Fibre to Fabric

Excesise Question Answer

Q.1. You must be familiar with the following nursery rhymes:

(i) ‘Baa baa black sheep, have you any Wool.’
(ii) ‘Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.’
Answer the following:
(a) Which parts of the black sheep have wool?
(b) What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?
Ans. (a) The hairy skin called fleece has wool in black sheep.
(b) White fleece of the lamb means the white coloured hairy skin.

Q.2. The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar (b) a larva. Choose the correct option.
(i) (a) (ii) (b) (iii) both (a) and (b) (iv) neither (a) nor (b)
Ans. (iii) both (a) and (b).

Q.3. Which of the following does not yield wool?

(i) Yak (ii) Camel (iii) Goat (iv) Woolly dog
Ans. (iv) Woolly dog

Q.4. What is meant by the following terms?

(i) Rearing (ii) Shearing (iii) Sericulture
Ans. (i) Rearing: The process of keeping, feeding, breeding and medical care of
useful animals is called rearing of animals. These animals produce one or more
useful products for htiman beings.
(ii) Shearing: The process of removing the fleece of the sheep alongwith thin layer of
skin is called shearing.
(iii) Sericulture: The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called sericulture.

Q.5. Given below is a sequence of steps in the processing of wool. Which are the
missing steps? Add them.
Shearing, ________ , sorting,________, __________
Ans. Shearing, scouring, sorting, picking out of burrs, colouring, rolling.
Q.6 Make sketches of the two stages in the life history of the silk moth which are
directly related to the production of silk
Ans.
Q.7. Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?
Sericulture, floriculture, moriculture, apiculture and silviculture.
Hints: (i) Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing
silkworms. (ii) Scientific name of mulberry is Morus alba.
Ans. (i) Sericulture (ii) Moriculture
Q.8. Match the words of Column I with those given in Column II:

Ans

Q.9. Given below is a crossword puzzle based on this lesson. Use hints to fill in the
blank spaces with letters that complete the words.
Fibre to Fabric Class 7 Extra Questions Science
Chapter 3
Fibre to Fabric Class 7 Science Extra Questions Very Short
Answer Type
Question 1.
Name the sources of obtaining fibres.
Answer:
The sources of obtaining fibres are plants and animals.

Question 2.
Name some wool yielding animals.
Answer:
Wool yielding animals are sheep, yak, llama, alpaca, angora goat, angora rabbit and
camel.

Question 3.
in which part of India, yak wool is common?
Answer:
Yak wool is common in the hilly regions of Ladakh.

Question 4.
Rampur bushair and Bakharwal are the breeds of which animal-sheep or goat?
Answer:
Rampur bushair and Bakharwal are the breeds of sheep.

Question 5.
How do the hair of certain animals help in keeping their bodies warm? [NCERT
Exemplar]
Answer:
Hair traps a lot of air which is a poor conductor of heat resulting their body warm.

Question 6.
Write the name of the animal from which wool for pashmina shawls is obtained.
Answer:
Kashmiri goats.

Question 7.
Name the goats which are found in Tibet and Ladakh.
Answer:
In Tibet and Ladakh, angora goats are found.

Question 8.
wool is obtained from which body part of sheep?
Answer:
Wool is obtained from the fleece or hair of sheep.
Question 9.
Name the natural fibre obtained from insects.
Answer:
Silk.

Question 10.
In which part, the wool yielding animals liama and alpaca are found?
Answer:
Liama and alpaca are found in South America.

Question 11.
For what purpose, rearing of sheep is done?
Answer:
The main aim to rear the sheep is to obtain wool.

Question 12.
What term is used for the following process? Washing of sheep’s fleece to remove
dust, dirt, dried sweat and grease.
Answer:
Scouring.

Question 13.
Out of scouring or shearing, which process comes first in the production of wool
from sheep?
Answer:
The first step is shearing then scouring.

