Academic Year (2023-24)

Class: Grade VII Subject: Science

Topic: Fibre to Fabric
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★ Note: Parental supervision is recommended.
Instructions:
➢ Keep your science notebook and a pencil handy.
➢ Make a note of all keypoints.
➢ Answer all the questions on your own.
➢ Write in your notebook only the chosen option with the Section(S) and Question Number.

Topic: Fibre and Fabric

Learning objectives:
○ Different animals that produce wool
○ Characteristics of wool
○ Life cycle of the silk moth and sericulture
○ Characteristics of silk
Current topic: Fibre and Fabric

Click here to learn about the characteristics of wool and selective breeding.

Click here to learn the process of making woollen fabric from fibre.
Click here to learn about the production of wool.

Click here to learn about the life cycle of silkmoth and the production of silk.

Let us understand better:

S1.Tick the correct option.

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1. Silkworms feed on leaves of ___________ .

A. Guava
B. Mulberry
C. Mango
D. Banana

2. The process of removal of fleece from the body of sheep is called ____________.

A. Cleaning
B. Carding
C. Shearing
D. Removal

3. Silk thread is obtained from ___________ .

A. Adult moth
B. Pupa
C. Caterpillar
D. Cocoon

4. Which one of the following is not an example of natural fibre?

A. Silk
B. Rayon
C. Cotton
D. Wood

5. The silk and wool are made of a kind of ___________.

A. fats
B. carbohydrates
C. proteins
D. vitamins

6. The process of rearing silkworms in order to obtain silk is called __________.

A. piece culture
B. sericulture
C. horticulture
D. monoculture

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7. Which of the following is natural fibre?

A. Nylon
B. Rayon
C. Polyester
D. Jute

8. The process of obtaining silk fibre from cocoons is called ____________.

A. Reeling
B. Shearing
C. Carding
D. Yarning

9. Silkworms secrete fibre made of _________.

A. fat
B. cellulose
C. protein
D. nylon

10. Silk worm is a ____________.

A. Caterpillar
B. Larva
C. Egg
D. Adult moth

11. Which of the following do not yield wool?

A. Yak
B. Camel
C. Goat
D. Wooly dog

12. Sheep are reared for getting __________.

A. Cotton
B. Jute
C. Wool
D. Rayon

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13. Silk was discovered in __________.

A. Indian
B. Indonesia
C. Malaysia
D. China

14. Which of the following processes is NOT part of wool extraction?

A. Sorting
B. Scouring
C. Reeling
D. Shearing

15. Which country is the most producing silk in the world?

A. Japan
B. China
C. Bangladesh
D. India

16. The fleece is combed to remove ________.

A. Burrs
B. Dust
C. Low quality hair
D. None of these

17. The industry related to fabric and clothing is called __________.

A. Agro industry
B. Fabric industry
C. Petrochemical industry
D. Textile industry

18. Cloths do not protect us against ___________.

A. Heat
B. Cold
C. Rain
D. Disease

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19. Science of rearing silk is called __________.

A. sericulture
B. apiculture
C. Tissue culture
D. Agriculture

20. Pavani wanted to buy a gift of animal fibre obtained without killing the animal. Which of the
following would be the right gift for her to buy?

A. Silk scarf
B. Leather jacket
C. Woollen shawl
D. All of the above

21. Wool fibre cannot be obtained from which of the following?

A. Llama
B. Goat
C. Moth
D. Alpaca

22. The general process that takes place at a sheep shearing shed is _________.

A. washing of sheep fibre to remove grease

B. separating hair of different textures
C. removal of fleece
D. rolling of sheep fibre into yarn

23. Which is not a synthetic fibre?

A. Polyester
B. Rayon
C. Nylon
D. Hemp

24. Weavers weave the silk thread into _________.

A. Silk fleece
B. Silk cotton
C. Silk cloth
D. Silk yarn

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25. The machine that comb loose wool in sheets is called ___________.

