Clothes We Wear- 1 - Free MCQ Practice Test with solutions, Class 1 EVS

We wear school uniform while going to school.

Woollen sweater isa an animal-made cloth.

• The fibres of some fabrics such as cotton, jute, silk and wool are obtained from plants and animals.
• These are called natural fibres. Cotton and jute are examples of fibres obtained from plants.
• Wool and silk fibres are obtained from animals.

Shirt, Sweater & Jeans are cloths but Umbrella () is not a type of cloth.

• A raincoat or slicker is a waterproof or water-resistant coat worn to protect the body from rain.

• The heat energy from the body is absorbed leaving the body cool.
• Cotton being a good absorber of water helps in absorbing sweat exposing to the atmosphere for easy evaporation.
• To absorb sweat,to make us feel cool and let the air pass we were cotton clothes in summer.

• Woolen clothes have fine pores filled with air.
• Wool and air both are bad conductors of heat.
• Therefore in winter, we wear woolen clothes as they check the conduction of heat from the body to the surroundings and thus keeps the body warm.

Wool is commonly used to make clothes that keep us warm in winter because it traps heat and keeps our body warm. Cotton and silk are not as effective in keeping us warm, and nylon is mostly used for other purposes.

• Wool comes from sheep, goat, yak and some other animals.
• These wool-yielding animals bear hair on their body because hair keeps these animals warm and wool is derived from these hairy fibres.

• Socks are important for the overall health of your feet.
• Not only do socks absorb moisture, but they are also used to help prevent rubbing of shoes on the bare foot.
• Socks can also provide cushioning to pad the feet and help keep them warm.