A.

Answeri
ndet
ail
(tobedonei
ncopy
)

1.Gi
vet
hecl
assi
fi
cat
ionoff
abr
icsbasedont
hei
ror
igi
n.

Ans)Basedont
heor
igi
nfabr
icscanbecl
assi
fi
edas

(
i) Nat
uralFabr
ics-Fabr
icsmadeoffibr
esobtai
nedf
rom
nat
ural
sources.Theyarefur
therdiv
idedas

(
a)Ani
mal
fabr
ic

(
b)Pl
antf
abr
ics

(
ii
) Synt
heticFabrics-Fabri
csmanuf
act
uredinfactori
esusi
ng
chemicals.Theyarealsoknownasar
tif
ici
alfabri
cs.

2.Wr
it
eanot
eonhi
stor
yofcl
othi
ng.

Ans)I
nancientt
imes, peopl
eusedtocoverthei
rbodieswithbar
k
andbi
gleavesoftreesoranimal
skinsandfurs.Peopleusedto
j
ustwrapthesearoundvari
ouspart
softhebodyindiffer
entways.

Theythenbegantosett
ledownindiffer
entcommunit
iesandwit
h
thedevel
opmentofagri
cult
ure,
theylearnttoweav
etwigsand
grassesi
ntomats,basket
sandot heruti
li
tyit
ems.

Theyal
sousedtotwi
stvi
nesandani
malfl
eeceorhai
rint
olong
st
rands.Thesel
ongst
randswer
ethenwovenint
ofabr
ics.
 InIndiacottonwasgr ownneart
heriv
erGangadur ingHarappan
periodandnearr iverNilei
nEgypt
.Atthatti
me, st
it
chingwasnot
knownt opeopl e.Theyusedtodrapebigpieceofclotharound
them.Inventionofsewi ngneedl
eledtothesti
tchi
ngoff abri
cint
o
vari
oust ypesofdr esses.

3.Howi
scot
tonobt
ainedf
rom cot
tonbol
l
s?

Ans)Whent hecot
toncr
opgrowst omat uri
ty,thecot
tonbolls
burstopenandseedswit
htheirf
ibr
esarehar vest
ed.Cottoni
s
usuall
yhandpi
ckedfr
om cott
onbolls.Fi
bresarethenseparat
ed
fr
om theseedsbyaprocesscall
edginni
ng.

4.Gi
vet
heusesofcot
ton.

Ans)(
i)I
tisusedtomakeavariet
yofclot
hingmat
eri
alsl
i
ke
cot
tonsari
s,shi
rt
s,bags,
bedsheetset
c.

(
ii
)Si
ncei
tisver
yli
ghtandagoodabsor
bent,
Iti
susedf
or
maki
ngcl
othesforsummer.

(
ii
i) Cot
tonseedsar
eusedt
opr oducecot
tonseedoil
.The
cot
tonseedmealnowl
efti
susedtofeedli
vest
ock.

5.Howi
sjut
eobt
ainedf
rom j
utepl
ant
s?

Ans)Juteplantsarehar v
estedafterfl
oweri
ngandbef oretheytur
n
i
ntoseeds.Thehar vestedplant
sar ekeptimmersedinwat erfora
fewdays.Itleadstor ott
ingoft
hest em.Itisdonetosoftenthe
ti
ssuessothatf i
brescanbesepar atedeasil
y.Thi
sprocessi s
cal
ledret
ti
ng.Thenf ibresarest
rippedfrom thest
alksinlong
str
ands,washedanddr i
ed.

6.Gi
vet
heusesofj
ute.

Ans)(
i)I
tisusedt
omakecl
othf
orwr
appi
ngbal
esofr
awcot
ton.

(
ii
)Iti
susedt
omakesacks
(i
i
i)I
tiswov eni
ntocur
tai
ns,
handbags,
chai
rcov
eri
ngs,
car
pet
sandmany
otherthi
ngs.

B.AnswerBr
ief
ly.(
Tobedonei
ncopy
)

1.Whydodi
ff
erentt
ypesofpeopl
eweardi
ff
erentt
ypesofcl
othes?

Ans)Dif
fer
entt
ypesofpeopleweardif
fer
entt
ypesofcl
othes
dependi
ngupontheweathercondi
ti
onsandcult
ure.

2.Whatar
ethecondi
ti
onsr
equi
redt
ogr
owcot
ton?

Ans)Itr
equir
estemper
atur
erangi
ngf r
om 21°Cto27°Cand
rai
nfall
between50cm to80cm.Blacksoil
isbestsui
tedf
ori
ts
growth.

3.Fr
om whi
chpar
toft
hepl
anti
scot
tonobt
ained?

Ans)Cot
toni
sobt
ainedf
rom f
rui
toft
hecot
tonpl
anti
.e.cot
tonbol
l
.

