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Bureti District Mock - Homescience Paper 1 Question Paper

Bureti District Mock - Homescience Paper 1

Course:Secondary Level

Exam Year:2012

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441/1
HOME SCIENCE
Paper 1
THEORY
JULY/ AUGUST 2012
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
BURETI DISTRICT EVALUATION TESTS - 2012
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
441/1
HOME SCIENCE
Paper 1
THEORY
JULY/ AUGUST 2012
TIME: 2 ½ HOURS
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer ALL questions in section A on the spaces provided
2. Section B is compulsory. Answer all questions in this section on the spaces provided
3. Answer any two questions in section C on the spaces provided.
Candidates should check the question paper to ensure that all pages are printed.
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
Answer all questions on the spaces provided
1. Give two meaning of the term trimming as used in clothing construction. Give an example in each case.
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2. Suggest 3 things to avoid when choosing clothes for a full figure (3mks)
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3. Suggest two advantages of drying clothes on the clothes line (2mks)
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4. Mention three reasons why the sick should be visited regularly (3mks)
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5. Name two forms of advertising (2mks)
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6. Give two stitches that may be used to neaten an overlaid seam (2mks)
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7. Mention three methods of controlling pollution in public places (3mks)
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8. State four methods of ventilating a room (2mks)
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9. Give three signs and symptoms of a person suffering from diabetes melitus (3mks)
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10. Mention two ways in which drugs may be abused (2mks)
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11. Give two qualities of a well made short crust pastry (2mks)
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12. Give three symptoms of keratomalacia (3mks)
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13. Mention two reasons for a material puckering during machining (2mks)
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14. Name three common methods of draining waste water at home (3mks)
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15. Name four textile fibres that are weak when wet (2mks)
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16. Give one reason for each of the following processes in needlework.
a) Snipping (1mk)
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b) Introducing fullness (1mk)
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c) Knife-edging (1mk)
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17. Give two essential immunizations before the age of one year (1mk)
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SECTON B (COMPULSORY) 20 MARKS
18. Your mother is away on a business trip.
a) Explain how you will thorough clean an alluminium pan you will use for preparing lunch
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b) Explain how to launder your nylon nightdress you will use at night
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c) Outline the procedure of laudering a dish cloth (6mks)
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SECTION C (40MKS)
Answer any 2 questions in this section on the spaces provides
19. a) “Wool is difficult to launder”. Discuss this statement five points. (10 points)
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b) Explain five points to consider when entertaining guests. (10mks)
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20. a) By use of clearly illustrated diagrams explain the working of an open seam
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b) Discuss five methods of conserving energy while cooking (5mks)
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c) Explain five principles of wise buying (5mks)
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21. a) Discuss five points to consider when selecting fasteners (6mks)
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b) Explain four properties that makes polyster suitable for making soft furnishings (4mks)
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c) Give two causes of each of the following faults in cake and pastry making
i) Heavy and close texture in creamed cakes (2mks)
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ii) Hard and tough pastry
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d) What first aid would you give to a fellow student who had fallen into a state of shock due to receiving upsetting news. (4mks)
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e) Differentiate between bulimia and anorexia norvosa
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