Clothing & Textiles

Clothing FibersMultiple Choice Worksheet ANSWER KEYCircle the best available answer for each of the following:
1)The harvesting of which natural fiber includes rippling, retting, and scutching:

• a)cotton
• b)silk
• c)wool
• d)linen

2)The most commonly used fiber in carpet:

• a)wool
• b)nylon
• c)rayon
• d)cotton

3)The only natural fiber that may be a filament:

• a)cotton
• b)polyester
• c)silk
• d)linen

4)Clothing labels are:

• a)required by law
• b)identify fabric contents
• c)both a) and b)
• d)none of the above

5)Cotton was domesticated in

• :a)Asia
• b)Africa
• c)South America
• d)all of the above

6)Rayon is made of:

• a)coal
• b)oxygen
• c)flax
• d)cellulose

7)The most commonly used synthetic fiber:

• a)nylon
• b)acetate
• c)rayon
• d)polyester

8)Acrylic is used to create:

• a)fake fur
• b)luggage
• c)sweaters
• d)all of the above

9)What makes a wool fiber strong:

• a)overlapping scales
• b)smooth fiber surface
• c)varying lengths
• d)none of the above

10)Fibers can be found in:

• a)hot air balloons
• b)sails
• c)tennis ball fuzz
• d)all of the above