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wool and silk

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is another name for Larvae?

a)

Caterpillar

b)

Pupa

c)

Worm

d)

Moth

2.

What is a cocoon made out of?

a)

Silk

b)

Dirt

c)

Grass

d)

Twigs

3.
A caterpillar changes into what?
a)
chrysalis
b)
cocoon
c)
butterlfy
d)
frog
4.

There are how many steps in wool production?

a)

four

b)

three

c)

five

d)

six

5.

Wool ...... (multi-select question)

a)

is a natural insulator

b)

is hypoallergenic

c)

is hard wearing

d)

is an animal fibre

e)

is bio degradable

6.

which of the following does not yield wool

a)

yak

b)

camel

c)

goat

d)

woolly dog

7.

which type of wool is common in Tibet and Laddakh?

a)

yak wool

b)

sheep wool

c)

Angora wool

d)

pashmina wool

8.

Wool & silk are-

a)

Animal fibre

b)

Plant fibre

c)

Synthetic fibre

d)

Synthetic nylon

9.

Wool is obtained from the ____ of sheep.

a)

Silk

b)

Sheep

c)

Fibre

d)

Fleece

10.

Silk fibre is obtained from the _____ of the silk moth.

a)

cocoons

b)

Hair

c)

Fleece

d)

Skin

11.

The bacterium by which the people working in wool industry get infected

a)

Rhizobium

b)

streptococcus

c)

Anthrax

d)

bacillus

12.

The process of washing of sheared skin with hair in tanks to remove any kind of dust, dirt or grease is called

a)

shearing

b)

reeling

c)

scouring

d)

dyeing

13.

Rearing and breeding of silk worm for production of silk is called

a)

silviculture

b)

sericulture

c)

floriculture

d)

apiculture

14.

The process of selecting parents for obtaining special characters in their offspring, is termed as _________.

a)

designer breeding

b)

farm breeding

c)

Selective breeding

d)

commercial breeding

15.

Pashmina shawls are obtained by the under fur of ________.

a)

South african Yak

b)

western Llama

c)

south american Alpaca

d)

Kashmiri goat