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Sewing Machine Operator Practice Test

Check what you know about the sewing machine operator job with 15 free questions and instant explanations.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
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15 multiple-choice questions on sewing machine operator knowledge, safety and vocabulary. Submit to see your score and explanations, or open any question’s answer as you go. Nothing is saved or shared.

Question 1 of 15A serger:
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Answer: Overlocks edges. Machine.

Question 2 of 15Most tension problems are:
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Answer: Threading. Cause.

Question 3 of 15Watch:
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Answer: The guide. Technique.

Question 4 of 15A bar tack:
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Answer: Reinforces. Stitch.

Question 5 of 15Piece rate means:
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Answer: Pay per piece. Pay.

Question 6 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Common stitch.”
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Answer: Lockstitch. Lockstitch: Common stitch.

Question 7 of 15What does “Hem” mean?
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Answer: Finished edge.. Hem: Finished edge.

Question 8 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Missed stitch.”
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Answer: Skipped stitch. Skipped stitch: Missed stitch.

Question 9 of 15What does “Bobbin” mean?
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Answer: Lower thread spool.. Bobbin: Lower thread spool.

Question 10 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Alignment mark.”
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Answer: Notch. Notch: Alignment mark.

Question 11 of 15What does “Bundle” mean?
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Answer: Group of cut pieces.. Bundle: Group of cut pieces.

Question 12 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Overlock machine.”
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Answer: Serger. Serger: Overlock machine.

Question 13 of 15What does “Seam allowance” mean?
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Answer: Fabric beyond the stitch.. Seam allowance: Fabric beyond the stitch.

Question 14 of 15Which term matches this definition: “Wrinkled seam.”
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Answer: Puckering. Puckering: Wrinkled seam.

Question 15 of 15What does “Topstitch” mean?
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Answer: Visible stitch.. Topstitch: Visible stitch.

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