Fibre to Fabric Worksheet-1

Fibre to Fabric Worksheet-1

1. Select the correct statement from the following.

(a) Jute is obtained from stem of Patsan plant

(b) Coir obtained from cotton is a weak fibre

(c) The process of making yarn from fibre is called weaving

(d) Both  Jute is obtained from stem of Patsan plant & Coir obtained from cotton is a weak fibre

2. Synthetic fabrics have many advantages. One characteristics that is not an advantage of synthetics fibres is that

(a) They are durable and easier to maintain

(b) They dry up fast and do not form wrinkles

(c) They are not attacked by moths

(d) They do not absorb water and sweat

3. Spinning of yarn on large scale is done with spinning machine, while the manual spinning is done with hand operated device known as 

(a) Takli                                          (b) Charkha

(c) Handloom                                (d) Both Takli & Charkha

4. Flax is a/an

(a) Animal fibre                            (b) Synthetic fibre

(c) Plant fibre                                (d) Fabric

5. Which of the following can be used as an unstitched piece of fabric?

(a) Dhoti                                         (b) Turban

(c) Skirt                                          (d) Both  Dhoti & Turban

6. Cotton is obtained from plants. Burning of cotton yarn gives an odour similar to

(a) Burning silk                             (b) Burning nylon

(c) Burning paper                        (d) Burning wool

7. Which of the following is an incorrect statement?

(a) Each cotton boll contains about 30 seeds

(b) Fruit of cotton plant is about the size of a lemon

(c) Silk fibre is obtained from adult  silk moth

(d) All of these.

8. Mahatma Gandhi popularized the Charkha as part of the independence movement. He encouraged people to wear

(a) Imported clothes

(b) Synthetic clothes

(c) Home spun yarn clothes

(d) Both Imported clothes & Home spun yarn clothes

9. Cotton grows best in

(a) Black soil and warm climate

(b) Black soil and cool climate

(c) Red Soil and Warm climate

(d) Red Soil and cool climate

10. If P represents the fibre and Q represents the fabric, find out the correct order in which Q is made from P.

(a) P, weaving, spinning, obtained from plant, yarn, Q

(b) P, obtained from plant, spinning, weaving, yarn, Q

(c) P, obtained from plant, spinning, yarn, weaving, Q

(d) None of these

Answer Key:

(1)–(a); (2)–(d); (3)–(d); (4)–(c); (5)–(d); (6)–(c); (7)–(c); (8)–(c); (9)–(a); (10)–(c)