle, Mars, and Hershey will ask leaders to plant more cacao trees in Ivory Coast and Ghana.

• Nestle, Mars, and Hershey will ask leaders not to speak out about cacao farming.

• Nestle, Mars, and Hershey will no longer get cacao beans from any African nations.