Question 14.
To which class, animal fibre or plant fibre, artificial silk belongs to?
Answer:
Artificial silk is a plant fibre.

Question 15.
Two fibres are made up of proteins. Name them.
Answer:
Silk and wool are two fibres which are made up of proteins.

Question 16.
Name the process of taking out silk fibres from the cocoon for use as silk.
Answer:
The process of taking out threads from the cocoons for use as silk is called reeling
the silk.
Question 17.
Name the stage next to caterpillar in the life cycle of silk moth.
Answer:
The stage next to caterpillar in the life cycle of silk moth is called pupa.

Question 18.
which stage in the life cycle of silk moth is called cocoon?
Answer:
The covering of silk fibres inside which the caterpillar covers itself is called cocoon.

Question 19.
Write the maximum length of continuous silk thread that can be obtained from a
cocoon.
Answer:
The maximum length of continuous silk thread that can be obtained from a cocoon
is more than that of 1000 feet (1000 to 1500 feet) continuous in length.

Question 20.
Define the term ‘selective breeding’.
Answer:
The process of breeding of selective parents for obtaining special characters in their
offspring such as soft under hair in sheep, is termed as selective breeding.

Question 21.
Silk fibre belongs to which class of organic substance?
Answer:
Protein.

Question 22.
In the life history of silk moth as
Egg ➝ Larva (or caterpillar) ➝ Pupa ➝ Silk moth which actually makes the silk fibre?
[HOTS]
Answer:
The larva (or caterpillar) of a silk moth makes the silk fibre.

Fibre to Fabric Class 7 Science Extra Questions Short Answer

Type
Question 1.
Sheep are herbivores, so which type of feed (or food) is provided by shepherds?
[HOTS]
Answer:
Sheep are herbivores, and prefer grass and leaves of various trees. Their food also
contain a mixture of pulses, corn, jowar, oil cakes (material left after taking out oil
from seeds) and minerals.

Question 2.
Write a caption for each of the figures given as figure (a-d).

Answer:
(a) Eggs of silk moth on mulberry leaves
(b) Silkworm
(c) Cocoon
(d) Cocoon with developing moth

Question 3.
Silk yarn of different textures can be prepared. Define the statement.
Answer:
The silk yarn is obtained from the cocoon of the silk moth. There is a variety of silk
moths which look very different from one another and the silk yarn they yield is
different in textures (coarse, smooth, shiny, etc.) Thus, tassar silk, mooga silk, kosa
silk, etc are obtained from cocoons spun by different types of moths.

Question 4.
Write the difference between natural silk and artificial silk.
Answer:
Natural silk is obtained from the cocoons of silkworms and it is made up of a
protein. Natural silk is an animal fibre. Artificial silk is obtained from wood pulp and it
is made up of modified plant material ‘cellulose’.
If we perform the burning test, then natural silk fibre burns giving a smell of burning
hair while artificial fibre burns giving a smell of burning paper.

Question 5.
Sorter’s disease is an occupational hazard. Explain.
Answer:
Wool industry is an important source of livelihood for many people in our country.
The people who do the job of sorting (separating) the fleece of sheep into fibres of
different qualities are called sorters. The sorter’s job is very risky because
sometimes, they get infected by the bacteria called ‘anthrax’ which cause a deadly
blood disease called sorter’s disease.

Question 6.
Write a short note on how first silk industry began in China.
Answer:
According to an old Chinese legend, the empress Si-lung-Chi was asked by the
emperor Huang-ti to find the cause of the damaged leaves of mulberry trees growing
in their garden. The empress found white worms eating up mulberry leaves. She also
noticed that they were spinning shiny cocoons around them.
Accidentally, a cocoon dropped into her cup of tea and a tangle of delicate threads
separated from the cocoon. This is how silk was discovered by chance. In this way,
the first silk industry began in China.

Question 7.
Various steps involved to obtain wool from fleece are given here.

