CBSE Class 7 EVS A Shirt In The Market Worksheet

1. Fill in the blanks:

1. Swapna had borrowed Rs __________ from the trader at a very _________ _________ rate.

2. The merchants of __________ ___________ supply cloth on order to garment manufacturers and exporters around the country

3. In ___________________________ systemthe weavers do not have to spend their money on purchase of the yarn and also the problem of the selling the finished cloth is taken care of by _________________.

4. ___________________ give order for what is to be made and they pay very low price for making the cloth.

5. Each loom costs Rs ___________ , so small weaver with two looms has to invest Rs _____________.

6. Weaver s __________________ are one way to reduce the dependence on the merchant and to earn a ________________ income for the weavers,

7. The government buys cloth from the handloom weavers cooperatives and sells it through stores known as ______________________ .

8. The ___________ ____________ ____________ get the maximum work out of the workers at the lowest possible wages.

9. Democracy is also about getting a ____________ ___________ in the market.

10. The _________________ offers people opportunities for work and to be able to sell things that they grow or produce.

11. The ___________ have to depend on the rich and the powerful for various things.

12. They have to depend for __________ , for _______ ______________ and _____________ of their goods, and most often for ______________.

13. The ways to overcome the exploitation of poor by the rich are such as forming ____________ of ________ and ensuring that __________ are followed strictly.

14. Swapna is a____________ farmer. a. Small b. big The __________made Swapna promise to sell all her cotton to him. a. weaver b. local trader c. garment exporters

15. Cultivation of cotton requires ___________ expenses. a. heavy b. small c. medium

2. State whether True or False:

1. Cotton harvesting takes a few days. [ ]

2. Most often ,The small farmers need to borrow the money to meet the expenses of cotton cultivation. [ ]

3. A large variety of cloth is sold in Erode s bi-weekly market. [ ]

4. The dependence of the weaver on merchants, both for raw materials and markets means that the weaver has a lot of powers. [ ]

5. The weavers know who they are making the cloth for or at what price it will be sold. [ ]

6. The weavers are paid good price by the merchant under the putting out system. [ ]

7. In the Impex garment factory most of the workers are women. [ ]

8. The foreign business person made huge profits in the market. [ ]

9. every one gains equally in the market, [ ]

10. It is usually the rich and the powerful that get the maximum earnings from the market. [ ]