Second Term Examination Home Economics Basic 5

CRN’s INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 

BASIC 5

SECTION A 

HOME ECONOMICS 

Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. ___________________ is not a type of surface in the home.

[a] Cement

[b] Road

[c] Floor

2. Which of these cleaning agents is used for cleaning the back of pot?

[a] detergent

[b] egg shell

[c] banana peel

3. A way of ensuring cleanliness and safety in the kitchen is called ___________________.

[a] kitchen pollution

[b] kitchen hygiene

[c] kitchen pollination

4. A ___________________ is a container for house hold refuse.

[a] pot

[b] mop

[c] dustbin

5. Packers should be washed with soapy water and dry in the sun.

[a] true

[b] false

[c] maybe

6. Which of these is not used or needed for cleaning the floor of a kitchen?

[a] dustbin

[b] mop

[c] brush

7. ___________________ is the process of cooking food by simmering in a closed vessel.

[a] steaming

[b] frying

[c] boiling

8. The process of preparing food by heating it is called ___________________.

[a] salad

[b] cooking

[c] icing

9. Which of these is not possible?

[a] roasted salad

[b] roasted plantain

[c] roasted maize

10. Baking is done in ___________________.

[a] refrigerators

[b] ovens

[c] cookers

11. One of the following cannot be baked.

[a] bread

[b] rice

[c] cake

12. All these ingredients are needed in making moi moi except ___________________.

[a] melon

[b] beans

[c] onions & pepper

13. ___________________ is not a way of preventing household pest.

[a] Maintaining good hygiene

[b] Keeping house well ventilated

[c] Rearing of household pest

14. Cover all food in the kitchen.

[a] true

[b] false

[c] maybe

15. Which of these is not a reason for cleaning surfaces at home?

[a] to damage them

[b] to remove them

[c] to make them attractive

SECTION B

Attempt all questions. 

1. What is roasting?

___________________________________________________________________

b. List 3 things that can be roasted.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

2. Define baking.

___________________________________________________________________

b. Mention 3 things that can be bake.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

3. Identify 2 disadvantages of baking.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

b. State 5 items of cooking yam.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

IV. ______________________________________

V. ______________________________________

4. What is kitchen hygiene?

___________________________________________________________________

b. List 5 kitchen utensils.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

IV. ______________________________________

V. ______________________________________

5. List 4 common method of cooking pot.

I. ______________________________________

II. ______________________________________

III. ______________________________________

IV. ______________________________________