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CLASS-8 QUESTION BANK

SYNTHETIC FIBRES AND PLASTICS

SHORT AND LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS:


Q1 What are polymers?

Q2What is cellulose?

Q3 List the two ways in which synthetic fibres can be synthesised.

Q4 What is rayon?

Q5List two uses of rayon.

Q6Draw a diagram to show the:

(a) linear arrangement of units in plastic.


(b) cross-linked arrangement of units in plastic
Q7 Write some advantages of synthetic fibres.

Q8 What are plastics?

Q9 What is plasticity?

Q10What are thermosetting plastics?

Q11 List any three properties of plastics.

Q12 What are the uses of polyester?

Q13Why is it advised not to wear synthetic clothes while working in a laboratory or working
with fire in the kitchen?

Q14 Write the advantages of synthetic fibres.


Q15 List the strategies for plastic waste management.
HIGHER ORDER THINKING SKILLS
Answer the given questions :
Q1Cotton is a natural polymer. What is its chemical name?
.
Q2Why plastic items are available in all possible shapes and sizes?

Q3 What nature of plastics makes them a good storage container for most of the articles?
.
Q4 A lady went to the market to buy a blanket. The shopkeeper showed her blankets made
of acrylic fibres as well as made of wool. She preferred to buy an acrylic blanket. Can you
guess why?

Q5 Is using plastics for storing food safe?

Q6 Riya’s father got a transfer to another place. While sorting out the things Riya found
many of her clothes of various fabrics were not fitting her or worn-out. She thought of
burning them to get rid of them. But her friend Shweta suggested to donate it to some
charity house so that it can be reused

(a) What are the two main types of fibres?


(b) Which fabrics are known to be skin friendly? Why?
(c) Why we should not burn synthetic clothes?
(d) Why synthetic clothes are famous than natural fabrics?
(e) What values of Riya and Shweta are shown here?

Q7 Piku is very fond of art and craft. She decided to make some items like pen keeper,
purses, toys, etc., using old fabrics and plastics. She donated these in a charity.
(a) Is it practical to say completely ‘NO’ to plastics?
(b) How can we reuse any plastic items?
(c) What value of Piku is shown here?

Q8 Plastics are hazard to environment’. Explain this statement.

Q9 What are the disadvantages of wearing synthetic fabrics?

Q10 Why is melamine used for making kitchenware?

Q11 Is nylon fibre so strong, that we can use it to make parachutes?

Q12 Explain why Electric plugs/switches/plug boards are made of thermosetting plastics?
OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS :

a) Fill in the blanks with suitable word/s.


1. Clothes we wear are made up of thin strands called ____________.
2. Fibres may be natural or ____________.
3. Raw materials for preparation of synthetic fibres are obtained from substances like
____________, ____________ and ____________.
4. ____________ are made up of small repeating units, joined together through
bonds in linear pattern.
5. Rayon synthesised for the first time in ____________.
6. Artificial silk is another name of ____________.
7. ____________ fibre is stronger than steel wire of same thickness.
8. ____________ is the property of materials by which they can be moulded into any
shape.
9. ____________ is an example of thermosetting plastics.
10. Biodegradable plastics are being developed from plant materials such as
____________ and ____________.
11. Practicing 4R’s, i.e., ____________ ,____________, ____________ and
____________ should be encouraged.
12. A device with holes which is used to make fibres is called ____________.
13. Acrylic resembles ____________.
14. Synthetic fibres do not absorb much ____________.
15. Synthetic fibres ____________ on heating.

b) Give one word –

1)Plastics that retain their plasticity on repeated heating are called---

2) Plastic that can resist fire is---

3) The property of materials by which they can be moulded into any shape -

4) Wood pulp is used to make—

5) Polyester is made by blending polyester and cotton—

6) Common variety of polyester –

7) Fibre having highest tensile strength—

8) Fibre is used as artificial wool—

9) Basic component of plant fibres is—


10) Natural fibre—

11) Name a synthetic fibre that is not affected by the action of bacteria and fungus
and does not form wrinkles.-

12) Name the strongest, most elastic and lightest fibre--.

13) An example of a semi-synthetic fibre--.

14) Name the first fully-synthetic fibre.-

15) A single unit or a monomer of a substance is its--

c) Match the following items given in Column ‘A with that in Column ‘B’.

D)Column ‘A’ Column ‘B’

Cotton Thermoplastic

Nylon Polyester

PVC Biodegradable

Bakelite Artificial fibres

PET Artificial wool

Acrylic Chain of glucose units

cellouse Non-biodegradable
Paper Natural fibre

Plastic Bags Cook wares

Teflon Thermosetting

d) Identify the given fibres –

a) b) c)

d) e)
c)

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