Home Science Paper 2 Questions and Answers - Samia Joint Mock Examination 2021/2022

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

1. This paper consists of 3 printed pages
2. Candidates should check the question paper to ascertain that all pages printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.

A pattern of a child's dress is provided. You are advised to study the sketches, the question paper and the layout carefully before you begin the test.

Material provided.

1. Pattern pieces
   
   1. Dress front
   2. Dress back
   3. Sleeve
   4. Sleeve binding and ties
   5. Sleeve opening facing
   6. Front neck facing
   7. Back neck facing
   8. Pocket
2. Plain light weight cotton fabric 70cm long by 90cm wide.
3. Sewing thread to match fabric.
4. One large envelope.

The Test
Using the materials provided, cut out and make up the. RIGHT HALF of the child's dress to show the following;

1. Making of double pointed dart at the back (9mks)
2. The making of a French seam at the shoulder. (6mks)
3. The preparation and attachment of the patch pocket. (1 71/2mks)
4. The joining of the side seam with a neatened open seam. (4mks)
5. The preparation of a faced slit opening. (41/2niks)
6. The joining of the under arm seam using machine fell seam. (91/2mks)
7. The binding of the lower edge of the sleeve and preparation of the tie ends. (6mks)
8. The preparation and attachment of the sleeve. (5mks)
9. The preparation and attachment of the neck facings. (5mks)

NB: Do not neaten or trim the arm hole seam allowance.
At the end of the examination. firmly sew can to your work on a single fabric a label bearing your name and index number. Remove the needles and pins from your work, then fold your work
carefully and place it in the envelope provided.
Do not put scraps of fabric in the envelope.

MARKING SCHEME

1. GENERAL APPEARANCE
   
   1. Well pressed and folded
   2. Right half made
   3. Label firmly fixed (1) on a single fabric (1)
   4. Tacking ( ½ ) hanging thread (½ ) and pins (½ ) removed
      SUB-TOTAL 5 ½
2. CUTTING OUT
   
   1. All eight pieces cut out (8 x ½ )
   2. Smooth cutting of yoke C.F (1) and cut on straight grain (1) to within 3mm
   3. Smooth cutting of dress C.F (2) and cut on straight grain (1) to within 3mm.
   4. Smooth cutting of dress C.B (2) and cut on straight grain (1) to within 3mm.
   5. Front facing smoothly cut at the CF (½ ) and cut on straight grain (½ )
   6. Back facing smoothly cut at the CB (½ ) and cut on the straight grain (½ )
   7. Smooth cutting of the dress lower edge front (1) and back (1)
   8. Sleeve binding cut on true bias.
   9. Smooth cutting of the pocket (1) and on the straight grain (1)
      SUB-TOTAL 19
3. French seam at the shoulder (if not give zero)
   
   1. Straight stitchery (2)
   2. Raw edges well enclosed (1)
   3. Good knife edge (1)
   4. Correct width of seam (1)
   5. Evenness in width (1)
      SUB-TOTAL 6
4. Neatened open seam at the sides (if not open award (zero)
   
   1. Straight stitchery (1)
   2. Even in width (1)
   3. Appropriately neatened (1)
   4. Pressed open (1)
      SUB-TOTAL 4
5. Sleeve preparation
   
   1. Faced sleeve opening
   2. Facing well prepared (1)
   3. Facing well pressed at the right side (1)
   4. Correctly stitchery (1) even (½) and tapering at the c=base (1)
      SUB-TOTAL 4 ½
6. Under arm seam machine fell seam (if not machine fell give zero)
   
   1. Straight stitchery of first raw
   2. Fell well tucked under (1) and held down with straight stitchery (1) close to the edge (½) without showing row edges (½).
   3. Evenness of seam (1) and correct size (1) (0.4cm-0.8cm).
   4. Flatness of seam on R.S side (1) and W.S (1) with one raw of stitching (1)
   5. Fell fixed towards the back of the sleeve
      SUB-TOTAL 10
7. Sleeve binding
   
   1. Appropriate binding (2)
   2. Straight stitchery (1)
   3. Even binding (1)
   4. Binding well finished on WS (1)
   5. Well pressed i.e flat (1)
      SUB-TOTAL 6
8. Sleeve attachment
   
   1. Good hang (1)
   2. Under arm seam made with straight stitching line (1)
   3. Correct positioning of sleeve matching notches and raw edges (1)
   4. Arm seam allowance not trimmed or neatened (1)
      SUB-TOTAL 4
9. Preparation and attachment of neck facings)
   
   1. Front neck facing correctly joined at the shoulder (1)
   2. Seam pressed open (1)
   3. Outer edge neatened (1)
   4. Facing correctly attached to neckline (1)
   5. Facing under stitched.
      SUB-TOTAL 5
10. Double pointed dart
    
    1. Straight stitchery 1 x 2 and tapering to nothing (y) x 2
    2. Thread ends well fastened at the points (-5) x 2
    3. Correct length of dart from one tapered end to the other tapered end (10cm) to within 2 mm (9.8cm – 10.2cm)
    4. Correct width of dart (widest part of dart at centre (1cm to within 2mm (0.8 – 1.2cm)
       SUB-TOTAL 9
11. Pocket
    
    1. Hem correctly finished, that is, raw edges well tucked under. (1)
    2. Straight stitchery of pocket hem.
    3. Attached with straight stitchery and close to the edge.
    4. Raw edges of seam well tucked under.
    5. Seam pivoted at the corners
    6. Seam allowance evenly trimmed and trimmed and snipped at the corners.
    7. Flatness of attached pocket on the R.S and W.S
    8. Correct shape and size of attached pocket.
       SUB-TOTAL 17 ½

Total 90 ÷2
Grand Total = 45mks