Primary 3 – First Term Examination for Home Economics Questions and Answers

PRIMARY 4 – FIRST TERM EXAMINATION FOR HOME ECONOMICS QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH MAKING GUIDES 

Class: Primary 4 Time Allowed: 1 Hour Total Marks: 60 Instruction: Answer all questions.

SECTION A: MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

INSTRUCTION – Choose the correct answer from the options given.

1. Home Economics teaches us about __________.

A. Food, clothing, and grooming      B. Only Mathematics      C. Only drawing      D. Only English

2. Which one is a personal hygiene item?

A. Toothbrush      B. Stone      C. Chair      D. Chalk

3. Which of these is a good habit?

A. Fighting      B. Stealing      C. Greeting elders      D. Shouting

4. What do we use to wash our clothes?

A. Soap      B. Rice      C. Book      D. Oil

5. We keep our nails short to ________.

A. look dirty      B. prevent germs      C. play games      D. write better

6. Which of these is a type of food?

A. Socks      B. Rice      C. Sand      D. Stone

7. We sleep on a ________.

A. table      B. mattress      C. bucket      D. bowl

8. Which one is not a good table manner?

A. Eating quietly      B. Washing hands before eating      C. Talking with food in the mouth      D. Sitting properly at the table

9. Which one is used for grooming?

A. Broom      B. Comb      C. Bucket      D. Plate

10. Which of these is a room in the house for cooking?

A. Bedroom      B. Sitting room      C. Kitchen      D. Bathroom

 

SECTION B: Match the items in Column A to their use in Column B

Column A	Column B
11. Soap	For brushing teeth
12. Toothbrush	For washing clothes
13. Comb	For cleaning the body
14. Towel	For combing hair

 

SECTION C: FILL IN THE BLANKS

15. We wash our clothes with soap and _________.

16. We comb our __________ to make it neat.

17. _________ is the food we eat in the morning.

18. We brush our teeth _________ a day.

19. A house should be kept clean to prevent __________.

20. We keep our nails short to ________.

 

SECTION D: THEORY 

21. Mention one food we eat.

22. Mention one thing found in a kitchen.

23. Why should we wash our hands before eating?

24. What do we use to keep our body clean?

25. Give one good table manner.

 

SECTION A: ANSWER KEY, 1. A 2. A 3. C 4. A 5. B 6. B 7. B 8. C 9. B 10. C

SECTION B: ANSWER KEY,

11. Soap → For washing clothes

12. Toothbrush → For brushing teeth

13. Comb → For combing hair

14. Towel → For cleaning the body

 

SECTION C: ANSWER KEY

15. water

16. hair

17. Breakfast

18. twice

19. diseases

20. prevent germs

 

SECTION D: ANSWER KEY 

21. Rice / Beans / Bread / Yam

22. Cooker / Pot / Spoon / Plate

23. To remove germs and prevent sickness.

24. Soap / Sponge / Water

25. I. Wash hands before eating II. Sit properly III. Do not talk with food in the mouth (anyone)