Liceo de Davao

Briz District, Tagum City

FIRST GRADING EXAMINATION

T.L.E 9 (DRESSMAKING)
Name : __________________________________ Score: ___________
Teacher : __________________________________
I. Direction. Write the letter of the correct answer in the answer sheet.
1. He sews dresses that enhances body assets and hide flaws.
A. Dressmaker C. Sewer
B. Mender D. Tailor
2. She is the one who can make impressive dresses out of any fabric
A. Dressmaker C. Sewer
B. Mender D. Tailor
3. He is responsible in altering clothes and ensuring that clothes fit costumers properly.
A. Dressmaker C. Seamstress
B. Mender D. Tailor
4. It is one of the characteristics of a good dressmaker wherein he/she is self-determined and
willing to come up with a good quality garment.
A. Accurate C. Patient
B. Cheerful D. Persistent
5. It is one of the characteristics of a dressmaker who is willing to attend customer’s request for
alterations.
A. Accurate C. Patient
B. Cheerful D. Persistent
6. What tool is made of non-stretchable strip used in taking body measurements?
A. Ruler C. Tape measure
B. Sewing gauge D. Yardstick
7. Which of the following measuring tool is used for general marking and for measuring fabric
grain line when laying out the pattern?
A. Chalk pencil C. Tapeline
B. Liquid marking pen D. Yardstick
8. What tool is intended for cutting off or ripping out stitches from seam?
A. Buttonhole scissors C. Rotary cutter and
B. Embroidery scissors D. Seam ripper
9. Which of the following tools is used as a working surface for ironing with
Collapsible supporting legs?
A. Cutting shears C. Pressing cloth
B. Ironing board D. Sleeve board
10. Which of the following is not a type of shears?
A. Cutting shears C. Scalloping shears
B. Pinking shears D. Zigzag shears
11. What tool has serrated edge wheel and a smooth edge wheel?
A. Marking pen C. Tracing wheel
B. Pencil D. Shears
12. What marking tool is essential as a marker for use on materials?
A. Pencil C. Tracing wheel
B. Tailor’s chalk D. Wax chalk
13. What diamond-shaped wire attached to a handle to insert thread the needle eye?
A. Dressmaker’s pencil C. Pressing ham
B. Embroidery scissors D. sewing needle threader
14. What tool is used to form the hipline and other areas of garments that need
To be curved?
A. Chalk pencil C. Hip curve
B. Dressmaker’s carbon paper D. Sewing gauge
15. Which of the following tool is a small cup placed on the tip of the middle
Finger to protect it from being pricked by the needle while sewing?
A. Hand needle C. Pincushion
B. Drafting table D. Thimble
16. What tool is used to shape the depth of the neck holes and armholes?
A. French curve C. Tailor’s chalk
 B. Hip curve D. Wax chalk
17. What tool is used in constructing lines in pattern drafting?
A. Gauge C. L – square
B. Hip curve D. Yardstick
18. What tool has a handy little spring that allows the snipping of threads?
A. Scissors C. Shears
B. Seam ripper D. Thread clipper
19. When drafting the pattern paper laid in the smooth and firm surface, what Wooden table are
you going to use?
A. Cutting table C. Ironing board
B. Drafting table D. Sleeve board
20. Which tool is used to press clothes to remove wrinkles, flatten seams, and
Crease hems?
A. Buttonhole scissors C. Ironing board
B. Flat iron D. Sleeve board
21. What part of a sewing machine leads the balance wheel through the
Belt connection
A. Band wheel C. Dress guard
B. Belt guide D. Treadle
22. Which of the following parts connects the balance wheel to the drive
Wheel?
A. Belt C. Extension leaf
B. Bobbin D. Legs
23. Which part of the machine is the thread holder?
A. Cabinet C. Spool pin
B. Feed dog D. Thread guide
24. What type of the sewing machine is used in reinforcing the opening and
Closing of pockets?
A. Bartacking machine C. Embroidery machine
B. Buttonholer machine D. Lockstitch machine
25. What part of the sewing machine serves as the window of the feed dog where the bobbin
threads come out?
A. Needle clamp C. Tension
C. Slide plate D. Throat plate
26. What part of the sewing machine holds the fabric in place while sewing?
A. Belt guide C. Presser bar
B. Needle bar D. Presser foot
27. What type of sewing machine is used in making buttonholes on garments?
A. Button attachment machine C. Double needle machine
B. Buttonholer machine D. Embroidery machine

28. What part of a sewing machine attached in the needle clamp used for
Sewing?
A. Bobbin case C. Needle
B. Bobbin winder D. Throat plate
29. What part of the sewing machine holds the treadle to band wheel crank?
A. Pitman rod C. Thread take up lever
B. Presser bar D. Shuttle
30. Which type of sewing machine finishes the raw edges of the pattern for
Construction?
A. Button attachment machine C. Hi-speed sewing machine
B. Double needle machine D. Over edging machine
31. What part of the sewing machine that checks the length of the stitches?
A. Belt C. Stitch regulator
B. Head D. Thread guide
32. Which of the following does NOT belong to the upper parts of sewing
Machine?
A. Arm C. Bed
B. Cabinet D. Head
33. What machine is also called Domestic Sewing Machine that is usually
Used at home and sometimes in school?
A. Embroidery machine C. Lockstitch sewing machine
 B. Hi-speed sewing machine D. Over edging machine
34. Which of the following sets the mechanism in motion?
A. Balance wheel C. Needle bar
B. Feed dog D. Spool pin
35. What part of the sewing machine where feet are stationed to drive the Band wheel through
the pitman rod?
A. Dress guard C. Slide plate
B. Needle clamp D. Treadle
36. What does the Greek word metron in the metric system mean?
A. Measure b. Median c. Minus d. Mode
37. Which unit commonly used in metric system?
A. Centimeter b. Millimeter c. Meter d. Inches
38. When using the metric system, what is the measurement from the edge of the measuring
device until the 8th lines?
A. 8 millimeters b. 9 millimeters c. 5 millimeters d. 7 millimeters
39. What is the exact measurement of a tape measure starting from the edge until the sixth line
using an English system?
A. 4/8 inch b. 3/4 inch c.1/4 inch d. 1/8 inch
40. How will you convert 10 centimetres into inches?
A. 10/2.54 b. 10x2.54 c. 10-2.54 d. 10+2.54
ANSWER KEY: 30. D

1. D
2. A
3. D
4. D
5. C
6. C
7. D
8. D
9. B
10. D
11. C
12. B
13. D
14. C
15. D

31. C
32. B
33. C
34. A
35. D
36. A
37. A
38. A
39. B
40. A

16. A
17. C
18. D
19. B
20. B
21. A
22. A
23. C
24. A
25. D
26. D
27. B
28. C
29. A