FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

CLASS: PRIMARY SIX

SUBJECT: HOME ECONOMICS

NAME: …………………………………………………………

Section A : Objective Questions

1. All the following are examples of detergents except _____________. (a) shampoo (b) hand soap (c) acid (d) powder soap
2. The meal eaten in the morning is known as _____________ (a) lunch (b) dinner (c) breakfast (d) supper
3. Lunch is the meal eaten in the ________ (a) evening (b) afternoon (c) morning (d) night
4. All these are ways of cleaning our house except (a) sweeping (b) dusting (c) mopping (d) littering
5. The following are materials for cleaning the environment except (a) rake (b) napkin (c) cutlass (d) hoe
6. Wrong meal planning can also be called ______________. (a) balanced diet (b) adequate diet (c) bad meal planning (d) good eating habit
7. Wrong meal planning can cause the following except _____________ (a) malnutrition (b) diabetes (c) tooth decay (d) Good health and nourishment
8. A meal that contains all the classes of food in the right proportion is known as ____________ diet (a) super (b) balanced (c) breakfast (d) No
9. A _____________ is a list of food or dishes available at a restaurant (a) dish (b) takeaway (c) menu (d) meal
10. All the following are good table manners except (a) standing while eating (b) talking while eating (c) sitting while eating (d) wash your hands before eating
11. ______________ is the food cooked to be served at a particular time of the day (a) meal (b) diet (c) food (d) snacks
12. Another name for sodium carbonate is __________? (a) washing soda (b) washing potash (c) washing material (d) bathing liquid
13. Foods eaten in different cultures all over the world are called _____________________ (a) traditional dishes (b) continental dishes (c) special dishes (d) African dishes
14. _____________ is an example of temporary stitches (a) tackling (b) sewing (c) running (d) hemming stitches
15. In making of detergent, which of these is not needed (a) borax (b) fragrance (c) honey (d) caustic soda
16. There are basically __________ types of stitches (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 4
17. In Nigeria, cooking is mostly done by the _____________ (a) father (b) mother (c) children (d) maid
18. Perfume is added to detergent to give it _____________ smell (a) pleasant (b) unpleasant (c) bad (d) foams
19. All the following are materials needed for making simple articles except (a) needle (b) thread (c) thimble (d) cutlass
20. _____________ is a tool used in protecting the fingers during sewing with needle (a) thread (b) thimble (c) needle (d) scissors

SECTION B : Theory

Answer all questions in this section.

1a. Mention the major meals for the day

i. _______________________________

ii. ______________________________

iii. _____________________________

b. What is meal? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2a. What is proper meal planning? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Mention two factors to be considered when planning meal

i. __________________________________

ii. _________________________________

3a. What is detergent? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Give two examples of detergent

i. ___________________________

ii. ____________________________

4a. What are stitches? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

b. Mention the two types of stitches

i. __________________________________

ii. _________________________________

5a. Classify the following dishes (Egg, Burger, pounded yam, puddings, Kunu, Vegetable salad, Tuwo, Chicken and chips, pepper soup)

CONTINENTAL DISHES TRADITIONAL DISHES

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