Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1.
Paheli wants to present her friend a gift made of plant-fibre. Which out of the following
will she select?
(a) Jute bag
(b) Woollen shawl
(c) Silksaree
(d) Nylon scarf
Solution:
(a): Jute is a long, soft, shiny plant fibre that can be spun into coarse strong threads. It
is obtained from the stems of jute plants Corchorus). Jute is a natural plant fibre. Wool
is obtained from hair of animals like sheep, yak etc. Silk is obtained from silkworms and
nylon is a man made fibre which is synthesised in factories using chemicals.

Question 2.
Which statement out of the following is incorrect?
(a) Use of charkha was popularised by Mahatma Gandhi as a part of the Independence
Movement.
(b) In India, jute is mainly grown in Kerala and Punjab.
(c) To make fabric, the fibres are first converted into yarns.
(d) Sufi saint Kabir was a weaver.
Solution:
(b): In India, jute is mainly grown in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Andhra Pradesh.

Question 3. Which of the following materials did people use in ancient times for making
clothes?
(i) Leaves of trees
(ii) Newspaper
(iii) Metal foils
(iv) Animal skins and furs
(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (i) and (iv)
Solution:
(d) : In ancient times people used bark and leaves of trees, skin and fur of animals to
cover their bodies. Newspapers and metal foils were not available in those times.
Question 4.
Which of the following is not a natural fibre?
(a) Cotton
(b) Jute
(c) Nylon
(d) Flax
Solution:
(c): Nylon is a synthetic fibre manufactured in factories using chemicals while cotton,
jute and flax are natural fibres obtained from plants.

Question 5.
Which set of substances is not used for making fibres?
(a) Silk, chemicals
(b) Yak hair, camel hair
(c) Husk, bones
(d) Flax, wool
Solution:
(c)

Question 6.
Boojho went to a cloth shop. There he found a fabric which was smooth to touch, had
vibrant colour and shine. The fabric could be
(a) cotton
(b) wool
(c) silk
(d) jute.
Solution:
(c): Silk fibres are natural animal fibres obtained from the cocoon of silkworm. Silk
fabric is very smooth to touch and has vibrant colour and shine.

Question 7.
Which part of the jute plant is used for getting jute fibre?
(a) Flower
(b) Stem
(c) Fruit
(d) Leaf
Solution:
(b): Refer to answer 7.
Question 8.
Yarn is woven to get fabric using
(a) charkha
(b) spinning machines
(c) looms
(d) knitting needles.
Solution:
(c) : The process of arranging two sets of yarns together to make a fabric is called
weaving. Weaving of fabric is done on looms. Looms are either hand operated or power
operated.

Question 9.
Beera is a farmer. His field has black soil and the climate is warm. Which fibre yielding
plant should he grow in his field?
(a) Jute
(b) Cotton
(c) Coconut
(d) Wool
Solution:
(b) : Cotton plants are usually grown at places having black soil and warm climate.

Question 10.
The correct sequence to get cloth is
(a) fibre → fabric → yarn
(b) fibre → yarn → fabric
(c) fabric → yarn → fibre
(d) yarn → fibre → fabric.
Solution:
(b) : The process of converting fibre into fabric involves spinning and weaving or
knitting. Spinning is the process of making yarn from fibres. Weaving and knitting are
the two methods to convert yarn into fabric. Weaving is the process of arranging two
sets of yarn together to make a fabric whereas in knitting, a single yarn is used to make
a fabric.

Question 11.
Boojho wants to make yarn from fibre at home. Which of the following will he use to
carry out the task?
(a) Powerloom
(b) Handloom
(c) Charkha
(d) Knitting needles
Solution:
(c): The process of making yarn from fibres is called spinning. In this process, F fibres
are drawn out and twisted. This brings the fibres together to form a yarn. A simple hand
operated device used for spinning is the charkha.

