M3 Revision Paper D Flashcards
What are the 4 types of Natural fibres? A) Cotton, Linen, Silk & Wool B) Silk, Nylon, Spandex & Rayon C) Polyester, Acetate, Hair & Fur D) Fur, Leather, Spandex & Nylon
Answer : Cotton, Linen, Silk & Wool
Cellulosic fibres come from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) plants B) cotton C) synthetic D) Grass
Answer : plants
Which one is an organic source of natural fibres? A) Nylon B) Cotton plant C) Spandex D) Yarn
Answer : Cotton plant
\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a process when cotton yarn or fabric is treated with solutions of sodium hydroxide. A. Mercerization B. Absorbent C. Expose D. Resilience
Answer : Mercerization
Linen fibre ranges in colour from \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) off-white to tan B) black to brown C) plain white D) blue
Answer : off-white to tan
Cotton fibre is usually \_\_\_\_\_\_\_ or yellowish A) creamy white B) black C) pink D) orange
Answer : creamy white
Silk is the only Natural fiber that comes in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) long fiber B) filament form C) protein form D) yarns
Answer : filament form
Which synthetic fibre is most widely used? A) plastic B) polyester C) nylon D) acrylic
Answer : polyester
Silk is a luxury fibre known for its \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) beautiful drape B) hand C) lustre D) All of the above
Answer : All of the above
\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the ability of a fibre to carry moisture along its surface. A) Wicking B) Texturing C) Singeing D) Crocking
Answer : Wicking
Silk underwear and socks are popular due to the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) fibre's absorbency and wicking B) poor absorbency C) feel good to skin D) lustre
Answer : fibre’s absorbency and wicking
\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the only natural fibre that has a crimp texture. A) Cotton B) Silk C) Wool D) Linen
Answer : Wool
What are the properties of Linen?
a) very absorbent
b) excellent abrasion resistance
c) dyes well
d) all of the above
Answer : all of the above
Wool naturally tends to \_\_\_\_\_\_ and felt, and is prone to insect damage. A) shrink B) pill C) fade D) bleed
Answer : shrink
One of the Physical properties of Wool is its \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) high lustre B) low lustre C) high fiber D) low fiber
Answer : low lustre
Polyester has an excellent abrasion resistance and strength but it _______.
A) shrinks
B) pills easily
C) tears easily
Answer : pills easily
Wool fibres have moderate abrasion resistance but \_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) low strength B) high strength C) high resilience D) low resilience
Answer : low strength
Which is a Derivative Cellulosic fibre?
A) Cellulose acetate
B) Cellulose acrylic
C) Cellulose plastic
Answer : Cellulose acetate
Which of these is NOT an inorganic fibre? A: Ceramic B: Spandex C: Metallic D: Glass
Answer : Spandex
Staple fibres are short and filament are long.
A: True
B: False
Answer : True
What is the usual colour for manmade fibres? A: Black B: White C: White to brown D: Bleached
Answer : White
Most synthetic fibres are thermoplastic.
A: True
B: False
Answer : True
Which of these manmade fibres burns slowly, melts and drips in flame? A: Acetate B: Acrylic C: Rayon D: Nylon
Answer : Nylon
Monofilament yarns are more common than multifilament yarns.
A: True
B: False
Answer : False
Which of the three types of bulk yarns cannot be packed closely together? A: Bulky yarns B: Crimped yarns C: Textured yarns D: Stretch yarns
Answer : Bulky yarns
What is the Cotton System mainly used for? A: Cotton B: Silk C: Short manmade fibres D: All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Which process helps further align the fibres? A: Combing B: Blending C: Drawing D: Spinning
Answer : Combing
What does the process of Drawing help with?
A: Helps remove shorter fibres
B: Increases yarn uniformity and add a small amount of twist
C: Provides strength and resilience
D: Help loosen and separate the fibres
Answer : Increases yarn uniformity and add a small amount of twist
Which one of the properties of Cotton is INCORRECT? A: Good resilience B: Conducts heat well C: Shrinks D: Absorbent
Answer : Good resilience
Which fibre is stronger than Cotton but more brittle and less flexible? A: Nylon B: Linen C: Ramie D: Silk
Answer : Linen
What does the process of Mercerisation help with?
A: Improve cotton’s strength, lustre, absorbency and dyeability
B: Helps improve resilience
C: Provides comfort and a pleasant appearance
D: Helps reduce relaxation shrinkage during washing and drying
Answer : Improve cotton’s strength, lustre, absorbency and dyeability
What is the process of Wicking?
A: The process that improve cotton’s strength, lustre, absorbency and dyeability
B: The ability of a fibre to carry moisture along its surface
C: Increases yarn uniformity
D: Improves hand and draping qualities
Answer : The ability of a fibre to carry moisture along its surface
Which of these are TRUE about Cotton? A: Not fast-drying B: No elasticity C: Flammable D: All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Which one of the following statements about Wool is INCORRECT?