1. Picking out the burrs

2. Dyeing in various colours
3. Shearing
4. Scouring
5. Sorting

Write the above steps in the correct sequence in which they are carried out. [NCERT
Exemplar]
Answer:

Question 8.
Steps for the production of silk are given below in a jumbled order. Arrange them in
their proper sequence. [NCERT Exemplar]
(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 moths lay eggs.
(f) Cocoons are kept under the sun or boiled in water.
Answer:
The correct order is
(e) Female silk moths lay eggs.
(a) Eggs are warmed to a suitable temperature for the larvae to hatch from eggs.
(d) The larvae/caterpillars or silkworms are kept in clean trays along with freshly
chopped mulberry leaves.
(c) After 25 to 30 days, the caterpillers stop N eating and start spinning cocoons.
(f) Cocoons are kept under the sun or boiled in water.
(g) Fibres are taken out from the cocoon.

Question 9.
Cocoon is used to obtain silk thread. How?
Answer:
A pile of cocoon is used for obtaining silk fibre. The cocoon are kept under the sun,
boiled water or exposed to steam.
The silk fibres separate out. The process of taking out threads from the cocoon for
use as silk is called reeling the silk.

Question 10.
Name different types of silk. Which variety of silk is most common and how it is
obtained?
Answer:
Different types of silk are mulberry silk, tassar silk, mooga silk and kosa silk. The
most common variety of silk is mulberry silk. It is obtained from the cocoons of
mulberry silkworm and is made up of protein. It is a natural silk and is an animal
fibre.

Question 11.
Four different types of fibres are given to us. Out of these, two fibres (1 and 2) are
obtained from plants and other two (3 and 4) fibres are obtained from animals. Fibre
(1) is used in filling quilts and the yarn made of fibre (2) is used in making gunny
bags, The yarn made from fibre (3) is used for knitting sweaters and yarn of fibre (4)
is used for weaving saries. Name the four given fibres marked 1,2, 3 and 4. [HOTS]
Answer:
Fibre (marked 1) which is used in filling quilts is cotton and fibre (marked 2) is jute.
(cotton and jute are plant fibres).
Fibre (marked 3) is wool and fibre (marked 4) which is used for weaving saris is silk.
(wool and silk are animal fibres).
Question 12.
Why caterpillars need to shed their skin when they grow bigger but humans do not?
Do you have any idea? [HOTS]
Answer:
The caterpillar eats day and night the leaves of mulberry tree and grows big in size
whereas its skin does not increase in size, shape or length. During the feeding period,
a silkworm sleeps four times (24 h each time) at intervals of six days.

While sleeping, its skin cracks and on awakening, the worm leaves the old skin and
comes out in a new one. So, it sheds skin and this phenomenon is called moulting.
After the final moulting begins, the last feeding period (of about ten days) after which
the worm grows to its full size.

Question 13.
Radhika wanted to buy a silk frock and went to the market with her mother. There
they found that the artificial (synthetic) silk was much cheaper and wanted to know
why? Do you know why? Find out. [HOTS]
Answer:
Artificial (synthetic) silk called rayon is obtained from wood pulp and it is made of
modified plant material cellulose. Synthetic silk can be prepared at a large scale in
factories/mills. So, it is cheap. For obtaining pure silk, we have to rear silk moth, their
larvae to get pupa.

To get silk thread, we have to dip cocoon in hot water to get silk thread which is
wrapped over the cocoon. The pupa inside the cocoon dies. To obtain silk for
commercial purposes, a large number of cocoons (containing living pupa) are killed.
As a result, natural silk is costly.

Question 14.
From what type of health problems the workers suffered while working in a wool
industry? [HOTS]
Answer:
People working in the wool industry sometimes get infected by a bacterium called
anthrax, during the sorting (separating) the fleece of sheep into fibres of different
qualities.
It leads to a fatal blood disease called sorter’s disease.

