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Laundry 101

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which load would this shirt be sorted into?

a)

whites

b)

bright colors

c)

bedding

d)

towels

2.

What water temperature should most white items be washed in?

a)

cool

b)

cold

c)

warm

d)

hot

3.

True or False: All clothing can be dried in the dryer.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Which of the following clothing items would be considered a "delicate"?

a)

jeans

b)

towels

c)

socks

d)

dress

5.

Which water temperature is best for dark colored clothing?

a)

cool

b)

cold

c)

warm

d)

hot

6.

What can happen if you overload a washing machine?

a)

it can overflow

b)

it could break the washer

c)

clothes won't be properly cleaned

d)

all are possible

7.

Which of these is the first step in the laundry process?

a)

sort

b)

fold

c)

wash

d)

dry

8.

Which of these is the final step in the laundry process?

a)

fold

b)

wash

c)

dry

d)

put away

9.

When should stains be treated?

a)

before washing

b)

after washing

c)

after drying

10.

What load would you sort this clothing item into?

a)

whites

b)

lights

c)

darks

d)

delicates

11.

What load would you sort this clothing item into?

a)

whites

b)

delicates

c)

darks

d)

towels

12.

What water temperature would be best for these sheets?

a)

cool

b)

cold

c)

warm

d)

hot

13.

What load would you sort this clothing item into?

a)

lights

b)

darks

c)

towels

d)

whites

14.

The steps for doing laundry may vary, but to know how to wash and dry a garment safely, read the:

a)

care label

b)

decal

c)

instructions

d)

logo

15.

Laundry should be sorted according to:

a)

color

b)

fiber & construction

c)

how dirty the item is

d)

all of these

16.

Other preparations that should be done before washing a load of clothing include:

a)

closing zippers

b)

emptying pockets

c)

buttoning buttons

d)

all of these

17.

What fire safety precaution should you take when drying a load of laundry?

a)

clean the lint trap

b)

shake clothing before putting into dryer

c)

place a dryer sheet in with the clothing

d)

all of the above

18.

What can over drying do to clothing?

a)

it may shrink items

b)

it may set in stains

c)

it may wrinkle items

d)

all of these are possible

19.

It is important not to wash colored clothing (especially new) with white clothing because this can happen:

a)

sorting

b)

color transfer

c)

stain enhancement

d)

starching

20.

Drying clothing in a regular drying means to:

a)

hang up to dry

b)

lay flat to dry

c)

tumble dry

d)

air dry

21.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

machine wash cold

b)

machine wash warm

c)

machine wash hot

d)

tumble dry

22.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

machine wash hot

b)

machine wash warm

c)

tumble dry low

d)

no bleach

23.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

machine wash cold

b)

gently wash

c)

hand wash

d)

do not iron

24.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

bleach if needed

b)

do not bleach

c)

do not wring

d)

dry clean only

25.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

iron on cool

b)

iron on warm

c)

iron on hot

d)

do not iron

26.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

tumble dry warm/medium

b)

tumble dry cool/low

c)

tumble dry hot/high

d)

iron if needed

27.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

lay flat to dry

b)

tumble dry low

c)

do not wring

d)

do not bleach

28.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

tumble dry high

b)

hang to dry

c)

dry clean

d)

drip dry

29.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

machine wash warm

b)

tumble dry

c)

dry clean

d)

lay flat to dry

30.

What does this laundry symbol mean?

a)

do not bleach

b)

do not iron

c)

do not wring

d)

machine wash warm