Std: 6

CHAPTER 3 & 4
SSSV

SCIENCE SEM

STUDY MATERIAL
PURVESH SIR (Ph): 9429976149

Q 1 Blanks/MCQ:
1). After the crops have been harvested, the grains need to be separated from
the ...................................
2). .......................................................................... makes use of the fact that chaff
is lighter than the grain.
3). Hand picking is preferred when the quantity of the mixture
is ................................................
4). If the components of a mixture are of different sizes, they can be separated
by ..............................................................................
5). The particles of the insoluble solid should
be ..................................................................... than the holes in the filtering device.
6). Chalk and sand are .................................................................................................
in water.
7). The substance in which the solute dissolves is called
a .....................................................................
8). The quantity of substance that can dissolve
in ........................................................ water is much more compared
to ..........................................................
9). Sugar in the ..................................................................... form dissolves first.
10). Grains or seeds are separated from the stalk
by ...................................................................
11). Winnowing is used to separated the grain from
the .........................................................
12). Hand picking is preferred when
(A) the quantity of the mixture is small
(B) the unwanted substance is present in large quantities.
(C) the unwanted substance can dissolve
(D) the size or colour of the unwanted substance is the same as the useful one
13). Condensation takes place only
when .............................................................................................................
(A) water vapour hits a cold surface
(B) water vapour hits a hot surface
(C) a hot surface hits a warm surface
(D) water is heated
14). Which of the following is soluble in
water? .........................................................................................................
(A) Chalk (B) Sugar (C) Sand (D) Wood
15). The substance that gets dissolved is
called .............................................................

16). The process of beating harvested crops to separate grains from the stalk is
called ...................................................................................
17). The process of pouring out the clear upper liquid without disturbing the
sediments is
called .............................................................................................................
18). The process of separating insoluble solids suspended in a liquid by allowing
them to settle down is
called ...................................................................................................
19). The ability of a substance to get dissolved in a given
liquid .....................................................................
20). The process in which a liquid changes into gas is
called ......................................................................
21). Which of the following fabric came into widespread use around 3000 BC in
India? .............................................................................
22). Which of these do we get from
plants? ...............................................................................
(A) Cotton & jute (B) Coir & silk cotton (C) Hemp & flax (D) All of these
23). Which process is used to separate cotton fibres from
seeds? ................................................................
24). Which of these helps to make yarn from
fibres? .....................................................................
(A) Harvesting (B) Ginning (C) Spinning (D) Weaving
25). Which of the following fibres is used in the production of rope, carpet, net and
paper? .............................................................................................................
26). The process of separating cotton fibres from its seed is
called ......................................................
27). The process of making yarn from fibres is
called ...................................................................
28). The process of removing the sticky substance from the stems to obtain the jute
fibre is called ...............................................................................................
29). The process by which fabric is made from fibre using
looms. .....................................................................
30). Fabric is made from ........................................................... which are
then ......................................................
or .................................................................................
31). ..................................................... and .................................................... are
obtained from plants.
32). After harvesting, cotton is sent
for ...............................................................................
33). Jute grows best in ................................................................................. soil.

34). ................................................. and ............................................................ are

obtained from animals.
35). Retting is needed to extract .........................................................................
36). Khadi is a coarse hand-woven cloth made
from ................................................................
37). ............................................................. is done on a machine called loom.
38). Coir is obtained from the ...............................................................................
tree.
39). ................................................................................ is used as a stuffing in life
jacket and pillow.
40). Cotton and .................................................................... (jute/ wool) are
commonly used fibres obtained from plants.
41). Kapok tree gives us .....................................................................................
( jute/ silk cotton)
42). Salt is obtained from seawater by ....................................................................
Q 2 Write two examples:
1). Plant fibres
- ...................................................................................................................................
...
2). Animal fibres
- ................................................................................................................................
3). Synthetic fibres
- ............................................................................................................................
4). Jute growing countries
- .............................................................................................................
5). Things made of coir
- .................................................................................................................................
6). Things made of hemp
- ......................................................................................................................
Q 3 Write One Word:
1). The material made by weaving threads from fibres
....................................................................................
2). The process by which fabric is made from fibres using looms
....................................................................

3). The process of separating cotton fibres from its seeds

.......................................................................
4). The process of making yarn from fibre
....................................................................................
5). The process of removing the sticky substance from the stems to obtain the jute
fibre ......................................................................................
6). The process of beating harvested crops to separate grains from stalk
....................................................
7). The process of pouring out the clear upper liquid without disturbing the
sediments ..................................................................................
8). Separation of insoluble solids suspended in a liquid by allowing them to settle
down
..................................................................................................................
9). Changing of a liquid into gaseous form
......................................................................................
10). The substance that gets dissolved
..................................................................................................
11). The substance in which solute dissolves
..........................................................................................
12). The ability of a substance to dissolve in a given liquid
...........................................................................
Q 4 True or False:
1). The solid particles that settle down during sedimentation are called
supernatant. ...........................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________
2). A mixture of sand and water can be separated by sedimentation
only. .............................................

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
3). Filtration is done to remove pulp from fresh fruit
juice. ................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
4). Salt is obtained from seawater by
condensation. ................................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________
5). The substance that dissolves is called the
solvent. .................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
6). The solubility of a solute cannot be increased by
stirring. ..................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
7). Jute is the fibre obtained from the outer covering of the jute
fruit. .....................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
8). Retting is needed to separate cotton fibres from the stem of the
plant. .................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
9). Jute is used as a stuffing in life jacket and
pillow. ....................................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________

10). Coir is obtained from the kapok tree. ...........................................................

_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
11). Knitting is done on a machine called
loom. .....................................................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
12). Nylon and rayon are natural fibres. ...............................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
13). Khadi is a coarse hand-woven cloth made from jute. ...........................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
14). After harvesting, cotton is sent for spinning. ............................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
15). Retting is needed to extract silk cotton. .................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________
16). Silk cotton is obtained from
silkworm. .............................................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________
17). Sedimentation is the opposite of
evaporation. ..........................................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________
18). The grains are separated from the stalks (the dried stems) by the process of
winnowing. ...........
_____________________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________

19). Silk cotton is obtained from the kapok

tree. .................................................................
_____________________________________________________________________________________
____________________________