3RD TERM EXAM QUESTIONS PRIMARY 5 HOME ECONOMICS

THIRD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2021 / 2022

CLASS: PRIMARY 5 SUBJECT: HOME ECONOMICS

NAME:……………………………………………………………………………………

1. The cooking of food in a pot with enough water is ______ (a) frying  (b) boiling (c) smoking 
2. Moimoi can be cooked by _____ (a) frying (b) steaming (c) roasting 
3. A place where food is prepared is the ______ (a) verandah (b) parlour (c) kitchen 
4. _____ agents are materials that we can use to clean items in the home (a) home  (b) general (c) cleaning 
5. Visitors are hosted in ________ (a) living room (b) kitchen (c) store 
6. An example of food that can be boiled is _______ (a) akara (b) puffpuff (c) rice 
7. All are materials needed for sewing our worn out clothes except _______ (a) needle & thread (b)sewing machine (c) table
8. Mending of clothes means ______ (a) stitching worn out clothes to be use again (b) destroying clothes (c) apply chemicals on clothes 
9. All are cleaning agents except ______ (a) soap  (b) detergent (c) sand
10. _____ helps to beautify the floor in the home (a) floor covering (b) sand covering (c) shoes 
11. ____ is also called a fashion designer (a) tailor  (b) teacher (c) doctor 
12. The major ingredient for producing cake is ________ (a) flour  (b) stone (c) pepper 
13. All are materials used for cleaning our surrounding except _____ (a) broom (b) brush (c) comb
14. The food we eat in the morning is called ______ (a) lunch (b) breakfast (c) dinner 
15. Spoon knife, plates, fork are all examples of ______ (a) kitchen utensil (b) kitchen appliances (c) kitchen tools
16. ________ are pests that causes harm in our houses  (a) household lizard (b) butterfly (c) household dog 
17. The act of cleaning washing our clothes and ironing it to make it look nice is _________(a) drawing (b)soaking (c) dry cleaning
18. The diet that contains all the classes of food in the night proportion is _____ (a) super diet (b) balanced diet (c) normal diet 
19. We use _____ for making simple articles (a) materials (b) food (c) water 
20. We can make a tray cloth with a paper pattern? (a) true  (b) false 
21. We used ______ to make apron/ (a) fabric  (b) water  (c) food 
22. ______ stitches are used to hold materials together temporarily (a) permanent (b) temporary (c) simple
23. The basic stitches are used for _______ (a) sewing (b) fetching (c) clapping 
24. We have ______ types of sewing machines (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5
25. _______ machines are operated using the right hand for turning the handle of the machines (a) hand  (b) electric  (c)  leg
26. The following are types of surfaces except ______ (a) sandy surface  (b) concrete surface (c) clayey surface
27. The floor of your class is an example of ______ surface (a) concrete (b) sandy (c) clayey 
28. Examples of material for cleaning the concrete surface is ______ (a) rake (b) mop (c) shovel
29. ____ and ______ are used to make the garment or article beautiful (a) coloured threads (b) fine threads (c) water threads
30. In the preparation of pounded yam, which of the listed below is not needed? (a) yam (b) mortar (c) blender

Section B:

1. (a) List two types of decorative stitches you know? (i) _________________________
   • (ii) _____________________________
   • (b) The ______________ stitches are used for sewing.
2. (a) Define cooking ? ____________________________________________________
   • _____________________________________________________________________
   • (b)State four methods of cooking? (i) ____________________________
   • (ii) ___________________________ (iii) ________________________________
   • (iv) __________________________ 
3. (a) What are sewing or stitches? __________________________________________
   • _____________________________________________________________________
   • (b) Name two basic stitches? (i) ___________________________________
   • (ii) _____________________ 
4. (a) List two materials for cleaning surfaces? (i) ____________________________
   • (ii) _________________________________
5. What is a household pest? _____________________________________________
   • _____________________________________________________________________
   • (b) Mention two types of household pests? (i) __________________________
   • (ii) _____________________