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IICRC Exam Questions and Answers: Fabric and Upholstery Cleaning, Exams of Water and Wastewater Engineering

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A comprehensive set of multiple-choice questions and answers related to fabric and upholstery cleaning, covering topics such as fiber types, cleaning procedures, and stain removal techniques. It is a valuable resource for individuals preparing for the iicrc exam or seeking to enhance their knowledge in the field of textile care.

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UFT IICRC EXAM | QUESTIONS & 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST
UPDATE | GRADE A+
1. Fabrics frequently are made from a blend or combination of ---
Correct Answer: Fibers
2. Natural fibers (rayon, cotton, linen) absorb water and other substances more easily
than synthetic fibers, so they --- more slowly and --- more easily.
Correct Answer: 1) Dry 2) Stain
3. The cotton plant produces fibers from the --- --- of the plant.
Correct Answer: Seed Pod
4. Lignin is the binder in cellulose materials that dissolves in water to cause stains
Called ---- ----.
Correct Answer: Cellulosic Browning
5. The flax plant produces --- fibers from the --- of the plant.
Correct Answer: 1) Linen 2) Stem
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UFT IICRC EXAM | QUESTIONS & 100 %

CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST

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  1. Fabrics frequently are made from a blend or combination of --- Correct Answer: Fibers
  2. Natural fibers (rayon, cotton, linen) absorb water and other substances more easily than synthetic fibers, so they --- more slowly and --- more easily. Correct Answer: 1) Dry 2) Stain
  3. The cotton plant produces fibers from the --- --- of the plant. Correct Answer: Seed Pod
  4. Lignin is the binder in cellulose materials that dissolves in water to cause stains Called ---- ----. Correct Answer: Cellulosic Browning
  5. The flax plant produces --- fibers from the --- of the plant. Correct Answer: 1) Linen 2) Stem
  1. Linen is a natural fiber that easily absorbs water and darkens in color from water based solutions, making --- procedure more difficult. Correct Answer: Cleaning.
  2. Rayon is a man-made fiber manufactured with cellulose, so it should be --- like cellulose materials. Correct Answer: Cleaned
  3. Rayon is loses much of its strength when --- so it tends to shrink. Correct Answer: Wet
  4. Rayon is a man-made fiber manufactured with cellulose materials that are dissolved in --- ---. Correct Answer: Alkaline Products
  5. Alkaline residues and over wetting could result in --- in rayon fibers. Correct Answer: Browning
  6. Fibers that easily absorb water and should not be over wetted are: --- and ---. Correct Answer: 1) Rayon 2) Cotton
  7. Acetate fibers will dissolve in solvent-based chemicals containing ---. Correct Answer: Acetate
  1. Oleophilic fibers attract oily soils which cause yellow discoloration. Both --- and --- fibers are oleophilic. Correct Answer: 1) Polyester 2) Olefin.
  2. Polypropylene is another name for --- fibers. Correct Answer: Olefin.
  3. Delustered --- is sensitive to sunlight and is damaged by prolonged sunlight exposure. Correct Answer: Olefin
  4. The solution dyeing process for acrylic fibers helps them resist ---. Correct Answer: Bleaching
  5. Solution dyeing is the process of adding color (pigment) to --- ---. Correct Answer: Liquid Polymer
  6. Silk fibers are finer than cotton and wool fibers and --- are finer than silk. Correct Answer: Microfibers
  7. 9,000 meters of a microfiber weigh less than --- denier. Correct Answer: One
  1. Novelty yarns are delicate and easily damaged during cleaning. Agitate novelty yarns only --- -- --- of the yarn. Correct Answer: Along the Length
  2. Seeds are removed from cotton fibers by the --- process. Correct Answer: Ginning
  3. Yarns are woven lengthwise and across. The crossing yarns are called --- ---. Correct Answer: Welf Yarn
  4. Yarns are woven lengthwise and across. The lengthwise yarns are called --- ---. Correct Answer: Warp Yarn
  5. The word satin is used to describe a --- ---. Correct Answer: Weaving Process
  6. The weaving process where some yarns "float" over multiple opposing yarns is called --- ---. Correct Answer: Satin Weave
  7. Jacquard weaves are produced on a loom using --- --- or --- ---. Correct Answer: 1) Punch Card 2) Computer Program
  1. Dye can be applied to fabrics after they are woven. The process is called --- ---. Correct Answer: Piece Dying
  2. Color bleeding of dyes commonly occurs around --- --- and ---. Correct Answer: 1) Buttons 2) Seams 3) Piping
  3. When colors migrate in a liquid from one area of a fabric to another the damage is Called ---. Correct Answer: Bleeding
  4. When colors transfer from a fabric to another fabric because of cleaning agitation the damage is called ---. Correct Answer: Crocking
  5. Color loss caused in fabrics by sunlight or soiling is permanent damage called ---. Correct Answer: Fading
  6. The IICRC $300 Upholstery Cleaning Standard recommends upholstery be cleaned every --- to --- months. Correct Answer: 12 to 24
  7. Cushion foam made of natural latex will degrade in quality over time allowing it to harden --- --- and ---.

