UFT IICRC ONLINE UPHOLSTERY AND FABRIC
CLEANING 2026 EXAM PREPARATION PACK
KEY CLEANING CHEMISTRY AND SAMPLE
QUESTIONS
◉ Dry & Stain. Answer: Natural fibers (rayon, cotton, linen) absorb
water and other substances more easily than synthetic fibers, so
they ____ more slowly and _____ More easily.
◉ seed pod. Answer: The cotton plant produces fibers from the ___
____ of the plant.
◉ Browning. Answer: Ligin is the binder in cellulose materials that
dissolves in water to cause stains called ________
◉ Linen & Stem. Answer: The flax plant produces _____ fibers from
the ____ of the plant.
◉ Spotting. Answer: Linen is a natural fiber that easily absorbs
water and darkens in color from water based solutions, making
________ procedure more difficult.
,◉ cleaned. Answer: Rayon is a man-made fiber manufactured with
cellulose, so it should be _______ like cellulose materials.
◉ Wer. Answer: Rayon loses much of his strength when ___, so it
tends to shrink.
◉ Alkaline chemicals. Answer: Rayon is a man-made fiber
manufactured with cellulose materials that are dissolved in
_______________
◉ Browning. Answer: Alkaline residues and over wetting could
result in _______ in rayon fibers.
◉ Rayon & Cotton. Answer: Fibers that easily absorb water and
should not be over wetted are: ______ & _______
◉ Acetate. Answer: Acetate fibers will dissolve in a solvent-based
chemicals containing _________.
◉ Wool & Wool. Answer: Always clean ______ fibers with cleaning
products specifically formulated for _____ fibers, because they are
damaged by high alkaline cleaning products.
, ◉ Wool & Silk. Answer: Two fibers are protein fibers being made
from animals or insects: _______ & ________.
◉ Cuticle. Answer: Alkaline solutions damage the outer layer of the
wool fiber, which is known as the ________.
◉ silk. Answer: The protein fiber that comes from the cocoon of
worms is ________.
◉ Perspirstion. Answer: Silk is damaged by _______ making it brittle.
◉ quickly. Answer: Polyester fibers used in a Postrio released water
readily and do not absorb water easily, so polyester dries _______.
◉ polyester. Answer: Microfibers are usually manufactured from
________ fibers.
◉ Polyester & Olefin. Answer: Oleophilic fibers attract oily soil's
which causes yellow distortion. Both _____ and ______ fibers are
oleophilic.
◉ Olefin. Answer: Polypropylene is another name for ______ fibers.
CLEANING 2026 EXAM PREPARATION PACK
KEY CLEANING CHEMISTRY AND SAMPLE
QUESTIONS
◉ Dry & Stain. Answer: Natural fibers (rayon, cotton, linen) absorb
water and other substances more easily than synthetic fibers, so
they ____ more slowly and _____ More easily.
◉ seed pod. Answer: The cotton plant produces fibers from the ___
____ of the plant.
◉ Browning. Answer: Ligin is the binder in cellulose materials that
dissolves in water to cause stains called ________
◉ Linen & Stem. Answer: The flax plant produces _____ fibers from
the ____ of the plant.
◉ Spotting. Answer: Linen is a natural fiber that easily absorbs
water and darkens in color from water based solutions, making
________ procedure more difficult.
,◉ cleaned. Answer: Rayon is a man-made fiber manufactured with
cellulose, so it should be _______ like cellulose materials.
◉ Wer. Answer: Rayon loses much of his strength when ___, so it
tends to shrink.
◉ Alkaline chemicals. Answer: Rayon is a man-made fiber
manufactured with cellulose materials that are dissolved in
_______________
◉ Browning. Answer: Alkaline residues and over wetting could
result in _______ in rayon fibers.
◉ Rayon & Cotton. Answer: Fibers that easily absorb water and
should not be over wetted are: ______ & _______
◉ Acetate. Answer: Acetate fibers will dissolve in a solvent-based
chemicals containing _________.
◉ Wool & Wool. Answer: Always clean ______ fibers with cleaning
products specifically formulated for _____ fibers, because they are
damaged by high alkaline cleaning products.
, ◉ Wool & Silk. Answer: Two fibers are protein fibers being made
from animals or insects: _______ & ________.
◉ Cuticle. Answer: Alkaline solutions damage the outer layer of the
wool fiber, which is known as the ________.
◉ silk. Answer: The protein fiber that comes from the cocoon of
worms is ________.
◉ Perspirstion. Answer: Silk is damaged by _______ making it brittle.
◉ quickly. Answer: Polyester fibers used in a Postrio released water
readily and do not absorb water easily, so polyester dries _______.
◉ polyester. Answer: Microfibers are usually manufactured from
________ fibers.
◉ Polyester & Olefin. Answer: Oleophilic fibers attract oily soil's
which causes yellow distortion. Both _____ and ______ fibers are
oleophilic.
◉ Olefin. Answer: Polypropylene is another name for ______ fibers.
