Rocks

Name: Class: Date:

Consolidation Worksheet 1
What Are Rocks? / What Are Some Types
of Rocks? / How Can We Use Rocks ?
1. Match the kind of rock to the things they are used to make
or build.
Rocks Things made of rock

Slate Ring

Marble Statue

Amethyst Brick

Clay Spear point

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 2. Some rocks are shown below. For each rock, fill in the
blanks with:
i. the name of the rock,
ii. an object it can be used to make,
iii. the property that makes it suitable for making this object.

i. Rock: G a i e
ii. Used to make:
a.
C u t to
iii. Property: W a t p of

i. Rock: C y
ii. Used to make: o er
b.
iii. Property: o t

i. Rock: G m t n s
ii. Used to make:
c.
e e er
iii. Property: S i y

i. Rock: l t
d. ii. Used to make: o f
iii. Property: D r b e

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 Rocks

Name: Class: Date:

Fun and Dig for the Words!

Games
The words in the box are buried in the letter grid below.
Dig out the words and circle them!

clay gravel sand speckled

concrete marble slate tough
gems polished soil weathering
granite

Q Y L I R J X V U L W L T U
J U R X S P S L A T E O O U
I F G M A R B L E U A U U R
H G R A N I T E Q B T B G F
S T R I M U Y Y E D H X H P
U Q W S Y O H W B O E Q D O
Q B G E M S O I L N R C Z L
O B U L B P P V H T I T L I
T V K T A E C T J M N I F S
U F C O N C R E T E G Q C H
H Q I Q M K C A L A A L L E
G R A V E L U Y Q R U D A D
D I E Z H E B K R N E T Y I
R S A N D D R H R L M T R G

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Rocks
2. Some rocks are shown below. For each rock, fill in the
Name: Class: Date:
blanks with:
Consolidation Worksheet i. the name of the rock,
1 ii. an object it can be used to make,
iii. the property that makes it suitable for making this object.
What Are Rocks? / What Are Some Types
of Rocks? / How Can We Use Rocks ?
i. Rock: G r a n i t e
1. Match the kind of rock to the things they are used to make ii. Used to make:

Additional Teacher’s Resources

or build. a.
C o u n t e r to p
Rocks Things made of rock iii. Property: W a t e r p r o o f

i. Rock: C l a y
ii. Used to make: P o t t e r y
b.
iii. Property: S o f t
Slate Ring

i. Rock: G e m s t o n e s
ii. Used to make:
c. J e w e l l er y
iii. Property: S h i n y
Marble Statue
i. Rock: S l a t e
d. ii. Used to make: R o o f
iii. Property: D u r a b l e

Amethyst Brick

Clay Spear point

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 Rocks

Name: Class: Date:

Fun and Dig for the Words!

Games
The words in the box are buried in the letter grid below.
Dig out the words and circle them!

© 2012 Alston Publishing House Pte Ltd

clay gravel sand speckled
concrete marble slate tough
gems polished soil weathering
granite

Q Y L I R J X V U L W L T U
J U R X S P S L A T E O O U
I F G M A R B L E U A U U R
H G R A N I T E Q B T B G F
S T R I M U Y Y E D H X H P
U Q W S Y O H W B O E Q D O
Q B G E M S O I L N R C Z L
O B U L B P P V H T I T L I
T V K T A E C T J M N I F S
U F C O N C R E T E G Q C H
H Q I Q M K C A L A A L L E
G R A V E L U Y Q R U D A D
D I E Z H E B K R N E T Y I

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R S A N D D R H R L M T R G

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 Glossary
Chapter 3:
Rocks

Concrete A hard, strong material made by mixing cement, sand, and broken
rocks with water, normally used for building

Gemstone A precious or semi-precious stone that can be used in jewellery when it

is cut and polished

Granite A very hard type of rock that is used in buildings and monuments

Gravel Small pieces of stones and pebbles

Hard-wearing Lasting for a long time

Marble A kind of stone that is often polished and used in buildings and statues
Chapter 3

Polish To make something smooth and shiny by rubbing it

Slate A type of hard rock that splits easily into thin layers

Speckled Covered with many small marks or spots

Weathering The breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by the forces of nature
such as wind and water

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