Housing And Clothing

Revision Assignment

A. Choose the correct option.

1. Silkworm feeds on
(a) Oak tree (b) Mulberry tree
(c) Neem tree (d) Mango tree
2. Which of the following is a synthetic fibre?
(a) Silk (b) Wool
(c) Nylon (d) Cotton
3. A mixture of lime, cement, sand and water is known as
(a) brick (b) limestone
(c) plaster (d) concrete
4. Linen is obtained from
(a) cotton plant (b) flax plant
(c) hairs of animals (d) silkworms
B. Fill in the blanks.
1. ______ should enter the house as it helps in killing disease
causing germs.
2. Wooden walls are _____, while brick walls are _____.
3. _______ is made by mixing cement, sand, fine gravel and
water.

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 4. Khadi and rubia are the best clothes to wear during
______.
C. Write true or false for the following sentences.
1. Machine-made clothes are fine.
2. Clothes have to be expensive but it should not be neat and
clean.
3. The roofs, floors and walls of a house should be strong
and damp-proof.
4. People use soap to protect their woollen clothes against
insects.
D. Answer the following questions.
1. Give two examples each of artificial and natural fibres.
2. Why do we need house?
3. Give three characters of a good house.
4. What type of clothes should we wear in summer? Why?