INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
- This paper consists of 3 sections A, B and C
- Answer all the question in section A
- Section B compulsory question -20 marks
- Section C Choose any two questions from this section (20 marks)
- Answers to ALL Questions MUST be written in this booklet
EXAMINER’S USE ONLY
SECTION |
QUESTION |
MAXIMUM SCORE |
CANDIDATE’S SCORE |
A |
1-23 |
40 |
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B |
24 |
20 |
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C |
25-26 |
40 |
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TOTAL SCORE |
100 |
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QUESTIONS
SECTION A (40 MARKS)
- State three positive effects of advertising to a consumer. [3 marks]
- Give two reasons for ensuring proper ventilation in a room [1 mark]
- Identify two functions of openings in garments. [1 mark]
- State two reasons why stainless steel is the best material for making knives [1 mark]
- Give two reasons for buffing shoes after polishing. (1 mark)
- Mention four symptoms of scurvy [2 marks]
- Name two vaccines that are given to a baby immediately after birth. [2 marks]
- Identify four problems experienced by mothers while breastfeeding. [2 marks]
- State three advantages of convenience feeds. [3 marks]
- Give two reasons why fainting occurs. [1 mark]
- State four rules to observe when making handmade button holes [2 marks]
- Give the importance of the ‘U’ or ‘S’ bend/trap in a sink. [1 mark]
- Give four disadvantages of steaming [3 marks]
- State six factors that determine the repair method on a garment. [3 marks]
- Identify four reasons for using soft furnishing in homes. [2 marks]
- Name three common methods of draining waste water from a house. [1 ½ marks]
- Give three uses of mineral fibres in clothing. [1 ½ marks]
- Give three qualities of a good tracing wheel. [1 ½ marks]
- Identify three points to be emphasized in habit training of a child. [1 ½ marks]
- Name the cause of the following deficiency diseases. [4 marks]
- Pellagra
- Beri
- Scurvy
- Rickets
- Name two types of food service. (1mark)
- Mention three factors that affect a budget. (3 marks)
SECTION B – [20 marks]
COMPULSORY QUESTION
- You are left at home to perform some tasks in waiting for celebration of your brothers’ graduation
- Describe a procedure of cleaning an oil painted Dining room wall. (8 marks)
- Outline the procedure of laundering a loose coloured cotton school blouse. (7 ½ marks)
- Explain Outline steps to be taken when cleaning a dressing mirror. (4 ½ marks)
SECTION C
Choose any two questions from this section. (40 marks)
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- Mention two sources of lighting/light (1 mark)
- Explain three reasons for providing appropriate lighting ibn a sick room. (6 marks)
- Explain four causes of premature birth (8 marks)
- Explain reasons for using each of the following ingredients in floor mixtures. (4 marks)
- Fat
- Sugar
- Give a reason for sieving wheat flour before using. (1 mark)
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- Explain five ways of avoiding food wastage in the kitchen. (10 marks)
- Explain using sketchy labelled diagram the preparation an attachment of squared patch pocket. (10 marks)
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- Identify and explain factors to consider when choosing clothes. (5 marks)
- Give reasons for food fortification. (4 marks)
- Explain four limitations of buying a house. (4 marks)
- Explain precautions to taken when making pastries. (4 marks)
- Mention three ways of improving the efficiency of a detergent. (3 marks)
MARKING SCHEME
- State three positive effects of advertising to a consumer. [3 marks]
- Informative
- Makes consumers aware of new products
- Entertainment
- Enables consumers make wise decisions
- Give two reasons for ensuring proper ventilation in a room [1 mark]
- Complies with building regulations
- Ensures cooling hot areas
- Reduces damages to surfaces/materials due to dampness.
- Help remove body odours.
- Identify two functions of openings in garments. [1 mark]
- For ease of weaning
- For ease of remove.
- Stylistic Feature and Fasque
- State two reasons why stainless steel is the best material for making knives[1 mark]
- Do not rust
- Easy to sharpen
- Easy to clean
- Give two reasons for buffing shoes after polishing. (1 mark)
- To maintain shape
- Easy to brush
- To maintain size.
- Mention four symptoms of scurvy [2 marks]
- Bleeding gum
- Anaemia
- Weak blood capillaries which break easily
- Unhealthy skin
- General body weakness
- Wounds take long to heal.
