Floral Design
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1. Individual leaves are usually wired by
A. pierce wiring.
B. insertion wiring.
C. line wiring.
D. clutch wiring.
2. Glue dots are best used for A. attaching prices to flower buckets. B. gluing foam into a container.
C. keeping ribbon ends from unraveling.
D. gluing foliage in an arrangement.
3. Floral designers take care not to purchase flowers with
A. unopened buds.
B. bruised petals.
C. excessive fragrance.
D. insufficient fragance.
4. What is the most effective way for you to locate local growers to supply your design needs?
A. Ask commercial wholesalers.
B. Visit your local farmer's market.
C. Do an online search for local flower growers.
D. Ask other flower shops.
5. Which of the following is the best choice for adding to flower water to make blooms last longer?
A. Pennies
B. Bleach
C. A commercially prepared solution
D. Aspirin
6. Normally, a table centerpiece shouldn't be taller than
A. 12 inches (30 cm).
B. 15 inches (37.5 cm).
C. 9 inches (22.5 cm).
D. 6 inches (15 cm).
7. The most commonly used wiring method is wiring.
A. insertion
B. pierce C. point D. clutch
8. Design skills can be developed by
A. using more flowers in an arrangement than the standard design calls for.
B. drawing your arrangements on paper before actually creating them.
C. experimenting with different combinations of flower and plant materials.
D. doing something unusual in every arrangement, no matter what the customer thinks of the results.
9. A #5 floral ribbon is how wide?
A. 5/ -inch (1.5 cm)
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B. 2 5/8-inch (6.6 cm) C. 1 3/8-inch (3.4 cm) D. 7/8-inch (2.2 cm)
10. What should you keep in mind when bidding on items at an online flower auction?
A. You'll have no competition from other bidders.
B. There are no tools or ratings available to assess the quality of the merchandise.
C. The product is almost never guaranteed.
D. Prices generally don't include freight.
11. The tip of a steel pick looks like
A. a nail.
B. a steel staple.
C. an arrowhead with serrated edges.
D. a toothpick.
12. Which one of the following statements about standard foam is true?
A. A foam brick can't stand any higher than its container.
B. Once a foam brick is soaked, no additional water can be added to the container.
C. The water it holds doesn't evaporate normally.
D. The water it holds evaporates normally.
13. Jet air transport increases the
A. availability of all flowers.
B. size of the floral designer's tool kit.
C. price of locally grown flowers.
D. amount of time it takes to obta ...
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1. Floral Design
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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note
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so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the
answers before choosing an answer.
1. Individual leaves are usually wired by
A. pierce wiring.
B. insertion wiring.
C. line wiring.
D. clutch wiring.
2. Glue dots are best used for A. attaching prices to flower
buckets. B. gluing foam into a container.
C. keeping ribbon ends from unraveling.
D. gluing foliage in an arrangement.
3. Floral designers take care not to purchase flowers with
2. A. unopened buds.
B. bruised petals.
C. excessive fragrance.
D. insufficient fragance.
4. What is the most effective way for you to locate local
growers to supply your design needs?
A. Ask commercial wholesalers.
B. Visit your local farmer's market.
C. Do an online search for local flower growers.
D. Ask other flower shops.
5. Which of the following is the best choice for adding to flower
water to make blooms last longer?
A. Pennies
B. Bleach
C. A commercially prepared solution
D. Aspirin
6. Normally, a table centerpiece shouldn't be taller than
A. 12 inches (30 cm).
B. 15 inches (37.5 cm).
C. 9 inches (22.5 cm).
D. 6 inches (15 cm).
7. The most commonly used wiring method is wiring.
A. insertion
3. B. pierce C. point D. clutch
8. Design skills can be developed by
A. using more flowers in an arrangement than the standard
design calls for.
B. drawing your arrangements on paper before actually creating
them.
C. experimenting with different combinations of flower and
plant materials.
D. doing something unusual in every arrangement, no matter
what the customer thinks of the results.
9. A #5 floral ribbon is how wide?
A. 5/ -inch (1.5 cm)
8
B. 2 5/8-inch (6.6 cm) C. 1 3/8-inch (3.4 cm) D. 7/8-inch (2.2
cm)
10. What should you keep in mind when bidding on items at an
online flower auction?
A. You'll have no competition from other bidders.
B. There are no tools or ratings available to assess the quality
of the merchandise.
C. The product is almost never guaranteed.
D. Prices generally don't include freight.
4. 11. The tip of a steel pick looks like
A. a nail.
B. a steel staple.
C. an arrowhead with serrated edges.
D. a toothpick.
12. Which one of the following statements about standard foam
is true?
