Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 5 (CBSE) · Environmental Studies
Chapter: Chapter 8 — Chapter 8: Clothes — How Things are Made
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. Where does cotton fibre come from? [1]
(A) Cotton plants
(B) Sheep
(C) Silkworms
(D) Petroleum
2. Where does wool come from? [1]
(A) Sheep
(B) Cotton plants
(C) Silkworms
(D) Petroleum
3. Where does silk come from? [1]
(A) Silkworms
(B) Sheep
(C) Cotton plants
(D) Petroleum
4. What is the first step in turning cotton into fabric? [1]
(A) Harvesting the cotton
(B) Weaving directly
(C) Dyeing first
(D) Cutting into clothes
5. What is polyester made from? [1]
(A) Chemicals, often from petroleum
(B) Cotton plants
(C) Sheep wool
(D) Silkworms
6. What type of fibre is polyester? [1]
(A) Synthetic
(B) Natural
(C) Neither
(D) Both
7. What happens after cotton is spun into thread? [1]
(A) It is woven or knitted into fabric
(B) It becomes wool
(C) It becomes silk
(D) Nothing else happens
8. Why understand the fibre-to-fabric process? [1]
(A) To appreciate the work behind our clothing
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful
9. Which of these is traditional Indian clothing? [1]
(A) Saree
(B) Jeans
(C) T-shirt
(D) Western dress
10. Which of these is modern clothing? [1]
(A) Jeans
(B) Dhoti
(C) Kurta
(D) Lehenga
11. What influences modern clothing trends? [1]
(A) Global fashion
(B) Only tradition
(C) Only weather
(D) Nothing
12. What is an example of blended fashion? [1]
(A) Wearing a kurta with jeans
(B) Only wearing a saree
(C) Only wearing jeans
(D) Neither combination exists
13. Does traditional clothing vary by region in India? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Only slightly
(D) Never
14. What does clothing choice often express? [1]
(A) Personal identity and comfort
(B) Nothing
(C) Only tradition
(D) Only modern trends
15. What do both traditional and modern clothing reflect? [1]
(A) India's evolving culture
(B) Nothing about culture
(C) Only old traditions
(D) Only foreign influence
16. Why is understanding clothing diversity useful? [1]
(A) It helps appreciate cultural evolution and choices
(B) No reason
(C) Only for tests
(D) It's not useful