Class-4 EVS Chapter-23 Pochampalli/NCERT

Chapter-23
Pochampalli



Choose the correct answer:
A person who makes clothes from threads is called:
        (a)    An ironsmith
        (b)   A carpenter
        (c)    A potter 
        (d)   A weaver

In which state is the Pochampalli mandal located?
        (a)    Tamilnadu
        (b)   Andhra Pradesh
        (c)    Telangana
        (d)    Kerala

Fill up the blanks with appropriate word:
1     Silk cloth and silk sarees are woven from the silk thread.
2     Cotton thread is used to weave cotton sarees, cloth, sheets, etc.
3      The loom has many needles.
4      The size and number of needles changes according to the design.
5     The weavers weave beautiful Pochampalli sarees in bright colours.

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State whether following statements are true or false:
1    -  Vani and Prasad also help their parents after coming back from school.                  (False)
          Pochampalli sarees are bright coloured.                                                                     (True)
3        Mukhtapur village is in Pochampalli town.                                                               (True)
4       Silk and cotton is used to make Pochampalli sarees.                                                  (True)

Arrange these steps of weaving cloth at Vani’s house in correct sequence:
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1      Mother then puts these threads in boiling water to wash away the dirt and stains.
2     Everybody works together to dye the thread with bright colours.
       These bundle are put onto looms and thte cloth is woven.
4     Threads are dried and rolled into bundles.
5     Father brings bundles of thread from Pochampalli town.
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Ans
       Father brings bundles of thread from Pochampalli town.
2    Mother then puts these threads in boiling water to wash away the dirt and stains.
3    Everybody works together to dye the thread with bright colours.
4    Threads are dried and rolled into bundles.
5    These bundle are put onto looms and thte cloth is woven.
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Answer the following questions:

Q.1 In which state is Pochampalli town situated?
Ans- Pochamplli town is situated in the Andhra Pradesh.

Q.2 Name four traditional occupations.
Ans- Names of four traditional occupations are as follows:
        (a)    Carpet weaving
        (b)   Toy making
        (c)    Itr production
        (d)   Saree weaving

Q.3 Why is the special cloth woven called Pochampalli?
Ans- Most of the families in this town are weavers. That is why the special cloth that they weave is called pochampalli.

Q.4 Write few examples of special things that have become famous by the name of place where they are made.
Ans- Examples of special things that have become famous by the names of place where they are made are as follows:
       (a)    Kullu shawls
       (b)   Madhubani Paintings
       (c)    Assam Silks
       (d)   Kashmiri embroidery
       (e)   Maheshwari Sarees

Q.5 Why are many weavers at Pochampalli giving up their family craft?
Ans- Many weavers at Pochampalli are giving up their family craft because of the following reasons:
       (a)    Silk is becoming expensive day by day 
       (b)   Big shopkeepers give very little money for the sarees, though they themselves sell them at very high price.




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