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
- A) ____________ ____________
B) ____________ ____________
C) ____________ ____________
D) ____________ ____________
