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Fibre to Fabric
You must be familiar with the following nursery rhymes:
(i) ‘Baa baa black sheep, have you any wool.’
(ii) ‘Mary had a little lamb, whose fleece was white as snow.’
Answer the following:
(a) Which parts of the black sheep have wool?
(b) What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?
(a) Wool is obtained from the hairy fibres (hair) of the sheep.
(b) White fleece of the lamb refers to the white coloured hair of the lamb.
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Match the words of Column I with those given in Column II:
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Column I |
Column II |
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| (i) | Scouring | (a) | Yields silk fibres |
| (ii) | Mulberry leaves | (b) | Wool yielding animal |
| (iii) | Yak | (c) | Food of silk worm |
| (iv) | Cocoon | (d) | Reeling |
| (e) | Cleaning sheared skin |
Given below is a crossword puzzle based on this lesson. Use hints to fill in the blank spaces with letters that complete the words.
Down Across
(D) 1: Thorough washing (A) 1: Keeps warm
2: Animal fibre 2: Its leaves are eaten by silkworms
3: Long thread like structure 3: Hatches from egg of moth
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