Gold in Australia Chapters 3 and 4

What caused miners to move underground in search of gold?

• It was cooler underground

• there wasn't much gold left on the surface

• they didn't get sunburnt underground

• the underground gold was more valuable

What carries alluvial gold to its location?

• water

• wind

• bees

• humans

What can we conclude about underground mining at that time?

• it was fun

• it made miners very rich

• it was dangerous

• it was more pleasant than working in the sun

What type of text is seen in Chapter 3?

• procedure

• discussion

• fictional narrative

• information report

Techniques for retrieving gold changed as it became scarcer. What does scarcer mean?

• less valuable

• more common

• more rare

• more valuable

What does the text mean when it says removing gold was a heavy-duty task?

• the gold was heavy to lift

• there was plenty of gold

• it was easy

• it was hard work

What did the discovery of gold do to the population of Victoria?

• It reduced it through deaths in the mines

• it helped keep it stable

• it increased it significantly

• it decreased significantly

From which country according to the chapter were many of the migrants from?

• America

• Italy

• China

• Finland

How did many of the population feel about the influx of Chinese miners?

• joyful

• welcoming

• aggressive

• peaceful

Why is the image in this chapter called 'Canvas town'?

• it shows a town of people who made tents for the miners

• it shows a village of canvas tents where the miners lived

• it was painted on canvas

• the people wore canvas clothes