Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic.
Nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute
Natural fibres | Synthetic fibres |
Wool | Nylon |
Cotton | Polyester |
Silk | |
Jute |
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 seeds 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.
(A) True
(B) False : Spinning is the process of making yarn from fibres.
(C) False : Jute is obtained from jute plant (Corchorus).
(D) True
(E) True
(F) False : Silk fibre is obtained from silkworm (animal).
(g) False : Polyester is a synthetic fibre.
Fill in the blanks.
(A) Plant fibres are obtained from_________ and ________ .
(B) Animals fibres are __________ and ___________ .
(A) stem, seed
(B) wool, silk
From which parts of the plant, cotton and jute are obtained
SOLUTION:Cotton is obtained from the seed bolls called cotton bolls of the plant and jute is obtained from stem of the jute plant.
Q 5.Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.
SOLUTION:Ropes and doormats are made from coconut fibre.
Q 6.Explain the process of making yarn from fibre.
SOLUTION:The process of making yarn from fibre is called spinning. During spinning, a number of fibres are taken together and then twisted. Spinning can be done with takli, charkha and spinning machines.