Care & Maintenance quiz 1

Sometimes shirts develop "ring-around-the-collar", a dirty stain resulting from body oil.  What product should be used to remove this type of stain?

• Chlorine bleach
• Non Chlorine bleach
• Prewash soil-and -stain remover
• Enzyme presoaks

Jada gathers her dark clothes together for laundering to prevent dye transfer.  This is an example of which care technique?

• Drying
• Washing
• Sorting
• Pretreating

Trina's new blouse was very expensive and she decides not to place it in the washing machine to clean.  The least expensive alternative to ensure maximum cleanliness would be to:

• hand-wash
• dry-clean
• spot clean
• disinfect

Kim placed a large white comforter and white bed linens in the washer at the same time.  Why might this be a problem?

• Laundry needs room to circulate to clean and rinse properly.
• It will make the laundry cycle run twice.
• The water will not get hot enough to clean properly.
• There may be dye transfer between the sheets and the comforter. 

For optimum results, which items can be washed together?

• Towels and dress shirts
• Knit tops and towels
• Cloth diapers and kitchen linens
• Jeans and dark knits

Danica noticed she itched when wearing clothes washed with her new detergent.  Which laundry product could help this problem?

• Fragrance and dye free detergent
• Light duty detergent
• All purpose detergent
• Ultra detergent

The football team's uniforms are grass-stained.  Which is the proper stain removal technique for grass?

• Allow to dry then brush off excess
• Presoak in an enzyme solution, then launder according to color.
• Immediately rinse in hot water
• Rinse in cold water and pretreat

In winter, clothes often develop static cling.  Which type of laundry product can be used in either the washer or dryer to eliminate this problem

• Fabric softner
• Starch
• Water Softener
• Disinfectant

White hospital sheets need to be washed in hot water with disinfectant.  What laundry product should be used?

• Chlorine bleach
• Non-Chlorine bleach
• Prewash soil-and-stain remover
• Enzyme presoaks

Renee washed and dried the following clothes:  white jeans, white tank top, red socks, and a red T-shirt.  She noticed that her jeans looked pink after coming out of the dryer.  What caused her jeans to change color?

• The door was not closed
• Clothing was not properly sorted
• Wash temperature was too hot
• Lint filter needs cleaning