A. Moulding machine
B. Looming machine
C. Ginning machine
D. Carding machine

26. Wool and Silk are __________.

A. Organic fibres
B. Synthetic fibres
C. Mixed fibres
D. Natural fibres

27. Best quality of wool is obtained from _________.

A. Goat
B. Merino sheep
C. Kashmiri sheep
D. Paschimini sheep

28. Thick coat of hair on the sheep's body is called ___________.

A. Bald
B. Flagella
C. Marie
D. Fleece

29. Which of the following species is the most common silk moth?

A. Tussar silk
B. Kosa silk
C.Mulberry silk
D. Muga silk

30. Which of the following animals is not used to obtain wool?

A. Goat
B. Dog
C. Camel
D Sheep

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31. When silk was first produced in china?

A. 300 B.C
B. 4000 B.C
C. 3000 B.C
D. 2000 B.C

32. Silk moths that contain silk are called __________.

A. mulberry
B. cocoon
C. hub
D. reel

33. The term sericulture is used for __________.

A. making silk fabric from silk yarn

B. rearing of silkworm
C. culture of bacteria
D. production of sarees

34. The process of obtaining silk fibre from cocoons is called ___________.

A. Reeling
B. Carding
C. Shearing
D. Yarning

35. Boiling of cocoon is done to ____________.

A. Strengthen the silk

B. Break the cocoon
C. Breed the pupa
D. Kill the pupa

36. Silk yarn is as strong as ___________.

A. Cotton
B. Wool
C. Copper wire
D. Steel

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37. Which one is not a use of wool?

A. It is used for soundproofing.

B. Making nylon
C. It is used for making carpets, blankets.
D. It is used for making fabrics, clothes and shawls.

38. Silk is obtained from silk worms which live on ____________.

A. Mango leaves
B. Banana leaves
C. Mulberry leaves
D. Maple leaves

39. Yarns are made from very thin strands called __________.

A. silver
B. weft
C. looms
D. fibres

40. The wool obtained from the Bakharwal breed of sheep is used for _________.

A. sweaters
B. Hosiery
C. Blankets
D. Woollen shawls

41. Cleaning of sheared skin of sheep is called _________.

A. Scouring
B. Sterilising
C. Sheathing
D. Galvanising

42. Which of the following fibre is not obtained from animals?

A. Silk cotton
B. Wool
C. Leather
D. Silk

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43. The process of twisting fibres to make yarn is called __________ .

A. Ginning
B. Spinning
C. Combing
D. Knighting

44. Pashmina wool is obtained from ___________.

A. Camel
B. Yak
C. Goat
D. Sheep

45. Which of these fibre is non-biodegradable?

A. Wool
B. Silk
C. Cotton
D. Nylon

46. Marwari breeds of sheep are found in __________.

A. Bihar
B. Kashmir
C. Rajasthan
D. Gujarat

47. The wool obtained from Patanwadi breed of sheep reared in Gujarat is used for making
________________.

A. woollen shawls
B. hosiery
C. carpet
D. sweaters

48. Selecting the different size of scoured wool fibre is called ___________.

A. Sorting
B. Grouping
C. Classifying
D. Segregating

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49. The hair of sheep is straitened, combed and rolled into ___________.

A. Carpets
B. Woollen clothes
C. Ribbon
D. Yarn

50. Woollen clothes keep us warm because ___________.

A. It is hot and warm

B. It is good conductor of heat
C. It is thick
D. It is bad conductor of heat

51. Female silk moth lays eggs, which hatch out __________.

A. Hanks
B. Pupa
C. Caterpillar
D. Moths

52. The most common silk moth is ____________.

A. Mulberry silk moth

B. Kosa silk moth
C. Muga silk moth
D. Tussar silk moth

53. Selective breeding is a process of ________________________.

A. selective fine hair for good quality wool.

B. selecting the offsprings with desired properties
C.selecting the parents with desired properties
D. selecting an area for breeding

54. Wool fibre cannot be obtained from ________.

A. Goat
B. Llama
C. Alpaca
D. Moth

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55. You must be familiar with the following nursery rhyme:

‘Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool.’

Which parts of the black sheep have wool?

A. Head
B. Hair
C. Skin
D. None of these

S2.

