Chapter 3 – Fibre
to Fabric
ACTIVITY- 1 : To know different types of fabric.
Question 1-
List any two types of fabric?
Answer- Natural and synthetic.
Question 2- How
does silk fabric feel?
Answer- Smooth.
Question 3-
With what kind of fabric your dupatta is made up of?
Answer- Light and smooth cotton.
ACTIVITY- 4: How is
yarn made?
Question 1-
Yarn is made of …………….?
Answer- Fibres.
Question 2-
What is yarn?
Answer- Yarn is made by pulling and twisting fibres.
Question 3- How
do you make yarn from cotton?
Answer- Yarn is made by pulling and twisting cotton
fibres.
EXERCISE
Question 1- Fill In
The Blanks.
a. Silk is smooth and shiny.
b. Coir
is extracted from the outer covering of coconut.
c. Nylon and
Polyester are synthetic
fibres.
d. Cotton is a natural
fibre.
e. Yarns are made of fibres.
Question 2- Write
True Or False.
a. Polyester is a natural fibre. (False)
b. In knitting, a single yarn is used to make a piece
of fabric. (False)
c. Cotton clothes are comfortable to wear in hot humid
weather. (True)
d. The process of removing seed from cotton is called
retting. (False)
e. The fibres are spun in yarns by pulling out and
twisting the fibres together. (True)
Question 3- Match
The Column ‘A’ With Column ‘B’.
A B
a. Jute
a. outer covering of coconut (c)
b. Acrylic b. stem (a)
c. Coir
c. separation of seeds (d)
d. Ginning
d. synthetic fibres (b)
e. Hand spindle
e. spinning (e)
Question 4. Choose
The Correct Answer.
(i). Which of
the following is not a natural fibre?
a) Wool
b) Nylon (✓)
c) Cotton
d) Jute
(ii). Which of
these fabrics will you choose to wear in hot and humid weather?
a) Cotton (✓)
b) Wool
c) Silk
d) Nylon
(iii). The
process of separation of seeds from cotton balls is:
a) Spinning
b) Retting
c) Ginning (✓)
d) Picking
(iv). Acrylic
is:
a) Natural fibre
b) Animal fibre
c) Plant fibre
d) Synthetic fibre (✓)
(v). Which of these is a plant fibre?
a) Polyester
b) Wool (✓)
c) Acrylic
d) Jute (✓)
Question 5- Very
Short Answer Type Questions.
(i) Name any
two animal fibres?
Answer- Wool and silk.
(ii) Name the
two basic types of natural fibres?
Answer- Cotton and wool.
(iii) What is
the right time for harvesting of jute plant?
Answer- When plant is at flowering stage.
(iv) List any
two uses of jute?
Answer- Jute is used to make ropes, carpets and ginny
bags.
Question 6- Short
Answer Type Questions.
(i) Write
differences between natural and synthetic fibres ?
Answer-
|
Natural
Fibres |
Synthetic
fibres
|
|
1.
These fibres are obtained from nature. |
1.
These fibres are obtained by human by chemical processes.
|
|
2.
They can absorb water. |
2. They cannot absorb water.
|
|
3.
Examples - wool, cotton, silk, jute. |
3.
Examples - nylon, polyester, acrylic.
|
(ii) What is
sericulture?
Answer- Rearing of silkworms for production of silk is
known as sericulture.
(iii) What is
meant by ginning of cotton?
Answer- The process of separation of seeds from cotton
balls is known as ginning.
Question 7- Long
Answer Type Questions.
(i) Why do we
prefer cotton clothes in summer?
Answer- Cotton clothes are good for humid and hot
weather (summer), because it absorbs water easily.
(ii) How
spinning of cotton is done?
Answer- The fibres are spun in yarns by pulling out
and twisting the fibres together. This process is known as spinning. Spinning
is done with hand spindle (takli), spinning wheel (charkha) or machines.
