Kerala Syllabus Class 5 Social Science: Chapter 04 Clothing through the Ages - Questions and Answers | Teaching Manual 


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Std 5: Social Science Chapter 04: Clothing through the Ages - Questions and Answers
♦ Observe these pictures.
How these living beings survive situations like extreme heat, unbearable cold etc.?
Fur of goat, feathers of parrot and tortoise's shell provide protection like a clothing in unfavourable weather conditions.

♦ Have you ever thought about the way in which humans faced such situations?
 • The clothing needed for humans had to be shaped with the materials available in nature.
• Broad leaves, animal skins and tree barks were used as clothing in early times.
• Cloths were made by stitching together natural materials.
• Fibers obtained from plants and animals were used to make clothes.

♦ How does clothing become useful to us?
Complete the list by adding more details.
• Protection from cold
• Protection from heat
• Maintains body temperature
• Protection from insects
• Protection from germs 
• Clean clothing boosts self-confidence

♦ What materials did early humans use as clothing?
• Bark of trees
• Animal skins
• Broad leaves and Grass

♦ The making of clothes by early humans was not like that of today. What could be the reason?
• Early humans did not have access to advanced machinery, variety of materials, or techniques for cloth manufacturing. 

♦ Write a note about the making of clothes by early humans. 
• Humans used the materials they got from their surroundings as clothing when they lived by hunting.  
• They used grass, bark of trees (Maravuri) and hide (animal skin) for making clothes. 
• Horn and bone of animals were used as needles and tools to make clothes. 
• They also made clothes by cleaning and softening animal skin and fur.

♦ What is weaving?
Fibres were combined and spun to make long yarns. Weaving is the technique of making cloth with these yarns.

♦ What are Handloom clothes?
Handloom clothes are clothes woven on handloom using yarns.

♦ Which are the major handloom centres in Kerala?
Balaramapuram in Thiruvananthapuram district, Kuthampulli in Thrissur district and Kannur are major handloom centres.

♦ What increased the demand for clothing?
The rise in population increased the demand for clothing

♦ What led to the spread of woven clothing?
People realised that clothes woven from yarns were better than animal skin. This led to the spread of woven clothes. 
♦ Write a note about the history of cloth making.
• In the early days, clothes were made by hand using yarns from cotton and jute.
• The method of making cloth using wooden looms was developed later.
• The increase in the need of clothing led to the invention of weaving equipment
• The invention of handloom was a breakthrough in the field of cloth manufacturing.
• Clothes were coloured with a dye made from indigo plant. 
• The progress in science has led to the invention of new machines such as Spinning Jenny
• The rise in population increased the demand for clothing.
• The handloom was later replaced by the power loom.

♦ Changes brought by the use of machinery in the manufacture of clothes.
• Increase in production of clothes.
• Reduction in human labour
• Diversity in clothing
• Quality clothing
• Spread of clothing
• Reduced Labour Costs
• Increased Production Speed

♦ What are natural fibres?
Natural fibres are produced from animals and plants. 
Eg: 
i. From animals
• Wool is produced from sheep
• Silk is produced from silkworms.
ii. From plants
 • Cotton and jute fibres are produced from cotton and jute plants respectively.

♦ What are synthetic fibres?
• Synthetic fibres are produced from chemicals such as petroleum.
• Synthetic fibres are generally less expensive to produce clothes than natural fibres. 
• It also has the advantage of not wrinkling quickly. 
Eg: Polyester, Nylon, Rayon etc.

♦ Complete the table by finding the organisms and plants from which natural fibres are produced.
• Wool - Sheep
• Silk  - Silkworm
• Cotton -  Cotton plant 
• Jute - Jute plant
♦ Observe the given pictures. Find out the situations in which each type of the clothing is used. Write the corresponding number of the picture in the table given. (Textbook Page No: 57)
Climate ImmunityAuthority/
Status 		Employment
1, 6
4
3
2, 5
♦ What are the factors that influence clothing?
Climate, customs, positions of power, employment and regional differences influence clothing. 

♦ Observe the costumes in the given pictures. Identify the art forms to which they are associated and list them. (Textbook Page No: 58)
• Kathakali 
• Theyyam 
• Mohiniyattam 
• Kerala Natanam
• Oppana 
• Chavittunadakam

♦ What do you understand from the proclamation issued by Uthram Tirunal Marthandavarma in 1859?
• The proclamation reveals that the caste system existed at that time prevented certain sections of the people from wearing clothes as they wish.
• The proclamation issued by Uthram Tirunal Marthandavarma, the king of Travancore in 1859, granted the right to women of the lower castes of southern Kerala to wear the upper clothes. 

♦ How did Gandhiji use charka and khadi clothing as a weapon of agitation against the British? 
• Gandhiji made khadi, charka and boycott foreign goods as a part of the freedom struggle. 
• He encouraged khadi clothes made by spinning in the charka and exhorted people to wear khadi clothes. 
• Gandhiji turned the freedom struggle into a mass movement by making clothes as a weapon of struggle.  
• Charka became a symbol of the Swadeshi movement and wearing khadi clothes and khadi caps became a symbol of patriotism. 

♦ What are the factors that strongly influence today's clothing?
• Personal preferences, 
• Interests 
• Convenience 
• Change in beauty concepts
• Advertisements 
• Movies 
• Social media

♦ What are the employment sectors in the cloth manufacturing sector?
• Weaving
• Spinning
• Dyeing
• Designing
• Embroidery
• Sewing
• Costume design
♦ How can we convert used and unwanted clothing into useful materials?
• Can make carpets from scrap clothes
• Can make handicraft products from old clothing
• Can make bags from old clothes
• Can collect used clothing for relief camps
• Can make craft products such as flowers, wall hangings, toys etc.
• Can make curtains, pillow covers, hair bands etc.

♦ Who invented spinning jenny?
James Hargreaves.

♦ Who invented the power loom?
Edmund Cartwright

♦ The struggle for women's right to cover the upper part of their bodies in southern Travancore in the early 19th century is known as ----------.
Upper Cloth Agitation.

♦ When is National Handloom Day?
August 7




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