Principles and Elements of Floral Design
Summative Knowledge Exam
Answer Key
1. T
2. F Skills in business, sales, and personnel management are required for those pursuing a
career in the floral industry.
3. T
4. F
Professional florists’ associations are a necessary part of the floral industry.
5. F Designing with fresh-cut floral materials usually does not involve the use of very many
chemical products.
6. T
7. F Ancient civilizations included the Egyptians, Greeks, and Romans influenced the art of
floral design in their uses and arrangements of floral materials.
8. T
9. T
10. T
11. F Many of the symbolic traditions associated with flowers began during the Renaissance.
12. T
13. T
14. T
15. F Line materials create the framework of a design while form materials define the focal
area.
16. T
17. T
18. T
19. T
20. F Not every flower consists of the four basic parts.
21. T
22. F Two basic classifications of foliage are simple and compound.
23. T
24. F Ethylene is a gas produced naturally by flowers, decaying plant materials and ripening
fruit.
25. T
26. T
27. T
28. F A hydrating solution consists of a citric acid solution that causes flowers to take up water
rapidly; thus reducing the stress of prolonged dehydration due to dry-pack shipping and storage.
29. T
30. T
31. F The process of holding flowers at room temperature to take up water and ensure
maximum turgidity is called conditioning.
32. T
33. F Acidifier is a substance (i.e., citric acid) that lowers the pH of a solution and thereby
increases its acidity.
34. T
35. T
36. F Balance, proportion, dominance, contrast, rhythm, harmony, and unity are the primary
principles of design.
37. T
38. F “Formal” balance is also referred to as symmetrical balance.”
39. T
40. F The relationship in size and quantity between the parts within an arrangement is
proportion.
41. T
42. T
43. F Contrast in a floral arrangement adds richness and impact through contradiction.
44. T
45. T
46. F Radiating lines originating from the focal point of an arrangement create rhythm.
47. T
48. T
49. T
50. F Unity in an arrangement occurs when all of the principles and elements blend together.
51. T
52. T
53. F Pattern includes both the positive and negative space within an arrangement.
54. T
55. T
56. F Value is the lightness or darkness of a hue achieved by adding white, gray, or black.
57. T
58. T
59. F An analogous color harmony consists of related colors that are adjacent on the color
wheel.
60. T
61. T
62. T
63. T
64. F When preparing floral foam for an arrangement, allow the foam to float freely for 1 to 3
minutes until thoroughly saturated.
65. F Wire gauges are used to indicate the thickness of a wire. The smaller the number, the
thicker the wire diameter.
66. F Liquid floral adhesives are primarily used for wedding and corsage construction.
67. T
68. T
69. F When constructing a hand-tied bouquet, the binding point is located between the thumb
and first finger.
70. T
71. T
72. F When pierced by wire, fresh-cut materials sustain injury and dehydration.
73. T
74. T
75. T
MATCHING:
76. H
77. E
78. J
79. B
80. K
81. G
82. C
83. M
84. F
85. Q
86. O
87. P
88. V
89. R
90. L
91. A
92. U
93. I
94. X
95. Y
96. W
97. S
98. T
99. D
100. N
High School Floral Design Final Test for the IMS Educational Excellence
Project
Developed by the Texas State Florists’ Association Education Committee