20. Ana wanted to sew a dress, before she can do it she needs to cut the cloth to its specified measurement. The appropriate cutting tool used in cutting fabrics is

A. buttonhole scissors

B. dressmaker’s shears

C. pinking shears

D. trimming scissors


21. Norma wants to know the actual size of her body. The flexible tape with different types of measurement essential for taking her body measurement is

A. hem gauge

B. French curve

C. tape measure

D. yardstick












22. Maribel is drafting a pattern for her blouse, part of the pattern shows the shape and the depth of the neck hole and armhole of the pattern. To draw the accurate shape of the armhole and the depth of the neck, the appropriate sewing tools to use is…

A. French curve

B. hem gauge

C. tape measure

D. yardstick


23. Belen is very new in hand sewing, to protect her fingers, a small hard pitted cup can be worn on the finger that pushes the needle in sewing. This material is called…

A. seam ripper

B. sewing gauge

C. thimble

D. thread clipper

24. It measures 12-18 inches and can be used for drawing straight lines and cutting lines.

A. L-square

B. ruler

C. seam gauge

D. yardstick

25. This measurement is taken from the left of the figure to the right.

A. circumferential measurement

B. horizontal measurement

C. vertical measurement

26. This kind of measurement is taken around the body.

A. circumferential measurement

B. horizontal measurement

C. vertical measurement

27. It is a ruler, typically 6 inches long, used for measuring short spaces, marked in both inches and centimeters with a sliding pointer.

A. L-square

B. ruler

C. sewing gauge

D. tape measure

28. It is a specially waxed paper that tranfers the tracing wheel’s markings to the fabric.

A. art paper

B. colored paper

C. dressmaker’s carbon paper

D. wax paper


29. The long arm measures 24 inches, the short arm 14 inches. It is helpful during the process of straightening the fabric to check whether the corners of the fabric have got the right angled structure.

A. L-square

B. ruler

C. sewing gauge

D. yardstick


30. They create a ravel resistant finish to raw edges of firmly woven fabrics when the seam allowance is left unfinished. They produce a notched cutting line (zigzag) which gives a neat appearance to the inside of garments. A. buttonhole scissors

B. pinking scissors

C. thread clippers

D. trimming scissors


31. Body measurement which is taken from the top of the body figure to its base.

A. circumferential measurement

B. horizontal measurement

C. vertical measurement







32. A small, stuffed cushion, which is used in sewing to store pins or needles.

A. cushion

B. emery bag

C. pillow bag

D. pin cushion


33. A small sewing tool used for cutting and removing stitches. The most common form consists of a handle, shaft and head.

A. buttonhole scissor

B. seam ripper

C. thread clipper

D. trimming scissor



35. This tool has a head and is used to temporarily hold fabric together.

A. needle

B. pins

C. seam ripper

D. none of the above


36. What tool do we use with tracing paper?

A. chalk pencil

B. ink marker

C. rotary cutter

D. tracing wheel


37. It is a source or a situation with the potential for harm in terms of human injury, or ill-health, damage to property, damage to the environment, or a combination of these.

A. encounter

B. ergonomic

C. hazard

D. risk


38. It is the chance, high or low, that any hazard will actually cause somebody harm.

A. encounter

B. ergonomic

C. hazard

D. risk


39. It is called as a _____ because of the use of two threads that lock together before they pass through the hole in a fabric.

A. chain stitch

B. cross stitch

C. lock stitch

D. running stitch

40. A type of sewing machine that is powered mechanically by a foot pedal that is pushed back and forth by your feet.

A. bar tack sewing machine

B. embroidery sewing machine

C. lockstitch sewing machine

D. treadle sewing machine