Fill in the blanks to complete the life story of cotton fibre.
My parents, cotton plants were grown in soil and climate. The plants bore fruits called . I, the cotton fibre was separated from seeds in the cotton bolls by the process of . Other cotton fibres and myself were made into yarn by the process of . The yarn was to give beautiful colours and then to get cotton fabric.

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The life story of cotton fibre can be completed as,
My parents, cotton plants were grown in black soil and warm climate. The plants bore fruits called cotton bolls. I, the cotton fibre was separated from seeds in the cotton bolls by the process of ginning. Other cotton fibres and myself were made into yarn by the process of spinning. The yarn was dyed to give beautiful colours and then woven to get cotton fabric.

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Fill in the blanks to complete the life story of cotton fibre.
My parents, cotton plants were grown in ....... soil and .........climate. The plants bore fruits called...... .I, the cotton fibre was separated from seeds in the cotton bolls by the process of ..... Other cotton fibres and myself were made into yarn by the process of .......... The yarn was ........ to give beautiful colours and then ........ to get cotton fabric.

Q. Complete the flow chart with the names of the steps involved in the processing of cotton bolls.
Cotton bolls

Step 1 - -- \to

Fibre

Step 2 - -- \to

Yarn

Step 3 - -- \to

Cotton fabric

Q. Yarn, fabric and fibres are related to each other. Show the relationship by filling the blanks in the following sentence.
Fabric of cotton saree is made by weaving cotton which in turn is made by spinning thin cotton .

Q. Use the clues given to complete this crossword.
CLUES
Across
1. cotton fibre without the seed
4. using needles to make fabric from wool
5. In summer, we like to wear only clothes made from this material.
7. long, shiny plant fibre, made into ropes and gunny bags
8. man made material
9. fine thread made from fibre
11. type of soil on which cotton grows well
14. Indian spinning wheel
15. another name for hairy covering of animals
18. process of changing fibre into yarn
20. process of separating cotton fibre from seed
23. long piece of cloth wound around the head by Indian men
24. cleaning, straightening and untwisting cotton fibres
26. soft, expensive, natural fabric
Down
1. cloth is woven on these
2. a common synthetic material
3. another word for fine threads
4. special name given to handspun, handwoven cotton cloth in India
5. fibre obtained from Kashmir goat
6. fibres from plants and animals
10. process of pulling apart raw cotton fibres and cleaning them
11. seed pods of cotton plant
12. animal source of angora wool
13. process of changing yarn to fabric
16. animal home made of fine silk threads
17. name for handmade cloth
19. unstitched cloth worn by Indian women
20. animal whose hairy coat gives us a very soft wool
21. parts of jute plants used to get fibres
22. fibre from husk of the coconut
25. machine used to separate cotton fibres from seeds
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Question 12

Yarn, fabric and fibres are related to each other. Show the realtionship by filling the blanks in the following sentence.
Fabric of cotton saree is made by weaving cotton.......... which in turn is made by spinning thin cotton.......... .

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