Question 15.
Write the different types of fibres that form the hair of sheep.
Answer:
There are following two types of fibres that form the hair to sheep
 1. The coarse beard hair.
2. Fine soft under hair close to the skin.

Question 16.
Name the most common silk moth. What are the characteristics of silk fibres
obtained from the cocoons of this silk moth?
Answer:
The most common silk moth is the mulberry silk moth. The silk obtained from the
cocoons of mulberry silk moth is called mulberry silk. Mulberry silk is soft, lustrous
(shiny) and elastic and can be dyed in different colours.

Fibre to Fabric Class 7 Science Extra Questions Long Answer

Type
Question 1.
Paheli went to the market to buy sarees for her mother. She took out a thread from
the edge of the two sarees shown by the shopkeeper and burnt them. One thread
burnt with a smell of burning hair and the other burnt with the smell of burning paper.
Which thread is from a pure cotton saree and which one from a pure silk saree? Give
reason for your answer.  [NCERT Exemplar; HOTS]
Answer:
In first saree, one thread which burnt with a smell of burning hair is from pure silk,
silk and hair are protein fibres. So, on burning these threads, a smell of burning hair
comes out. In second saree, second thread which burnt with the smell of burning
cotton and paper because cotton and paper both are carbohydrates and on burning
they give similar smell.

Question 2.
Describe the life history of silk moth with the help of figures of various stages.
Answer:
Life History of Silk Moth Formation of Silkworm
The female silk moth lays eggs on mulberry leaves. The eggs are hatched into very
small larvae within a week. The larvae of silk moth are called caterpillar or silkworm.
The silkworms feed on the leaves of mulberry tree and grow bigger in size.
Development of Cocoon

When the silkworm (or caterpillar) is ready to enter the next stage of its development
called pupa, it first weaves a net to hold itself. Then, it swings its head from side to
side. During these movement of head, the silkworm secrets fibre made of protein
which hardens on exposure to air and becomes silk fibre (or silk thread). Soon the
silkworm (or caterpillar) covers itself by silk fibres and turns into pupa. This covering
is known as cocoon. The silkworm continues to develop in the form of pupa inside
the cocoon to form the silk moth.

Production of Silk

In order to produce silk, the silkworm developing inside the cocoon (as pupa) is not
allowed to mature into an adult silk moth. So, as soon as the cocoon is formed, it is
used to obtain silk fibres and the developing silkworm (as pupa) gets killed. Some of
the silkworms (as pupae) are however, allowed to live and mature into silk moths so
that they can lay eggs to produce more silkworms.

There is a variety of silk moths which look very different from one another and the
silk yarn they yield is different in texture (coarse, smooth, shiny, etc). Thus, tassar
silk, kosa silk, mooga silk, etc are obtained from cocoons spun by different types of
moths. The most common silk moth is the mulberry silk moth. The silk obtained
from the cocoons of mulberry silk moth is called mulberry silk. Mulberry silk is soft,
lustrous (shiny) and elastic and can be dyed in beautiful colours.
Take a thread of pure silk and another thread of an artificial (synthetic) silk. Burn
them separately and observe the smell produced. The thread which burns giving a
smell of burning hair will be pure silk thread. The thread which burns giving a smell
of burning paper will be artificial silk thread.

Question 3.
How silkworms are reared? Explain in brief.
Answer:
Pure and Artificial Silk
Pure silk is obtained from the cocoons of silkworm and it is made up of protein.
Artificial silk is obtained from wood pulp and it is made of modified plant material
‘cellulose’. Just like silk, wool is also made up of proteins. So, a piece of woollen
fabric also burns giving the smell of burning hair. The thread which burns giving a
smell of burning paper will be cotton fibres. Cotton and paper both are
carbohydrates. Paper is made of cellulose obtained from wood pulp. So, on burning
cotton and paper both give similar smell.

