ICSE SEMESTER 1 EXAMINATION

SPECIMEN QUESTION PAPER

FASHION DESIGNING

Maximum Marks: 50

Time allowed: One hour (inclusive of reading time)

ALL QUESTIONS ARE COMPULSORY.

The marks intended for questions are given in brackets [ ].

Select the correct option for each of the following questions.

Question 1
What helps to move the fabric while stitching? [1]
1. Needle
2. Presser foot
3. Feed dog
4. Take up lever

Question 2
The hole in the needle is called __________. [1]
1. Opening
2. Eye
3. Threader
4. hook

Question 3

__________ are used to hold the two or more pieces of fabric together. [1]

1. Pins

2. Bobbins

3. Needles

4. rippers

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Question 4

__________ controls the movement of needle and take up lever. [1]

1. Hand wheel

2. Presser foot

3. Needle bar

4. Presser foot lifter

Question 5

__________ allows the machine to stitch backwards. [1]

1. Stitch regulator

2. Tension disc

3. Presser foot

4. Needle bar

Question 6

A seam ripper is used for __________. [1]

1. Threading the needle

2. Taking out the stitches

3. Marking the cloth

4. Pressing the cloth

Question 7

__________ holds the needle in place. [1]

1. Needle plate

2. Needle bar

3. Needle clamp

4. Presser foot

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Question 8
Which tool has an eye and is used to carry thread through the fabric to make stitches? [1]
1. Needle

2. Thread

3. Seam ripper

4. Needle plate

Question 9

The tool which is used to press the fabric flat. [1]

1. Presser foot

2. Iron

3. Needle clamp

4. Ironing board

Question 10

This tool is used to cut fabric ONLY. [1]

1. Scissors

2. Shears

3. Tracing wheel

4. bodkin

Question 11

This tool cuts fabric in a zigzag pattern to prevent fraying. [1]

1. Scissors

2. Shears

3. Pinking shears

4. pins

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Question 12

This tool is used to measure large flat surfaces. [1]

1. Yard stick

2. Ruler

3. Bodkin

4. L-scale

Question 13.

Which way would you turn the hand wheel? [1]

1. Towards yourself

2. Away from you

3. To the left

4. upwards

Question 14.

Which part of the machine has to be in the down position before you can sew? [1]

1. Take up lever

2. The presser foot

3. The needle

4. stitch regulator

Question 15.

[1]

Name the part of the sewing machine shown in the picture above.

1. Presser foot

2. Seam gauge

3. Handwheel

4. tension disc

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Question 16.

The sewing machine should be oiled __________. [1]

1. every hour

2. every day

3. once in a week

4. once in a month

Question 17.

__________ are used to cut fabric; they are long and sharp. [1]

1. Shears

2. Scissors

3. Ripper

4. Notcher

Question 18.

__________ is used to store pins and needles. [1]

1. Pin cushion

2. Spool pin

3. Presser foot

4. scale

Question 19.

__________ is used to protect the finger while hand sewing. [1]

1. Thimble

2. Ripper

3. Bodkin

4. Hand wheel

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Question 20.

__________ raises and lowers the presser foot. [1]

1. Take up lever

2. Needle bar

3. Presser foot lifter

4. Tension disc

Question 21.

__________ adjusts the stitch length from short stitch to long stitch. [1]

1. Stitch regulator.

2. Tension disc

3. Take up lever

4. Orange stick

Question 22.

__________ controls the movement of the needle. [1]

1. Needle bar.

2. Tension disc

3. Presser foot

4. Stitch regulator

Question 23.

__________ guides the thread, so that it does not tangle. [1]

1. Thread guide

2. Bobbin

3. Needle

4. Hand wheel

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Question 24.

__________ tightens or loosens the thread that passes through the needle. [1]

1. Tension disc

2. Stitch regulator

3. Thread guide

4. Needle plate

Question 25.

On a sewing machine, _________ is the part that holds the fabric in place. [1]

1. Presser foot

2. Feed dog

3. Needle

4. bed

Question 26.

When you make a mistake while sewing, which tool would you need? [1]

1. Seam ripper

2. Tracing wheel

3. Pin cushion

4. Bodkin

Question 27.

__________ consists of a set of teeth fitted below the needle plate. [1]

1. Feed dog

2. presser foot

3. take up lever

4. face plate

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Question 28.

[1]

Name the tool shown in the picture above.

1. Needle

2. Presser foot

3. Feed dog

4. Hem gauge

Question 29.
Where does the bobbin go in the sewing machine? [1]
1. Inside the bobbin case

2. Inside a little door on the lower front part of the machine

3. On the spool pin

4. inside the shuttle

Question 30.

Which of the following holds the needle in place? [1]

1. The needle plate

2. The needle bar

3. The needle gauge

4. Needle clamp

Question 31.

Measurement is not that important in sewing and garment construction. [1]

1. True

2. False

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Question 32.

Vertical measurements include the width of the across chest. [1]

1. True

2. False

Question 33.

Which of the following is an example of vertical measurement? [1]

1. Centre back length

2. waist

3. Distance between bust points

4. hip

Question 34.

Measurements are not that important in sewing and garment construction. [1]

1. True

2. False

Question 35.

Horizontal measurements measure __________. [1]

1. Lengthwise

2. Width wise

3. vertical

4. Bias.

Question 36.

Once in six months, the sewing machine should be taken for: [1]

1. servicing

2. polishing

3. watering

4. cooling

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 Question 37.

[1]

What is the use of the tool shown in the picture above?

1. to cut paper

2. to cut cloth

3. to cut zigzag

4. to trim threads

Question 38.

__________ is basically divided in to Draping and drafting. [1]

1. Pattern making

2. layout

3. garment construction

4. pressing

Question 39.

___________ is the basic pattern that is used for all adaptions. [1]

1. block / sloper

2. garment

3. mannequin

4. dress form

Question 40.

A garment is a _________ product [1]

5. 1. Two Dimensional

6. 2. Three Dimensional

7. 3. Four Dimensional

8. 4. None of the above

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Question 41.

Pattern is a replica of a _________. [1]

1. garment

2. fabric

3. bias

4. fibre

Question 42.

__________ does not include seam allowance and hem allowance. [1]

1. Drafted pattern

2. Commercial pattern

3. Garment

4. None of the above

Question 43.

___________ is a system of pattern making depends on a series figure measurement [1]

to complete the paper pattern.

1. Trueing

2. Basic pattern set

3. Pattern drafting

4. Pattern draping

Question 44.

Drafting pattern is system of drawing patterns, on paper with mechanical precision, [1]
on the basis of __________

1. body measurements.

2. vertical measurements

3. horizontal measurements

4. none of the above

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 Question 45.

9. Commercial patterns are full-scale tissue paper clothing patterns used by the [1]
__________ to create garments

1. home-sewer

2. tailor

3. designer

4. student

Question 46.

People with heavy bust must avoid wearing __________. [1]

1. tight fitting garments

2. lose garments

3. gathers at waist

4. vertical lines

Question 47.

Short and stout person must wear __________ [1]

1. well fitted garments

2. horizontal lines

3. contrast colours

4. puff sleeves

Question 48.

The extra measurement added to the pattern is __________. [1]

1. ease

2. hem

3. seam

4. dart

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Question 49.

Drafting is used to create __________ or foundation patterns. [1]

1. basic

2. designer pattern

3. A-line pattern

4. silhouette

Question 50.

Methods of making patterns are __________. [1]

1. drafting

2. draping

3. both a & b

4. none of the above

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