Second Term Examination Home Economics Primary 6 (Basic 6) Exam Questions

HOME ECONOMICS 

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 

PRIMARY 6 (BASIC 6) 

HOME ECONOMICS EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – Choose the correct answer from the options.

1. A series of activities that is expected of a person during and immediately after meal is called ___________.

[a] exercise

[b] table manners

[c] eatery

 

2. A person that eats too much is called a/an ___________.

[a] orphan

[b] stationer

[c] foodie

 

3. A dangerous, unexpected event which causes injury, discomfort or damage is called ___________.

[a] accident

[b] safety

[c] anger

 

4. Decay is caused by the growth of ___________.

[a] insect

[b] micro – organism

[c] cooking

 

5. ___________ is/are added to perishable food items to preserve them.

[a] pollutants

[b] preservation

[c] blood

 

6. Guest should be welcomed and received ___________.

[a] rudely

[b] warmly

[c] arrogantly

 

7. ___________ is the time when body changes from being a child to being an adult.

[a] Marriage

[b] Puberty

[c] Fertilization

 

8. ___________ is the monthly flow of blood from lining of the womb.

[a] menses

[b] accident

[c] blood shed

 

9. The menstrual period lasts for ___________ days.

[a] 7

[b] 12

[c] 10

10. ___________ is the act of putting food in the refrigerator to make it cool and fresh.

[a] Chilling

[b] Freezing

[c] Canning

 

11. The girls develop faster than ___________.

[a] the mother

[b] the boys

[c] the father

 

12. Salting is the act of preserving items like ___________.

[a] locust beans

[b] milk

[c] cereals

 

13. Which of these is a method of preserving meat?

[a] Eating

[b] Scattering

[c] Sun dry

14. All these are types of home accident except ___________.

[a] comfort

[b] burn

[c] suffocation

 

15. A ___________ is a person who cleans, cooks and cares for the household.

[a] home destroyer

[b] home furniture

[c] home maker

SECTION B – Attempt all questions in this section. 

1a. Define Menstrual Hygiene. ______________________

 

1b. Mention 4 types of Home accident:

I. ______________________

II. ______________________

III. ______________________

IV. ______________________

 

2a. Define Home Accident. ______________________

 

b. Mention 3 changes each in male and female during puberty:

I. ______________________

II. ______________________

III. ______________________

3a. Define Food Preservation. ______________________

3b. Give 4 reasons for Preserving food:

I. ______________________

II. ______________________

III. ______________________

IV. ______________________

4. List 3 ways maintaining safety in the home:

I. ______________________

II. ______________________

III. ______________________

 

5. What is Puberty? ______________________

b. List 5 methods of preservation:

I. ______________________

II. ______________________

III. ______________________

IV. ______________________

V. ______________________