Home Science Paper 2 Questions and Answers - Cekenas Mock Exams 2022

QUESTIONS
A pattern of a child dress is provided. Your are advised to study the sketches the questions paper and the layout before the text
Materials provided

1. Pattern pieces
   1. Dress front
   2. Dress back
   3. Sleeve
   4. Front neck facing
   5. Back neck facing
2. Plain light weight cotton fabric 70cm by 90 cm wide.
3. Sewing thread to match the fabric
4. Cotton lace one inch wide by 25 cm long

The Text
Using the material provided, cut out and make up the LEFT HALF of the child’s dress to show the following

1. Making of the French seam at the shoulders
2. Joining of the side with a neatened plain seam. Neaten with overcasting stitches
3. Joining of the underarm seam using a neatened open seam
4. The attaching of the lace on a lower edge of sleeve using an overlaid seam
   N/B Do not neaten or trim
5. The preparation and the attachment of the sleeve, Neaten with loop stitches
6. The preparation and the attachment of the neck facings
7. Management of the dress hem (handmade)
   At the end of the examination, firmly sew on your work on a single fabric a label bearing your name and index number. Remove needles and pins from your work, then fold your work carefully and present if for marking

CONFIDENTIAL
Provide the following to the candidates

1. Plain light weight cotton table 70 cm long by 90cm wide
2. Sewing thread to match the fabric
3. Cotton lace one inch wide by 25cm long

MARKING SCHEME

1. PRESENTATION
   
   • Work well pressed (1) well folded(1)
   • label ( ½ ) firmly stitched (1) on a single fabric½
   • Pin ( ½ ) tacking threads ( ½) and unnecessary thread removed ½
     Made up left half
     Sub - Total 6 ½
2. CUTTING OUT
   
   • All pieces cut (5 x ½ )
   • Smooth cutting of dress CB (1) and on straight grain to within 2mm (1)
   • Smooth cutting of sleeve (1) and on straight grain to within 2mm (1)
   • Smooth cutting of dress CF (1) and on straight grain to within 2mm (1)
   • Smooth cutting of the front neck facing (1) and on straight grain to within 2mm (1)
   • Smooth cutting of the back neck facing (1) and on straight grain to within 2mm ( ½ ) 2
     Sub Total 11 ½
     
     1. FRENCH SEAM
        The making of a French seam at the shoulder [If not French seam award a zero]
        
        • Straight stitching (1)
        • Correct width 5.8 – 6.2 mm (1)
        • Raw edges (1) and thread concealed ( ½ )
        • Pressed (1) towards C.B (1)
        • Good knit edge (1)
        • Seam made on W.S (1)
          Sub - Total 7½
     2. Making of the side seam using neatened plain seam.( If not plain seam give a zero)
        
        • Straight stitching
          Correct width 0.8 – 1.2 cm ( to within 2mm)
        • Correct neatened using loop stitches (1)
        • Overcasting stiches even length and tension ( ½ ) and even depth ( ½)
        • Seam allowance even
        • Straight even edges
        • Seam made on W.S
          Sub Total 9
     3. Joining of the underarm seam using a neatened open seam ( if not open give zero)
        
        • Correct seam (1)
        • Evenness in width (1)
        • Straight stitchery (1)
        • Flat open(1)
        • Well neatened using edge stitching
        • Straight edges
        • Pressed open
        • Underarm seam meeting with side seam
        • Made on the W .S
          Sub-Total 10
     4. Attaching of lace on the lower edge of the sleeve using an overlaid seam ( if not overlaid give a zero)
        
        • Lace folded ( ½ ) on the seam line (1)
        • Lace placed on the fitting line lower sleeve (1)
        • Straight stitchery (1) at the edge of the fold to within 2mm (1)
        • Seam allowance 1.5 from fitting line to within 2mm 1.3 – 1.7cm (1)
        • Flatness of lace on 12.5 (1)
        • Overlaid seam turning facing up ( ½ ) and even ½
          Sub-Total 7 ½
     5. Preparation and attachment of the sleeve
        
        • Correctly prepared (2)
        • Gathers evenly distributed (1)
        • Sleeve set correctly
        • Straight and smooth stitchery (1) on the armhole (2)
        • Under ram seam and side seam meeting (1)
        • Evenness in width
        • Armhole neatened with loop stitch ( if it loop award zero) loop stitches evenly spaced (1) and even in the length
        • Seam evenly trimmed (1) and stitches secured / fastened on (1) and off (1)
          Sub-Total 13
     6. Preparation and attachment of neck facing
        
        • Back (1) and front(1) facing correctly joined
        • Free edge of the facing edge stich neatly (1)
        • An even edge throughout (1)
        • Seam evenly trimmed (1) open (1) and lying flat(1)
        • Facing correctly and with straight stitchery (1) and edge wall rounded and smooth (2)
        • Facing lying flat (1)
        • Seam allowanced trimmed (1) and clipped (1)
          Facing under stitched (1)
          Sub-Total 17
     7. Management of the dress hem
        
        • Correct hemming stitches (2)
        • Even and neat stiches (1)
        • Raw edges neatened (1) and folded on the hem line (1)
          Hem hand made
        • Stitches not too conspicuous on the R.S (1) 2
          Sub-Total : 8
          GRAND TOTAL 90/2 =45