6th Standard Science (Fibre to Fabric )

 Fibre to Fabric

I.Classify the following fibres as natural or synthetic, nylon, wool, cotton, silk, polyester, jute.
 

 Natural fibres : Cotton, jute, silk, wool.
Synthetic fibres: Nylon, polyester.

 

II. True or false:
a) Yarn is made from fibres (True)
b) Spinning is a process of making fibres (False)
c) Jute is the outer covering of coconut (False)
d) The process of removing seed from cotton is called ginning. (True)
e) Weaving of yam makes a piece of fabric. (True)
f) Silk fibre is obtained from the stem of a plant (False)
g) Polyester is a natural fibre. (False)

III.Fill in the blanks :

1. Plant fibres are obtained from Jute and cotton
2. Animal fibres are Silk and wool

IV: Answer the following:

1.From which parts of the plant cot¬ton and jute are obtained?
A:-Jute is obtained from stem and cotton is obtained from cotton bolls which are directly from surface of cotton seeds.

 

2.Name any two things got from coconut fibre
A:Ropes and Mats.

 

3.Explain the process of making yarn from fibre.
A:The thin strands are called as yarns which are made from fibre. Spinning is the process of making yarn. The process where the cotton fibers are drawn out and being twisted. This process brings all the fibres together to from a yarn.