Very Short Answer Type Questions

Question 12.
Yarn, fabric and fibres are related to each other. Show the relationship by filling the
blanks in the following sentence.
Fabric of cotton saree is made by weaving cotton_______which in turn is made by
spinning thin cotton_____.
Solution:
yarn, fibres

Question 13.
Some terms related to fabrics are jumbled up and given below. Write them in their
correct form.
(a) onttoc
(b) sinnping
(c) vingwea
(d) bisref
Solution:
(a) Cotton
(b) Spinning
(c) Weaving
(d) Fibres

Question 14.
State whether the following statements are true or false. If false, correct them.
(a) Silk is a plant fibre.
(b) Jute is obtained from the leaves of a plant.
(c) Weaving is a process of arranging two sets of yarn together.
(d) Cotton yarn on burning gives an odour similar to that of a burning paper.
Solution:
(a) False. Silk is an animal fibre.
(b) False. Jute is obtained from the stem of a plant.
(c) True
(d) True

Question 15.
The following is an answer given by Boojho to a question asked by his teacher Cotton,
wool, silk and jute are classified as natural fibres whereas nylon and polyester are
classified as synthetic fibres”. Can you tell what question the teacher has asked?
Solution:
Classify the following fibres as natural and synthetic.
Polyester, Jute, Silk, Nylon, Cotton, Wool

Question 16.
Once, Paheli visited a tailor shop and brought home some cuttings of fabric to study
their properties. She took two pieces and found that one of the pieces were shrinking
when it was burnt with a candle. Flowever the other did not shrink on burning. Can you
help her to find out which of the two was a cotton fabric and which a silk fabric?
Solution:
Cotton fabric does not shrink but silk fabric shrinks on burning due to the presence of
protein.

Question 17.
One way of making fabric from yarn is weaving, what is the other?
Solution:
Knitting is another way of making fabric from yarn.

Short Answer Type Questions

Question 18.
Boojho with perfect eyesight was finding it difficult to pass a thread through the eye of a
needle. What can be the possible reason for this?
Solution:
The end of the thread was separated into a few thin strands or the thread was quite
thick.

Question 19.
In ancient times stitching was not known. People used to simply drape the fabrics
around different parts of their body. Even today a number of unstitched fabrics are used
by both men and women. Can you give four such examples of clothes?
Solution:
Saree, dhoti, lungi, turban, dupatta, etc. are unstitched fabrics used by men and women.

Question 20.
Match the articles given in column I with the articles of column II.

Column 1 Column II

(a) Sweater (i) Cotton

(b) Cotton bolls (ii) Wool

(c) Dhoti (iii) Ginning

(d) Gunny bags (iv) Jute

Solution:
(a) – (ii)
(b) – (iii)
(c) – (i)
(d) – (iv)

Question 21.
Fill in the blanks to complete the life story of cotton fibre.
My parents, cotton plants were grown in_______soil and ______climate. The plants bore
fruits called______. I, the cotton fibre was separated from seeds in the cotton bolls by
the process of _______. Other cotton fibres and myself were made into yarn by the
process of _____. The yarn was ______to give beautiful colours and then to get cotton
fabric.
Solution:
black, warm, cotton bolls, ginning, spinning, dyed, woven

Question 22.
Match the terms given in column I with the statements given in column II.
Column 1 Column II

A single yarn used to make

Combing of cotton fibres to

Yarns are made from these

These are spun from fibres

(d) Ginning (iv) and then used to make

fabrics

Process of arranging two

(e) Fibre (v) sets of yarns together to

make a fabric

Process of making yarn

Solution:
(a) – (v)
(b) – (i)
(c) – (vi)
(d) – (ii)
(e) – (iii)
(f) – (iv)
Question 23.
Fill in the names of useful items made from jute fibres in Fig. 3.1. One such example is
given.

Solution:

Long Answer Type Questions

Question 24.
A cotton shirt, before it reaches you, completes a long journey. Elaborate this journey
starting from cotton bolls.
Solution:
The journey starting from cotton bolls to a cotton shirt is as follows :

1. Picking: Cotton bolls burst open after maturing. The seeds covered with cotton
fibres are handpicked from the cotton bolls.
2. Ginning: The process of separating the seeds from fibres by combing is called
ginning. These days ginning is done with the help of machines.
3. Spinning: In spinning, fibres from a mass of cotton wool are drawn out and
twisted. This brings the fibres together to make a strong yarn. Spinning is done
with the help of hand – operated devices such as charkha or by using spinning
machines.
 4. Weaving and knitting: Weaving and knitting are the two methods of converting
cotton yam into cotton fabric. A cotton shirt is usually made by weaving. In
weaving, two sets of yarns are arranged together to make a fabric.
5. Stitching: The cotton fabric is then stitched into cotton shirt.

Question 25.
Describe the two main processes of making fabric from yarn.
Solution:
Two main processes of making fabric from yarn are weaving and knitting.

1. Weaving – Weaving is the process of arranging two sets of yams together to