4.Whatar
ethecondi
ti
onsr
equi
redt
ogr
owj
ute?

Ans)I
tgr
owsbesti
nwar
m andhumi
dweat
her
.

5.Howi
sweav
ingdi
ff
erentf
rom kni
tt
ing?

Ans)Weav i
ngrequir
est
woset
soft
hreadswher
easkni
tt
ing
requi
resonethread.

6.Howi
syar
ndi
ff
erentf
rom f
ibr
e?Expl
ain

Ans)Fi
brei
sobtai
nedei
thernat
ural
l
yorarti
fi
cial
l
y.I
tisspunt
o
for
my ar
n.St
rengt
hofyarni
smor ethanf
ibr
e.

7.Classi
fyt
hef
oll
owi
ngf
ibr
esi
ntonat
ural
fibr
esandsy
nthet
ic
fi
bres:

(
a)Cot
ton–nat
ural
fibr
e

(
b)Si
l
k-nat
ural
fibr
e
 (
c)Ny
lon-sy
nthet
icf
ibr
e

(
d)Jut
e-nat
ural
fibr
e

(
e)Wool
-nat
ural
fibr
e

(
f)PVC-sy
nthet
icf
ibr
e

(
g)Fl
ax-nat
ural
fibr
e

(
h)Pol
yest
er-sy
nthet
icf
ibr
e

8.Namethepar
tofapl
antt
hati
susedf
orobt
aini
ngt
hef
oll
owi
ng
f
abri
cs:

(
a)Cot
ton-Fr
uit

(
b)Jut
e-St
em

9.Namet
heseasoni
nwhi
cht
hef
oll
owi
ngcr
opsar
ehar
vest
ed.

(
a)Cot
ton-Wi
nter

(
b)Jut
e-Summer

C1.St
atewhet
herf
oll
owi
ngst
atement
sar
eTr
ueorf
alse(
Tobedonei
n
book)

1.Cot
toni
sobt
ainedf
rom sheep.Fal
se

2.Fi
bresar
etwi
stedt
oget
hert
ofor
myar
n.Tr
ue

3.Cot
tony
arni
spr
essedt
ight
lyandt
iedupi
ntobal
es.Fal
se

4.Fi
bresar
esepar
atedf
rom seedsbycombi
ng.Fal
se

5.Jut
egr
owsbesti
nwar
m andhumi
dweat
her
.Tr
ue

6.Char
khai
susedf
orweav
ing.Fal
se

7.Api
eceoff
abr
ici
smadebyweav
ingofy
arn.Tr
ue
8.Si
l
kisanat
ural
fibr
e,asi
tisobt
ainedf
rom t
hest
em ofapl
ant
.Fal
se

C2.Fi
l
lint
hebl
anks(
Tobedonei
nbook)

1.Cot
tonandj
utear
efi
bresobt
ainedf
rom pl
ant
s.

2.Ny
lonandpol
yest
erar
esy
nthet
icf
ibr
es.

3.Gi
nni
ngi
sapr
ocessofr
emov
ingseedsf
rom cot
tonbol
l
s.

4.Jut
eist
hesecondmosti
mpor
tantnat
ural
fibr
e.

5.Jut
eishar
vest
edaf
terf
lower
ingandbef
oret
heyt
urni
ntoseeds.

6.I
nweav
ing,
twoset
sofy
arnar
ewov
en.

7.I
nkni
tt
ing,
singl
eyar
nisusedt
omakeapi
eceoff
abr
ic.

8.Tomakef
abr
ics,
all
fibr
esar
efi
rstconv
ert
edi
ntoy
arn.

C3.Mat
cht
hetwocol
umns.(
Tobedonei
nbook)(
Cor
rectansweri
n
wri
tt
eni
nfr
ont
)

1.Cot
ton Bol
l
s

2.Jut
e Cheapestpl
antf
ibr
e

3.Si
l
k Ani
mal
fibr
e

4.Separ
ati
ngofcot
tonf
ibr
esf
rom seeds Gi
nni
ng

5.Spi
nni
ng Char
kha

6.Handl
ooms Weav
ing

C4.MCQs(
Tobedonei
nbook)

1.Pol
yest
eri
s

Ans)(
c)asy
nthet
icf
ibr
e

2.Yar
nsar
emadeof
 Ans)(
b)f
ibr
es

3.Whi
choft
hef
oll
owi
ngi
s/ar
enat
ural
fibr
es?

Ans)(
d)Bot
h(a)and(
b)

4.Whichofthefoll
owingwaspopulari
zedbyMahat
maGandhi
asa
par
toftheIndianIndependencemovement
?

Ans)(
b)Char
kha

5.Cot
tongr
owsbesti
n

Ans)(c)bl
acksoi
l

6.Jut
egr
owsbesti
n

Ans)(c)war
m andhumi
dweat
her