A. A foam brick can't stand any higher than its container.
B. Once a foam brick is soaked, no additional water can be
added to the container.
C. The water it holds doesn't evaporate normally.
D. The water it holds evaporates normally.
13. Jet air transport increases the
A. availability of all flowers.
B. size of the floral designer's tool kit.
C. price of locally grown flowers.
D. amount of time it takes to obtain imported flowers.
14. A floral piece not usually purchased on the basis of strong
sentiments is a
A. Mother's Day corsage.
B. memorial tribute.
C. Valentine's Day bouquet.
5. D. table centerpiece.
15. A professional floral designer should develop
skills.
A. crisis counseling
B. math
C. listening
D. graphic art
16. Cutting flower stems at an angle rather than straight across
A. restricts the flow of water and prevents the flower head from
getting too much.
B. doesn't make any difference.
C. prevents the stems from oozing excessive sap.
D. gets as much water as possible to the flower's head.
17. Which of the following cut flowers emits unusually large
amounts of ethylene gas?
A. Carnation
B. Chrysanthemum
C. Lily
D. Rose
6. 18. A floral arrangement's appropriateness for an occasion
depends upon the
A. country in which the flowers are grown.
B. season of the year.
C. floral designer's credentials.
D. longevity of the flowers.
19. After flowers are unpacked and inspected for damage,
designers
A. reintroduce a supply of preservative-treated tepid water.
B. place them in an arrangement.
C. refrigerate them in an icy cooler.
D. cut their stems with a sharp knife.
20. Which one of the following countries is a major exporter of
cut flowers?
B. Uruguay
C. Canada
D. Portugal
A. Colombia
End of exam
Principles and Elements of Design
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1. What is the best way to achieve harmony in a design?
A. Selecting similarly colored flowers and elements
B. Choosing flowers that achieve a pleasing aesthetic
C. Using one type of flower, but in many different colors
D. Using a maximum of three different types of flowers
2. Which principle of floral design is concerned with the
physical and visual stability of an arrangement?
A. Balance
B. Proportion
C. Rhythm
D. Composition
3. The design element that refers to an arrangement's final
shape and appearance is
8. A. form.
B. texture.
C. line.
D. color.
4. Lines that aren't physically present in a design are known as
lines.
A. Hogarth
B. implied
C. interesting
D. meandering
5. What are the three primary colors?
A. Green, red, and yellow
B. Violet, green, and orange
C. Red, blue, and yellow
D. Red, blue, and green
6. If a design has equal weight on both sides, it's said to have
balance.
A. equilateral
B. symmetrical
C. harmonious
D. asymmetrical
9. 7. If you're comparing the size of an arrangement to the space in
which it will be displayed, which principle of floral design are
you using?
A. Dominance
B. Balance
C. Scale
D. Pattern
Exam Figure—Use this illustration to answer the question
below.
8. Look at the illustration pictured above. This arrangement
emphasizes the form.
A. vertical B. triangular C. Hogarth D. horizontal
9. What principle of design refers to the way in which the
various components in a design create a single entity?
A. Pattern
B. Unity
C. Harmony
D. Contrast
10. To what does the term line refer?
A. The style of a design
B. The way plant materials feel to the touch
C. The distance between one point and another
D. The movement of the viewer's eye between two points in a
10. design
11. Which of the following choices is a descriptive word that's
most appropriate to use when describing texture?
A. Cold
B. Velvety
C. Colorful
D. Dimensional
12. When floral designers talk about the surface quality of floral
materials, they're referring to the
of the floral materials.
A. form
B. texture
C. style
D. space
13. Which of the following combinations is an example of a
split-complementary color scheme?
A. Violet, yellow-green, and yellow-orange
B. Blue, red-violet, and violet
C. Blue-green, red, and yellow-green
D. Green, red-orange, and yellow-orange
11. 14. The placing of individual parts to form a whole and unified
arrangement describes which principle of floral design?
A. Composition
B. Contrast
C. Rhythm
D. Focal emphasis
15. To create a tint, you would mix a hue with
A. black. B. white. C. gray.
D. yellow.
16. A monochromatic color scheme includes
A. more than one color.
B. only red and white.
C. one color and its tints, tones, and shades.
D. more than one shade.
17. Because darker colors have more visual weight than lighter
colors, where should they be used in a design?
A. Towards the left of an arrangement
B. Higher in an arrangement
C. Lower in an arrangement
D. Towards the right of an arrangement
18. Which of the following statements about complementary
12. colors is true?
A. They're very close to each other in hue.
B. They're opposites that create interesting color contrasts.
C. They're rarely used in floral designs.
D. They form monochromatic color schemes.
19. What aspect of floral design do the principles of design
govern?
