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Teso North District Mock - Home Science Paper 1 Question Paper
Teso North District Mock - Home Science Paper 1
Course:Secondary Level
Institution: Mock question papers
Exam Year:2010
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441/1
HOMESCIENCE
PAPER 1
THEORY
JULY / AUGUST 2010
TIME: 2 ½ Hours
TESO NORTH JOINT EVALUATION TEST - 2010
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E)
441/1
HOMESCIENCE
PAPER 1
THEORY
2 ½ hrs
INSTRUCTION TO CANDIDATES
1. Write your name and index Number in the spaces provided.
2. This paper consists of THREE sections: A,B and C.
3. Answer to ALL questions must be written in this booklet..
This paper consists of 12 printed pages.
Candidates should check the questions paper to ensure
that all pages are printed as indicated and no questions are missing.
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
Answer ALL the questions in this section in the spaces provided.
1. What is toxemia? 2mks
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2. Mention two points on the care of leather shoes. 2mks
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3. List three desirable qualities of an embroidery thread. 3 mks
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4. Give two disadvantages of home confinement to an expectant mother. 2 mks
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5. Give four symptoms of pellagra. 2 mks
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6. State two causes of seam puckering. 2 mks
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7. Suggest two causes of permanent hardness in water. 1 mks
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8. State two reasons for disposing household organic refuse well. 2 mks
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9. Give two characteristics of fabrics that develop static electricity 2 mks
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10. Suggest two ways of finishing a skirt waist besides using a waist band. 2 mks.
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11. Explain two possible advantages of re-heating foods. 2 mks
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12. State two other causes of anemia other than nutritional deficiency. 2mks
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13. Name two scientific principals underlying canning of fruits as a method of
food preservation. 2mks
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14. Suggest two reasons for blending in fabric construction. 2 mks.
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15. Give two advantages of using a baby cot. 2 mks.
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16. Give the reason behind loading common salt 1mks
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17. Give two meanings of the following terms.
a) Basting 2mks
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b) Trimming 2mks
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18. State two reasons for appropriate lighting in the house 2mks
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19. How would you conserve energy when using electricity for cookery? 3 mks.
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20. Mention two important points to consider when brushing the teeth. 2mks
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SECTION B (COMPULSORY 20 MKS)
21. You are taking care of your mother’s sister who gave birth two days ago.
a) Describe how you would wash, treat and finish the baby soiled napkins used
by her child. 10 mks.
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b) Describe the procedure you would use to clean a sweeping brush with a
wooden handle and head. 10 mks
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SECTION C
Answer any two questions in these section in the spaces provided. Below.
22. a) Explain five factors that affect individual nutrient requirement. 10 mks
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b) Explain six preventive measures to take against the spread of infection when
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c) Discuss four factors to consider when selecting lighting fixtures. 4 mks
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23. a) Outline five laundry practices that can and in preserving the colour of a loose coloured
article during laundry work. 5mks
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b) State six properties of cotton that make it suitable for making hospital linen. 6 mks.
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c) Describe the procedure of making a faced slit opening. 9 mks
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24. a) Discuss six reasons of using soft furnishings in home. 6 mks
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b) Describe how to make a French seam on the sides of a blouse. 8 mks.
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c) i) State four dangers of poor ventilation 4 mks
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ii) Outline two disadvantages of using convenience foods consistently. 2 mks.
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