HOME SCIENCE PAPER 2 - 2019 KCSE STAREHE MOCK EXAMS (QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

MAX SCORE

ACTUAL SCORE

REMARKS

a.

WORK PRESENTATION

i) Work well pressed, (½) well folded (½)

ii) label firmly fixed ( 1½ )on a single fabric( 1½ )

iii) Pins(1) and unnecessary tacking removed(1)

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b.

CUTTING OUT

i) The waistband smoothly cut (2) along the grain(1½)

ii)The skirt smoothly cut (2) on straight grain (1½)

iii)The frill cut (2½) on straight grain (1½)

iv)The patch pocket (1½) cut on straight grain (1½)

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3½

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3

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c

PREPARATION OF THE INTERFACED WAISTBAND

i)Waist band interfaced ( 2 )

ii)Interfacing correctly held (1)

iii)Turning trimmed on both sides (1)

iv)Correct width (1½) size (1) and even (1) according to the pattern.

v)Correct stitchery – tension ( 1 ) size ( 1 ) and straight ( 1 )

vi)Waist band knife edged (1)

vii)Waist band appropriately finished ( 2½ )

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1

3½

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d.

WORKING THE SIDE HEMS

i)Hems well folded(2) on both sides concealing the cut edges(2)

ii)Machine stitch close to the fold(2)

iii)Evenness of the hems(2)

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e.

MAKING THE TWO DARTS

i ) Straight stitchery (½) tapering to a point ( ½ )

ii) Thread well fastened at the point ( ½ )

iii) Correct length of dart ( ½ )

iv) Correct size of dart ( ½ )

v) Dart pressed toward CB( ½ )

vi) Dart flat on W.S ( ½ ) and R.S ( ½ )

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4 × 2=8

f.

ATTACHMENT OF THE SKIRT TO THE INTERFACED WAIST BAND

i) Straight stitchery with both ends well stitched

ii) Correct size of seam

iii) Waistband flat and neatness

iv) No bulk

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g.

PREPARATION AND ATTACHING THE PATCH POCKET

i)Pocket mouth neatened

ii)Correct size

iii)Correct shape

iv)Raw edges well turned under

v)Tailors tacking used to hold down the pocket

vi)Neat stitches

vii)Flatness of the pocket

viii)Both sides of the pocket well reinforced

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2

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h

PREPARING GATHERS ON THE FRILL

i) Two rows of gathering stitches above and below the stitching line

ii) Gathers evenly distributed.

iii)Edge stitching of the frill not done

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2

1

4

i

ATTACHING FRILL ON THE SKIRT(OVERLAID SEAM)

i)Overlaid seam (2)correctly made with straight stitching (2)close to the fold(2) (If not attached with overlay, give zero for the seam)

ii)Seam allowance evenly trimmed (1)

iii)Frills seam allowance well pressed

iv)Seam halfway neatened

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1

1

4

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j

WORKING THE BUTTON HOLE

i) cut on straight grain

ii) correct length of button-hole

iii) button – hole stitches used

iv) stitches even in length

v) fastened on the W.S

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1

1

1

2

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k

ATTACHING THE BUTTON

i)Correctly stitched (2)

ii)Shank made (1)

iii)Neatly fixed on W.S (1)

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1

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4

                     TOTAL

Total mark ÷ 2= Final Mark

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