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Textiles and Garment Construction

 Revision questions

Choose the correct answer
1. Which threads form the straight grain in a piece of fabric?

(a) Warp thread
(b) Vertical threads

(c) Selvedge threads
(d) Weft threads

2. What is the reason for pre-shrinking before cutting out fabric?

(a) To make a garment fit well
(b) To avoid shrinkage of a garment
(c) To prevent garment from losing shape

(d) To straighten grain of the fabric
3. How are pattern pieces secured on the fabric during cutting?
(a) Ironing them down (b) Using tailor’s chalk

(c) Pinning them on the fabric (d) Holding with left hand

4. Why is it advised to place the left hand on the pattern pieces when cutting
out garment?

(a) To hold the pattern flat (b) To mark the pattern
(a) To straighten the pattern (b) To remove creases on the pattern

5. What should one do before laying out pattern pieces?
(a) Iron the material (b) Measure the material

(c) Remove the selvedge (d) Cut the material

6. Match each item in column A with its corresponding item from column
B
Column A Column B
(a) Threads running vertically on fabric (i) Warp thread

(b) Tailors chalk (ii) Weft thread
(c) Threads running parallel to the (iii) True bias
selvedge. (iv) Cross bias

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