<p>Name: ______Date: ______Cities of Gold Find a word (or words) from the text to match each definition in the meaning column. Then record the page number you found the word on. The first one has been done for you.</p><p>Meaning Word Page</p><p> when people rushed to Australia to gold rush 4 find gold</p><p> having lots of money</p><p> the material tents are made from</p><p> someone who mines</p><p> a place where lots of tents are</p><p> a town that few people now live in</p><p> a place to learn about the past</p><p> somewhere safe to store gold</p><p> an area where there are gold mines</p><p> put up a tent</p><p>Aim: To develop the use of meaning</p><p>Text: Cities of Gold (historical recount) Stage of reader: Extending (GR Levels 21–23)</p><p>© Oxford University Press 2013. This sheet may be copied and modified for non-commercial classroom use. Name: ______Date: ______Cities of Gold</p><p>1 In the box, write the root word of the underlined word in each sentence. The first one has been done for you.</p><p>News about the discovery of gold in Australia spread quickly.</p><p>The town grew quickly.</p><p>This area was called Canvas Town.</p><p>The gold rush is an important part of Australian history.</p><p>During Australia’s gold rush, many new towns were built.</p><p>Their wealth helped to pay for roads and grand buildings.</p><p>2 Write the two smaller words that make up each compound word from the text. The first one has been done for you.</p><p>3 Add another word to each word from the text to make a compound word. The first one has been done for you.</p><p>Aim: To develop the use of structure</p><p>© Oxford University Press 2013. This sheet may be copied and modified for non-commercial classroom use. Name: ______Date: ______</p><p>Text: Cities of Gold (historical recount) Stage of reader: Extending (GR Levels 21– 23) Cities of Gold</p><p>1 Circle the underlined word in each sentence that matches the author’s message. The first one has been done for you.</p><p>The gold rush change/changed Melbourne into a modern city.</p><p>Today many people visit gold rush cities to learn about their/there golden past.</p><p>But if the gold ran/run out, most people left town.</p><p>These town/towns are known as ghost towns.</p><p>In a very short time, many goldfields became/become tent towns.</p><p>2 Add “o” or “u” to make a word from the text. The first one has been done for you. discovery c__me b__t s__mewhere</p><p> h__t __p r__sh disc__vered </p><p>3 Find and write words in the text with:</p><p>1 syllable 2 syllables 3 syllables 4 syllables</p><p>Aim: To develop the use of visual</p><p>© Oxford University Press 2013. This sheet may be copied and modified for non-commercial classroom use. Name: ______Date: ______</p><p>Text: Cities of Gold (historical recount) Stage of reader: Extending (GR Levels 21–23)</p><p>© Oxford University Press 2013. This sheet may be copied and modified for non-commercial classroom use. </p>