Question Paper
Class / Subject: Class 4 (CBSE) · Environmental Studies
Chapter: Chapter 8 — Chapter 8: How Things are Made
Time Allowed: 32 minutes
Max Marks: 16
1. What raw material becomes cloth and clothing? [1]
(A) Cotton
(B) Wood
(C) Metal
(D) Glass
2. What is the first step for cotton to become clothing? [1]
(A) Harvesting from plants
(B) Making furniture
(C) Cutting from trees
(D) Melting
3. What can wood be processed into? [1]
(A) Furniture or paper
(B) Only clothing
(C) Only glass
(D) Only metal
4. Does each production step need different skills? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Only one skill is needed
(D) No skills are needed
5. Who might be involved in production? [1]
(A) Different people or factories
(B) No one
(C) Only one person always
(D) Only machines, never people
6. Why understand the raw material to product process? [1]
(A) To appreciate the work behind everyday items
(B) No reason
(C) It's not useful
(D) Only for tests
7. What is cotton spun into before becoming cloth? [1]
(A) Thread
(B) Paper
(C) Furniture
(D) Metal
8. What do we call materials before they are processed? [1]
(A) Raw materials
(B) Finished products
(C) Waste
(D) Nothing
9. What does factory production use? [1]
(A) Machines
(B) Only hands
(C) Only animals
(D) Nothing
10. What does handmade production rely on? [1]
(A) Skilled artisans working by hand
(B) Only machines
(C) Nothing
(D) Only animals
11. What advantage does factory production have? [1]
(A) Fast, consistent, lower-cost production
(B) Slower production always
(C) No advantage
(D) Higher cost always
12. What advantage does handmade production have? [1]
(A) Unique, high-quality craftsmanship
(B) Always cheaper
(C) Always faster
(D) No advantage
13. Can some products be made both ways? [1]
(A) Yes
(B) No
(C) Never
(D) Only factories can make products
14. What do factories help meet? [1]
(A) Large-scale needs efficiently
(B) No needs
(C) Only small needs
(D) Nothing
15. What does handmade production preserve? [1]
(A) Traditional skills
(B) Nothing
(C) Only speed
(D) Only cost savings
16. Why are both types of production important? [1]
(A) They each serve different important purposes
(B) Only one type matters
(C) Neither is important
(D) No reason