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SILK

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Please choose the correct image of silk

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
2.

What is metamorphosis?

a)

The first stage of the life cycle

b)

Process of change

c)

Butterfly

d)

The final stage of life cycle

3.

What is another name for Larvae?

a)

Caterpillar

b)

Pupa

c)

Worm

d)

Moth

4.

What is a cocoon made out of?

a)

Silk

b)

Dirt

c)

Grass

d)

Twigs

5.

What stage does a butterfly lay eggs?

a)

Pupa

b)

Larvae

c)

Caterpillar

d)

Adult

6.

Butterflies lay eggs on ______________________of a mallow plant?

a)

stems

b)

leaves

c)

Branch

7.

Caterpillars eat the leaves when the eggs ____________

a)

hatch

b)

fall

c)

are taken off

8.

Caterpillars spin__________ and chew food with their mouths?

a)

blankets

b)

wings

c)

silk

9.

A butterfly is considered a??

a)

Bird

b)

Spider

c)

Insect

10.

What are natural fibres produced from?

a)

plants only

b)

animals and plants

c)

animals only

d)

crude oil

11.

Wool & silk are-

a)

Aminal fibre

b)

Plant fibre

c)

Synthetic fibre

d)

Animal fibre

e)

Synthetic nylon

12.

Which of these is not a fibre?

a)

cotton

b)

wool

c)

nylon

d)

leather

13.

The rearing of silkworms for obtaining silk is called---------

a)

Agriculture

b)

Sericulture

c)

Aquaculture

d)

poultry

14.

Silkworms feed on (a)   leaves

15.
What is a life cycle?
a)
The stages a living thing goes through during its life.
b)
Life
c)
The stages a non-living thing goes through during its life
d)
Changes
16.

Which word complete the given correlation? Silk: Cocoon, Wool: ____

a)

Hair of rabbit

b)

Cotton plant

c)

Fleece of sheep

d)

Jute of hemp

17.

Silk fibres are obtained from silkworms. Silk fibre is obtained at which of the following stage of its life cycle?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

In which of the following processes new offspring with special characters is produced by selecting parents?

a)

Selective breeding

b)

Rearing

c)

Shearing

d)

Seperating

19.

Which of the following about silk is not true?

a)

Silk wrinkles easily.

b)

Silk is insect resistance.

c)

Silk is the strongest natural fibre.

d)

Silk gets damaged by bleach and light.

20.

Silk fibre obtained from silkworm is its ____________________

a)

Protein

b)

Carbohydrates

c)

Fats

d)

Vitamins