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Laundry Care Symbols

Total questions: 33

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How should you dry something with this symbol?

a)

Hang to dry

b)

Tumble dry no heat

c)

Lay flat to dry

d)

Drip dry

2.

What kind of bleach should you use for something that has this symbol?

a)

Any bleach

b)

No Bleach

c)

Only color safe bleach

d)

Do what you want, its your clothes.

3.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Dry Clean

b)

Machine Wash

c)

Dry on a triangle

d)

Any bleach

4.

How should you NOT wash something with this symbol?

a)

Machine wash permanent press

b)

Dry Clean

c)

Hand Wash

d)

Machine Wash with cold water

5.

Is something with this symbol safe to iron?

a)

Yes

b)

No

6.

How do you wash something with this symbol?

a)

Hand Wash Only

b)

Test the water with your hand before you wash your clothes

c)

Machine Wash

d)

Do Not Wash

7.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Do Not Machine Wash

b)

Do Not Dry Clean

c)

Do Not Tumble Dry

d)

Do Not Iron

8.

What kind of bleach should you use for something with this symbol?

a)

Non Chlorine Bleach

b)

Any Bleach

c)

No Bleach

d)

Do what you want.

9.

What temperature should this dry be on?

a)

High

b)

Medium

c)

Low

d)

No Heat

10.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Machine Wash Warm

b)

Tumble Dry Medium

c)

Iron Medium

d)

Dry Clean with Medium Chemicals

11.

How should you wash something with this symbol?

a)

Machine Wash Cold Gentle

b)

Machine Wash Warm Gentle

c)

Machine Wash Cold Permanent Press

d)

Machine Wash Warm Permanent Press

12.

What does this symbol mean?

a)

Machine Wash Cold

b)

Machine Wash Permanent Press

c)

Machine Wash Delicate

d)

Machine Wash Spin Cycle Only

13.

What temperature should you set your dryer on if you see this symbol?

a)

Hot/High

b)

Warm\medium

c)

Low

d)

Air Dry/No heat

14.

How should you dry this piece of clothing if you see this symbol?

a)

In dryer

b)

Hang on clothes line

c)

Drip dry

d)

Lay flat to dry

15.
What does the following laundry symbol mean?
a)
dry, hot, permanent press
b)
dry, hot, gentle cycle
c)
wash, hot, gentle cycle
d)
wash, warm, permanent press
16.
a)

do not tie

b)

do not dry

c)

do not wring

d)

do not eat candy

17.

What is the best care code for this garment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
18.

What is the best care tag code for this garment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
19.

Can you use bleach on this clothing?

a)

Yes, Chlorine Bleach

b)

No

c)

Yes, Non-Chlorine bleach

20.

what is the best care tag for this garment?

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

a)

delicate wash

b)

delicate dry

c)

low iron

d)

high iron

22.

a)

do not wash

b)

do not dry

c)

do not bleach

d)

do not iron

23.

a)

do not wash

b)

do not dry

c)

do not bleach

d)

do not iron

24.

a)

dry flat

b)

drip dry

c)

dry in a line

d)

dry 3 items

25.

a)

dry in sun

b)

dry upside down

c)

dry in shade

d)

bleach

26.

a)

iron high

b)

iron low

c)

no iron

d)

no steam iron

27.

a)

high iron

b)

medium iron

c)

low iron

d)

no iron

28.

True or False you only sort items by color.

a)

True, any type of item can be washed together, no matter what, as long as they are the same color.

b)

False, there are other things to take into consideration when sorting clothing, not just color.

29.

All items that are washed together can be dried together.

a)

True!

b)

False, some items have special drying instructions.

30.

What infomation can you find on clothing labels?

a)

how it should be washed

b)

temperature

c)

how it should be dried

d)

how long to dry

31.

When washing multiple loads of laundry, what should you read first?

a)

The detergent bottle

b)

The washing machine instructions

c)

The clothing tags

d)

A John Greene novel

32.

Which of the following is true about washing clothes?

a)

It's best to wash everything in warm or hot water

b)

It is only necessary to wash majority of your clothing every third time you wear it.

c)

Once something stains your clothes washing it will not make much of a difference.

d)

Clothes should be sorted by coloring and washing requirements before loading the washer.

33.

Which of the following is true about dry cleaning?

a)

All clothes can be dry cleaned

b)

Only clothes marked dry clean only should be dry cleaned

c)

Dry cleaners are a inexpensive option for when you don't have time to wash your own clothes

d)

Dry cleaning generally takes as long as doing one load of laundry