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Political Science NCERT Solutions Class 5 EVS Chapter 8 – Clothes—How Things are Made
Class 5 EVS
Last Updated: 31 May 2026
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Q1. What do birds and spiders create using natural materials?
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Q2. Which bird is known for weaving beautiful hanging nests?
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Q3. What shape is the baya weaver's nest?
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Q4. What is weaving?
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Q5. Which materials are woven traditionally in India?
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Tough Words (Glossary)
Pattern
Meaning: A repeated decorative design.
अर्थ: नमूना / पैटर्न
"The cloth has a beautiful floral pattern."
Threads
Meaning: Thin strands of cotton, wool, or silk used for sewing or weaving.
अर्थ: धागे
"She bought colorful threads for embroidery."
Weave
Meaning: To make cloth by crossing threads over and under each other.
अर्थ: बुनना
"Women weave baskets from bamboo."
Stitch
Meaning: A loop of thread or yarn used to join cloth together.
अर्थ: सिलाई
"The tailor will stitch my new shirt."
Nest
Meaning: A structure built by birds to lay eggs and raise their young.
अर्थ: घोंसला
"The bird built a nest in the tree."
Cocoon
Meaning: A covering made by some insects to protect themselves during growth.
अर्थ: कोया
"The silkworm spins a cocoon around itself."
Caterpillar
Meaning: The young form of a butterfly or moth before it becomes an adult.
अर्थ: इल्ली
"The caterpillar eats leaves before turning into a butterfly."
Synthetic
Meaning: Made from chemicals rather than natural materials.
अर्थ: कृत्रिम
"Nylon is a synthetic fibre."
Embroidery
Meaning: Decorating cloth with needle and thread designs.
अर्थ: कढ़ाई
"Her dress has beautiful hand embroidery."
Tradition
Meaning: A belief or custom passed down in a community.
अर्थ: परंपरा
"We follow the tradition of making quilts at home."
Exhibition
Meaning: A public display of art, products, or skills.
अर्थ: प्रदर्शनी
"The school held an exhibition of crafts."
Self-sufficient
Meaning: Able to provide for oneself without outside help.
अर्थ: आत्मनिर्भर
"Gandhi ji encouraged people to be self-sufficient."
Khadi
Meaning: Hand-spun and handwoven cloth of India.
अर्थ: खादी
"He wore a white khadi kurta."
Fibre
Meaning: A thin thread-like structure used to make cloth.
अर्थ: रेशा
"Cotton is a natural fibre."
Charkha
Meaning: A spinning wheel used to make thread from cotton.
अर्थ: चरखा
"Gandhi ji used the charkha daily."
Loom
Meaning: A machine for weaving threads into cloth.
अर्थ: करघा
"The weaver used a loom to make fabric."
Textile
Meaning: A type of cloth or woven fabric.
अर्थ: वस्त्र
"India exports many types of textiles."
Decorate
Meaning: To make something look more attractive.
अर्थ: सजाना
"They decorate the cloth with embroidery."
Recycle
Meaning: To make new things from used materials.
अर्थ: पुनर्चक्रण करना
"We should recycle old clothes."
Quilt
Meaning: A warm bed covering made of stitched layers of cloth.
अर्थ: रज़ाई
"Grandmother made a quilt from old sarees."
Strands
Meaning: Long thin pieces of fibre or thread.
अर्थ: रेशे/बालियाँ
"She picked strands of wool from the basket."
Basket
Meaning: A container made of woven materials like bamboo.
अर्थ: टोकरी
"He carried mangoes in a basket."
Reeds
Meaning: Tall, thin grass-like plants used for weaving.
अर्थ: सरकंडा
"Mats are made from reeds."
Silkworm
Meaning: An insect that produces silk thread.
अर्थ: रेशम का कीड़ा
"The silkworm makes silk from its cocoon."
Moth
Meaning: An insect related to butterflies, active mostly at night.
अर्थ: कीट/पतंगा
"The moth flew towards the light."
Rayon
Meaning: A type of synthetic fibre made from cellulose.
अर्थ: रेयान
"The dress is made of rayon fabric."
Polyester
Meaning: A strong synthetic fibre often used in clothes.
अर्थ: पॉलिएस्टर
"He bought a polyester shirt."
Nylon
Meaning: A synthetic fibre used in ropes and clothes.
अर्थ: नायलॉन
"This bag is made of nylon."
Terylene
Meaning: A type of synthetic polyester fibre.
अर्थ: टेरीलीन
"The uniform is stitched from terylene."
Tailorbird
Meaning: A small bird that stitches leaves to make its nest.
अर्थ: दरज़ी चिड़िया
"The tailorbird sewed a leaf to make a nest."
Sleeve
Meaning: The part of clothing that covers the arm.
अर्थ: आस्तीन
"The shirt has long sleeves."
Embroideries
Meaning: Decorative designs sewn on fabric.
अर्थ: कढ़ाई के काम
"Indian embroideries are famous worldwide."
Phulkari
Meaning: A traditional embroidery of Punjab.
अर्थ: फुलकारी
"Her dupatta had phulkari work."
Kantha
Meaning: A traditional embroidery of Bengal.
अर्थ: कांथा
"The blanket had kantha stitches."
Gota
Meaning: A type of embroidery using golden ribbon.
अर्थ: गोटा
"The sari has gota work."
Toda
Meaning: Embroidery style from Tamil Nadu.
अर्थ: तोड़ा कढ़ाई
"Toda embroidery is very colourful."
Kashmiri
Meaning: Embroidery from Kashmir.
अर्थ: कश्मीरी कढ़ाई
"The shawl had Kashmiri embroidery."
Chikan
Meaning: Fine embroidery from Lucknow.
अर्थ: चिकन कढ़ाई
"Chikan embroidery looks delicate."
Banjara
Meaning: Embroidery style of nomadic Banjara tribe.
अर्थ: बंजारा कढ़ाई
"Banjara embroidery is bright and bold."
Ikat
Meaning: A dyeing technique used to pattern textiles.
अर्थ: इकत
"Ikat sarees are famous in Odisha."
Kanjeevaram
Meaning: A traditional silk from Tamil Nadu.
अर्थ: कांचीवरम
"She wore a Kanjeevaram silk saree."
Pashmina
Meaning: A fine wool from Kashmir.
अर्थ: पश्मीना
"The pashmina shawl is very soft."
Livelihood
Meaning: A means of earning a living.
अर्थ: जीविका
"Weaving provides livelihood to many families."
Coaster
Meaning: A small mat for keeping cups or glasses.
अर्थ: गिलास रखने की चटाई
"Place the glass on a coaster."
Magnifying glass
Meaning: A lens used to make things look bigger.
अर्थ: आवर्धक काँच
"He used a magnifying glass to see the cloth closely."
Strips
Meaning: Long, narrow pieces of material.
अर्थ: पट्टियाँ
"She cut strips of paper for weaving."
Overlap
Meaning: To lie over the edge of something.
अर्थ: ओवरलैप / ढकना
"The tiles overlap each other."