Correct Answer: 1) Turn Yellow 2) Harden

  1. Excessive soiling can damage fabrics causing permanent --- or ---. Correct Answer: 1) Stains 2) Discoloration
  2. Buttons with metal backs that could be found on antique furniture can --- from water- based cleaning products. Correct Answer: Rust
  3. To reduce customer complaints upholstery cleaners should conduct a thorough --- of the items to be cleaned and --- with the customer. Correct Answer: 1)Pre-inspect 2) Communicate
  4. Successful and effective cleaning means removing as much soil as possible without changing either the --- or --- of the fabric. Correct Answer: 1) Color 2) Texture
  5. Technicians perform pre-testing on upholstery to determine how the item is --- and whether the --- or --- of the fabric could be damaged during cleaning. Correct Answer: 1) Constructed 2) Dyes 3) Finish
  6. During a pre-inspection, the technician should always watch for --- damage. Correct Answer: Pre-existing
  1. Technicians may have difficulty identifying the type of fiber in fabrics that contain --- of fibers. Correct Answer: Blend
  2. When testing a fabric with a water-based cleaning product the test for dye bleeding and colorfastness is not certain until the fabric is --- ---. Correct Answer: Completely Dry
  3. Most soluble soils in fabrics that have experienced "normal use" are --- soluble and can be --- cleaned. Correct Answer: 1) Water 2) Wet
  4. Dry solvent-based cleaning solutions are applied to remove oily soils like --- and --- --- . Correct Answer: 1) Petroleum 2) Body Oils
  5. The first principle of cleaning applies to insoluble particulate soils which are best removed by --- --- ---. Correct Answer: Dry Soil Removal
  6. Soils are suspended or loosened from fibers by four fundamental elements: --- --- --- and ---.

