worksheet and assessment card masters - National STEM Centre

1 Select the odd one out in each of the following lists.
In each case explain your choice.
a Lenor, Comfort, Bounce, Softlan.
b Persil, Dreft, Daz, Surf.
c Bold, Ariel, Fairy, Biotex.
d Radox, Calgon, Washing Soda, Permutit.
2 Select the odd one out in each of the following lists.
In each case, explain your choice.
a automatic, twin tub, wash boiler, machine and
wringer.
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c laundry, laundrette, dry cleaner, laundress.
d chlorine, perborate, fluorescer, peroxide.
3
a Explain the significance of the following symbols.
® ®
b What may happen to clothes if they are washed
when they should only be dry cleaned?
c Suggest why some people try to avoid taking articles
to be dry cleaned.
d What alternative action could they take?
4
a List the actions you must take before handing over
your garment to the dry cleaner.
b List the things you must do if you are using a coinoperated
machine to dry clean garments yourself.
c Underline the points which are common to both a
and b.
d What special care must you take if doing your own
dry cleaning?
5 Many people do laundry work at home.
a List the factors essential for effective cleaning.
b Why is rinsing particularly important? What steps
should you take to ensure that it is carried out
effectively?
6 Explain the following with reference to the water
supply:
a soap scum
b temporary hardness
c permanent hardness
d fur or scale.
7 Explain the following with reference to modern
detergent powders:
a wetting agent
b emulsification
c suspension
d bio prewash
e lather improver
f fluorescer.
8
a What do the letters HLCC stand for?
b Fill in the missing information on these labels and
suggest one article on which each one might be found.
MACHINE HAND WASH
Spin or wring
MACHINE HAND WASH
Warm
9 Discuss the washing of the following articles,
explaining how any problems can be prevented:
a acrylic knitwear
b polyester/cotton sheets
c woollen jumpers.
10 List six different cleaning situations. State the
cleaning product you would use for each.
PROJECTS
List equipment which can be used for doing the
laundry at home and find out the current price of
these items in your district.
Find out the different methods available for borrowing
the money to buy large equipment for laundry in the
home.
What would be your priorities in buying the equipment
you think necessary?
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