Solved Worksheet Chapter 23 Pochampalli
Solved Worksheet Chapter 23 Pochampalli
1- Select the best option.
(i) ............... before actually weaving the cloth.
(a) Many different things have to be done ✅
(b) The looms have to be cleaned ⬜
(c) The threads have to be straightened ⬜
(d) The cotton and silk have to be separated ⬜
(ii) ............... works to dye the thread with bright colours.
(a) Mother ⬜
(b) Father ⬜
(c) Everybody ✅
(d) Prasad ⬜
(iii) Silk is becoming ............... day by day.
(a) harder to find ⬜
(b) more difficult to weave ⬜
(c) more expensive ✅
(d) All of these. ⬜
(iv) Big shopkeepers sell the sarees at ............... prices.
(a) reasonable ⬜
(b) very high ✅
(c) very low ⬜
(d) None of these ⬜
(v) Many craftsmen are leaving their villages to work as ............... in big cities.
(a) clerks ⬜
(b) weavers ⬜
(c) craftsmen ⬜
(d) labourers ✅
(vi) Mukhtapur village is in ............... .
(a) Tamil Nadu ⬜
(b) Telangana ✅
(c) Kerala ⬜
(d) Karnataka ⬜
(vii) Decorative domestic objects made by hand are called ............... .
(a) Sarees ⬜
(b) Curtains ⬜
(c) Handicraft ✅
(d) Pottery ⬜
2- Write 'T' for True and 'F' for False statements.
(i) Mukhtapur village is in the Pochampalli district of Karnataka. 🅵
(ii) Prasad learnt the skill of weaving from his school teacher. 🆃
(iii) Silk cloth is woven in looms. 🆃
(iv) Silk cloth and silk sarees are woven from silk thread. 🆃
(v) Weavers do not get a good price for their hard labour. 🆃
(vi) Pochampalli is the name of a weave as well as a place. 🆃
(vii) Pochampalli is done usually in dull colours. 🅵
3- Match the pictures in Column A with the steps in making Pochampalli sarees described in Column B by drawing lines.
4- Fill in the blanks using the correct options from these those given in brackets.
(i) The newly bought threads are first put in boiling (boiling/cold) water to remove dirt and stains.
(ii) The threads are rolled into bundles after drying (wetting/drying) them.
(iii) The cloth is woven after the bundles of thread (needle/thread) are put onto looms.
(iv) Great skill is needed to weave special sarees (sheets/sarees).
(v) Cotton (Silk/Cotton) thread is used to weave sheets.
(vi) Pochampalli sarees have bright (bright/dull) colours.
(vii) Size and number of needles (threads/needles) change according to the design.
Very Short Answer Type Question
5- Answers in one word or one sentence.
(i) How did Pochampalli cloth get its name?
Ans. Pochampalli cloth got its name from the Pochampalli district of Telangana where it is weaved.
(ii) Why does the loom need many needles?
Ans. The loom needs many needles according to the design of the cloth.
(iii) Why is Vani's home always filled with brightly coloured threads?
Ans. Vani’s home is always filled with brightly coloured threads because they are weavers and they weave Pochampalli sarees with those brightly coloured threads.
(iv) From where did Vani's parents learn to make such beautiful sarees?
Ans. Vani’s parents learnt to make such beautiful sarees from their elders.
6- Complete these words or phrases given in the chapter by filling letters in the blank spaces using the letters A to Z not more than once in each word.
(i) THREAD
(ii) TRADITIONAL
(iii) WEAVING
(iv) BUNDLES
(v) SHOPKEEPERS
(vi) PRECIOUS
(vii) BOILING WATER
(viii) KULLU SHAWLS
(ix) POCHAMPALLI
(x) MUKHTAPUR
Short Answer Type Questions
7- Answer in 30-40 words.
(i) Why are many weavers giving up this craft which has been done by their family members for generations?
Ans. Many weavers are giving up this craft which has been done by their family members for generations because they are not getting the right price for their hard work.
Long Answer Type Questions
8- Answer in 80-100 words.
(i) Briefly describe how a Pochampalli saree is made from buying the threads to finishing the saree.
Ans. The steps are as follows:
1 Buying the bundles of thread
2.Boiling them in water to wash away the dirt and stains.
3. Dying the threads with bright colours.
4.Rolling the threads into bundles.
5.Put them in loom to weave the cloth.
(ii) Explain why this family craft of making sarees is in danger of being lost forever.
Ans. The family craft of making Pochampalli sarees is in danger of being lost forever because the big shopkeepers give very little money for these sarees and they themselves sell them at very high price. Due to this many weavers are giving up their family craft and leaving their villages to work as labourers in big cities.
Think, Find and Write
9- Names of some traditional Indian crafts are given below in jumbled form. Write their correct name against each.
(i) EYRTOTP POTTERY
(ii) AKSBRROSW BRASSWORK
(iii) YTO AGIKMN TOYMAKING
(iv) AECTPR AEGINVW CARPET WEAVING
(v) DOWO ACGINVR WOOD CARVING
10- How are traditional arts and crafts continued for many years?
Ans. Traditional arts are learnt at home from elders so the next generation earn their livelihood from the same work. In this way the traditional arts and crafts are continued for many years.
11- In the practice of many traditional crafts, the entire family participates. Why do you think this is necessary?
Ans. It is necessary because in this way everyone in the family can learn their traditional craft and can pass it to the next generation.
12- Fill in the blanks
(i) Most of the families in Muktapur are weavers.
(ii) Vani's parents learnt weaving from their elders.
(iii) The weaving craft of Pochampalli sarees is in Telangana.
(iv) In Mukhtapur village many people weave a special cloth called Pochampalli.
(v) Cloth is woven in looms.
(vi) Silk thread is used in this type of weaving.
(vii) After washing the threads are dyed with bright colours.
13- Match the sarees is column A with the state they belong to in column B.
Column A Column B
(i) Pochampalli sarees (a) West Bengal (4)
(ii) Mysore silk (b) Rajasthan (5)
(iii) Kancheepuram saree (c) Madhya Pradesh (6)
(iv) Taant Cotton saree (d) Tamil Nadu (3)
(v) Bandhni saree (e) Telangana (1)
(vi) Chanderi saree (f) Karnataka (2)
14- Match the handicraft in Column A with the states they belong to in Column B.
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