CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS
1. Fabrics frequently are made from a blend or combination of --- - CORRECT
ANSWER-Fibers
2. Natural fibers (rayon, cotton, linen) absorb water and other substances more easily
than synthetic fibers, so they --- more slowly and --- more easily. - CORRECT
ANSWER-1) Dry 2) Stain
3. The cotton plant produces fibers from the --- --- of the plant. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Seed Pod
4. Lignin is the binder in cellulose materials that dissolves in water to cause stains
Called ---- ----. - CORRECT ANSWER-Cellulosic Browning
5. The flax plant produces --- fibers from the --- of the plant. - CORRECT ANSWER-1)
Linen 2) Stem
6. Linen is a natural fiber that easily absorbs water and darkens in color from water
based solutions, making --- procedure more difficult. - CORRECT ANSWER-Cleaning.
7. Rayon is a man-made fiber manufactured with cellulose, so it should be --- like
cellulose materials. - CORRECT ANSWER-Cleaned
8. Rayon is loses much of its strength when --- so it tends to shrink. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Wet
9. Rayon is a man-made fiber manufactured with cellulose materials that are dissolved
in --- ---. - CORRECT ANSWER-Alkaline Products
10. Alkaline residues and over wetting could result in --- in rayon fibers. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Browning
11. Fibers that easily absorb water and should not be over wetted are: --- and ---. -
CORRECT ANSWER-1) Rayon 2) Cotton
12. Acetate fibers will dissolve in solvent-based chemicals containing ---. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Acetate
, 13. Always clean --- fibers with cleaning products specifically formulated for --- fibers,
because they are damaged by high alkaline cleaning products. - CORRECT ANSWER-
1) Wool 2) Wool
14. Two fibers are protein fibers being made from animals or insect: --- and ---. -
CORRECT ANSWER-1) Wool 2) Silk
15. Alkaline solutions damage the outer layer of the wool fiber which is known as the ---.
- CORRECT ANSWER-Cuticle
16. The protein fiber that comes from the cocoon of worms is ---. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Silk
17. Silk is damaged by --- making it brittle. - CORRECT ANSWER-Perspiration
18. Polyester fibers used in upholstery release water readily and do not absorb water
easily so polyester dries ---. - CORRECT ANSWER-Quickly
19. Microfibers are usually manufactured from --- fibers. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Polyester
20. Oleophilic fibers attract oily soils which cause yellow discoloration. Both --- and ---
fibers are oleophilic. - CORRECT ANSWER-1) Polyester 2) Olefin.
21. Polypropylene is another name for --- fibers. - CORRECT ANSWER-Olefin.
22. Delustered --- is sensitive to sunlight and is damaged by prolonged sunlight
exposure. - CORRECT ANSWER-Olefin
23. The solution dyeing process for acrylic fibers helps them resist ---. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Bleaching
24. Solution dyeing is the process of adding color (pigment) to --- ---. - CORRECT
ANSWER-Liquid Polymer
25. Silk fibers are finer than cotton and wool fibers and --- are finer than silk. -
CORRECT ANSWER-Microfibers
26. 9,000 meters of a microfiber weigh less than --- denier. - CORRECT ANSWER-One
27. Novelty yarns are delicate and easily damaged during cleaning. Agitate novelty
yarns only --- -- --- of the yarn. - CORRECT ANSWER-Along the Length
28. Seeds are removed from cotton fibers by the --- process. - CORRECT ANSWER-
Ginning