Welcome Test Home Economics Primary 5 Second Term Lesson Notes Week 1

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 

CLASS: Primary 5
SUBJECT: Home Economics
NAME: _________________________________________________

Section A: Objective Questions

Answer all the questions.

1. The process by which we prevent spoilage of food is called ______
   (a) menu (b) packaging (c) maturity (d) food preservation
2. An unexpected or unplanned event which causes injury or damage is called _____
   (a) health (b) safety (c) accident (d) menu
3. Common home accidents do not include ___
   (a) burns (b) scalds (c) dislocation (d) air crash
4. Which of the following items is not found in the kitchen?
   (a) soap (b) duster (c) seater (d) stove
5. All the following are importance of kitchen hygiene except _____
   (a) it prevents contamination of food
   (b) it makes the kitchen smell bad and irritating
   (c) it prevents house pests
   (d) it prevents domestic accidents
6. Which of these items is not a kitchen utensil?
   (a) plates (b) stove (c) pots (d) phone
7. ____ is the process of preparing food for eating.
   (a) baking (b) cooking (c) boiling (d) grilling
8. Which of these household pests does not suck human blood?
   (a) bedbug (b) housefly (c) ticks (d) mosquitoes
9. Household pests can be destroyed using the following except _____
   (a) insecticides (b) pesticides
   (c) littering of foodstuff on the floor
   (d) setting traps for rats and rodents
10. The two types of waste are ___________ and ___________
    (a) organic and solid (b) organic and refuse
    (c) organic and organic (d) inorganic and solid
11. Which of these kitchen items is used for cooking?
    (a) yam powder (b) hot plate (c) grinding stone (d) blender
12. Which of the following is not a household pest?
    (a) bee (b) mosquito (c) bedbug (d) ants
13. A place where family members live is called ______
    (a) surrounding (b) home (c) office (d) garden
14. In the preparation of pounded yam, which of the listed items is not needed?
    (a) yam (b) mortar (c) pestle (d) blender
15. The manner and ways by which we keep our body clean in order to remain healthy is known as _____
    (a) body fitness (b) body hygiene
    (c) body caring (d) body massage
16. The following are examples of insect pests except _____
    (a) rats (b) lice (c) housefly (d) cockroach
17. A ______________ is a kitchen appliance that is used for storing and preserving food items.
    (a) microwave (b) refrigerator (c) hot plate (d) kettle
18. The _______ is used for washing utensils and silverware in the kitchen.
    (a) heater (b) floor (c) sink (d) oven
19. Simple snacks such as bread and cakes can be prepared by __________
    (a) boiling (b) frying (c) steaming (d) baking
20. All the following are examples of snacks except ______
    (a) doughnut (b) pounded yam (c) chin-chin (d) biscuit

Section B: Theory Questions

Answer all the questions in your notebook.

1a. What is body hygiene?
1b. List four items that can be found in the kitchen:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
(d) ________________________________

2a. What are household pests?
2b. List two examples of household pests:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________

3a. Define cooking.
3b. State four methods of cooking:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
(d) ________________________________

4a. Define a kitchen.
4b. Mention two reasons why we must maintain kitchen hygiene:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________

5a. List four methods of cleaning the home:
(a) ________________________________
(b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
(d) ________________________________

5b. What are snacks?