8. One evening, Geet was busy cooking dinner and her father was in the garden. Suddenly, Geet saw
her dupatta had caught fire. She shouted loudly and ran out of the
kitchen. Her father saw flames and rushed towards her with a cotton
sheet. He quickly wrapped it around Geet to put off the flames. He
immediately took her to hospital. Doctor said Geet had received burns
because the dupatta, made from polyester, had melted and stuck to her
skin. Her father had received only a few scalds while wrapping Geet
with cotton sheet and putting off the flames. Since he was wearing a
cotton kurta, pyajama he was saved.
The doctor appreciated her father's presence of mind in wrapping a
sheet that helped in extinguishing the fire immediately. Fortunately,
the burns were not very severe and Geet recovered soon.
Answer the following
questions:
i) Why did the dupatta catch fire?
ii) Why did the dupatta get stuck to the body after catching fire?
iii) Why was Geet's father relatively safe from burns?
iv) What type of fabric should you prefer to wear while working in the kitchen?
v) List three other fabrics which can be worn while working near fire.
Answers
Answer:
1) dupatta caught fire easily because dupatta was made of polyester and polyester fire easily.
2) due to polyester caught fire as came in contact with fire the fire melts the polyester and hands polyester sticks with the skin of the geeta.
3) gitaz father was relatively safe from the bonds because his father wear the cotton kurta and pyjama and cotton does not caught fire easily.
4)fabric we should prefer to wear while cooking in the kitchen are should we made up of natural fibres jute cotton
5) jute cotton khadi wool
Answer:
i) dupatta caught fire because it was of polyester and polyester catches fire easily
ii) Dupatta got stuck to the body after catching fire because it melted.
iii) Geet's father was relatively safe as he was wearing cotton which does not catch fire easily
iv) cotton is preferable
v) wool, linen and cotton