A. The pricing of floral arrangements
B. The growing seasons of flowers
C. The techniques to create arrangements
D. The elements of floral design
20. Which of the following statements about analogous colors is
true?
A. They include one hue and the colors adjacent to that hue on
the color wheel.
B. They're located at three equidistant points on the color
wheel.
C. They sharply contrast each other.
D. They include only black, white, and gray.
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Introduction to Design Techniques
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1. An abundance of flowers, a rounded shape, and a variety of
colors describe which style?
A. Formal linear B. Mille de Fleur C. Vegetative
D. Ikebana
2. The main element involved in basing is
A. theme. B. color. C. texture. D. line.
3. In contemporary arrangements, is sometimes glued
to the bottom of the container, and the foam is placed on top of
it.
A. a kenzan
B. a greening pin
C. moss
D. an oasis prong
14. 4. The design style that features bands of floral materials is
A. Biedermeier. B. Mille de Fleur. C. western line. D. waterfall.
5. The style of design largely responsible for launching the
commercial floral design industry in North
America is the
A. Ikebana.
B. western line.
C. waterfall.
D. new convention.
6. The floral design style that presents flowers the way they're
found in nature is
A. vegetative. B. new wave. C. hand-tied. D. abstract.
7. What is the difference between layering and terracing?
A. More depth can be achieved with layering than with
terracing.
B. In layering, the materials are more three-dimensional than in
terracing.
C. In layering, materials such as leaves can't be reversed to
reveal different colors on the back. But in terracing, they can.
D. In terracing, the materials used are thicker than in layering.
8. Which design style resembles a half-moon?
A. Crescent
15. B. Western line
C. Abstract
D. Hand-tied
9. The design's is often established where the stems
meet and cross.
A. form
B. focal area
C. shape
D. frame
10. Ikebana designs are very sensitive to
A. color.
B. mechanics.
C. texture.
D. nature.
11. The design technique that involves enclosing floral
materials in an area is called
A. zoning.
B. framing.
C. shadowing.
D. terracing.
16. 12. Floral designers use the technique when they
place two pieces of identical material in an arrangement, one
immediately behind the other.
A. shadowing B. grouping C. terracing D. framing
13. refers to the process of tying materials together to
hold them in place in an arrangement.
A. Clustering B. Grouping C. Binding
D. Banding
14. Which of the following design techniques would generally
be employed in a new-convention arrangement?
A. Sequencing
B. Binding C. Banding D. Framing
15. The design technique that gives prominence to groups of
material in an arrangement is called
A. binding. B. banding. C. terracing. D. zoning.
16. The foam for what type of arrangements is often held in
place with pan glue instead of bowl tape?
A. Contemporary arrangements
B. Traditional arrangements
C. Arrangements in glass vases
D. Hand-tied arrangements
17. It's most accurate to say that hand-tied arrangements
17. A. require a concealed water supply.
B. are difficult to carry.
C. include only one or two floral materials.
D. are especially popular for weddings.
18. Wood picks, steels picks, and floral tape are part of an
arragement's
A. texture.
B. mechanics.
C. theme.
D. style.
19. Which design style encourages a complete manipulation of
floral materials into unnatural geometric shapes and colors?
A. New wave
B. New convention
C. Abstract
D. Ikebana
20. In nature, an example of a parallel design is a
A. rocky creek bed.
B. tumbleweed.
C. forest.
D. snow-capped mountain.
18. End of exam
Inventory
Flip uses the periodic method and had the following inventory
events during January:
Date
Units Purchased
Unit Cost
Date
Units Sold
Unit Sales Price
Jan. 1
150
$7.00
Jan. 2
100
$10.00
Jan. 5
225
7.25
Jan. 7
125
10.00
Jan. 10
100
7.50
Jan. 12
75
12.00
Jan. 15
150
7.50
Jan. 17
200
12.00
19. Jan. 20
200
7.75
Jan. 24
150
15.00
Jan. 25
150
8.00
Jan. 30
75
8.25
Note: January 1 amount was the beginning inventory and unit
value.
(Round all total dollar values to the nearest dollar. Round all
unit values to the nearest penny.)
Required:
a. Calculate cost of goods available for sale.
b. Calculate the dollar value of sales.
c. Calculate the value of Ending Inventory and Cost of Good
Sold under the following independent assumptions:
1) LIFO method
2) FIFO method
3) Average-cost method
Answer goes below:
20. a. Cost of Goods Available for Sale
b. Sales
c. Value of:
Ending Inventory
COGS
1) LIFO method
2) FIFO method
3) Average-cost method