- Name two vaccines that are given to a baby immediately after birth. [2 marks]
- BCG
- Whooghing cough
- Identify four problems experienced by mothers while breastfeeding. [2 marks]
- Inverted nipples
- Sore nipples/cracked nipples
- Breas engorgement
- Babies biting the mother’s nipples
- Breast abscess
- Baby refusing to breast feed
- State three advantages of convenience feeds. [3 marks]
- Give two reasons why fainting occurs. [1 mark]
- Because of a temporary inadequate supply of oxygen( ½ ) to the brain ( ½ )
- State four rules to observe when making handmade button holes [2 marks]
- Work on double material
- The size of the hole should correspond to the size of the button
- Cut through straight grain.
- Use sharp scissors to cut straight to avoid fraying thread
- Use strong sewing thread
- Stiches should be closed together to cover and hold the fraying threads.
- Give the importance of the ‘U’ or ‘S’ bend/trap in a sink. [1 mark]
- It traps clean water which acts as seal to stop bad smell coming up from the drains into the house fitted with a cleaning eye opened to clean it.
- Give four disadvantages of steaming [3 marks]
- Not suitable for cooking tough foods
- It’s dangerous i.e. may cause scalds.
- Requires much attention during cooking
- It is very slow
- Requires a lot of attention.
- State six factors that determine the repair method on a garment. [3 marks]
- Size of tear
- Weight of fabric
- Method of fabric construction
- Cleaning method
- Effect desired
- Position of tear
- Type of garment/article
- The use of garment
- Identify four reasons for using soft furnishing in homes. [2 marks]
- Decoration
- Protection e.g. bed covers, chair covers
- Comfort e.g. cushions, pillows
- Easy maintenance of upholstery
- Warmth and reduction of noise e.g. carpets.
- Filtering excessive light e.g. curtains
- Name three common methods of draining waste water from a house. [1 ½ marks]
- Free method
- Open method
- Concealed method
- Give three uses of mineral fibres in clothing. [1 ½ marks]
- Manufacture fire proof clothes
- Insulation of electrical appliance
- Theatre/bathroom curtains
- Give three qualities of a good tracing wheel. [1 ½ marks]
- The wheel and the handle should be firmly fixed
- Wheel should roll freely
- The wheel should be well serrated.
- Identify three points to be emphasized in habit training of a child. [1 ½ marks]
- Wash hands before eating
- Use the toilet
- Take a bath daily
- Say thank you and please
- Have enough sleep
- Name the cause of the following deficiency diseases. [4 marks]
- Pellagra - lack of vit B2
- Beri - lack of vit B1 (Thiamine)
- Scurvy - lack of vit C
- Rickets - Lack of vit D
- Name two types of food service. (1mark)
- Blue place
- Tray/trolley
- Buffe
- Cafeteria
- Mention three factors that affect a budget. (3 marks)
- Loss of income by the family bread winner. This requires purchasing power.
- Increase in income gives one ability to purchase more goods
- Inflation reduces an individual or family’s purchasing power
- Increase in income gives one ability to purchase more goods
- Inflation reduces an individual or family’s purchasing power of goods
- Personal goals may change and thus use of the available income
- Lack of determination to follow the spending plan may cause overspending
- You are left at home to perform some tasks in waiting for celebration of your brothers’ graduation
- Describe a procedure of cleaning an oil painted Dining room wall. (8 marks)
- Collect equipment and material to safe time (½)
- Dust (½) using dry clothe (½) to remove loose dirt
- Clean/wash/wipe (½) using a clean clothe (½) wrung from warm (½) soapy (½) water
- Work from low (½) levels going upwards (½) to avoid tear marks/trickling stains.
- Clean a portion (½) at a time slightly overlapping (½) the parts.
- Rinse (½) immediately by wiping with a cloth (½) wrung of clean/plain ( ½ ) water
- Start from top ( ½ ) coming down wards ( ½ )
- Dry/wipe (½) with a dry soft non-fluffy cloth (½).
- Clean the equipment and store ( ½ )
- Outline the procedure of laundering a loose coloured cotton school blouse. (7 ½ marks)
- Collect equipment and materials (½)
- Wash (½) in lukewarm (½) soapy (½) water using kneading and squeezing (½) gently friction
- Washing quickly (½) to minimize colour loss
- Rinse (½) in lukewarm/warm (½) water to remove soap and dirt
- Final rinse (½) in cold (½) water with salt (½) and vinegar to brighten colour
- Squeeze out excess water (½)
- Dry straight/dry by the warp
- Dry flat (½) on a clean surface under a shade (½)
- Press with (½) a warm iron on W.S (½) avoiding the ribbing
- Air (½) and fold (½) then store appropriately.
