PN 2004 PACKAGED II 2026 COMPLETE
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ One of the major future trends in packaging is to:
Answer: use mostly plastic to avoid the weight of materials like glass
and metal
◉ What are the four basic functions of packaging?
Answer: contain, protect, inform, utility of use
◉ The package that comes directly in contact with the product is
usually considered to be which of the following?
Answer: primary
◉ Which component of wood provides the structural component of
paper and paperboard?
Answer: cellulose
◉ Paper is defined as having a thickness less than __________ inches.
Answer: 0.012
,◉ What "plastic" comes from wood?
Answer: cellophane
◉ Which paper pulping method is most common and produces the
highest quality pulp?
Answer: sulfate (kraft)
◉ What are two machines used to make paper from pulp?
Answer: fourdrinier and cylinder
◉ Calendering decreases density and smoothness of paper.
Answer: false
◉ Two advantages of paper and paperboard are:
Answer: recyclable and renewable
◉ What is one chemical used to make pulp?
Answer: sulfite
◉ What are the basic steps involved in making paper?
Answer: screen, squeeze, dry
,◉ What are the three basic features of corrugated board?
Answer: distance between flutes, height of flutes, type of liner-board
◉ The flutes of a corrugated container should be oriented in which
direction for best stacking strength?
Answer: parallel to the depth dimension
◉ What is "trade dress"?
Answer: combination of a package's color, shape, and typography
◉ The most commonly used packaging polymer or plastic is:
Answer: polyethylene PE
◉ The second most commonly used packaging polymer or plastic is:
Answer: polypropylene PP
◉ The distributor's name and address is a mandatory component of
the information contained on a package.
Answer: true
◉ Basis weight is a concept that categorizes paper based on the
weight per ream. The basis weight of paperboard is:
, Answer: lbs./1000 sq. ft.
◉ The first evidence of protective packaging is:
Answer: the use of a cork stopper
◉ Microflute corrugated is used for:
Answer: small appliances, fast food packaging, bulk packaging for
clubstores
◉ Each packaged product has a secondary package.
Answer: false
◉ This packaging test is analogous to someone kicking the sidewall
of a box. It correlates to how your package will survive if the product
shifts inside the box during transit.
Answer: Mullen Burst Test
◉ What are the three M's of the packaging definition?
Answer: methods, materials, machinery
◉ The amount of material taken up in a fold or crease is referred to
as the __________ ____________.
Answer: corrugated media
ASSESSMENT SCRIPT TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
◉ One of the major future trends in packaging is to:
Answer: use mostly plastic to avoid the weight of materials like glass
and metal
◉ What are the four basic functions of packaging?
Answer: contain, protect, inform, utility of use
◉ The package that comes directly in contact with the product is
usually considered to be which of the following?
Answer: primary
◉ Which component of wood provides the structural component of
paper and paperboard?
Answer: cellulose
◉ Paper is defined as having a thickness less than __________ inches.
Answer: 0.012
,◉ What "plastic" comes from wood?
Answer: cellophane
◉ Which paper pulping method is most common and produces the
highest quality pulp?
Answer: sulfate (kraft)
◉ What are two machines used to make paper from pulp?
Answer: fourdrinier and cylinder
◉ Calendering decreases density and smoothness of paper.
Answer: false
◉ Two advantages of paper and paperboard are:
Answer: recyclable and renewable
◉ What is one chemical used to make pulp?
Answer: sulfite
◉ What are the basic steps involved in making paper?
Answer: screen, squeeze, dry
,◉ What are the three basic features of corrugated board?
Answer: distance between flutes, height of flutes, type of liner-board
◉ The flutes of a corrugated container should be oriented in which
direction for best stacking strength?
Answer: parallel to the depth dimension
◉ What is "trade dress"?
Answer: combination of a package's color, shape, and typography
◉ The most commonly used packaging polymer or plastic is:
Answer: polyethylene PE
◉ The second most commonly used packaging polymer or plastic is:
Answer: polypropylene PP
◉ The distributor's name and address is a mandatory component of
the information contained on a package.
Answer: true
◉ Basis weight is a concept that categorizes paper based on the
weight per ream. The basis weight of paperboard is:
, Answer: lbs./1000 sq. ft.
◉ The first evidence of protective packaging is:
Answer: the use of a cork stopper
◉ Microflute corrugated is used for:
Answer: small appliances, fast food packaging, bulk packaging for
clubstores
◉ Each packaged product has a secondary package.
Answer: false
◉ This packaging test is analogous to someone kicking the sidewall
of a box. It correlates to how your package will survive if the product
shifts inside the box during transit.
Answer: Mullen Burst Test
◉ What are the three M's of the packaging definition?
Answer: methods, materials, machinery
◉ The amount of material taken up in a fold or crease is referred to
as the __________ ____________.
Answer: corrugated media