From Cocoon to Silk

For obtaining silk, silk moths are reared and their cocoons are collected to get silk
thread.

Rearing Silkworms
A female silk moth lays hundred of eggs at a time. The eggs are stored carefully on
strips of paper or cloth and sold to silkworm farmers. The farmers keep eggs under
hygienic condition. They warm them to a suitable temperature for the larvae to hatch
from egg.
The larvae are kept in clean bamboo trays along with young and freshly chopped
mulberry leaves. After 25-30 days, the silkworms stop eating and start spinning the
cocoons. Small racks or twigs may be provided in the trays to which cocoons get
attached.

Processing Silk
The cocoons are collected and boiled in water to kill the insect inside them. The
resulting fibre is known as raw silk. The silk fibres separate out.

Reeling the Silk

The process of taking out fibres from the cocoon for use as silk is known as reeling
the silk. Reeling is done in special machines. Silk fibres are spun into silk threads
which are woven into silk cloth by weavers.

Question 4.
Explain the phrase – ‘Unity is Strength’ on the basis of the making of fabric from
fibre. [NCERT Exemplar; HOTS]
Answer:
Fibres and fabric play a large role in everyday applications. A fibre is a hair-like strand
of material. They are the smallest visible unit of a fabric and denoted by being
extremely long in relation to their width. Fibres can be spun into yarn and made into
fabric. A single fibre is too weak to break but when it once made a fabric it is difficult
to tear. Fabric needs more energy to tear apart as compared to a single fibre.

Question 5.
Write various steps for processing fibres into wool. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer:
Processing of Fibres into Wool
The wool which is used for knitting sweaters or for weaving shawls is the finished
product of a long process. Processing of fibres into wool involves the following
steps:

Step I
The fleece of the sheep along with thin layer of skin is removed from the body. This
process is called shearing. The hair of the sheep are shaved off by using a saving
machine similar to that used by barbers.
Shearing does not hurt the sheep because the uppermost layer of the skin of sheep
is ‘dead’. The shearing (cutting the hair) of sheep is done in hot weather of summer
so that sheep may survive without their protective coat of hair. The hair of sheep
grow again before the onset of winter and protect them in cold weather. The fleece
(or hair) of sheep provides woollen fibres. Woollen fibres are then processed to
obtained woollen yarn.
Step II
The fleece of sheep (or cut hair of sheep) contains dust, dirt, dried sweat and grease,
etc. So, the sheared hair of sheep are thoroughly cleaned by washing with soap (or
detergent) and a lot of water in tanks. This process of washing of sheared hair is
called scouring. Scouring makes the fleece of sheep clean. The scoured fleece is
then dried. Now-a-days scouring is done by machines.

Step III
After scouring, sorting is done. The process of separating the fleece of a sheep into
sections according to the quality of woollen fibres (such as fine, coarse, long, short,
etc) is called sorting. In sorting, the hairy skin is sent to a factory where hair of
different textures are separated or sorted. Every section of wool obtained after
sorting contains the same quality wool. The same quality wool obtained are then
mixed together.

Step IV
The small fluffy fibres, called burrs, are picked out from the hair (burrs are soft, fluffy
fibres in wool).
(After this, the fibres are scoured again and dried. The wool obtained after this is
ready to be drawn into fibres).

Step V
The natural fleece or hair of sheep (or goat) is white, brown or black in colour. The
white woollen fibre obtained by sorting can be dyed in different colours.

Step VI
The fibres are straightened, combed and rolled into yarn. The long woollen fibres are
spun (or twisted) into thick yarn called wool which is used for knitting sweaters, etc.
The short woollen fibres are spun into fine yarn and then woven on a loom to make
woollen clothes (like shawls, etc).
Finally, we conclude that the sheep’s hair is sheared off from the body, scoured,
sorted, dyed, combed and spun to obtain wool (for knitting sweaters) and woollen
yarn (for weaving cloth). The quality of woollen cloth depends on the breed of sheep
from which wool is obtained.

