Y7 Textiles - Spring term knowledge quiz

Which if these materials is a natural fabric?

• Linen

• Nylon

• Elastane

• Polyester

What is the sources of synthetic fabrics?

• Sheep's wool

• Leather

• Silk worms

• Crude oil

What is fast fashion?

• Second hand already made clothing

• Expensive good quality clothing

• Getting dressed really fast

• Low cost high fashion clothing

Which of these natural fabrics is most insulating?

• Elastane

• Cotton

• Wool

• Silk

Where does cotton come from?

• Fleece of a sheep

• Pine trees

• Crude oil

• A plant

What two families can we divide fabrics into?

• Natural and synthetic

• Hard and soft

• Plants and animals

• Crude oil and plants

What does the word synthetic mean when talking about materials?

• The material is from a natural source

• The material is man made

• The material is light weight

• The material contains metal

Which of these answers contains ALL NATURAL fabrics?

• Wool, lycra, polyester

• Polyester, cotton, silk

• Lycra, elastane, nylon

• Wool, linen, silk

Wool is very absorbent.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A property of a material...

• describes which family it belongs too

• describes the characteristics of the material

• describes how you should wash the material

• describes the source of the material