A: Poor stability and felting
B: Does not shrink
C: Prone to moths
D: Allergic reactions in people with sensitive skin
Answer : Does not shrink
Rayon viscose has \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A: Good resilience B: Weak abrasion resistance C: Fair colourfastness D: Does not wrinkle, shrink or stretch
Answer : Fair colourfastness
What are the end uses of Rayon Viscose? A: Dresses B: Lingerie C: Suits D: All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Cellulose Acetate has a strong abrasion resistance, good elasticity and good resilience.
A: True
B: False
Answer : False
What is a common property of Natural Cellulosic fibres?
a) Not flammable
b) Good resilience
c) Attacked by mildew
d) Poor absorbency
Answer : Attacked by mildew
What are the steps to process cotton from raw material to finished yarn and fabric?
a) Fabric mills-Spinning mills-Ginning seed cotton-Modular bales-Cultivating/Harvesting
b) Cultivating/Harvesting-Modular bales-Ginning seed cotton-Spinning mills-Fabric mills
c) Ginning seed cotton-Modular bales-Cultivating/Harvesting-Spinning mills-Fabric mills
d) Spinning mills-Fabric mills-Ginning seed cotton-Modular bales-Cultivating/Harvesting
Answer : Cultivating/Harvesting-Modular bales-Ginning seed cotton-Spinning mills-Fabric mills
Under a microscope, the Cotton fibre resembles __________.
a) worms
b) cells
c) twisted ribbons
d) tiny balls
Answer : twisted ribbons
What are the bad properties of Cotton?
a) Fast-drying
b) Does not shrink
c) Good resilience
d) Fair resistance to sunlight
Answer : Fair resistance to sunlight
What is Mercerisation?
a) A process when cotton yarn or fabric is used treated with solutions of sodium hydroxide.
b) A very absorbent fibre.
c) A fiber with high crystallinity and high orientation.
d) Improve product to consumers.
Answer : A process when cotton yarn or fabric is used treated with solutions of sodium hydroxide.
What is the common care for Cotton?
a) Cannot be bleached
b) Iron not damped
c) Tumble dry
d) Hand wash
Answer : Tumble dry
The colour of Linen fibre ranges from ________.
a) black to white
b) white to tan
c) tan to black
d) off-white to tan
Answer : off-white to tan
What is Wicking?
a) The process to make candle wick.
b) The process when liquid is moved through an object by capillary action.
c) The ability of a fibre to carry moisture along its surface.
d) The ability of bedspreads, towels, and carpets to be absorbent.
Answer : The ability of a fibre to carry moisture along its surface.
A common property of natural cellulosic fibres is _________.
A. poor absorbency
B. good resiliency
C. flammability
Answer : flammability
The colour of Cotton fibre is \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A. brown B. White C. creamy white D. Black
Answer : creamy white
The Mechanical properties of Cotton are __________.
A. Poor absorbency, not colourfast in dark tones
B. Strong when dry, shrinks
C. Dyes well, flammable
D. Matte appearance, no elasticity
Answer : Dyes well, flammable
Synthetics are mostly made from chemicals and do not occur naturally.
a) True
b) False
Answer : True
What is damaging to Cotton? A. Dry heat B. Ironing with an extremely high temperature C. Exposing it to an open flame D. All above
Answer : All above
What is a common care instruction for Cotton? A. Dry clean only B. Do not bleach C. Tumble dry D. All above
Answer : Tumble dry
The fibre modification(s) in Manmade fibres is/are A. Drawing B. Heat setting C. Texturing D. All above
Answer : All above
Which one of the fibres have the similar properties as Rayon? A. Cotton B. Acrylic C. Polyester D. Linen
Answer : Cotton
What is a good property of Rayon? A. Pills. B. Fades. C. Dyes well. D. Weakens when wet
Answer : Dyes well.
What is a Mechanical property of Polyester? A) Poor abrasion resistance B) Pills easily C) Poor stability D) Shrinks easily
Answer : Pills easily
Polyester is commonly blended with \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) Cotton B) Wool C) Silk D) All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Spandex is always used in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) underwear B) t-shirt C) short D) dress
Answer : underwear
How do you care for Nylon? A) Machine wash. B) Drying. C) Hand wash. D) All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Nylon was produced in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. A) 1930s B) 1950s C) 1940s D) 1960s
Answer : 1930s
What is/are the fabrics that uses Nylon fibre? A) Jersey. B) Satin. C) Velvet. D) All of the above.
Answer : All of the above.
Which one of the following is a Manmade fibre?
a) Silk
b) Wool
c) Nylon
d) Cotton
Answer : Nylon
The process of making a manufactured fibre is called _____.
a) cutting
b) sewing
c) spinning
d) texturing
Answer : spinning
What is the trade name of Rayon?
a) Flax.
b) Hemp.
c) Lycello.
d) Tencel
Answer : Tencel
Fur and hair fibres are generally smoother, finer and longer than wool fibres.
