Paheli wants to present her friend a gift made of plant fibre. Which out of the following will she select?

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(a)

Jute bag

(b)

Woollen shawl

(c)

Silk saree

(d)

Nylon scarf

Which statement out of the following is incorrect?

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(a)

Use of charkha was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi as a part of the Independence movement

(b)

In India, jute is mainly grown in Kerala and Punjab

(c)

To make fabric, the fibres are first converted into yarns

(d)

To make fabric, the fibres are first converted into yarns

Yarn is woven to get fabric using

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(a)

charkha

(b)

spinning machines

(c)

looms

(d)

knitting needles

Which of the following is not a natural fibre?

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(a)

Cotton

(b)

Jute

(c)

Nylon

(d)

Flax

Which set of substances is not used for making fibres?

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(a)

Silk, chemicals

(b)

Yak hair, camel hair

(c)

Husk, bones

(d)

Flax, wool

Boojho went to a cloth shop. There he found a fabric which was smooth to touch, had vibrant colour and shine. The fabric could be

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(a)

cotton

(b)

wool

(c)

silk

(d)

jute

Which part of the jute plant is used for getting jute fibre?

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(a)

Flower

(b)

Stem

(c)

Fruit

(d)

Leaf

Beera is a farmer. His field has black soil and the climate is warm. Which fibre yielding plant should he grow in his field?

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(a)

Jute

(b)

Cotton

(c)

Coconut

(d)

Wool

The correct sequence to get cloth is

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(a)

fibre\(\rightarrow \) fabric \(\rightarrow \)yarn

(b)

fibre\(\rightarrow \)  yarn \(\rightarrow \) fabric

(c)

fabric\(\rightarrow \) yarn\(\rightarrow \)  fibre

(d)

yarn\(\rightarrow \) fibre\(\rightarrow \) fabric

Boojho wants to make yarn from fibre at home. Which of the following will he use to carry out the task?

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(a)

Powerloom

(b)

Handloom

(c)

Charkha

(d)

Knitting needles

A synthetic fibre is:

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(a)

Cotton

(b)

Rayon

(c)

Wool

(d)

Fur

Separation of seeds from cotton bolls is known as:

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(a)

Weaving

(b)

Knitting

(c)

Giruting

(d)

Spinning

Which of the following processes is carried out on looms?

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(a)

Weaving

(b)

Knitting

(c)

Ginning

(d)

Spinning

Cotton bolls are which part of the plant?

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(a)

Flower

(b)

Fruit

(c)

Stem

(d)

Root

Takli is a device used for:

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(a)

Ginning

(b)

Weaving

(c)

Knitting

(d)

Spinning

Twisting of fibres makes them:

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(a)

Colourful

(b)

Soft

(c)

Strong and soft

(d)

Longer and stronger

Coir fabric is obtained from:

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(a)

Coconut plant

(b)

Cotton

(c)

Sheep hairs

(d)

Cocoon of silkworm

Patsun is another name of:

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(a)

Cotton plant

(b)

Jute plant

(c)

Kashrniri sheep

(d)

None of these

This is made up of a number of fibres twisted together:

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(a)

Cloth

(b)

Yarn

(c)

Fibre

(d)

Fabric

This is the only natural fibre obtained from an insect:

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(a)

Nylon

(b)

Silk

(c)

Wool

(d)

Jute

Silk is obtained from ___________ of silkworm.

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(a)

cocoon

The stem of jute plant is immersed in water to rot before separating fibres. The process is called ________ .

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(a)

retting

Plant fibres are obtained from __________and _________ .

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(a)

cotton plants, jute plants

__________ and __________ are used for making yams from fibre.

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(a)

Weaving, knitting

The invention of the _________ wheel revolutionised clothing.

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(a)

spinning

Fibres are made up of yams.

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(a) True

(b) False

Cotton keeps the body cool in all seasons.

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(a) True

(b) False

Weaving of fabric is done on power looms.

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(a) False

(b) True

Nylon and rayon are stronger than cotton.

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(a) False

(b) True

Bihar, West Bengal and Assam are major jute producing states in India.

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(a) False

(b) True

Some terms related to fabrics are jumbled up and given below. Write them in their correct form.
(a) onttoc
(b) sinnping
(c) vingwea
(d) bisref

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(a)

The correct forms of terms are :
(a) Cotton
(b) Spinning
(c) Weaving
(d) Fibres

State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, correct them.
(a) Silk is a plant fibre.
(b) Jute is obtained from the leaves of a plant.
(c) Weaving is a process of arranging two sets of yarn together.
(d) Cotton yarn on burning gives an odour similar to that of a burning paper.

2

(a)

(a) False, as silk is an animal fibre.
(b) False, as jute is obtained from the stem of a plant.
(c) True
(d) True

Yarn, fabric and fibres are related to each other. Show the relationship by filling the blanks in the following sentence.
Fabric of cotton saree is made by weaving cotton _______ which in turn is made by spinning thin cotton________ .

2

(a)

One way of making fabric from yarn is weaving, what is the other?

2

(a)

Once, Paheli visited a tailor shop and brought home some cuttings of fabric to study their properties. She took two pieces and found that one of the pieces were shrinking when it was burnt with a candle. However, the other did not shrink on burning. Can you help her to find out which of the two was a cotton fabric and which a silk fabric?

2

(a)

Name two fibres which are obtained from the stems of plants.

2

(a)

Write the name of the season in which jute crop is cultivated.

2

(a)

In ancient times stitching was not known. People used to simply drape the fabrics around different parts of their body. Even today a number of unstitched fabrics are used by both men and women. Can you give four such examples of clothes?

2

(a)

The following is an answer given by Boojho to a question asked by his teacher-"Cotton, wool, silk and jute are classified as natural fibres whereas nylon and polyester are classified as synthetic fibres."
Can you tell what question the teacher has asked?

2

(a)

Why do we not prefer wearing clothes made of the jute fibre?

2

(a)

From which parts of the plant cotton and jute are obtained?

3

(a)

Boojho with perfect eyesight was finding it difficult to pass a thread through the eye of a needle. What can be the possible reason for this?

3

(a)

In ancient times, stitching was not known. People used to simply drape the fabrics around different parts of their body. Even, today a number of unstitched fabrics are used by both men and women. Can you give four such examples of clothes?

3

(a)

The coats worn by warriors is made up of metal. What would happen, if these coats are made up of fibre?

3

(a)

Name two hand operated devices that are used for spinning. Name the person who made the charkha popular.

3

(a)

A cotton shirt, before it reaches you, completes a long journey. Elaborate this journey starting from cotton bolls.

5

(a)

During an educational trip of Class VI, students went to the handloom house. Their science teacher wants to show how fabrics are made from yarn. Children were taking lot of interest in the process of weaving by hathkargha (handloom). Their teacher explained the two types of looms and working of that looms. Some girls learned the process, how two sets of yarns are woven to make a fabric. The trip was very knowledgeable and children enjoyed a lot.
Read the following passage and answer the given questions:
(a) Explain the process of weaving.
(b) Name the device used for making yarns.
(c) What values are shown by teacher and students?

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(a)

Describe the two main processes of making fabric from yarn.

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(a)