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Section 4: Sample Selected-Response Questions
AAFCS Family and Consumer Sciences, Composite (200)

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A series of sample exam questions is provided below. These items are not intended to serve as a study mechanism, but to familiarize candidates with the format, style, and structure of the items that can be expected on the examination. Always choose the best answer.

Domain 1—Integration of Foundations

1. Protocol refers to

  1. verbal instructions given by a manager.
  2. written procedures.
  3. operating structures within a business.
  4. a company’s mission statement.
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Correct Response: C

2. Life skills is a term relating to concepts of life processes and commonly is associated in programs taught in

  1. pre-kindergarten.
  2. kindergarten.
  3. elementary school.
  4. middle school.
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Correct Response: B

Domain 2—Family Studies and Human Services

3. According to research, high levels of premarital conflict are predictive of

  1. parenting skills.
  2. personality disorders.
  3. self-disclosure.
  4. marital happiness.
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Correct Response: D

4. An employment arrangement where employees divide the work schedule to allow each employee more time with family is called

  1. flexible scheduling.
  2. telecommuting.
  3. remote consulting.
  4. job sharing.
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Correct Response: D

Domain 3—Human Development, Education, and Services

5. Premature and low birth weight babies

  1. start out at the same developmental levels as full-term infants.
  2. should not be handled for the first few weeks after birth.
  3. can reach the same developmental levels as full-term babies.
  4. rarely survive the first weeks of life.
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Correct Response: C

6. Studies of those who abuse children reveal that abusers

  1. are often mentally ill.
  2. nearly always live in poverty.
  3. tend to have been abused themselves.
  4. usually only abuse a child once.
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Correct Response: C

Domain 4—Nutrition, Wellness, and Food Science

7. Unlike natural cheese, processed cheese contains

  1. fat.
  2. glucose.
  3. emulsifiers.
  4. annatto coloring.
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Correct Response: C

8. Based on their contribution to foodborne illness, chemical additives (incidental and intentional)

  1. create tremendous health hazards.
  2. are no threat to health.
  3. are destroyed with proper cooking.
  4. are seldom involved in foodborne illness.
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Correct Response: D

Domain 5—Food, Lodging, and Hospitality

9. The oven that permits the MOST even browning is the

  1. conventional.
  2. convection.
  3. forced air.
  4. microwave.
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Correct Response: B

10. Fully computerized boutique properties that cater to the repeat business traveler can expedite the check-in process by pre-registering the majority of guests by accessing information from

  1. reservation records.
  2. registration records.
  3. credit card records.
  4. corporate records.
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Correct Response: A

Domain 6—Consumer and Resource Management

11. One benefit of leasing a car rather than buying is

  1. lower monthly payments.
  2. lower insurance costs.
  3. not having to pay for routine maintenance costs.
  4. traveling unlimited miles each year without penalty.
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Correct Response: A

12. A person decides to quit their job and return to school. In economic terms, the loss of income they will initially suffer as a result of this decision is an example of

  1. scarcity.
  2. opportunity cost.
  3. marginal analysis.
  4. temporary consequence.
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Correct Response: B

Domain 7—Textiles and Apparel

13. The purpose of including brand names on apparel is to

  1. guarantee good quality.
  2. meet textile product labeling laws.
  3. influence consumer buying habits.
  4. link the name to the logo.
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Correct Response: C

14. The BEST edge treatment for scarves or products made from sheer fabrics is a

  1. faced hem.
  2. folded hem.
  3. rolled hem.
  4. shirttail hem.
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Correct Response: C

Domain 8—Environmental Design

15. Which of the following is typical of a progressive neighborhood?

  1. Numerous houses for sale
  2. Older homes being restored
  3. Houses of various architectural design
  4. Community neighborhood watch programs
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Correct Response: B

16. Which of the following exterior coverings requires the least maintenance?

  1. Wood siding
  2. Brick
  3. Stucco
  4. Manufactured siding
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Correct Response: B