NCERT Solutions for Chapter: Fibre to Fabric, Exercise 3: SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS
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Boojho with perfect eyesight was finding it difficult to pass a thread through the eye of a needle. What can be the possible reason for this?
In ancient times stitching was not known. People used to simply drape the fabrics around different parts of their body. Even today a number of unstitched fabrics are used by both men and women. Can you give four such examples of clothes?
Match the articles given in Column I with the articles of Column II.
| Column I | Column II |
| (a) Sweater | (I) Cotton |
| (b) Cotton bolls | (ii) Wool |
| (c) Dhoti | (iii) Ginning |
| (d) Gunny bags | (iv) Jute |
Fill in the blanks to complete the life story of cotton fibre.
My parents, cotton plants were grown in _____soil and _____ climate. The plants bore fruits called _____, the cotton fibre was separated from seeds in the cotton bolls by the process of _____. Other cotton fibres and I were made into yarn by the process of _____ The yarn was _____ to give beautiful colours and then _____ to get cotton fabric.
Match the terms given in Column I with the statements given in Column II.
| Column I | Column II | ||
| (a) | Weaving | (i) | A single yarn used to make a fabric |
| (b) | Knitting | (ii) | Combing of cotton fibres to remove seeds |
| (c) | Spinning | (iii) | Yarns are made from these thin strands |
| (d) | Ginning | (iv) | These are spun from fibres and then used to make fabrics |
| (e) | Fibre | (v) | Process of arranging two sets of yarns together to make a fabric |
| (f) | Yarn | (vi) | Process of making yarn from fibres |
Fill in the names of useful items made from jute fibres in figure. One such example is given.
