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Kaalvuis Teen Tonne Rots Flashcards

1
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What is the meaning of kaalvuis teen tonne rots?

A

Bare fists against tons of rocks

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Who is the main character in this story?

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Richard Simelane

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Where does Richard work?

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1 500 metres beneath Johannesburg in the City Deep goudmyn

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4
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When does Richard go to work?

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Early in the morning

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Why is it dangerous work?

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He has already lost a lot of friends in mine accidents

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When was the rockslide?

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17 December 1952

It was a Wednesday

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Which shaft did the rockslide happen in?

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Shaft 1

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What happened during the rockslide?

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The dak (ceiling) and the walls caved in like a house of cards

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What was it like after the rockslide?

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The lights were dead
His friend’s headlamp glowed dimly
It was quiet

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10
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What were the injuries after the rockslide?

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Richard had bruises
His friend had an injured foot
His manager and three other people were buried under the rocks (dead)
20 out of 24 people lived

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11
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How were Richard and his friends trapped?

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With no food
A tiny bit of water
Tonnes of rocks blocking the exit
The tunnel had collapsed behind them
Cut off from the rest of the world
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12
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How did Richard react to the rockslide?

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He did not lose hope
He took control
He collected the headlamps
He told no one to talk
He only put one light on at a time
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13
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Who helped the injured?

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Richard

Fernando Zunguza

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14
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What was Richard’s plan?

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He was small and skinny, so he decided to dig out a tunnel and pass the stones back to Fernando

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Why didn’t people think his plan would work?

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They thought the rocks would tumble if he fiddled

They thought it would take too long

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16
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When did the lamps batteries run out?

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Six hours later

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17
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What was Richard thinking of in the small tunnel?

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His wife
His mother
His childhood

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18
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What was Richard’s childhood like?

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He ran barefoot in the fields

He looked after cattle

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19
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How many hours did the rescue party try and dig?

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20

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20
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Why was Richard thinking of his childhood?

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He wanted to remember a place of safety

It is very different to what he is doing

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21
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When did Richard reach the end?

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Just before he passed out

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22
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Why didn’t Richard cry out?

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His throat was too dry

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23
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How many people made it through the hole?

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Four

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24
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What happened after thirty hours?

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Their families hadn’t heard what was going on
The first rescue team took a break
A second team took over

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25
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What did Richard do after he was saved?

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He went back to help the rescue team

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26
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What did Richard receive?

A

The Victoria Cross of bravery

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27
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What did Richard achieve?

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He crawled for 100m and dug out a tunnel with his bare hands

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28
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What is the theme of the story?

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A humble man has shown much bravery and perseverance when he saved his fellow humans

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29
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Wire is Richard Simelane?

A

Ń mynwerker

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30
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Waar verdien Richard sy brood?

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City Deep goudmyn

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31
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Waar is die City Deep goudmyn?

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1500 meter onder Johannesburg

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32
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Hoe lyk Johannesburg?

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Dit het wolkekrabbers

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33
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Watter tyd gaan Richard na werk toe?

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Vroeg in die oggend

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34
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Werk Richard alleen?

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Nee

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35
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Waarvan kom die lig in die myn?

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Die mynwerkers se koplampe

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36
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Watter tipe werk doen Richard en sy vriende?

A

Gevaarlike werk

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37
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Is Richard bang van sy werk?

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Nee, hy is al gewoond daaraan

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38
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Wat probeer Richard nie aan te dink nie?

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Alles wat verkeerd kan gebeur

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39
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Hoekom probeer Richard nie aan dit te dink nie?

A

Hy het ń paar vriende in die myn verloor

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40
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Hoe het hy sy vriende verloor?

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Hulle het in mynongelukke gesterf

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41
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Wat doen Richard met sy vrou?

A

Stel haar gerus dat hy elke dag huis toe sal kom

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42
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Wanneer was die mynongeluk?

A

17 Desember 1952

43
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Watter dag was die mynongeluk?

A

Ń Woensdag

44
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Watter vakansie was naby die mynongeluk?

A

Die ongeluk was kort voor Kersfees

45
Q

Met wie het Richard op die 17 Desember gestap?

A

Sy skofbaas en twee en twintig ander mense

46
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In watter tonnel het Richard gestap?

A

Die Nommer 1 skag

47
Q

Waar was die mens deur die ongeluk?

A

In ń lang ry

48
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Hoe het die mense geweet dat daar ń rotsstorting was?

A

Daar was ń gerammel en ń geweldige slag

49
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Wat het as die rotstorting gebeur?

A

Die dak en die mure van die tonnel tuimel ineen

50
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Hoe klink die tonnel na die rotsstorting?

A

Die was so stil dat Richard sy hart kon hoor klop

51
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Wat het gebeur na Richard se lyf?

A

Hy het net ń paar kneusplekke

52
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Hoe is Richard se koplamp?

A

Dit is dood

53
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Hoekom kan Richard sien?

A

Sy vriend se koplamp skyn

54
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Wat het gebeur na sy vriend se voet?

