FIBRE TO FABRIC

Text Book Exercise:
                           

Q1.  Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic:

nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute

Ans :

Natural : wool, cotton, silk, jute.

Synthetic : nylon, polyester.

Q2.  State whether the following statements are true or false:

       (a)   Yarn 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 seed from cotton is called ginning.

       (e)   Weaving of yarn makes a piece of fabric.

       (f)    Silk fibre is obtained from the stem of a plant.

       (g)   Polyester is a natural fibre.

  Ans :

       (a)   True

       (b)  False

       (c)   False

       (d)  True

       (e)   True

       (f)    False

       (g)   false

Q3.  Fill in the blanks:

(a)   Plant fibres are obtained from__ _______ and ________ .

(b)  Animals fibres are __________ and ___________ .

Ans :

(a)               Cotton, jute

(b)              Wool, silk

Q4.   From which parts of the plant cotton and jute are obtained?

Ans : Cotton is obtained from its seeds and jute is obtained from its stem.

Q5.       Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.

Ans : Carpet and rope.

Q6.       Explain the process of making yarn from fibres.

Ans : The process of making yarn from fibres is called spinning in which fibres from a mass of cotton wool are drawn out and twisted. This brings the fibres together to form a yarn.