1)
You must be familiar with the following
nursery rhymes:
You must be familiar with the following
nursery rhymes:
(i)
‘Baa baa black sheep, have you
any wool.’
‘Baa baa black sheep, have you
any wool.’
(ii)
‘Mary had a little lamb, whose
fleece was white as snow.’
‘Mary had a little lamb, whose
fleece was white as snow.’
Answer
the following:
the following:
(a)
Which parts of the black sheep have wool?
Which parts of the black sheep have wool?
(b)
What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?
What is meant by the white fleece of the lamb?
ANSWER: – (a) Wool is obtained from the hairy fibres
(hair) of the sheep.
(hair) of the sheep.
(b)
White fleece of the lamb refers to the white coloured hair of the lamb.
White fleece of the lamb refers to the white coloured hair of the lamb.
2)
The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option.
The silkworm is (a) a caterpillar, (b) a larva. Choose the correct option.
(i)
a (ii) b (iii) both a and b (iv) neither a nor b
a (ii) b (iii) both a and b (iv) neither a nor b
ANSWER:-iii)
both a and b
both a and b
3)
Which of the following does not yield wool?
Which of the following does not yield wool?
(i)
Yak (ii) Camel (iii) Goat (iv) Woolly dog
Yak (ii) Camel (iii) Goat (iv) Woolly dog
ANSWER 🙁
iv) Woolly dog
iv) Woolly dog
4)What
is meant by the following terms?
is meant by the following terms?
(i)
Rearing (ii) Shearing (iii) Sericulture
Rearing (ii) Shearing (iii) Sericulture
ANSWER:-i)
Rearing: Rearing means helping someone to grow up.
Rearing: Rearing means helping someone to grow up.
(ii) Shearing: It is the process
of removal of fleece along with a thin layer of skin from the body of sheep.
of removal of fleece along with a thin layer of skin from the body of sheep.
(iii) Sericulture: Sericulture
refers to the rearing of silkworms to obtain silk.
refers to the rearing of silkworms to obtain silk.
5)
Given below is a sequence of stepsbin the processing of wool. Which are the
missing steps? Add them. Shearing, __________, sorting, __________,__________,
__________
Given below is a sequence of stepsbin the processing of wool. Which are the
missing steps? Add them. Shearing, __________, sorting, __________,__________,
__________
ANSWER:-Shearing,
scouring, sorting, picking of burrs, dying of fibres, making of yarn
scouring, sorting, picking of burrs, dying of fibres, making of yarn
7)
Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?
Sericulture, floriculture,
moriculture, apiculture and silviculture
Out of the following, which are the two terms related to silk production?
Sericulture, floriculture,
moriculture, apiculture and silviculture
Hints:(i) Silk production involves cultivation of mulberry leaves and rearing
silkworms.
(ii)
Scientific name of mulberry is Morus Alba.
Scientific name of mulberry is Morus Alba.
ANSWER:-Sericulture
and moriculture
and moriculture
8)
Match the words of Column I with those given in Column II :
Match the words of Column I with those given in Column II :
ANSWER:-
Column I Column II
(i) Scouring (e) Cleaning sheared skin
(ii) Mulberry leaves (c) Food of silk worm
(iii) Yak (b) Wool yielding animal
(iv) Cocoon (a) Yields silk fibres