Question 6.
Neha went to the market with her mother to buy a silk saree for her grandmother.
The shopkeeper was showing sarees of different varieties of silk but her mother
wanted to take only a pure silk saree and not an artificial one. Neha was confused
that how to distinguish between a pure silk and an artificial silk saree. But her mother
helped her in selecting a pure silk saree for her grandmother and she was quite
elated about that.
Now, answer the following questions:
(a) How her mother distinguished between pure silk saree and an artificial silk saree?
(b) Is the pure silk saree more costly than an artificial one?
(c) What values are shown by Neha’s mother? [Value Based Question]
Answer:
(a) Neha’s mother took a thread of natural silk fabric and another thread of artificial
silk fabric and burn them separately. The thread which burns giving a smell of
burning hair will be natural silk (or pure silk). The thread which burns giving a smell a
burning paper will be an artificial silk.
(b) Yes, pure silk saree is more costly than an artificial one.
(c) Neha’s mother is intelligent and knowledgeable.

Question 7.
Ajay’s father works in a wool industry. In his line of work, he does the job of sorting
the fleece of sheep into fibres of different qualities. Ajay noticed that his father and
other workers who were doing the similar kind of jobs faced a number of health
 problems.
Ajay discussed this problem with his friends and he came to know that his father is
getting health problems due to the nature of his work.
Ajay is worried about his father’s health. He advised his father to take care of their
health and told him about the occupational hazards.
Now answer the following questions.
(a) What do you mean by occupational hazard?
(b) Name the disease that workers may at risk.
(c) What values are shown by Ajay? [Value Based Question]
Answer:
(a) The risks faced by people working in any industry due to the nature of their work
are called occupational hazards.
(b) The people who do the job of sorting, sometimes, get infected by the bacteria
called anthrax which cause a deadly blood disease called sorter’s disease.
(c) Ajay is very caring, intelligent and sensible boy.

Question 8.
Name some breeds of sheep reared in our country. Explain the quality of wool they
provide and the state where they are found.
Answer:

Name of breed of sheep Quality of wool Name of the state where found

Lohi Good quality wool Rajasthan, Punjab

Rampur bushair Brown fleece Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh

Nali Carpet wool Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab

Bakharwal For woollen shawls Jammu and Kashmir

Marwari Coarse wool Gujarat

Patanwadi For hosiery Gujarat

Nutrition in Animals Class 7 Science Extra Questions

Miscellaneous
Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) cocoon
(b) silk
(c) sericulture
(d) silviculture
Answer:
(c) sericulture

Question 2.
Which of the following is not a type of silk?
(a) Mulberry silk
(b) Tassar silk
(c) Mooga silk
(d) Moth silk
Answer:
(d) Moth silk

Question 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
Answer:
(a) Woollen shawl

Question 4.
Silk fibre is obtained from [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) fleece of sheep
(b) cotton ball
(c) cocoon
(d) shiny jute stalk
Answer:
(c) cocoon

Question 5.
Wool fibre cannot be obtained from which of the following? [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) Goat
(b) Llama
(c) Alpaca
(d) Moth
Answer:
(d) Moth

Question 6.
Selective breeding is a process of
(a) selecting the offspring’s with desired properties
(b) selecting the parents with desired properties
(c) selecting an area for breeding
(d) selecting fine hair for good quality wool
Answer:
(b) selecting the parents with desired properties

Question 7.
The general process that takes place at a sheep shearing shed is
(a) removal of fleece
(b) separating hair of different textures
(c) washing of sheep fibre to remove grease
(d) rolling of sheep fibre into yarn
Answer:
(a) removal of fleece

Question 8.
The term sericulture is used for [NCERT Exemplar]
(a) culture of bacteria
(b) rearing of silkworm
(c) making silk fabric from silk yarn
(d) production of sarees.
Answer:
(b) rearing of silkworm

