Third Term Examinations Primary 3 Home Economics

THIRD TERM

SUBJECT: HOME ECONOMICS                                  

CLASS: PRIMARY 3

1)    Which of these foods contain carbohydrate? ____________  (a)beans       (b)Vegetables   (c)Rice 

2)  ____________          is one of the food we can find in our locality (a)Yam  (b)Pizza   (c)Lettuce 

3)    Fish belongs to one of these classes of food____________(a)Protein  (b)Vitamin   (c)Fats /Oil

4)    The food we eat contain       ____________      called nutrients (a)Poison  (b)Chemical   (c)Rodents 

5)    ____________      provide the body with the needed materials for growth and development (a)nutrient (b)nuisance (c)neutral 

6)    ____________      gives the body energy needed for daily activities (a)Protein  (b)Carbohydrate  (c)Fats 

7)    Vitamins and minerals protect the body from     ____________      (a)Safety  (b)Health  (c)diseases 

8)    ____________          belongs to a class of food that insulate the body (a)Water  (b)Vitamin   (c)Fats/Oil 

9)    Corn can be used to prepare           ____________ (a)Corn flakes  (b)cucumber   (c)egg 

10)    One of these is not a fruit____________

(a)banana   (b)Orange   (c)Onion 

11)    An example of a tuber is       ____________     (a)meat   (b)potato   (c)mango 

12)    Eating only one type of food can result to        ____________     (a)Sound health  (b)Good health  (c)Mal nutrition 

13)    Lack of protein can cause a deficiency called     ____________       (a)Kwashiorkor  (b)Dysentery  (c)Diarrhea

14)    Scurvy can occur as a result of deficiency in     ____________          (a)Vitamin A  (b)Vitamin B     (c)Vitamin C 

15)    Having rough and reddish skin can be as a result of    ____________         (a)Scurry  (b)Pellagra  (c)Ricket 

16)    Water is very important because it aids        ____________     (a)balance  (b)Vitamins  (c)digestion 

17)    Fish and meat belong to   ____________         food group (a)body building  (b)protective  (c)Energy giving 

18)    Butter and margarine belong to the             and     ____________       group (a)Protein (b)Water  (c)Fat and Oil 

19)    Garri and rice are examples of             food ____________(a)Energy giving  (b)maintenance  (c)protective

20)    Body building foods can also be referred to as     ____________       (a)Carbohydrate   (b)Vitamin  (c)Protein 

SECTION B 

1)    ____________          and     ____________          are common foodstuffs in our locality 

2)      ____________             is one of the function of food nutrient 

3)          ____________         can be used to prepare Yam flour (Amala) 

4)    ____________              is a class of food that helps the body to grow. 

5)    Vitamins and minerals belong to             and    ____________             food group 

6)    ____________              is a sickness which can occur as a result of eating only one type of food 

7)    Lack of vitamin D can make a child to have           ____________            

8)    Deficiency in protein can cause a disease known as           ____________            

9)    Examples of energy giving food are                 and            ____________     

10)    Fruits and vegetables belongs to     ____________          food group 

SECTION C 

1)    List ten common foodstuffs in our locality:

(i) ____________

(ii) ____________

iii.____________

iv. ____________

v. ____________

vi. ____________

vii. ____________

viii. ____________

ix. ____________

x. ____________

2)    The major minerals are

____________,

____________,

____________,

____________

3)    List three classes of food and give one example each 

(a)            ______e.g _________   

(b)                e.g ____     

(c)                e.g ______

4)    What do we use food stuffs for? ____________

    Write out two types of food stuff we can prepare with the following 

    Rice:   ____________            ____________        

    Beans:  ____________            ____________                        

    Wheat: ____________            ____________              

5)    Eating only one type of food can result to various kinds of diseases. List any 4 and write out the effects 

            Diseases                         Effects 

1. A)  ____________            ____________

          B)  ____________            ____________

C) ____________            ____________

D) ____________            ____________