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Y7 Summer Term Textiles Quiz

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A common stitch used in sewing and embroidery where the thread runs in and out of the fabric

a)

Chain stitch

b)

Running stitch

c)

Blanket stitch

d)

Cross stitch

2.

A sewing and embroidery stitch that includes a series of flat stitches that are used to completely cover a section of the background fabric.

a)

Satin stich

b)

French knot

c)

Feather stitch

d)

Cross stitch

3.

Natural fibers come from where?

a)

Grass clippings

b)

Wool products

c)

Chemicals

d)

Plants and animals

4.

A decorative form of stitching by hand is called

a)

Embrodery

b)

Embrodiery

c)

Ebroidery

d)

Embroidery

5.

This stitch is commonly used to outline shapes

a)

running stitch

b)

blanket stitch

c)

french knot

d)

back stitch

6.

This stitch is commonly used to reinforce the edge of fabric

a)

Blanket stitch

b)

Satin stitch

c)

Back stitch

d)

Running stitch

7.

This fabric can be made from recycled plastic bottles.

a)

Nylon

b)

Cotton

c)

Polyester

d)

Viscose

8.

Which if these materials is a natural fabric?

a)

Linen

b)

Nylon

c)

Elastane

d)

Polyester

9.

What is the sources of synthetic fabrics?

a)

Sheep's wool

b)

Leather

c)

Silk worms

d)

Crude oil

10.

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

11.

Where does cotton come from?

a)

Fleece of a sheep

b)

Pine trees

c)

Crude oil

d)

A plant

12.

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

13.

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

14.

Which of these answers contains ALL NATURAL fabrics?

a)

Wool, lycra, polyester

b)

Polyester, cotton, silk

c)

Lycra, elastane, nylon

d)

Wool, linen, silk

15.

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

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)

Felt

23.

What does this care symbol mean?

a)

Do not dry clean

b)

Do not bleach

c)

Do not tumble dry

d)

Dry flat

24.

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

a)

manufacture

b)

end of life products

c)

life cycle analysis

d)

fast fashion

25.

A decorative technique that involves sewing a smaller patch of fabric onto a larger one to create a pattern or motif is called what?

a)

Patchwork

b)

Embroidery

c)

Applique

d)

Machine stitching

26.

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