Pandan National Vocational High School

Centro Norte, Pandan, Antique

Second Quarter Examination
(TLE 7 – Dressmaking)

Name: ___________________________________ Grade and Section: _____________________

Direction:ENCIRCLE the letter of the correct answer.

1. What tool is intended for cutting off or ripping out stitches from seam?
a. buttonhole scissors c. rotary cutter and mat
b. embroidery scissors d. seam ripper
2. Which of the following is not a type of shears?
a. cutting shears c. scalloping shears
b. pinking shears d. zigzag shears
3. What marking tool is essential as a marker for use on materials?
a. pencil b. tailor’s chalk c. tracing wheel d6. wax chalk
4. What tool has serrated edge wheel and a smooth edge wheel?
a. marking pen b. pencil c. tracing wheel d. shears
5. What tool is used in constructing lines in pattern drafting?
a. gauge b. hip curve c. L – square d. yardstick
6. What tool is used to shape the depth of the neck holes and armholes?
a. French curve b. hip curve c. tailor’s chalk d. wax chalk
7. What tool is made of non-stretchable strip used in taking body measurements?
a. ruler b. sewing gauge c. tape measure d. yardstick
8. 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 b. liquid marking pen c. tapeline d. yardstick
9. 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 b. drafting table c. pin cushion d. thimble
10. What tool has a handy little spring that allows the snipping of threads?
a. scissors b. shears c. seam ripper d. thread clipper
11. When drafting the pattern paper laid in the smooth and firm surface, what wooden table are you going to use?
a. cutting table b. ironing board c. drafting table d. sleeve board
12. Which tool is used to press clothes to remove wrinkles, flatten seams, and crease hems?
a. buttonhole scissors b. flat iron c. ironing board d. sleeve board
13. What tool is used to form the hipline and other areas of garments that need to be curved?
a. chalk pencil b. dressmaker’s carbon paper c. hip curve d. sewing gauge
14. What diamond-shaped wire attached to a handle to insert thread through the needle eye?
a. dressmaker’s pencil b. embroidery scissors c. pressing ham d. sewing needle threader
15. Which of the following tools is used as a working surface for ironing with collapsible supporting legs?
a. cutting shears cloth b. ironing board c. pressing d. sleeve board
16. What part of a sewing machine leads the balance wheel through the belt connection?
a. band wheel b. belt guide c. dress guard d. treadle
17. This is usually used in homes and sometimes in school. This is also called Domestic Sewing Machine.
a. lockstitch sewing machine b. bartacking c. buttonholer machine d. embroidery machine
18. This machine is used in attaching buttons to the garments.
a. button attachment machine b. bartacking c. buttonholer machine d. embroidery machine
19. What type of the sewing machine is used in reinforcing the opening and closing of pockets?
a. bartacking machine b. buttonholer machine c. embroidery machine d. lockstitch machine
20 This is used in the construction of the different kinds of clothing especially for the inseam, out seam and
side seam.
a. bartacking machine b. buttonholer machine c. double needle machine d. lockstitch machine
21. Other term for lockstitch sewing machine
a. industrial machine b. small machine c. domestic machine d. three-needle machine
22. What type of sewing machine is used in making buttonholes on garments?
a. button attachment machine b. buttonholer machine c. double needle machine d. embroidery machine
23. This is sometimes called “Straight stitching machine” or “Industrial sewing machine”.
a. button attachment machine b. buttonholer machine c. double needle machine d. high-speed machine
24. The thread holder.
a. pitman rod b. presser bar c. thread take up lever d. spool pin
25. Which type of sewing machine finishes the raw edges of the pattern for construction?
a. button attachment machine b. double needle machine c. hi-speed sewing machine d. over edging machine
26. How many inches in 5.08 centimeters?
a. 2 1/2 b. 1 1/2 c. 2 ¼ d. 2
27. Which system of measurement uses centimeter as its unit?
a. Decimal b. English c. Metric d. SI
28. 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
29.Which of the following is not included in the four fundamental operations?
a. Division b. Multiplication c. Subtraction d. Union
30. What is the measurement starting from the edge of a transparent ruler to the third line using an English system?
a. 3/8 b. ½ c. ¼ d. 1/8
31. What part of the sewing machine where feet are stationed to drive the band wheel through the pitman
rod?
a. dress guard b. slide plate c. needle clamp d. treadle
32. Which part of the machine is the thread holder?
a. cabinet b. spool pin c. feed dog d. thread guide
33. What part of the sewing machine that checks the length of the stitches?
a. belt b. stitch regulator c. head d. thread guide
34. What part of the sewing machine serves as the window of the feed dog where the bobbin threads come
out?
a. needle clamp b. tension c. slide plate d. throat plate
35. Which of the following sets the mechanism in motion?
a. balance wheel b. needle bar c. feed dog d. spool pin
35. Which of the following does NOT belong to the upper parts of sewing machine?
a. arm b. bed c. cabinet d. head

II. Directions: Write the classification of the tools below. Write whether it is measuring tool, cutting tool, marking tool,
drafting tools, pressing tool, sewing and pinning tool.

___________________________1. Yard stick ________________________9. Thread

___________________________2. Ironing board ________________________10. Chalk pencil

___________________________3. Thread clipper ________________________11. Ruler

___________________________4. Shears ________________________12. Tracing wheel

___________________________5. Pins ________________________13. Fabric

___________________________6. Wax chalk ________________________14. Seam ripper

___________________________7. Pin cushion ________________________15. Thimble

___________________________8. Meter stick

Direction: Answer the following problems. Show your solutions on your answer sheet. (2points each)

1. 550 centimeter = ______inches

2. 254 inches = ______centimeter