CLASS-7 Worksheet

ASSIGNMENT(ANIMAL FIBRE)

CLASS: 7 (2016-2017)

1. Wool is obtained from the ______________ of the sheep or yak.

2. __________ is the name of the breed of sheep from which we get Kashmiri shawls.

3. By the process of _____________ we get off springs with special characters.

4. Washing of sheared skin is known as ______________

5. In __________ the hairs of different textures are separated.

6. Silk fibre is made up of a __________

7. The silk fibre is obtained from the covering of pupa known as ______________

8. The larva of silk worm are called______________

9. Inside cocoon, the pupa develops into ______________

10. The scientific name of silk-moth is -------------------

Name the following:

1. Two wool giving animals.

2. Two Indian breeds of sheep.

3. Two types of silk.

4. Name the most common silk.

5. Bacterium which causes sorter’s disease.

6. The country from where silk industry started.

7. Process of taking out silk – threads from cocoon.

S.NO	Name of breed	Quality of wool	State where found
1	Lohi	Good Quality	Punjab and Rajasthan.
2	Rampur bushair	Brown Fleece	Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
3	Nali	Carpet Wool	Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab
4	Bharkwal	Woollen shawls	Jammu and Kashmir
5	Marwari	Coarse wool	Gujarat
6	Patanwadi	For hosiery	Gujarat

Answer the following questions on the basis of given table :                                                                               

 Q.1 Which breed of sheep is good for woollen shawls?

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  Q.2 For hosiery purpose which breed is best?

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Q.3 Which quality of wool is obtained from Marwari variety of sheep? .

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  Q.4 Name two states where Lohi breed is found. ...............................................................................................................                                                                  

  Q.5 Carpet wool is obtained from which variety of sheep. ................................................................................................................                                                                    

   Q.6 'Brown fleece' is obtained from which variety of sheep. ...............................................................................................................                                                                     

  Q.7 'Marwari' and 'Patanwadi' variety of breed is found in which state. ................................................................................................................                                                              

  Q.8 'Uttar Pradesh' and 'Himanchal Pradesh' is native place of which variety. ................................................................................................................                                                                      

 Q.9 Name two important breed of sheep. ................................................................................................................                                                              

  Q.10 Write the name of the breed which is most and least important. .................................................................................