IICRC CCT CARPET CLEANING
TECHNICIAN ACTUAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+ < LATEST
VERSION >
1. What requires longer dry time-natural or synthetic? Why? - ANSWER 🗸
Natural; it is more absorbent
2. What is the chemical name for chlorine bleach? - ANSWER 🗸 Sodium
Hydrochloride
3. Where do protein fibers come from? - ANSWER 🗸 animals, insects
4. Where do cellulosic fibers come from? - ANSWER 🗸 plants
5. Name 2 protein fibers - ANSWER 🗸 wool/silk
6. Name 2 cellulosic fibers - ANSWER 🗸 cotton and jute
,7. What can cause cellulosic browning - ANSWER 🗸 mositure absorbed by
cotton releasing lingin which will wick upwards and create brown out
8. Which cleaning materials will clean brown out better? Acid or Alkaline? -
ANSWER 🗸 Acid
9. Ability for carpet to retain it's shape and size - ANSWER 🗸 dimensional
stability
10.When a material gets smaller - ANSWER 🗸 shrinkage
11.What is the oldest known carpet fiber - ANSWER 🗸 wool, 2000B.C.
12.Ability for carpet to bounce back to original shape - ANSWER 🗸 resiliency
13.What fiber has natural resiliency - ANSWER 🗸 wool
14.What are the ph guidelines for wool? - ANSWER 🗸 4.5-8.5
15.What can damage wool carpets? - ANSWER 🗸 over agitation, insects,
bleach, direct sunlight
16.Which fiber is flame/fire resistant - ANSWER 🗸 wool/silk
,17.Which fiber is a synthetic replacement for wool - ANSWER 🗸 Acrylic
18.What are 3 examples of synthetic fibers - ANSWER 🗸 olefin, polyester, and
nylon
19.What are synthetic fibers commonly known as - ANSWER 🗸 extruded
fibers
20.What is a single strand of fiber - ANSWER 🗸 filament
21.What are the two designs of synthetic fiber - ANSWER 🗸 staple and
continuous
22.One large continuous piece of synthetic fiber - ANSWER 🗸 Bulk
continuous fiber(BCF)
23.Synthetic fiber that is cut into small pieces about 6"-12" in length -
ANSWER 🗸 staple fiber
24.When 2 or more filaments are twisted together - ANSWER 🗸 plied yarn
single
25.What is the least absorbent synthetic fiber - ANSWER 🗸 olefin
26.What is another name for olefin - ANSWER 🗸 polypropylene
, 27.Are olefin fibers heat sensitive - ANSWER 🗸 yes
28.Do olefin fibers have good resiliency - ANSWER 🗸 no they have very low
resiliency
29.What is olefin attracted to - ANSWER 🗸 oily soils
30.Where should polyester carpet be installed? - ANSWER 🗸 due to low
resiliency, it should be installed in low traffic areas
31.What is polyester carpet made from - ANSWER 🗸 recycled plastic bottles
32.Compacted and tangled fibers - ANSWER 🗸 matting
33.Ease of clean, more aggressive cleaning, don't exceed 10ph - ANSWER 🗸
Nylon Fiber
34.Makes carpet with stain blocker turn yellow; can be seen with UV light -
ANSWER 🗸 optical brighteners
35.How many generation of nylon - ANSWER 🗸 5
36.1st generation nylon - ANSWER 🗸 fillament was round
37.2nd generation of nylon - ANSWER 🗸 fillament was different shape
TECHNICIAN ACTUAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
ALREADY GRADED A+ < LATEST
VERSION >
1. What requires longer dry time-natural or synthetic? Why? - ANSWER 🗸
Natural; it is more absorbent
2. What is the chemical name for chlorine bleach? - ANSWER 🗸 Sodium
Hydrochloride
3. Where do protein fibers come from? - ANSWER 🗸 animals, insects
4. Where do cellulosic fibers come from? - ANSWER 🗸 plants
5. Name 2 protein fibers - ANSWER 🗸 wool/silk
6. Name 2 cellulosic fibers - ANSWER 🗸 cotton and jute
,7. What can cause cellulosic browning - ANSWER 🗸 mositure absorbed by
cotton releasing lingin which will wick upwards and create brown out
8. Which cleaning materials will clean brown out better? Acid or Alkaline? -
ANSWER 🗸 Acid
9. Ability for carpet to retain it's shape and size - ANSWER 🗸 dimensional
stability
10.When a material gets smaller - ANSWER 🗸 shrinkage
11.What is the oldest known carpet fiber - ANSWER 🗸 wool, 2000B.C.
12.Ability for carpet to bounce back to original shape - ANSWER 🗸 resiliency
13.What fiber has natural resiliency - ANSWER 🗸 wool
14.What are the ph guidelines for wool? - ANSWER 🗸 4.5-8.5
15.What can damage wool carpets? - ANSWER 🗸 over agitation, insects,
bleach, direct sunlight
16.Which fiber is flame/fire resistant - ANSWER 🗸 wool/silk
,17.Which fiber is a synthetic replacement for wool - ANSWER 🗸 Acrylic
18.What are 3 examples of synthetic fibers - ANSWER 🗸 olefin, polyester, and
nylon
19.What are synthetic fibers commonly known as - ANSWER 🗸 extruded
fibers
20.What is a single strand of fiber - ANSWER 🗸 filament
21.What are the two designs of synthetic fiber - ANSWER 🗸 staple and
continuous
22.One large continuous piece of synthetic fiber - ANSWER 🗸 Bulk
continuous fiber(BCF)
23.Synthetic fiber that is cut into small pieces about 6"-12" in length -
ANSWER 🗸 staple fiber
24.When 2 or more filaments are twisted together - ANSWER 🗸 plied yarn
single
25.What is the least absorbent synthetic fiber - ANSWER 🗸 olefin
26.What is another name for olefin - ANSWER 🗸 polypropylene
, 27.Are olefin fibers heat sensitive - ANSWER 🗸 yes
28.Do olefin fibers have good resiliency - ANSWER 🗸 no they have very low
resiliency
29.What is olefin attracted to - ANSWER 🗸 oily soils
30.Where should polyester carpet be installed? - ANSWER 🗸 due to low
resiliency, it should be installed in low traffic areas
31.What is polyester carpet made from - ANSWER 🗸 recycled plastic bottles
32.Compacted and tangled fibers - ANSWER 🗸 matting
33.Ease of clean, more aggressive cleaning, don't exceed 10ph - ANSWER 🗸
Nylon Fiber
34.Makes carpet with stain blocker turn yellow; can be seen with UV light -
ANSWER 🗸 optical brighteners
35.How many generation of nylon - ANSWER 🗸 5
36.1st generation nylon - ANSWER 🗸 fillament was round
37.2nd generation of nylon - ANSWER 🗸 fillament was different shape
