Lesson 5.1.2

5.1.2 Digital textiles Quiz: Pearson Edexcel Art & Design, Unit 5

20 questions

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Lesson 5.1.2, Digital textiles: 20 multiple choice questions for the Pearson Edexcel GCSE Art & Design (1AD0/1FA0/1GC0/1TE0/1TD0/1PY0), Unit 5: Textile Design, written with Revision Ninja.

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The 20 questions

  1. Which creative industries are explicitly named as users of digital textiles?

    • Glass, wood and metal
    • Fabric, carpet and wallpaper
    • Leather, paper and foam
    • Plastic, clay and stone

  2. What methods does the specification state are used for recording and developing ideas in digital textiles?

    • Traditional and non-traditional
    • Manual sketching only
    • Automated knitting only
    • Industrial weaving only

  3. Which area is NOT listed as a focus for recording and developing digital textile ideas?

    • Surface texture
    • Colour and construction
    • Repeat pattern
    • Kiln firing temperature

  4. For which types of industries are digital techniques employed in textile design according to the specification?

    • Agricultural and farming
    • Creative and commercial
    • Medical and surgical
    • Aerospace and marine

  5. A digital repeat motif is 15 cm wide and a printed panel is 90 cm wide. How many complete motifs fit across with no gap?

    • 5
    • 7
    • 6
    • 75

  6. What is a recommended first digital step when checking a colourway for a repeat pattern?

    • Manual hand dying
    • Direct digital weave
    • Test on screen
    • Industrial screen print

  7. Using digital drawing software to refine surface texture is an example of which type of method?

    • Non-traditional digital
    • Industrial weaving
    • Traditional analogue
    • Manual dyeing

  8. What can the final outcomes of drawing in textile design be classed as?

    • Photographic only
    • Digital only
    • Hand-drawn only
    • Digital and non-digital

  9. How should a designer fix tile seams that do not match in a digital repeat pattern?

    • Blur the colours
    • Edit tile edges
    • Increase canvas size
    • Reduce image resolution

  10. Why should a digital textile designer test a repeat pattern at different scales?

    • To change hue instantly
    • To reduce file size
    • To speed up printing
    • To check end use

  11. When using one repeat pattern for both a carpet and a dress, what must be adjusted?

    • Fibre composition
    • Scaling and tiling
    • Yarn twist level
    • Dye chemical formula

  12. A textile student has 3 colourways, each needing 2 test prints, for 4 designs. How many test prints are needed in total?

    • 20
    • 24
    • 36
    • 12

  13. Which approach describes an integrated process in digital textile design?

    • Dyeing raw wool threads
    • Hand sewing entire garments
    • Digital sketches informing print
    • Weaving without prior plans

  14. What is evaluated by comparing a digital test strip with a hand-drawn sample?

    • Fabric weight
    • Tensile strength
    • Thread count
    • Colour accuracy

  15. Which set of general properties is central to the study of all textile design?

    • Voltage, current, resistance
    • Mass, force, velocity
    • Colour, texture, light
    • Acidity, density, pressure

  16. What is created when mixing digital and non-traditional methods in textiles?

    • Raw fibres
    • Hybrid outcomes
    • Digital prints
    • Woven fabrics

  17. What is the most useful check to ensure a repeat looks continuous across a large wallpaper?

    • File size check
    • Single-tile view
    • Colour histogram
    • Multi-tile preview

  18. In a 2.4 m fabric length, how many full repeats of 32 cm fit?

    • 75
    • 76
    • 74
    • 80

  19. Which commercial product is commonly designed using digital textiles?

    • Wood blocks
    • Raw clay
    • Cast metal
    • Wallpaper

  20. Which technique is least suited for developing digital textile repeat patterns?

    • Kiln-firing
    • Computer vectoring
    • Surface scanning
    • Digital printing

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