HOME SCIENCE PAPER 2 - KCSE 2019 MOKASA PRE MOCK EXAMINATION

TASKS

MAX. SCORE

ACTUAL SCORE

1.

PRESENTATION

1.

Work well pressed and well folded

1

2.

Label stitched on a single fabric

1

3.

Clearly written Name, Adm. No., Class

2

4.

Pins, unnecessaary tacking and hanging threads removed

1 ½

5.

Made up the right half

½

SUB TOTAL

6

2.

CUTTING OUT

1.

All the six pieces cut out.

3

2.

Smooth cutting of the front blouse and on straight grain at CF.

2

3.

Smooth cutting of the back blouse and on straight grain at CB.

2

4.

Smooth cutting of the front and frill and on straight grain at CF.

2

5.

Smooth cutting of the back frill and on straight grain at the CB.

2

6.

Smooth cutting of the back neck facing and on straight grain at the CB.

2

SUB TOTAL

13

3.

DOUBLE POINTED DART

1.

Straight and firm stitchery of the dart.

1

2.

Tapering to nothing on both ends.

1

3.

Correct length (11cm) and width (2cm) of the dart to within 2mm.

1

4.

Well fastened at the tip on both ends.

1

5.

Slashed at the centre and neatened appropriately

1

6.

Well pressed towards the CB.

½

SUB TOTAL

5 ½

4.

SHOULDER SEAM (DOUBLE STITCHED SEAM) (If not give zero)

1.

Straight and firm stitchery of the first line.

1

2.

Straight firm stitchery of the second line close to the fold

2

3.

Seam neatly tucked in concealing raw edges.

1

4.

Correct width 6mm to within 2mm.

1

5.

Fell folded to the back.

½

6.

Flat on the W.S and R.S

1

7.

Evenness of complete seam.

1

SUB TOTAL

7 ½

TASKS

MAX. SCORE

ACTUAL SCORE

5.

JOINING FACINGS AND NEATENING FREE EDGE

(i)       Joining the facings

1.

Front and back facing joined using open seam.   (If not give zero)

1

2.

Seam done with firm and straight stitchery

1

3.

Both turnings trimmed to 1cm

1

4.

Seam pressed open and flat at the neckline.

1

4

(ii)       Neatening of the free edge

1.

Free edge neatened by edge stitching

1

2.

Stitched with smooth and firm stitchery.

1

3.

Evenness of the edge stitching

1

4.

Appropriate neatening allowance (0.5cm)

1

4

SUB TOTAL

8

6.

NEATENING THE NECKLINE

1.

Neckline joined with smooth and firm stitchery

1

2.

Seam trimmed and snipped

1

3.

Well knife edged.

1

4

Facing press flat

1

SUB TOTAL

4

7.

JOINING YOKE TO BLOUSE FRONT-OVERLAID SEAM (If not overlaid give zero)

1.

Overlay folded to the W.S at the stitching line.

1

2.

Overlay placed on underlay’s stitching line on the R.S.

1

3.

Seam stitched with straight and firm stitchery and close to the fold on the R.S

2

4.

Seam turnings trimmed to 1 cm and neatened together.

2

5.

Appropriate neatening stitches used.

(If not give zero from 5 - 8)

1

6.

Evenness of the stitches

1

7.

Stitches firm and neat

1

8.

Fastened on and off

1

9.

Seam flat at side seam

1

SUB TOTAL

11

TASKS

MAX. SCORE

ACTUAL SCORE

REMARKS

8.

SIDE SEAM (OPEN SEAM) If not give zero

1.

Seam done with firm straight stitchery

1

2.

Seam turnings neatened separately and appropriately

1

3.

Correct size of the neatened turnings – 1cm to within 0.2cm

1

4.

Evenness of the neatened turnings

1

5.

Seam pressed open and flat at the plain seam

2

SUB TOTAL

6

9.

FRILL

A.

Joining Back and Front frill using French seam (If not a french, give zero)

1.

 1st line of stitches done with firm and straight  stitchery.

1

2.

2nd line of stitiches done with firm and straight stitchery

1

3.

Raw edges completely concealed.

1

4.

Correct size of finished seam 0.6cm to within 2mm.

1

5.

Seam well knife-edged.

1

6.

Seam even through the length.

1

7.

Seam flat and well pressed to the back of blouse.

1

SUB TOTAL

7

B.

Control of fullness

8.

Gathers made on the expected part of frill.

1

9.

Gathers made and not pleats.

1

10.

Gathers evenly distributed.

1

SUB TOTAL

3

C.

Attachment of the frill to blouse by plain seam.  (If not plain seam, give zero) Not trimmed, not neatened.

11.

Done with straight and firm stitchery.

1

12.

Front frill attached to front blouse and back frill attached to back blouse.  (Ascertain using notches)

1

13.

Seam not trimmed and not neatened.

1

14.

Correct size of seam allowance.

1

15.

Notches matching at the front and the back

1

16.

Evenness of seam allowance.

1

17.

French seam and open seam matching at the seam to within 0.3mm.

1

SUB TOTAL

7

TASKS

MAX. SCORE

ACTUAL SCORE

REMARKS

10.

WORKING BUTTON HOLE – Button hole stitches

1.

Button hole cut appropriately as in the pattern

½

2.

Button hole stitches made

(If not give zero 2-6)

1

3.

Evenness of stitches and correct tension

1

4.

Equal number of stitches on either side of button hole.

½

5.

Both sides finished appropriately with square and round methods.

1

6.

Stitches firmly reinforced.

1

7.

Correct size of finished buttonhole

1

SUB TOTAL

6

11.

MANAGEMENT OF HEM AT THE LOWER EDGE OF FRILL AND HOLDING IT WITH LONG AND SHORT TACKING

1.

A narrow turning done to conceal the raw edge.

1

2.

A second turning made to determine the depth of the hem.

1

3.

Hem held with long and short tacking.

(If not give zero 3-5)

1

4.

Correct size of the hem – 1.5cm to within 0.2cm.

½

5.

Stitches made with correct tension and single thread used.

1

6.

Reinforced on and off.

1

7.

Evenness of the hem.

½

SUB TOTAL

6

SUM TOTAL