Instructions for QQT Cards
Here are the instructions for using QQT (Quiz,
Quiz, Trade) cards (apologies to those who already
know about these). The game is so simple but the
children seem to love it.
1. Give out the cut-up QQT cards (ideally
laminated) – you need one per child and a few
spares if the teacher and any other adults are
playing.
2. The children find a partner and one child from
each pair reads out his/her question - (i.e.
Quiz 1). The partner tries to answer it – clues
can be given. If they do not know the answer
the first child can tell them it. (This can be a
noisy game as all children are asking or
answering at once!)
3. The second child then reads out his/her
question, and the process is repeated (i.e. Quiz
2)
4. Once both questions are asked and answered
the children swap cards (i.e. Trade) and then
put up their hands to find a new partner. They
are moving about the room to do this.
5. The process is allowed to continue for as long
as you wish. It may be repeated on other days
and the children do get better with time. You
may like to explain that if they get the same
question again it does not matter as this will
help them learn.
Chris Williams
What are the 3 types of rock
called?
Name a hard-wearing rock
used to make doorsteps
Igneous, Metamorphic and
Sedimentary
Granite
What is the name given to
good mixed grain soil?
Which rock is often used to
make beautiful statues?
Loam
Marble
Which white rock makes up
the White Cliffs of Dover?
Which of these soils is the
most permeable to water –
clay soil, loam or sandy soil?
Chalk
Sandy soil
What do we mean if we say a
rock is ‘permeable to water’?
Which of these soils is the
least permeable to water –
clay soil, loam or sandy soil?
We mean the rock allows
water to drain through it. The
rock is porous
Clay soil
Which type of rock, igneous,
metamorphic or sedimentary is
the most crumbly?
Which type of rock, igneous,
metamorphic or sedimentary
contains fossils?
Sedimentary
Sedimentary
Name a rock that floats in
water.
How is limestone obtained?
Pumice
It is quarried (dug up) out of
the ground
Which rock is used to make
cement?
Name a rock which can be split
into very thin layers.
Limestone
Slate
Where are igneous rocks
found?
What is slate used for?
Near volcanoes
(active or extinct)
Making tiles for cottage roofs
Which natural material is used
to make bricks?
What name is given to the
process which wears away
rocks?
Clay
Weathering
What must happen to clay to
turn it into bricks?
What name is given to the
process which transports
weathered bits of rock to a
new place?
The clay must be baked in a
kiln (big industrial oven)
Erosion
What is found in the spaces
between the grains of soils?
Air and possibly water and
humus (which provides
nutrients for plants)
What happens to clay soil
when it rains for a long time?
It becomes waterlogged and
flooding can occur
Name a white soft rock.
Chalk
Name some sedimentary rocks
Chalk, Limestone, Sandstone,
Millstone grit
Name some igneous rocks.
Why are metamorphic rocks
so hard?
Granite, Basalt, Pumice
Because they have been
‘baked’ near volcanoes
Name some metamorphic rocks
Which type of rock is made by
melting other rocks?
Marble, Slate
Igneous rocks
Where in Great Britain might
you find granite rocks?
Devon and Cornwall
and the Aberdeen area
What is the name of the
material (made with sand,
cement and water) which is
used to stick bricks together?
Mortar
Name 3 rocks which fizz when
an acid like vinegar is dripped
onto them.
Name the rock which has very
large multicoloured crystals
which can be polished
Chalk, Limestone and Marble
Granite
Which rock can be white, pink
or even black and may be used
to make chess sets.
Marble
What is the name given to
dead plant and animal material
which is found in soil?
Humus
What is used to make paving
slabs?
Cement, sand, gravel and
water
What is a soil profile?
It is when we put soil in water
and shake to find the
proportion of sand, clay and
silt in the sample