Question

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What is the main idea of this passage?
When I was a surgeon in the infirmary, accidents were
very often admitted to the infirmary, through the
children's hands and arms having being caught in the
machinery; in many instances the muscles, and the skin
is stripped down to the bone, and in some instances a
finger or two might be lost.
-Dr. Michael Ward, testifying before England's
Parliament in 1819
Children often suffered severe injuries from working
in factories
Few children were injured while working in
factories
Parliament made laws that helped keep children
safe
Children worked long hours in the factory and
received little pay.

Answer 1

The correct answer is A) Children often suffered severe injuries from working in factories.

The main idea of this passage is "Children often suffered severe injuries from working in factories."

That was an exact description by Dr.  Michael Ward, who testified before England's Parliament in 1819. The Industrial Revolution had brought many benefits and advantages to England but on the negative side, workers had low wages, worked under unhealthy conditions and were not trained to perform their work safely. The worst part was employers used children because they paid children even lower salaries, generating many accidents as the ones described by Dr. Ward.