SECOND TERM EXAMINATION PRIMARY 6 HOME ECONOMICS

NAME:…………………………………………………………………………………… Part A: Objectives Fill the gap with the right option from the given alternatives  

1.    Money received for work done or from the scale of one’s property is called ____ (a) gift (b) income (c) interest
2.  All the following people work in order to earn a living except ____ (a) teacher (b) prisoner (c) medical doctor
3.    Wise spending help us to have _______ (a) savings (b) financial problem (c) greed
4.  Meal planning simply means ________ (a) planning what we are to eat (b) eating anything we see (c) eating inadequate meal
5.  Balanced diet contains _________ (a) all classes of food in the right proportion (b) only two classes of food (c) all classes of food in the wrong proportion
6. Which of the following is a factor that determine wise spending (a) needs (b) wages (c) gifts
7.  Another name for dinner is ______ (a) breakfast (b) supper (c) lunch
8.    The most important meal of the day is (a) lunch (b) breakfast (c) dinner
9.   It is always good to quarrel with a guest that does not give you gifts (a) yes (b) no (c) maybe
10.  The following are sources of income except ______ (a) wages (b) allowance (c) stealing
11.  A person who spends money unwisely is called a ____ (a) spend rift (b) money doubler (c) wayo man
12.  A meal that combines breakfast and lunch is called _______ (a) supper (b) brunch (c) lunch
13.  Buying in bulk save our ______ and ______ (a) money and time (b) water and money (c) time and life
14. Which of the following is not a good eating habit (a) washing of hands before meal  (b) talking while eating (c) chewing food with mouth closed
15. Table manners are ways of behaving while ____ (a) dancing (b) talking (c) eating
16. ____ is a substance that is used to rub a surface to make it shine (a) stone (b) water (c) polish
17.  ______ cannot be used to make a cemented surface clean (a) water and soap (b) water and brush (c) hoes and cutlass
18. Household pests are ________ insects and animals (a) friendly (b) harmful (c) useful
19.  Household pests often carry and spread _____ (a) health (b) wealth (c) diseases
20.  ___________ are chemical substances that are used to fight or kill insects (a)  water (b) insecticides (c) polish    

Part B: Theory

1. Mention four ways we can preserve our food   

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2.  List four classes of food    ________________________________            ________________________________  ________________________________            ________________________________  

3.    List four sources of family income     ________________________________            ________________________________  ________________________________            ________________________________  

4. Mention four rules guiding meal planning   (a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________ (c) ________________________________            (d) ________________________________  

5.)   Mention four causes of home accidents   (a) ________________________________            (b) ________________________________ (c) ________________________________            (d) ________________________________