Correct Answer: 1) Chemical 2) Heat 3) agitation 4)Time

  1. Increasing the temperature of water-based cleaning products will ---surface tension of the water to allow better penetration into materials.=Decrease Correct Answer:
  2. A surfactant is a --- used to --- the surface tension of water. Correct Answer: 1) Chemical 2) Reduce
  3. The strength of a chemical in water is measure by pH which can only be measured in ----based solutions. Correct Answer: Water
  4. The measure of pH indicates the strength of --- --- or ---. Correct Answer: 1)Alkalinity 2) Acidity 3) Nuetrality
  5. Acid solutions have a pH measuring under --- down to ---. Correct Answer: 1) 7 2) 0
  6. The measure of pH for most soils is --- ---. Correct Answer: Slightly Acid
  7. Oxidizing agents (bleach) decolorize stains by ---oxygen to the stain.
  1. TLV indicates the airborne concentration of a substance to which nearly all persons can be exposed. TLV stands for --- --- ---. Correct Answer: Threshold Limit Value
  2. The flash point is the temperature at which solvent vapors can ---. Correct Answer: Ignite
  3. Dry cleaning solvents can damage the --- ---of fabrics. Correct Answer: Back Coating
  4. A solvent's manufacturer will approve the type of --- for storing the dry cleaning solvent. Correct Answer: Container
  5. Solvents must be stored in containers that are properly ---. Correct Answer: Labeled
  6. The products that break down or digest protein soils into water soluble substances are ---. Correct Answer: Enzymes
  7. Protein stains are caused by "soils" like --- --- --- and ---. Correct Answer: 1) Blood 2) Milk 3) Egg 4) Urine
  1. When treating most spots especially spots with unknown soils first apply a --- --- ---. Correct Answer: Volatile Dry Solvent
  2. Rust removers based on --- --- can --- skin. Correct Answer: 1)Hydrofluoric acid 2) burn
  3. To agitate a spotting agent into a fabric and not distort the fabric use a --- --- and tamp with an --- and --- motion. Correct Answer: 1) Tamping Brush 2) Up and Down
  4. Fabrics can re-soil or spots reappear when soils or spotting chemicals are not --- ---. Correct Answer: Removed Completely
  5. Remove grease spots by applying a --- --- --- tamp then --- with a towel. Correct Answer: 1) Volatile Dry Solvent 2) Blot
  6. After spotting with an acid rust remover rinse thoroughly with an --- product to neutralize. Correct Answer: Alkaline
  7. Both silicone-based and fluorochemical-based protectors resist water spills but only the --- - based protector repels oily spills.
  1. Before you begin cleaning, talk with the customer about the results of --- and --- ---. Correct Answer: 1) Pre-inspection 2) Fabric Testing
  2. When you clean upholstery on location, clean the cushions on a --- --- or on a --- ---. Correct Answer: 1) Drop Cloth 2) Work Table
  3. When using vacuum strokes to remove moisture from fabrics focus on the --- And --- which are often over wetted. Correct Answer: 1) Seams 2) Welts
  4. After cleaning cushions, position them so they dry without color bleeding by leaning them on --- --- Or --- and in an inverted --- frame. Correct Answer: 1) Drop Cloth 2) Paper 3) v-Frame
  5. Help customers understand that cleaning a spot multiple times could --- the fabric. Correct Answer: Damage
  6. The Wet Shampoo method of cleaning applies a --- detergent then vacuums away the --- solution. Correct Answer: 1) Foaming 2) Excess
  7. The wet vacuum machine is used to remove --- --- from cleaned fabric.

Correct Answer: Excess Moisture

  1. The Dry Foam method of cleaning applies only the --- of a --- detergent in order to minimize the wetting of the fabric. Correct Answer: 1)Foam 2) Foaming
  2. The Hot Water Extraction method of cleaning injects heated --- --- into the fabric and immediately --- away the solution with soils. Correct Answer: 1) Cleaning Solution 2) Vacuums
  3. A problem of using Hot Water Extraction cleaning is the potential to --- --- the fabric. Correct Answer: Over Wet
  4. To prevent marks after wet cleaning a velvet fabric or stiffness in the fabric the technician should --- the velvet with a ---. Correct Answer: 1) Groom 2) Brush
  5. Velvet fabrics made of natural fibers should be groomed --- after each cushion or area is cleaned. Correct Answer: Immediately
  6. Sensitive dyes that might bleed should be treated with an --- --- and dried ---. Correct Answer: 1) Acid Rinse 2) Quickly
  1. Neutralize chlorine bleach with a --- ---to avoid more bleeding of dyes. Correct Answer: Reducing Agent
  2. Damage to dyes resulting in discoloration is possible from benzoyl peroxide present in --- ---. Correct Answer: Acne Medicines
  3. Natural fibers absorb excess moisture from over wetting and swelling causing --- in the fabric. Correct Answer: Shrinkage
  4. Remove watermarks (rings) by --- --- the entire area of a fabric or by --- with an oxidizing agent. Correct Answer: 1) Wet Cleaning 2) Bleaching Wool Burn Test Correct Answer: - Orange Flame
  • Smells like burning hair
  • Crumbly ash rayon burn test Correct Answer: - Orange Flame
  • Smells like burning paper
  • no ash, no bead, slow burning ember with a rapid burning flame Cotton Burn Test Correct Answer: - Yellow flame with gray ash
  • smells like burning paper
  • gray ash acetate burn test Correct Answer: - Sizzles when burning
  • Smells like Acetic Acid
  • black bead ash Acrylic Burn Test Correct Answer: - White-orange flame that sputters black
  • Smells like Acid chard meat (Harsh)
  • Irregular ash with black hard crust nylon burn test Correct Answer: - flame is a blue base with an orange tip
  • Smells like celery or sealing wax
  • hard, rounded bead ash that is gray-brown or black Polypropylene (Olefin) burn test