State whether the following statements are true or false:
a) Yarn is made from fibres.
b) Spinning is a process of making fibres.
c) Jute is the outer covering of coconut.
d) The process of removing seed from cotton is called ginning.
e) Weaving of yarn makes a piece of fabric.
f) Silk fibre is obtained from the stem of a plant.
g) Polyester is a natural fibre.
(a) True
This statement is true because as we know that the process of making yarn from the fibre is called spinning.
(b) False
Because, spinning is the process of making yarn from fibre.
(c) False
This statement is false because the outer covering of coconut is called coir.
(d) True
This statement is true because the re-cleaning or removing of seeds from the cotton balls is known as ginning.
(e) True
This statement is true because weaving is the process of arranging the two sets of yarn together to make a fabric.
(f) False
It is false because silk fibre is obtained from the cocoon.
(g) False
Polyester is derived from the coal and petroleum. It is a synthetic fibre.
Draw (a) a leaf, (b) a taproot and (c) a flower, you have studied for Table 7.3.
You are given an iron strip. How will you make it into a magnet?
Name two foods each rich in:
(a) Fats
(b) Starch
(c) Dietary fibre
(d) Protein
A thick coating of a paste of Plaster of Paris (POP) is applied over the bandage on a fractured bone. It becomes hard on drying to keep the fractured bone immobilised. Can the change in POP be reversed?
Tick (√) the statements that are correct.
(a) By eating rice alone, we can fulfill nutritional requirement of our body. ( )
(b) Deficiency diseases can be prevented by eating a balanced diet. ( )
(c) Balanced diet for the body should contain a variety of food items. ( )
(d) Meat alone is sufficient to provide all nutrients to the body. ( )
List all items known to you that float on water. Check and see if they will float on an oil or kerosene.
Name the part of the plant which produces its food. Name this process.
Why can a pace or a footstep not be used as a standard unit of length?
Given below are the names of some objects and materials:
Water, basket ball, orange, sugar, globe, apple and earthen pitcher Group them as:
(a) Round shaped and other shapes
(b) Eatables and non eatables
Name two items that are made from coconut fibre.
What is the function of a stem in a plant?
What is the composition of air?
State for each of the following whether it is due to evaporation or condensation:
(a) Water drops appear on the outer surface of a glass containing cold water.
(b) Steam rising from wet clothes while they are ironed.
(c) Fog appearing on a cold winter morning.
(d) Blackboard dries up after wiping it.
(e) Steam rising from a hot girdle when water is sprinkled on it.
How are cactus adapted to survive in a desert?
How will you separate sand and water from their mixture?
Write the similarities and differences between the motion of a bicycle and a ceiling fan that has been switched on.
Classify the objects or materials given below as opaque, transparent or translucent and luminous or non-luminous:
Air, water, a piece of rock, a sheet of aluminium, a mirror, a wooden board, a sheet of polythene, a CD, smoke, a sheet of plane glass, fog, a piece of red hot
iron, an umbrella, a lighted fluorescent tube, a wall, a sheet of carbon paper, the flame of a gas burner, a sheet of cardboard, a lighted torch, a sheet of cellophane, a wire mesh, kerosene stove, sun, firefly, moon.
Find the odd one out from the following:
a) Chair, Bed, Table, Baby, Cupboard
b) Rose, Jasmine, Boat, Marigold, Lotus
c) Aluminium, Iron, Copper, Silver, Sand
d) Sugar, Salt, Sand, Copper sulphate
Match the objects given below with the materials from which they could be made. Remember, an object could be made from more than one material and a
given material could be used for making many objects.
Objects Materials
Book Glass
Tumbler Wood
Chair Paper
Toy Leather
Shoes Plastics
Fill up the blanks
(a) The method of separating seeds of paddy from its stalks is called ___________.
(b) When milk, cooled after boiling, is poured onto a piece of cloth the cream (malai) is left behind on it. This process of separating cream from milk is an example of ___________.
(c) Salt is obtained from seawater by the process of ___________.
(d) Impurities settled at the bottom when muddy water was kept overnight in a bucket. The clear water was then poured off from the top. The process of separation used in this example is called ___________.