Mass Production: teacher key

Factories, grade 4 edition, written for 4th grade. How the first factories began, and how Henry Ford's line and Toyota's stop cord changed them.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

What does mass production mean?
- Making one thing by hand
- Making a very large number of the same product (answer)
- Making toys only
When did the Industrial Revolution begin?
- In 1950
- In the 1400s
- In the late 1700s (answer)
What did Ford pay factory workers in 1914?
- $5 for an eight-hour day (answer)
- $1 a day
- $50 a day
Why did Ford's line let him lower the price of the Model T?
- The cars were smaller
- He used paper
- It saved so much time (answer)
What does just-in-time mean?
- Working very fast
- Making or receiving only what is needed, when it is needed (answer)
- Closing the factory