Home Economics Primary 5 First Term Examination
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 2017/2018
CLASS: PRIMARY 5
SUBJECT: HOME ECONOMICS
NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………
Section A:
1. The cooking of food in a pot with enough water is ________
frying (b) boiling (c) roasting (d) smoking
2. When cooking beans, water should _____ the food (a) not cover (b) cover (c) fill (d) burst
3. The cooking of food in an open pan of hot fat or oil over a fire is _____
frying (b) boiling (c) roasting (d) smoking
4. To make bean cake, the beans should be soaked and then washed to remove the ____
back (b) nutrient (c) peel (d) skin
5. Moimoi can be cooked by (a) frying (b) steaming (c) boiling (d) roasting
6. Cooking of food with dry heat is known as ___ (a) boiling (b) frying (c) roasting (d) steaming
7. Any edible solid or liquid substances that give us energy is ____
food (b) diet (c) nutrient (d) breakfast
8. The diet that contains the classes of food in the right proportion is _____
super diet (b) balanced diet (c) normal diet (d) supplement
9. Perishable foods easily ____ (a) cooks (b) get spoilt (c) finish (d) last long
10. Spinach, tomatoes, potatoes are all ____ (a) leaf (b) plant (c) vegetable (d) roots
11. Everything in the bathroom should be kept ____ always
clear (b) disorganized (c) clean (d) dirty
12. A place where food is prepared is the ____ (a) verandah (b) parlour (c) kitchen (d) store
13. Visitor are hosted in the ____ (a) living room (b) passage (c) bedroom (d) kitchen
14. We throw our dirts in the _____ (a) dustbin (b) ward robe (c) nylon (d) bag
15. _____ agents are materials that we can use to clean items in the home (a) home (b) general (c) cleaning (d) soap
16. An example of food that can be boiled is _____ (a) akara (b) puff puff (c) cake (d) rice
17. Surfaces are the area surface opposite the ____ (a) ceiling (b) fan (c) door (d) house
18. ____ are materials that we can use to cover the surfaces within the home
(a) carpet (b) rug (c) floor covering (d) surfaces
19. All are examples of perishable food, except ___ (a) mango (b) tomatoes (c) pepper (d) book
20. Vegetable can be in form of _____ and _____ (a) root and leaves (b) tuber and grain
(c) legume and cereal (d) fish and meat
Section B: Answer all questions
1. Give five examples of food that can be boiled
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________
(e) ________________________________
b.) Mention five foods that can be fried
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________
(e) ________________________________
2. List five materials that can be used to clean the home
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________
(e) ________________________________
b.) Mention three types of floor covering
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
3. Itemize five things that can be found in the kitchen
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________
(e) ________________________________
b.) Mention five materials that can be used to prepare homemade polish
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________ (d) ________________________________
(e) ________________________________
4. Mention three foods that can be roasted
(a) ________________________________ (b) ________________________________
(c) ________________________________
5. Explain the importance of floor covering _________________________________________
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