Five questions on lesson 3 of Reading a grading report. The questions and the answers to pick from come in a new order every time you start.
Pick an answer, and the question marks itself. For a question that you answer in your own words, think of your answer first. Then show our answer and say whether you had it. Nothing is saved or sent.
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Question 1: What does "H\*" mean on a GIA report?
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b: The asterisk flags a color treatment; Comments says which.
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Question 2: Which of these can have a GIA cut grade?
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a: Standard round brilliants in the D-to-Z range only.
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Question 3: A cushion's report shows "Cut: Excellent". Which lab could have issued it?
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IGI, which grades fancy-shape cut as an option; GIA doesn't.
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Question 4: What can a visible fish-eye do to an IGI round's cut grade?
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Cap it at Fair.
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Question 5: Why is a missing cut grade on a pear-shaped diamond's GIA report not a problem?
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GIA doesn't grade the cut of fancy shapes at all, so no pear has one.
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