Introduction to Clothing

Q.

What did the early man wear?

Q.

In ancient times stitching was not known. People used to simply drape the fabrics around different parts of their body. Even today a number of unstitched fabrics are used by both men and women. Can you give four such examples of clothes?

Q. Choose the correct option.

Assertion [A]: Primitive humans used tree barks, leaves, and animal skins as a form of clothing.

Reason [R]: Tree barks, leaves, and animal skins were chosen by primitive humans because of their abundance.

1. Assertion [A] is true and Reason [R] is false
2. Assertion [A] is false and Reason [R] is true
3. Both Assertion [A] and Reason [R] are true and Reason [R] is the correct explanation of Assertion [A]
4. Both Assertion [A] and Reason [R] are true but Reason [R] is not the correct explanation of Assertion [A]

Q. Which among the following materials were used by the early man to make needles?

1. Bones
2. Ivory
3. Silk
4. Cotton

Q. Why did human beings feel the need for clothing?

Q. Which among the following is not correct about clothing?

1. Clothing is related to personal and cultural identity.
2. Clothing represents the mental state of people.
3. Clothing denotes the economic standing of a person.
4. Clothing is just a means to cover our bodies.

Q. The archaeologists found _____ during an excavation of a Paleolithic site in the Kostenki region in Russia.

1. bones
2. clothes
3. jackets
4. needles

Q. Where were the earliest sewing needles found?

1. Russia
2. Greenland
3. Alaska
4. Antarctica

Q. What is meaning of ROBE [a french word] in English ?

Q. What were the sewing needles which were excavated from Kostenki made of?

1. Elephant tusks
2. Steel
3. Nylon
4. Copper

Q. Insert prepositions wherever required:
She gave me a lovely dress a gift.

Q. Which of the following is not indicated by clothing?

1. Physical strength
2. Economic status
3. Cultural identity
4. Social status

Q. The process of preparing silk was first developed in .

1. Greece
2. Italy
3. India
4. China

Q. Pop the bubbles not containing the names of artificial fibres.

1. Cotton
2. Silk
3. Nylon
4. Merino wool
5. Angora
6. Yak wool
7. Rayon
8. Terrycot

Q. Sate the word from the passage which means "dress".

Q. Write a note on the different types of fibres required for making clothes.

Q.

How are the style of clothing related to the image of the victorian england? explain.

Q. Which of the following materials was not used in the manufacture of primitive forms of clothing?

1. Animal skin
2. Nylon
3. Tree barks
4. Leaves

Q. Which among the following materials were used by the early humans to cover their bodies?

1. Tree barks
2. Leaves
3. Animal skins
4. Rayon

Q. The idea of manufacturing artificial fibres was first suggested by .

1. Robert Hook
2. Luis Subab
3. Dalhousie
4. Charles Darwin

Q. Silkworms eat mulberry leaves and use their saliva to prepare a cocoon of silk for their security.

1. True
2. False

Q. Early humans of the Paleolithic Era in Russia tailored animal furs and skins to help them survive the harsh climate.

1. False
2. True

Q. Burst the bubbles containing the names of animals whose fur is used to make wool.

1. Cows
2. Yaks
3. Alpacas
4. Goats
5. Sheep
6. Rabbits
7. Mongoose
8. Buffalos

Q. Humans used tree barks, leaves, and animal skins as a primitive form of clothing.

1. True
2. False

Q. Archaeologists found sewing needles during an excavation in the Kostenki region in Russia.

1. True
2. False