CA4 Review (AKS 10-15, 36d, 39a, 40)

According to the text, the California gold rush began in what year?

• 1896

• 1849

• 1949

• 1886

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

According to the text, why did the price for items go up during the Gold Rush?

• Many gold finders were not able to strike it rich.

• Gold was also found near the Klondike River in Canada.

• There was so much gold around driving the prices of everything else up.

• Most gold miners went home broke after spending all their money on food and supplies.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which sentence BEST summarizes paragraph 2 from the text?

• Many gold miners were successful, but some were not as lucky.

• There was another Gold Rush in Canada during the year of 1896.

• The history of Gold Rushes has its ups and downs.

• Mining for gold was very popular.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

Why did people die along the way during the Gold Rush of 1896 in Canada?

• The gold miners ran out of money.

• The trip to Canada was long and through cold weather and raging rivers.

• People had no where to live while in Canada.

• The gold miners did not know how to swim on Klondike River.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Which paragraph provides background on how a gold rush begins?

• Paragraph 1

• Paragraph 2

• Paragraph 3

• Paragraph 4

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

What information reveals the author's point of view?

• The author thinks the history of the Gold Rush has both positive and negative outcomes.

• The author thinks the Gold Rush was a positive time in US History.

• The author thinks more miners should search for gold.

• The author thinks that the Gold Rush was overall unsuccessful.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

Which inference about the author's point of view is BEST supported by paragraph 3?

• The author believes the Gold Rush in Canada was unpopular.

• The author thinks that people spent too much money and time following the Gold Rush

• The author believes the Gold Rush was a good reason for people to spend money.

• The author thinks most people were NOT successful during the Gold Rush in Canada.

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CCSS.RI.6.6

CCSS.RI.6.9

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RL.5.6

CCSS.RL.6.6

What does the statistic in paragraph 3 help the reader better understand? ("Within a year over 100,000 men and women arrived in Canada.")

• Participating in the Gold Rush was very popular.

• Participating in the Gold Rush was not popular.

• Participating in the Gold Rush was unsafe.

• Participating in the Gold Rush was fun.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Why does the author uses the sentences in paragraph 1: "Villages sprang up overnight. Tents formed these temporary villages that were set up wherever gold was discovered."

• To express that people avoided the gold

• To express that people followed the gold

• To express that people lost money following the gold

• To express that following the gold was dangerous

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CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

Which sentence BEST reflects the overall central idea presented in the text?

• The history of the gold rush was full of triumphs.

• The history of the gold rush had many ups and downs.

• The history of the gold rush shows the California Gold Rush was the most important.

• The history of the gold rush shows that the Canada gold rush was bad, while the California gold rush was good.

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CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2