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The document is a final examination for a college laundry technology course. It contains 50 multiple choice identification questions testing students' knowledge of key laundry and linen handling terms and concepts. The questions cover areas like laundry processes, equipment, chemicals, linen care procedures, and inventory management systems.

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College For Research and Technology

The document is a final examination for a college laundry technology course. It contains 50 multiple choice identification questions testing students' knowledge of key laundry and linen handling terms and concepts. The questions cover areas like laundry processes, equipment, chemicals, linen care procedures, and inventory management systems.

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College for Research and Technology

FINAL EXAMINATION

GENERAL DIRECTIONS: Read and follow the directions carefully.

I.IDENTIFICATION: Identify the following statement given below. Write and answer
with CAPITAL LETTERS.

1. It is a presentation that can be correlated to wearing of uniform, personal


hygiene, and personal appearance.- GROOMING AND PERSONALITY
2. It should also describe the level of privacy employees can expect relating to their
own personal property.- CONFIDENTIALITY POLICY
3. The staff member who sorts linen into different categories.-SORTER
4. The amount of the linen required to operate a hotel or restaurant. –PAR LEVEL
5. The woven edges of the linen. –SELVEDGE
6. A combination of two or more fibers.- BLEND
7. A product that changes the color of an item. –DYE
8. A continuous batch washer. –CBW
9. The ability of a fabric to resist breaking.- TENSILE STRENGTH
10. The hotel has its own laundry at the hotel. – ON PREMISE LAUNDRY
11. These vary in size and can hold between 5kg and 200 kg of soiled linen.-
WASHER EXTRACTORS
12. These are only used where there is a large volume of washing such as in a five
star 500 room hotel where linen is changed every day.- CONTINOUS BATCH
WASHERS
13. This is a machine that irons and dries sheeting and table linen in one pass.
-FLATWORK
14. Hot head presses are used mainly to press clothes but can also be used to press
small items like napkins and pillow cases.- PRESSES
15.These are used to wash the linen, allowing water to penetrate the soil and hold it
in suspension before rinsing.- DETERGENTS
16.These are used to white linen and remove residual stains. Chlorine bleaches
must only be used on white linen.- CHLORINE BLEACHES
17.These can also be used to remove stains. Examples include hydrogen peroxide
and sodium perforate.- OXIDIZING BLEACHES
18.These are used to inactivate any residual traces of chlorine bleaches and they
prevent linen from yellowing.- ANTICHLORS
19.It is added to the final rinse in the washing of cotton table linen and chefs‟
jackets to present a crisp and fresh appearance.- STARCH
20. This is a system where the hotel keeps a stock of linen items in the linen
room.- REQUISITIONING SYSTEM
21.This is a system where no par levels are established so stock levels are just
"topped up" daily. –TOP UP SYSTEM
22. It is not uncommon to find soiled tissues, or guest clothing.- SHEETING
23. These must be separated from sheets as they are washed separately.-
PILLOWCASES
24. These need to be sorted from the sheets as they are also processed differently.-
DUVET COVERS
25. These will need to be sorted from sheets as they are washed on a different
wash cycle because of fiber type and degree of soiling.- TOWELS
26. Linen items are not usually counted when soiled.- COUNTING LINEN
27. It is completed after cleaning but before pressing or folding.- REPAIRS
28. To ensure that all garments are well-pressed, with creases in the correct place.
– PRESSING
29. Guests will request that shirts be hung on coat hangers for easy transportation
and again it is important to double check that all instructions have been followed.
PACKAGING
30. The action where staff physically feed linen onto the flatwork ironer.- MANUAL
FEEDING
31.A machine where clean dried towels are fed manually into a machine.- TOWEL
FOLDER
32. A machine which is used primarily to dry towels by extracting moisture.-
TUMBLER DRYER
33. A combination of two or more fibers. -BLEND
34. Linen which has been used incorrectly and is damaged.-ABUSED LINEN
35. The ability of a fabric to resist breaking. –TENSILE STRENGTH
36. Also known as washing machines. –WASHER EXTRACTOR
37. These are used to dry towels primarily and can again vary largely in their
capacity – from 5 kg to 80kg.- TUMBLER DRYERS
38. This is a machine that irons and dries sheeting and table linen in one pass. –
FLATWORK IRONER
39.This is a specially designed table used for spotting garments prior to being
washed or dry cleaned.- SPOTTING BOARD
40.It is used in the first part of the wash cycle to neutralize the soils in the linen
prior to the main washing process.- ALKALIS
41.Their function is to assist in water softening and to increase the function of the
detergent to get better wash results.- BUILDERS
42.These are used to wash the linen, allowing water to penetrate the soil and hold it
in suspension before rinsing.- DETERGENTS
43.These are used to white linen and remove residual stains.- CHLORINE BLEACHES
44. These can also be used to remove stains. Examples include hydrogen peroxide
and sodium perforate.- OXIDIZING BLEACHES
45. These are used to soften towels and reduce lint, but are also used in the wash
cycles of sheets to assist in the ease of ironing by reducing static electricity on
the flatwork ironer.- FABRIC SOFTENER
46. It is added to the final rinse in the washing of cotton table linen and chefs‟
jackets to present a crisp and fresh appearance. –STARCH
47. It is the removal of moisture from linens by way of high speed rotations.-
EXTRACTION
48.The area where soiled linen is received from the customer and is sorted for
processing. – SORTING AREA
49. The process of counting all linen in circulation to determine the stock level and
identify losses. –STOCKTAKE
50.Linen is placed through a fireproof lockable door on each floor and transported
via a tube to the laundry.- LINEN CHUTE

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