A

Dit was beseerde

55
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Wat gee Richard vir sy vriend?

A

Ń slukkie water

56
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Wat doen Richard na die rotsstorting?

A

Hy wou na die ander mense vind

57
Q

Hoekom soebat sy vriend met die seer voet?

A

Hy wil nie alleen word nie

58
Q

Hoekom stem sy vriend in?

A

Richard sê hulle sal nou-nou by die huis gaan

59
Q

Wie het Richard gevind?

A

Agttien van sy vriende

60
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Waar is die skofbaas en die ander drie mense?

A

Hulle het onder die rotse begrawe en gesterf

61
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Hoekom kan die mense die uitgaan nie?

A

Daar is tonne rots wat die uitgang versper

62
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Hoekom gaan hulle nie voor?

A

Die rotse het ook daar ingeval

63
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Wat het die mense?

A

Net ń bietjie water en nie kos nie

64
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Waaroor is die mense bekommerd?

A

Hulle dink hulle sal nooit gevind word nie. Hulle dink daar ń ander rotsstorting op pad is.

65
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Wie het hoop?

A

Richard

66
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Wat sê Richard na die ander mense?

A

Hulle moet nie praat nie

67
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Hoekom moet hulle nie praat nie?

A

Daar is min suurstof

68
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Wat doen Richard met die koplampe?

A

Hy maak hulle bymekaar

69
Q

Wie beraam planne met Richard?

A

Fernando Zunguza

70
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Wat doen hulle as beraam hulle planne?

A

Die beseerdes help

71
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Wat is Richard seker van?

A

Ń reddingspan soek hulle

72
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Wat besef Richard?

A

hy moet iets self doen

73
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Wat besluit Richard om te doen?

A

Ń tonnel deur die rotse te grawe

74
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Hoekom is Richard perfek vir ń tonnel te grou?

A

Hy is skraal

Hy is kort

75
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Wat doen Fernando vir Richard?

A

Richard gee die klippe aan hom

76
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Wat dink die ander mense aan Richard en Fernando se plan?

A

Hulle dink hulle moet nie met die rotse peuter nie

Hulle dink die plan sal nie werk nie

77
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Hoekom dink die mense hulle moenie die rotse peuter nie?

A

Hulle dink die res sal val

78
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Hoekom dink hulle die plan sal nie werk nie?

A

Hulle dink daar is te min suurstof

79
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Wat doen die tonnel uitgrawe na Richard?

A

Hy bloei en sweet

80
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Wat doen Richard wanneer die koplamp gaan dood?

A

Hy het die ander man s’n gebruik

81
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Wanneer het die laste koplamp gaan dood?

A

Na ses ure

82
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Hoe lyk Richard se tonnel?

A

Dit is so nou dat hy kan nie omdraai nie

83
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Hoe lank tot die reddingspan moedeloos word?

A

Twintig ure

84
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Wat dink Richard aan as hy grou?

A

Aan sy ma
Aan sy vrou
Aan sy kinderjare

85
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Wat doen Richard waar hy grootgeword het?

A

Kaalvoet beeste oppas

Hardloop in die veld

86
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Wanneer kom die tweede reddingspan?

A

Dertig uur later

87
Q

Hoekom kom die tweede reddingspan?

A

Die eerste span is uitgeput en hulle moet rus

88
Q

Wat doen die mynwerkers se familie en vriende?

A

Wag op nuus

89
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Wat doen Richard aan Fernando?

A

Skop hom as hy vir hom rotse aangee

90
Q

Hoekom moet Richard Fernando skop?

A

Fernando is half-bewusteloos

91
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Hoe weet Richard hulle is deur?

A

Koel vars lug kom deur die tonnel

92
Q

Wat wil Richard doen?

A

Roep

93
Q

Hoekom kan Richard nie roep nie?

A

Sy keel is geswel

94
Q

Hoekom is sy keel geswel?

A

Van die dors

95
Q

Hoeveel mynwerkers was in Richard se tonnel?

A

Richard
Fernando
Twee ander mynwerkers

96
Q

Wanneer kan hulle deurkruip?

A

As Richard die opening groter maak

97
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Wat dink die reddingspan?

A

Richard en sy vriende is spoke

98
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Wat gee die reddingspan na Richard en sy vriende?

A

Kos

Mediese behandeling

99
Q

Wat doen Richard en Fernando na die kos en die verbinding van hulle hande?

A

Hulle gaan weer in die myn

100
Q

Hoekom gaan hulle weer in die myn?

A

Om die pad na die reddingspan te wys

101
Q

Wat het Richard ontvang?

A

Die Victoria-kruis

102
Q

Wat is die Victoria-kruis?

A

Ń medalje

103
Q

Hoekom ontvang Richard die Victoria-kruis?

A

Vir dapperheid

Hy het 18 mense se lewe gered

104
Q

Wie gee Richard die Victoria-kruis vir dapperheid?

A

Die Kamer van Mynwese

Abi Afrikaans 2016 (17 decks)

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