Chapter 3: Fiber to Fabric
- Is silkworm a larva or a caterpillar? Or both?
Ans. Both
- From the following animals, choose the one not suitable for wool extraction.
1- Goat 2-Camel3- Yak4- Wooly DogAns. Wooly Dog
- Write a short note on the following.
(a) Rearing (b) Shearing (c) SericultureAns.(a) Rearing: It is a process of breeding, feeding and providing medical care to useful animals. These animals are kept since they produce one or more useful products for the human beings.(b) Shearing: It is the process of removing fleece from the sheep along with a thin layer of skin.(c) Sericulture: It is the rearing of silkworms to obtain silk is known as sericulture.
- Draw a sketch of the 2 stages involved in the life history of a silk moth which is directly involved in the production of silk.
Ans.
- In the following, identify the 2 terms related to silk production:
Sericulture, floriculture apiculture, moriculture, and silviculture.Ans. Sericulture, Moriculture.
- Match the following
Column I | Column II |
1. Scouring2. Mulberry Leaves3. Yak4. Cocoon | (a) Yields silk fiber(b) Wool yielding animal(c) Food of silkworm(d) Reeling(e) Cleaning sheared skin |
Ans.
Column I | Column II |
1. Scouring2. Mulberry Leaves3. Yak4. Cocoon | (e) Cleaning sheared skin(c) Food of silkworm(b) Wool yielding animal(a) Yields silk fiber |
- The below crossword puzzle is from this chapter. Use the hints.
- You must be familiar with the following rhymes:
(a) ’Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool.’(b) ‘Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.’Answer the following:(i) Which part of the black sheep has wool?(ii) What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?Ans:(i) Black sheep has wool on its hairy skin called fleece.(ii) White fleece of the lamb refers to the white colored hairy skin.
- Fill the missing steps in the sequence of steps involved in silk processing.
Shearing, _______, Sorting, _______, ________.Ans. Shearing, scouring, sorting, picking out of burrs, colouring. rolling.