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Sewing Machine Parts and Controls Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What holds the spool of thread in place?

a)

Spool Pin

b)

Take Up Lever

c)

Tension Control

d)

Hand Wheel

2.

What holds the fabric in place when sewing?

a)

Presser Foot

b)

Presser Foot Lever

c)

Feed Dog

d)

Throat Plate

3.

What holds the needle in place?

a)

Bobbin Winder Spindle

b)

Reverse Stitch Control

c)

Bobbin and Bobbin Case

d)

Needle Clamp and Screw

4.

What raises and lowers the presser foot?

a)

Presser Foot

b)

Presser Foot Lever

c)

Feed Dog

d)

Throat Plate

5.

What controls the flow (up and down movement) of the needle thread?

a)

Take Up Lever

b)

Tension Control

c)

Hand Wheel

d)

Stitch Length Control

6.

The fabric is not moving to the back of the machine when I'm sewing. Which part below could MOST likely be the problem?

a)

Take up lever

b)

Presser Foot Lever

c)

Feed Dog

d)

Throat Plate

7.

Which of the following has sewing guidelines to help you sew straight?

a)

Presser Foot

b)

Presser Foot Lever

c)

Feed Dog

d)

Throat Plate

8.

The pressure applied to the top thread is too slack so my stitches are loose. Which of the following do I need to adjust?

a)

Stitch Pattern Control

b)

Hand Wheel

c)

Stitch Length Control

d)

Tension Control

9.

If I wanted to sew manually without the foot pedal, which of the following can I use?

a)

Stitch Pattern Control

b)

Stitch Length Control

c)

Hand Wheel

d)

Needle Clamp and Screw

10.

What adjusts the length of the stitch?

a)

Stitch Length Control

b)

Stitch Pattern Control

c)

Needle Clamp and Screw

d)

Reverse Stitch Control

11.

What allows you to sew backwards?

a)

Stitch Length Control

b)

Reverse Stitch Control

c)

Stitch Pattern Control

d)

Foot Pedal

12.

I want to change from a straight stitch to a zig-zag stitch, which of the following do I use?

a)

Stitch Pattern Control

b)

Thread Guide

c)

Tension Control

d)

Stitch Length Control

13.

What holds the bobbin while filling with thread?

a)

Thread Guide

b)

Foot Pedal

c)

Bobbin Winder Spindle

d)

Presser Foot

14.

What powers the sewing machine?

a)

Thread Guide

b)

Foot Pedal

c)

Presser Foot

d)

Presser Foot Lever

15.

What directs the thread from spool to needle?

a)

Thread Guide

b)

Presser Foot

c)

Presser Foot Lever

d)

Feed Dog

16.

If you sew with thread but no fabric, what will happen to the machine?

a)

The needle will break

b)

The machine will jam

c)

The thread will burst

d)

Nothing

17.

Jane is trying to sew a denim skirt but the needle keeps breaking. What could be the cause?

a)

Incorrect needle size

b)

Machine threaded incorrectly

c)

The presser foot is not lowered

d)

Tension is too tight

18.

While sewing the thread keeps breaking often, what will you check to fix the problem?

a)

The tension

b)

The threading of the machine

c)

The thread

d)

All of the above

19.

The thread keeps bunching up below the fabric while sewing, what could MOST likely be the problem?

a)

The tension is too loose

b)

The bobbin is not threaded properly

c)

The thread is too thick

d)

The needle is too small

20.

Your machine keeps skipping stitches while sewing. What could be the cause?

a)

The needle is inserted incorrectly

b)

The needle is the wrong size for the fabric

c)

You are pulling the fabric while sewing

d)

All of the above