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SKILCRAFT PEN
If you have worked for an American government institution, most probably you have seen
a Skilcraft pen. It has the following inscription on it: Skilcraft U.S. Government. Its design
is elegant, it’s most often black, and it’s difficult to break. It’s commonly used by soldiers
because it fits inside a U.S. military uniform sleeve pocket. It is a kind of Coca-Cola of pens -
everyone recognizes it.
About five million dollars’ worth of these pens are sold every year, and they have quite a story
behind them. To begin with, they are produced by the blind. In 1938, after the Great Depression,
the government decided to support blind workers financially by creating jobs for them.
President Roosevelt signed a new law which said that the federal government had to buy
specific goods produced by blind Americans.
The Skilcraft brand was created in 1952. Today the company employs over 5,500 blind workers
in many American states and produces a lot of different office supplies. The pens are made in
factories in West Allis, Wisconsin and Greensboro, North Carolina. The factory in North
Carolina is called Greensboro Industries for the Blind and it has had the ballpoint pen contract
with the U.S. government since 1970. It employs 160 workers and ninety percent of them are
blind. Thirty-five to forty people make the pens.
The production building and machines are like in any other factory, but a closer look shows
the differences connected with employing blind workers. The floors are not slippery, they are
covered with a material that prevents falls. All signs have Braille letters and walkways are
always kept free of machinery or other objects. The blind workers don’t use any special cards
to get into the factory. When they come to work in the morning, they just touch large screens
to check in. And their guide dogs can walk freely in a special area behind the factory building.
The details of the pens produced in the factory are described in a long document that was first
written more than 50 years ago. The pens must be able to write in temperatures up to
160 degrees and down to 40 degrees below zero. You can use them in the rain and even after
they go through the wash. It’s a tried and tested product. It has stood the test of time.
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6.1. In the first paragraph, we learn that the Skilcraft pen
A. is often compared to Coca-Cola because of its colour.
B. has to be used by all government workers.
C. is not popular with soldiers.
D. cannot be easily damaged.
6.2. The new law was introduced in 1938 to help
A. the federal government produce goods for the blind.
B. the blind buy specific goods after the Great Depression.
C. government officials to educate the blind.
D. the blind earn money after the Great Depression.
6.3. How many people make the pens at Greensboro Industries for the Blind?
A. about 90
B. between 35 and 40
C. more than 160
D. over 5,500
6.4. How does the Greensboro Industries for the Blind differ from other factories?
A. Guide dogs can walk freely inside the factory building.
B. Blind workers do not have to check in to start work.
C. The factory floors are made safer for blind people.
D. The machines used by the blind are much bigger.
6.5. In the last paragraph, the author
A. informs readers why the pen can’t be used in cold weather.
B. presents the stages of the pen’s production.
C. explains what makes the pen exceptional.
D. describes an experiment used to test the pen.
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