Question

select the word that means extremely bad.

in the early 1900s, thousands of children were in the workforce in the united states. a teacher named lewis hine quit his job to take pictures of children at work. his pictures showed the brutal conditions that children were often forced to work in. for example, they worked long hours digging in mines and operating dangerous machinery in factories. hines pictures helped to create the first laws aimed at protecting working children.

Explanation:

To find the word meaning "extremely bad", we analyze the context. The text describes children's work conditions as "brutal", and the examples (long hours, dangerous work) show extremely bad conditions. So "brutal" fits the meaning of extremely bad.

Answer:

brutal