NCERT Solution For Class 6 Science : Fibre to Fabric
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Question 1:
Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic:
nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute
Answer 1:
Natural Fibres : wool, cotton, silk, jute
Synthetic Fibres : nylon, polyester
Question 2:
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.
Answer 2:
a) Yarn is made from fibres. (True)
b) Spinning is a process of making fibres. (False)
Correct Answer: Spinning is a process of making yarn.
c) Jute is the outer covering of coconut. (False)
Correct Answer: Jute fibre present in stem of jute plant.
d) The process of removing seed from cotton is called ginning. (True)
e) Weaving of yarn makes a piece of fabric. (True)
f) Silk fibre is obtained from the stem of a plant. (False)
Correct Answer: Silk fibre is obtained from silk worm.
g) Polyester is a natural fibre. (False)
Correct Answer: Polyester is a synthetic fibre.
Question 3:
Fill in the blanks:
a) Plant fibres are obtained from_________ and ________ .
b) Animals fibres are __________ and ___________ .
Answer 3:
a) Plant fibres are obtained from jute and cotton.
b) Animals fibres are silk and wool.
Question 4:
From which parts of the plant cotton and jute are obtained?
Answer 4:
Cotton is obtained from the fruits of the cotton plant which is also called cotton balls. Jute fibre is obtained from the stem of the jute plant.
Question 5:
Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.
Answer 5:
Ropes and Foot mats.
Question 6:
Explain the process of making yarn from fibre.
Answer 6:
Yarn is made by spinning of fibres using devices like hand spindle, charkha. here first fibres is made from a mass of cotton by twisting. This brings the fibres together to form a yarn.Spinning is done at home using simple devices like hand spindle (Takli) and charkha. On large scale big spinning machines are used.
Question 1:
Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic:
nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute
Answer 1:
Natural Fibres : wool, cotton, silk, jute
Synthetic Fibres : nylon, polyester
Question 2:
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.
Answer 2:
a) Yarn is made from fibres. (True)
b) Spinning is a process of making fibres. (False)
Correct Answer: Spinning is a process of making yarn.
c) Jute is the outer covering of coconut. (False)
Correct Answer: Jute fibre present in stem of jute plant.
d) The process of removing seed from cotton is called ginning. (True)
e) Weaving of yarn makes a piece of fabric. (True)
f) Silk fibre is obtained from the stem of a plant. (False)
Correct Answer: Silk fibre is obtained from silk worm.
g) Polyester is a natural fibre. (False)
Correct Answer: Polyester is a synthetic fibre.
Question 3:
Fill in the blanks:
a) Plant fibres are obtained from_________ and ________ .
b) Animals fibres are __________ and ___________ .
Answer 3:
a) Plant fibres are obtained from jute and cotton.
b) Animals fibres are silk and wool.
Question 4:
From which parts of the plant cotton and jute are obtained?
Answer 4:
Cotton is obtained from the fruits of the cotton plant which is also called cotton balls. Jute fibre is obtained from the stem of the jute plant.
Question 5:
Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.
Answer 5:
Ropes and Foot mats.
Question 6:
Explain the process of making yarn from fibre.
Answer 6:
Yarn is made by spinning of fibres using devices like hand spindle, charkha. here first fibres is made from a mass of cotton by twisting. This brings the fibres together to form a yarn.Spinning is done at home using simple devices like hand spindle (Takli) and charkha. On large scale big spinning machines are used.