- Clean equipment and stood (½) for future use.
- Explain Outline steps to be taken when cleaning a dressing mirror. (4 ½ marks)
- Collect the equipment and materials to be used (½)
- Remove dust (½) using dry cloth wipe/rub/clean the clean (½) mirror using a cloth wrung out of warm (½) soapy (½) water.
- Rinse using a cloth wrung out of clean (½) warm water
- Dry using a clean dry (½) cloth Newspaper
- Buff (½) mirror using a soft clean dry non-fluffy/ lintless cloth/News paper
- Clean equipment used and storage (½)
- Describe a procedure of cleaning an oil painted Dining room wall. (8 marks)
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- Mention two sources of lighting/light (1 mark)
- Natural and Artificial
- Explain three reasons for providing appropriate lighting ibn a sick room. (6 marks)
- To give clear visibility for ease in caring for the sick/to avoid accidents
- To avoid too dim light that strains the eye or the sick.
- To avoid glare that strains the eye of the sick
- To enhance interior décor making the room comfortable for the sick
- To ensure light is well distributed to avoid fatigue/germs/pest
- To cheer the sick thus encourage quick recovery.
- To provide warmth to make the sick comfortable.
- Mention two sources of lighting/light (1 mark)
- Explain four causes of premature birth (8 marks)
- Use of hard drugs
- Performing difficult task
- Use of unprescribed medicine
- Hypertension/high blood pressure
- Cervical incompetence
- High level of stress/shock/trauma/accident
- Poor nutritional status
- Smoking of tobacco
- STIs and uT
- Anaemia
- Low, weight in pregnancy/poor weight gain in pregnancy
- Alcohol intake
- Serious infections such as Pneumonia, malaria
- Explain reasons for using each of the following ingredients in floor mixtures. (4 marks)
- Fat
- Improve flavor shortening effect on glutten
- Assists in the aerating process during nubbing
- Improves the keeping quality
- Sugar
- Sweet flavor
- Facilitates fermentation process in bread making by providing food to yeast so that carbon dioxide is produced
- Aeration during creaming
- Help flour mixture to obtain a soft texture and improver use of a product
- Fat
- Give a reason for sieving wheat flour before using. (1 mark)
- Break lumps/remove lumps
- Aerating and remove impurities.
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- Explain five ways of avoiding food wastage in the kitchen. (10 marks)
- Collect all the requirements before lighting the Jiko.
- Use dry firewood when cooking to avoid dirtfying surface due to soot that is expensive in the long run.
- Explain using sketchy labelled diagram the preparation an attachment of squared patch pocket. (10 marks)
- Press the seam allowance of the pocket side to the W.S
- Prepare the pocket hem by edge stitching the raw edge and tack in position
- Fix the hem using appropriate stitches
- Press the seam allowance of the pocket open
- Place the pocket on the garment and pin into
- Tack the sides and the lower edge leaving the month open
- Remove pins and machine the pocket close to the fold, strengthen the top of the pocket
- Remove tacking and press flat well explained plus any relevant diagrams
- Explain five ways of avoiding food wastage in the kitchen. (10 marks)
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- Identify and explain factors to consider when choosing clothes. (5 marks)
- Clothes should suit figure
- Clothes should suit skin complexion
- Clothes should suit occasion
- Clothes should be current in terms of fashion
- Appropriate style for age of weaner
- Give reasons for food fortification. (4 marks)
- To improve nutrient value
- To improve flavour
- To improve Texture
- To improve appearance
- Explain four limitations of buying a house. (4 marks)
- The buyer is not included in the decision – making concerning the design of the house
- It might turn up to be expensive than building.
- One cannot move to another house incase the conditions around the house become unfavourable
- Repair and renovations of the house are entirely the responsibility of the owns.
- Explain precautions to taken when making pastries. (4 marks)
- The ingredients should be weighed accurately
- The mixture should be kept as cool as possible
- The mixture should not be over handled to avoid air from escaping
- It should be baked under high temperatures for a short time to avoid drying.
- Mention three ways of improving the efficiency of a detergent. (3 marks)
- Warming the washing water
- Softening hard water
- Applying mechanical agitation
- Starting with less soiled articles
- Avoid using too much washing water
- Identify and explain factors to consider when choosing clothes. (5 marks)
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