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WorksheetsLaundry Scenarios
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 12mins
You are not sure how much washing powder to put in the machine. What should you do?
Fill it up to the top
Guess
Read the instructions on the washing powder
Read the washing machine instructions
Spot the odd one out
Washing Machine
Tumble Dryer
Clothes Horse
Washing Line
You are at the laundrette and you have forgotten your washing powder. What can you do?
Steal someone else's
Don't use any
Buy some from the washing powder machine in the laundrette
Just use fabric conditioner
You have just realised that you have left some money in your jeans pocket which is half way through a washing load. What do you do?
Try and pull the door open
Wait until the wash has finished, then rescue the money
Press the Emergency Stop button
Call a maintenance man
What is likely to happen here?
The white washing will turn pink
The sock will turn white in the wash
Nothing
The white washing will turn purple.
What are the 3 main colour washes to consider when sorting laundry.
Lights, blues and medium colours
Whites, darks and quilt covers
Whites, darks and multi coloured
Whites, darks and medium colours
When should you check your pockets?
After you take out of washing machine
When you take your clothes off
Before you pack away
When sorting the washing before going into the machine
You should empty the lint in the tumble dryer after each use.
False
True
What could happen if you continuously forget to empty the lint?
You won't be able to open the tumble dryer door
It may cause the tumble dryer to catch on fire
The tumble dryer will stop working
You will get fined
How often should underwear be placed in the wash basket?
Every other day
Once a week
Not at all
After every use
How much clothes should you put in the washing machine?
As much as you possibly can.
No more than 3/4 (three quarters) full
Just a couple of items
Fill it right up
What does this fabric care instruction mean?
Less than 30 items
Wash at maximum 30 degrees
30 items only
Wash at minimum 30 degrees
