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Y7 Textiles - Spring term knowledge quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which if these materials is a natural fabric?

a)

Linen

b)

Nylon

c)

Elastane

d)

Polyester

2.

What is the sources of synthetic fabrics?

a)

Sheep's wool

b)

Leather

c)

Silk worms

d)

Crude oil

3.

What is fast fashion?

a)

Second hand already made clothing

b)

Expensive good quality clothing

c)

Getting dressed really fast

d)

Low cost high fashion clothing

4.

Which of these natural fabrics is most insulating?

a)

Elastane

b)

Cotton

c)

Wool

d)

Silk

5.

Where does cotton come from?

a)

Fleece of a sheep

b)

Pine trees

c)

Crude oil

d)

A plant

6.

What two families can we divide fabrics into?

a)

Natural and synthetic

b)

Hard and soft

c)

Plants and animals

d)

Crude oil and plants

7.

What does the word synthetic mean when talking about materials?

a)

The material is from a natural source

b)

The material is man made

c)

The material is light weight

d)

The material contains metal

8.

Which of these answers contains ALL NATURAL fabrics?

a)

Wool, lycra, polyester

b)

Polyester, cotton, silk

c)

Lycra, elastane, nylon

d)

Wool, linen, silk

9.

Wool is very absorbent.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

10.

A property of a material...

a)

describes which family it belongs too

b)

describes the characteristics of the material

c)

describes how you should wash the material

d)

describes the source of the material

11.

Which process follows growing in the life cycle of a cotton t-shirt?

a)

end of life

b)

growing

c)

harvesting

d)

use

12.

What is water contamination?

a)

Where there is not enough water to grow the crops

b)

The amount of water that is used to grow crops

c)

Water that runs from crops into rivers and causes pollution

d)

Water that is reserved only for growing crops

13.

What is a boll?

a)

How fabric is disposed of

b)

Chemicals that are added to cotton seed to help them grow

c)

The head of the cotton plant, where cotton is picked

d)

A bale of cotton when it is wrapped up and ready fro processing

14.

Extensive farming for cotton can cause...

a)

soil erosion and soil to become poor

b)

different colours of cotton to be grown

c)

really tall cotton plants

d)

a better fresh water supply for villages down stream

15.

The correct method of fabric production is:

a)

Fibre > Yarn > Fabric

b)

Fabric > Fibre > Yarn

c)

Yarn > Fibre > Fabric

d)

Fibre > Fabric > Yarn

16.

Select and example of a component used in textiles

a)

a pair of scissors

b)

pins

c)

a button

d)

a tape measure

17.

Complete the sentence. A textile fibre

a)

is another name for fabric

b)

is a hair like strand from which all fabric are made

c)

is another name for thread

d)

is used to make thread and only comes from natural sources

18.

Select which natural fibre group silk comes from

a)

Mineral

b)

Animal

c)

Plant

d)

Synthetic

19.

Knitted fabric is very........

a)

hard wearing

b)

soft

c)

stretchy

d)

uncomfortable

20.

Woven fabrics are very ...

a)

weak and tear easily

b)

stretchy and soft

c)

warm to wear

d)

strong and hard wearing

21.

This diagram shows

a)

the structure of knitted fabric

b)

the structure of felted fabric

c)

the structure of woven fabric

d)

the structure of bonded fabric

22.

This image shows the structure of....

a)

Knitted fabric

b)

Woven fabric

c)

Non - woven fabric

d)

All fabric

23.

This image shows the structure of....

a)

Knitted fabric

b)

Woven fabric

c)

Non-woven fabric

d)

Felt

24.

A clothing item made from cotton is

a)

A wedding dress

b)

A school uniform

c)

A pair of jeans

d)

A Christmas jumper

25.

What does this care symbol mean?

a)

Tumble try for 40 minutes

b)

Wash at 40 degrees

c)

Hand wash only

d)

Wash for 40 minutes

26.

What does this care symbol mean?

a)

Do not dry clean

b)

Do not bleach

c)

Do not tumble dry

d)

Dry flat

27.

What does this care symbol mean?

a)

Iron at a low temperature

b)

Do not iron

c)

Wash at a high temperature

d)

Iron at a high temperature

28.

What does this care symbol mean?

a)

Hand wash only

b)

Dry clean only

c)

Wash on a delicate / gentle cycle

d)

Wash at a high temperature

29.

A life cycle analysis is

a)

an analysis of how a material is grown.

b)

an analysis of the properties of materials.

c)

an analysis of the journey of a material or product.

d)

an analysis of the colours used in products to enhance the way they look.

30.

The creation of very fashionable, low quality clothes is called...

a)

manufacture

b)

end of life products

c)

life cycle analysis

d)

fast fashion