QUIZ-PAINTS AND ADHESIVES

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words from the word bank.

WORD BANK
HEMP POLYMER COTTON ANIMAL FIBER
NATURAL FIBERS WOOL FABRICS NYLON
VEGETABLE FIBERS SPINNING YARNS FIBERS
SILK GENUS GOSSYPIUM NATURAL FABRICS POLYESTER FABRIC

1._________ -a significantly long flexible threads or a thin and continuous strand that can be converted
into yarns.

2. ________ are a long continuous thread that can be directly woven into fabric.

3. __________ any hairlike raw material directly obtainable from an animal, vegetable, or mineral source
and convertible into nonwoven fabrics such as felt or paper or, after spinning into yarns, into woven
cloth.

4. _________ is presumably the oldest cultivated fibre plant, originated in Southeast Asia, then spread to
China, where reports of cultivation date to 4500 BCE.

5. Natural fibres can be classified according to their origin. The ___________, or cellulose-base, class
includes such important fibres as cotton, flax, and jute.

6. The __________, or protein-base, fibres include wool, mohair, and silk. An important fibre in the
mineral class is asbestos.

7. ________- A fibre produced year-round by various animals, including alpacas, llamas and goats.