Gold in Australia Chapters 1 and 2

Which of the following is one of the main reasons people value gold?

• It is only found on other planets' surfaces

• It is the hardest metal on earth

• It is rare

• It is extinct

What is a 'gold rush'?

• when a country is doing well economically

• when gold is going well on the stock market

• when a great number of people move to an area to search of gold

• when a country releases a new coin

If gold is a fairly soft metal, why are gold coins so hard?

• they have been heated up to make them hard

• they have other metals in them, not just gold

• they are spray painted gold

• they have no real gold in them

In 1848, gold was discovered in California USA. What name can be given to this sentence?

• an opinion

• a rhetorical question

• a comparison

• a fact

Gold keeps its lustre..... What is lustre?

• its weight

• its shine or glow

• its size

• its shape

Gold does not corrode...... What does corrode mean?

• to wear away

• to remain strong

• to decrease in value

• to be traded easily

What sparked the gold rush in New South Wales?

• a mining company found a lot of gold underground

• Thomas Hiscock found gold in New South Wales

• The Government offered a reward to anyone who found gold in New South Wales

• Edward Hargraves found gold in the Bathurst region and the Government declared it an official discovery

Who found gold in Ballarat, Victoria?

• Edward Hargraves

• Charter Towers

• Thomas Hiscock

• James Cook

What was the motivation for people to join the gold rush?

• riches

• mateship

• the chance to live in the country

• physical activity

What is chapter 2 mainly about?

• the gold rush in California

• the gold rush in Australia

• the gold rush across the world

• the role of the government in mining