Question 9.
Reeling of silk is
(a) a process of making silk reels
(b) spinning of silk fibres
(c) weaving of silk cloth
(d) the process of taking silk threads from cocoon
Answer:
(d) the process of taking silk threads from cocoon

Question 10.
Silkworms secrete fibre made of
(a) fat
(b) cellulose
(c) protein
(d) nylon
Answer:
(c) protein

Fill in the Blanks

Question 1 .
…… and ……. fibres are obtained from animals. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer:
Silk, wool

Question 2.
Silk fibres come from of silk …….. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer:
cocoons, moth

Question 3.
Wool yielding animals bear …….. on their body.
Answer:
hair
Question 4.
Hair trap a lot of …… which is a poor …… of heat.
Answer:
air, conductor

Question 5.
Silkworms are ……. of silk moth. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer:
larvae

Question 6.
Silkworms spin …… of silk fibre.
Answer:
cocoons

Question 7.
Lohi and nali are breeds of
Answer:
cocoons

Question 8.
Wool has ……. tensile strength.
Answer:
high

Question 9.
Wool dissolves in and
Answer:
acids and bases

Question 10.
The sleeping period of silkworm is …… hours at intervals of about six days.
Answer:
24

Question 11.
The quality and quantity of wool depend upon the ……… of the sheep.
Answer:
breed

Question 12.
A ……. is a long continuous thread.
Answer:
yarn

Question 13.
……... is the largest producer of silk.
Answer:
China

Question 14.
Silk is a …… conductor of heat.
Answer:
poor

Question 15.
Silk fibres are made up of a …….
Answer:
protein

True/False

Question 1.
Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moth.
Answer:
True

Question 2.
In India, camels and goats are generally reared for obtaining wool. [NCERT Exemplar]
Answer:
False, generally sheep are reared.

Question 3.
The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called silviculture.
Answer:
False, it is sericulture.

Question 4.
In the process of obtaining wool from fleece, sorting is done after scouring. [NCERT
Exemplar]
Answer:
True
Question 5.
Yak hair are not used to make woollen fabric.
Answer:
False, yak hair are used to make woollen fabric.

Question 6.
The angora rabbit yields best variety of wool
Answer:
True

Question 7.
Like wool, silk also keeps us warm as it is a bad conductor of heat.
Answer:
True

Question 8.
Silk is a natural carbohydrate fibre.
Answer:
False, silk fibre is made up of a protein.

Question 9.
Silkworm feeds on oak leaves.
Answer:
False, because silkworms feed on mulberry leaves.

Question 10.
Mooga is the strongest variety of wool.
Answer:
False, because mooga is the strongest variety of silk.

Match the Columns

Question 1.
Match the items of Column I with the items given in Column I [NCERT Exemplar]

Column I Column II

(a) Yak wool (i) Sheared hair

 (b) Angora goats (ii) Silkworm

(c) Mulberry leaves (iii) Tibet and Ladakh

(d) Scouring (iv) Jammu and Kashmir

Answers:
(a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(ii); (d)-(i)

Question 2.
Match Column I with Column II.

Column I Column II

(a) Sheep (i) Pashmina

(b) Camel (ii) Rearing of silkworm to get silk

(c) Kashmiri goat (iii) Wool

 (d) Sericulture (iv) Fur

Answers:
(a)-(iii); (b)-(iv); (c)-(i); (d)-(ii)

Question 3.
A wholesale woollen fibre dealer gets the woollen fibre of different textures sorted
for various purposes. Match the items in Column I with the woollen fibre in Column II.

column I column II

(a) Pashmina shawl (i) Camel wool

(b) Woollen carpet (ii) Angora wool

(c) Baby blanket (iii) Kashmiri goat

(d) Woollen sweater (iv) Sheep wool

Answers:
(a)-(iii); (b)-(i); (c)-(ii); (d)-(iv)