Fashion Merchandising Unit 2 Test Study Guide 1
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How to do great on this test:
 Complete this SG and study it
 Study all PowerPoint Notes for Ch. 5, 6, 7
 Play Jeopardy Review Game again from my website
 Study your Key Terms/use online Flashcards from each chapter
Look up the following in your textbook and answer:
1. How many size ranges is women’s wear divided into? List them:
How is men’s wear sized differently? (Ch 5)
2. Which category (men’s, women’s, children’s) has the largest share of the apparel
industry? (Ch 5)
3. List these steps of the building blocks of fabrics in order: (Ch 6)
4. What are natural fibers made from? List some natural fibers: (Ch 6)
REMEMBER: Natural fibers are forever popular because they are usually absorbent
and cause a garment to be comfortable to wear
5. What is the most important, versatile and widely used natural fiber? (Ch 6)
6. What are synthetic fibers made from? (Ch 6)
7. Name the 3 types of fashion designers: Which one are most industry designers?(Ch 7)
8. List some of the roles of fashion designers: (Ch 7)
9. Why do designers employ “vanity sizing” strategies? (Ch 7)
10. What are the 3 “trickle” theories of fashion movement? (Ch 5)
11. What “trickle theory” is exemplified in the grunge and punk styles we studied? (Ch 5)
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12. What are the 5 stages of the fashion cycle – in order? Draw a diagram of the cycle :
(see Ch 5: page 102)
13. What two ways do fibers become fabrics? (Ch 6)
14. What do silkworms wrap themselves in that gives us silk fibers? (Ch 6)
15. Name some properties that affect the characteristics of fabrics: (Ch 6)
16. Name: the 2 computerized systems used in fashion manufacturing and what they are
used for: (Ch 7)
CAD –
CAM –
 The following should be answered in short answer paragraph form
17. What category has the largest share of the apparel industry? How many times a year
are new lines introduced in this category? What is length of retail life of each line?(Ch 5)
18. Name the 5 principles of design and give your description of each: (Ch 7)
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Fashion Merchandising Unit 2 Test Study Guide 3
Write the definition or meaningful description of these: (check your notes & key terms)
Chapter 5:
Lines
Hardlines
Softlines
Accessories
Fad: (example: leg warmers in the 80’s)
Trend: (example: blue jeans)
Chapter 6:
Denier
Extrusion
Spandex
Polyester
Cotton
Joseph Jacquard
Eli Whitney
Chapter 7
Prêt-a-porter
Patternmaking
Grading
Color
Silhouette
Line (the element of design, not the seasonal line of clothing)
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Now go to Online Textbook Resources (link on my webpage) and complete
the 10 Question Pop Quiz for each chapter. Log your scores here:
Ch. 5 Pop Quiz grade:_____________%
Ch. 6 Pop Quiz grade: ____________%
Ch. 7 Pop Quiz grade: ____________%
Use the online flashcards for studying terms.
STUDY THIS guide and you’ve got it made! Then we will play Jeopardy…
I believe you can do amazingly well on this test
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