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Spit for Silk

Quiz by Anastasia Pinal

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  • Q1
    What material does the mulberry silkworm produce?
    velvet
    silk
    satin
    cotton
    20s
  • Q2
    In the process of silk production, what happens after the silkworm finishes its cocoon?
    The silkworm becomes a silk-producing larva.
    The silkworm eats leaves for 40 days.
    The cocoon is collected and boiled.
    The silkworm multiplies its size by 10,000.
    20s
  • Q3
    The process of extracting silk from silkworm cocoons has caused controversy. What evidence from the passage best supports this conclusion?
    The two options for silk extraction are to boil the worms alive or temporarily paralyze them.
    Researchers have found that when a silkworm is injured, it enters a state of self-imposed paralysis.
    Researchers have attempted to extract silk from living silkworms, but this has been less successful.
    Animal activists disapprove of the boiling method of extraction, because it kills the silkworm.
    20s
  • Q4
    What conclusion can you make about silk since the Jim Thompson Silk Company’s establishment?
    Silk has become more expensive.
    Silk has become harder to get.
    Silk has become a more popular fabric.
    Silk has only been worn by royalty.
    20s
  • Q5
    What is this passage mostly about?
    silk production and the revival of the silk industry
    how the silk industry improved the Thai economy
    the mysterious disappearance of Jim Thompson
    the argument of animal activists against silk production
    20s
  • Q6
    Read the following sentences: “After soaking, manufacturers find strands with a small needle and weave several together to produce one thread of silk. Clearly, it’s a very lengthy and tedious process. Researchers have made attempts to extract silk strands from living silk worms in order to quell activists’ complaints, but the worms resist and grip the strands even harder, causing them to break.” As used in this sentence, what does the word “extract” most nearly mean?
    soak something in water
    put something into a container
    break or destroy something
    pull out or remove something
    20s
  • Q7
    Choose the answer that best completes the sentence below. _________ a silkworm can begin to produce silk, it must eat leaves for 40 days to increase its body weight.
    Namely
    Otherwise
    Before
    Thus
    20s
  • Q8
    Why was silk production in Thailand on the decline after World War II?
    Silk production in Thailand was on the decline after World War II because of the disappearance of silk industry leader, Jim Thompson.
    Silk production in Thailand was on the decline after World War II because of the tediousness of the collection process.
    Silk production in Thailand was on the decline after World War II because the product was no longer marketable to foreign consumers.
    Silk production in Thailand was on the decline after World War II because of the controversy over the silk extraction process from animal rights activist.
    20s

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