A: True
B: False
Answer :True
How do we care for Rayon Viscose? A: Dry clean B: Use chlorine bleach C: Gentle machine cycle D: All of the above
Answer : All of the above
Which of the properties are TRUE about Nylon? A: Shrinks B: High absorbency C: Excellent abrasion resistance D: Does not pill
Answer : Excellent abrasion resistance
What is formed by assembling yarns and/or fibres into one structure?
A) yarn
B) fibre
C) fabric
Answer : fabric
What are fine, hair-like strands which may be natural or manufactured (manmade) and are smallest component of a textile product? A) yarn B) fabric C) fibre
Answer : fibre
_________ is not considered a Mechanical Property.
A) Abrasion resistance
B) Absorbency
C) Stability
Answer : Absorbency
Which one of the following fibre, under a microscope, can be described as a triangular cross-section with rounded edges? A) acrylic B) wool C) silk
Answer : silk
The ________ fibres have a short length.
A) staple
B) filament
Answer : staple
Pleats have been an aesthetic feature in fashion, but which fashion designer made pleats popular?
A) Yohji Yamamoto
B) Issey Miyake
C) Rei Kawakubo
Answer : Issey Miyake
Which yarn is used to create lustrous and sometimes shiny yarns?
A) monofilament
B) multifilament
Answer : multifilament
What is the technique used to shape a garment by controlling its fullness?
A) ruffles
B) shirring
C) flounces
Answer : shirring
What are considered as Filled Reliefs?
A) cording, quilting and stuffing
B) combinations of different techniques
C) gathering and shirring
Answer : cording, quilting and stuffing
How is Godet pronounced?
A) Go-dat
B) Go-det
C) Go-day
Answer : Go-day
What is one of the techniques for Controlled Crushing?
A) Pleating
B) Gathering
C) Smoking
Answer : Gathering
Cellulosic fibres come from plants.
A) True
B) False
Answer : True
What is the process called when cotton yarn or fabric is treated with solutions?
A) Blending
B) Wicking
C) Mercerisation
Answer : Mercerisation
Which country is the major producer and exporter for Silk?
A) China
B) England
C) Africa
Answer : China
Wool tend to shrink and is prone to insect damage.
A) True
B) False
Answer : True
Wild silk colour can be brown, yellow, orange or _____.
A) white
B) black
C) green
Answer : green
What is/are the reason(s) that make synthetic fibres popular?
A) quantities are not controlled by nature
B) properties are customised
C) blends improve quality
D) all of the above
Answer : all of the above
Which one of the following is not a step in the fibre modification process? A) Drawing B) Texturing C) Heat setting D) Spinneret
Answer : Spinneret
Manmade fibres can be categorised as the following
A) manufactured synthetic fibres, neutral and manmade
B) manufactured cellulosic, synthetic and inorganic fibres
C) manufactured fibres, synthetic and organic fibres
D) manmade, neutral and organic fibres
Answer : manufactured cellulosic, synthetic and inorganic fibres
Rayon Viscose is a \_\_\_\_ cellulosic fibre A) regenerated B) derivative C) cultivated D) wild
Answer ; regenerated
What is the example for derivative cellulosic fibres? A) Rayon B) Nylon C) Acetate D) Polyester
Answer : Acetate
What is a good property of Acrylic? A) Low absorbency B) Pills easily C) Resists wrinkles and moths D) Tends to absorb odours
Answer : Resists wrinkles and moths
Which statement is TRUE about the good properties of Polyester?
A) Once stained it’s hard to remove afterwards
B) When put under heat it will get melted
C) When washed it would not shrink to a smaller size
D) Washing will lead to shrinking the fabric
Answer : When washed it would not shrink to a smaller size
Which manmade fibre has wool-like qualities and is crimped? A) Acetate B) Polyester C) Acrylic D) Nylon
Answer : Acrylic
What is an example of inorganic fibres? A) Rayon B) Glass C) Nylon D) Lyocell
Answer : Glass
Which of the following is CORRECT about the Fibre Modification Process?
A) Drawing, texturing, heat-setting, cutting
B) Drawing, heat-setting, texturing, cutting
C) Heat-setting, cutting, texturing, drawing
Answer : Drawing, heat-setting, texturing, cutting
The trade name for Spandex is _____.
A) Lyda
B) Lycre
C) Lycra
Answer : Lycra
Which one of the following is a characteristic of Cotton?
A) Non flammable
B) Strong when wet
C) Does not shrink
Answer : Strong when wet
What is Spandex usually used for?
A) Wedding dresses
B) Swim wear
C) Night wear
Answer : Swim wear
What are the physical properties of Rayon Viscose?
A) White, lustrous and soft hand
B) Dark, lustrous and stiff hand
C) White, dull and soft hand
Answer : White, lustrous and soft hand