A.Fill in the blanks:

1. ______ and ______ fibres are obtained from animals.
2. The best quality of wool is obtained from____________ .
3. The silk cocoons are ____________ to kill the insects inside them.
4. Silk is natural ____________ fibre.
5. The thick coat of hair on a sheep’s body is called____________ .
6. Silk was discovered in____________ .
7. A weaver weaves silk thread into____________ .
8. Cotton and jute are ____________ fibre.
9. Wool yielding animals bear _________ on their body.
10. Sorter disease is caused by bacteria called ____________ .
11. Hair traps a lot of _______ which is a poor __________ of heat.
12. The breed of Angora goat produces __________ which is a lustrous fibre.

B. Write true or false for the following statements.

1. Wool is a synthetic fibre. ____________
2. The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called silviculture.. ____________
3. In the process of obtaining wool from fleece, sorting is done after scouring. ____________
4. Animal fibres include mohair and cashmere.____________
5. Silk is made by the caterpillar of the silkworm. ____________
6. In India, camels and goats are generally reared for obtaining wool. _____________
7. Hair is an excellent conductor of heat. ___________
8. Yak hair is not used to make woollen fabric. _________
9. Wool shrinks when wet. __________
10. Silk loses 20% of its strength when wet. ____________

C. Match the following:

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 Column A Column B

1.Yak A. Yield silk fibre

2. Cocoon B. cellulose

3. Mulberry leaves C. Sericulture

4. Fleece D. Wool yielding animal

5. Science of rearing silkworm E. Bombyx mori

6. A type of synthetic fibre F. Food of silkworm

7. The substance that gives G. Carding machine

structure to cotton

8. The machine that combs H. Hair of sheep

loose wool into sheet

9. Mulberry silk moth I. Nylon

Let us learn better:

S3.Answer the following:

1. What is sericulture?
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2. What is shearing? How is it done?

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3. Write three uses of wool?
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4. Classify the following fibres as synthetic, animal and plant fibre.

Wool, cotton, rayon, jute, silk, nylon, hemp, polyester.

Synthetic fibre

Animal fibre

Plant fibre

5. Name the three animals from which we get wool.

1. __________________
2. __________________
3. __________________

6. Why do wool yielding animals bear thick hair on their body?

______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

7. Arrange the following as a sequence of steps in processing of wool.

Sorting, Shearing, cleaning, silver, carding, woolen cloths.

1.__________________ 2.__________________

3.__________________ 4. __________________

5.__________________ 6. __________________

Keywords:
● fleece
● selective breeding
● shearing
● scouring

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 ● grading
● sericulture

Recall:
❖ Fibres: Long, fine, continuous threads or filaments are obtained from plants and animals.
❖ Two types of fibres: (i) Animal fibres, (ii) Plant fibres
❖ Silk and Wool are common animal fibres
❖ Silk comes from silkworms and wool is obtained from sheep, goat and yak. Hence silk and
wool are animal fibres.
❖ The hairs of camel, llama and alpaca are also processed to yield wool.
❖ Sheep hair is sheared off from the body, scoured, sorted, dried, dyed, spun and woven to
yield wool.
❖ Shearing: Fleece of the sheep along with a thin layer of skin is removed from its body.
❖ Scouring: Sheared hair is cleaned and washed in tanks to remove grease, dust and dirt.
❖ Sorting: Cleaned hair is sent to a factory where hair of different textures are separated.
❖ Hair is sent into a ‘Carding’ machine where the loose wool fibres are combed into a sheet
and then twisted into a rope called silver.
❖ This silver is twisted and stretched into a yarn.
❖ The yarn is wound to form balls of wool.
❖ Silkworms are caterpillars of silk moths.
❖ During their life cycle, the worms spin cocoons of silk fibres.
❖ Silk fibres are made of a protein.
❖ Silk fibres from cocoons are separated out and reeled into silk threads.
❖ Weavers weave silk threads into silk cloth.

It’s interesting!

The manufacture of silk in China was a closely-guarded secret for centuries. Silk was in great
demand in Europe. The route on which traders travelled to sell the silk to other countries came to
be called the Silk Route. Many years later, another Chinese princess smuggled silk moth eggs
out of China, thus spreading the knowledge of silk manufacture to other countries.

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