Natural Fibres#!#Synthetic Fibres#!#Processing Fibres into Wool

Natural silk fibre is

Synthetic fibres are prepared from

Major source for synthetic fibres are:

Spinning is a process of making fibres.

Mark ( ✓) the correct answer. Rayon is different from synthetic fibres because its fibres can be woven like those of natural fibres.

Fill in the blanks. (i) A polymer is a chain of many small units joined together which are called ______. (ii) The synthetic fibres are also known as ______ fibres. (iii) The first fully synthetic fibre was ______. (iv) A fibre similar to wool is ______. (v) A plastic used for making crockery is ______.