Home Science Paper 2 Questions and Answers - Arise and Shine Pre Mock Exams 2023

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Instructions to Candidates

  1. Answer all questions.


QUESTIONS

A pattern of a boy’s pair of short is provided.  You are advised to study the sketches, the instructions and the layout before you begin the test.

MATERIALS PROVIDED

  1. PATTERN PIECES
    1. Short front. Yoke.
    2. Short front.
    3. Short back.
    4. Back pocket.
    5. Back waist band.
    6. Front waist band.
    7. Back facing.
    8. Front facing.
  2. Plain lightweight coloured fabric 50cm long by 90cm wide.
  3. Sewing thread to match the fabric.
  4. One large envelope.

THE TEST
Using the materials provided; lay, cut out and make one half of a pair of shorts to show the following.                                                                  

  1. Cutting out; (13 marks)      
  2. Making of back dart;
  3. Preparation and attachment of the back pocket.
  4. Working of overlaid seam to join short front yoke to short front.
  5. Joining the inner leg seam using double stitched seam.
  6. Joining the side seam using French seam.
  7. Preparing and attaching the facing at the short lower edge hem.
  8. Preparing and attaching the waistband down using even tacking stitches.
  9. Finishing the back waistband only using hemming stitches.
  10. Overall presentation.

At the end of the examination, firmly sew onto your work on a single fabric, a label bearing your name and index number.

Remove the needles, pins and loose threads from your work.

Fold your work and carefully place it in the envelope provided.

Do not put scraps of fabric in the envelope.  Do not seal the envelope.

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MARKING SCHEME

S

NO

 

AREAS OF ASSESSMENTS

MAX

SCORE

ACTUAL

 SCORE

REMARKS

1

Presentation

  1. Work well pressed and folded
  2. Label firmly sewn on a single fabric.
  3. Unnecessary temporary stitches, threads and pins removed.
  4. Made up left half

2  

2

2

1

   
 

Sub total

7

   

2

Cutting out and grain

  1. Short CB/CF smoothly cut and straight grain to within 2mm.
  2. 8 pieces cut out and available.    

2

4

   
 

Sub total

6

   

3

DART

  1. Straight stitches tapering to nothing.
  2. Threads ends well fastened at the tip.
  3. Correct length of the dart.
  4. Correct width.
  5. Darts pressed towards CB and flat at right side.

2

1

2

2

2

   
 

Sub total

9

   

4

Preparation and Attachment of Pocket

  1. Correct size of pocket.
  2. Edge stitch on fold smoothly and straight curve.
  3. Well pressed flat.
  4. Trimmed raw edge inside pocket.
  5. Stitched at right position.
  6. Reinforcing the mouth.

1

2

1

1

1

1

   
 

Sub total                                                       

7

   

5

Overlaid / Lapped Seam
(If not, award zero)

  1. Straight stitchery.
  2. Close to fold stitches.
  3. Trimmed raw edge seam allowance to 1cm.
  4. Well neatened seam.
  5. Pressed facing up.       

1

1

2

2

1

   
 

Sub total

7

   

6

Double Stitch (Run fell, Machine fell Seam)

  1. Straight stitchery of first line.
  2. Straight stitchery of the second stitching line close to fold.
  3. Fell neatly tucked under (no yarn visible)
  4. Evenness of fell.
  5. Correct width of fell 6mm to within 2mm.
  6. Flatness of the seam R.S and W.S.
  7. Seam worked on the R.S.
  8. Fell pressed towards back.

1

2

2

2

2

2

2

2

   
 

Sub total

15

   

7

French Seam
(If not award zero)

  1. Straight stitchery.
  2. Knife edged.
  3. Evenly trimmed (no threads/yarn on R.S)
  4. Even width 0.6mm to within _______
  5. Seam pressed towards back.

1

2

2

2

1

   
 

Sub total

8

   

8

Preparation and attachment of facings.

  1. Facings correctly joined at the sides (½ X 2) and seam (½ X 2)2
  2. Facing joined to lower edge with straight stitchery (2 X 1)
  3. Seam trimmed (½ X 2) and under stitched (½ X 2)2
  4. Facing well knifed edged and held in place (½ X 2) with straight stitchery (½ X 2)
  5. Raw edges well tucked under (2 X 1)2
  6. Facing seam flash with side seam to within 2mm (1)1

3

2

2

1

1

2

1

   
 

Sub total

12

   

9

Waistband

  1. Front and back waistband joined (2 X ½)1
  2. Waistband top edge well knife edges (2 X 1)2
  3. Waistband correctly attached to the waistline (2 X 1)2
  4. Stitching line made with straight stitchery (2 X 1)2
  5. Raw edges of waistband appropriately tucked under (2 X 1) (mark by impression)2
  6. Waistband CF flash with short C.F (½)
  7. Waistband CB flash with CB (½)
  8. Flatness of waistband on RS (½) and WS (½)1
  9. Evenness of waistband 3.3cm to within 2mm (3.1cm) – (3.5cm) (2 X 1)2
  10. Quality of tacking stitches
  11. Waistband side seam (½) flash with short side seam to within 2mm (½)1

1

2

2

2

2

½

½

1

2

1

1

   
 

Sub total

15

   

10

Quality of Hemming Stitches

  1. Stitches worked from right (½) to left (½)1
  2. Stitches even (1) and not showing on the R.S (1)2

1

2

   
 

Sub total

3

   

11

Overall Presentation

3

   
 

Sub total

3

   
 

GRAND TOTAL 

Actual

90/ 2

 45

   

 

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