SAPPHIRE INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SESSION 2022-23
Month- May

Name: _________________ Grade - 7_– ___ Roll No.: ____ Date: _______
Subject: Science Chapter: Animal Fibres
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I. Multiple Choice Questions:

1. The rearing of silkworm for obtaining silk is called:

(a) Cocoon
(b) Silk
(c) Sericulture
(d) Silviculture

2. Which of the following is not the type of silk?

(a) Mulberry Silk
(b) Mooga Silk
(c) Tassar Silk
(d) Moth Silk

3. Paheli wanted to buy a gift made of animal fibre obtained without killing the animal.
Which of the following would be the right gift for her to buy?
(a) Woollen Shawl
(b) Silk Scarf
(c) Animal Fur Cap
(d) Leather Jacket

4. Selective breeding is the process of

(a) Selecting the offspring with the desired qualities
(b) Selecting the parents with the desired qualities
(c) Selecting an area for breeding
(d) Selecting fine hair for good quality wool

5. Silkworms secrete fibre made of

(a) Fat
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 (b) Cellulose
(c) Protein
(d) Nylon

6. The silkworm is
(a) A caterpillar
(b) A larvae
(c) A caterpillar as well as a larvae
(d) Neither caterpillar nor larvae

7. Sorters disease is caused by

(a) Virus
(b) Bacteria
(c) Protozoa
(d) Fungus

8. The wool of sheep is removed only once a year before the beginning of
(a) Spring season
(b) Summer season
(c) Winter season
(d) Rainy season

II. Fill in the blanks in the following statements:

1. Silk fibres come from _______________ of silk ____________

2. Hair traps a lot of _____________ which is a ____________ conductor of heat.
3. Wool yielding animals bear _______________ on their body.
4. Pattanwadi is an Indian breed of sheep found in____________________.
5. The process of taking out threads from the cocoons for use as silk is called __________

III. Match the column:

Column A Column B
(i) Yak Wool Sheared hair
(ii) Angora Goats Silkworm
(iii) Mulberry leaves Tibet and Ladakh
(iv) Scouring Jammu and Kashmir

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IV: Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here

(i) Picking out the burrs

(ii) Dyeing in various colours
(iii) Shearing
(iv) Scouring
(v) Sorting

Write the above steps in correct sequence in which they are carried out.

V: Steps for the production of silk are given below in a jumbled order. Arrange them in their
proper sequence.

(a) Eggs are warmed to a suitable temperature for the larvae to hatch from eggs.
(b) Fibres are taken out from the cocoon.
(c) After 25 to 30 days, the caterpillars stop eating and start spinning cocoons.
(d) The larvae/ caterpillars or silkworms are kept in clean trays along with freshly
chopped mulberry leaves.
(e) Female silk moth lays eggs.
(f) Cocoons are kept under the sun or boiled in water.

Q3: Explain the phrase ‘Unity is Strength ‘on the basis of the making of fabric from fibres.

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