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Chapter 3 Fibre to Fabric Solutions

Question - 1 : - Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic: nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute.

Answer - 1 : -

Natural fibres: wool, cotton, jute, silk.
Synthetic fibres: nylon, polyester.

Question - 2 : -
State whether the following statements are ‘true’ or false’:
(a) Yam is made from fibres.
(b) Spinning is a process of making fibres.
(c) Jute is the outer covering of coconut.
(d) The process of removing seeds from cotton is called ginning.
(d) Weaving of yam makes a piece of fabric.
(e) Silk fibre is obtained from the stem of a plant.
(g) Polyester is a natural fibre.

Answer - 2 : -

(a) True
(b) False
(c) False
(d) True
(e) True
(f) False
(g) False

Question - 3 : -
Fill in the blanks:
(a) Plant fibres are obtained from____________ and___________ .
(b) Animal fibres are___________ and___________ .

Answer - 3 : -

(a) Plant fibres are obtained from___cotton plants__ and__jute plants__ .
(b) Animal fibres are__wool__ and__silk___ .

Question - 4 : - From which part of the plant cotton and jute are obtained?

Answer - 4 : -

(i) Cotton – Cotton bolls (from the surface of cotton seeds) (fruit)
(ii) Jute – Stem

Question - 5 : - Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.  

Answer - 5 : -

(i) Ropes
(ii) Mats

Question - 6 : - Explain the process of making yam from fibre.

Answer - 6 : - Yarns are made up of thin strands called fibres. The process of making yam from fibres is called spinning. In this process, a mass of cotton wool are drawn out and twisted. This brings the fibres together to form yarn.

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