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HOME SCIENCE
(Theory)
FORM ONE TERM 1 2024
Time: 2 hours
Instructions to students
 Write your name, class, and admission number in the spaces provided.
 Sign and write the date of the exam in the spaces provided.
 The paper consists of three sections: A, B and C. Answer all the questions in section A
and B and any two questions in section C. Answers to all questions must be in the spaces
provided.
 The paper has 11 printed pages. Check to see that all the pages are printed and no
questions are missing.
For examiner’s use only

Section Question Maximum Score Student’s Score

A 1-17 40

B 18 20

C 20

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Total Score 100

SECTION A (40 marks)

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1. List down three modern housing designs common in Kenya today. (1½
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2. What measures would you take to prevent athlete’s feet? (2

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3. Give two advantages and disadvantages of using grass for thatching roofs. (4 mks)
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4. Give three things that good posture helps to eliminate. (1½

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5. State two causes of tooth decay in small children. (2

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6. Highlight three qualities a well groomed individual should possess. (3

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7. Distinguish a burn from a scald.

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8. State three disadvantages of maisonettes in Kenya. (3 mks)

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9. In the management of burns, the following four items found in the First Aid box are used.

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11. Why would you boil a white cotton handkerchief used by someone suffering from common
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12. Give four ways of preventing dandruff on the scalp. (2 mks)

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14. Mention two actions to avoid when managing a fractured limb. (2 mks)

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15. Give two reasons why people prefer to rent houses. (2 mks)

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16. State the uses of the following types of mops. (2 mks)

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d) Floor dusting mops

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17. State two reasons for sprinkling water into which a disinfectant is added onto an earthen
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18. Suggest two points to look for when choosing a cloth’s wardrobe. (2 mks)

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SECTION B (20 marks)

(Compulsory)
Answer question 19 in the spaces provided.
19. You are home for holiday and your mother has left you a few household tasks to perform.

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b) Outline how you would launder a bloody or mucus stained handkerchief. (10 mks)
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SECTION C (40 marks)

Answer any TWO questions in this section in the spaces provided.

20. a) Explain factors to consider when choosing hats. (8 mks)

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c) State six activities carried out during the cleaning of a food storage cupboard. (6 mks)

21. a) Explain four factors to consider when choosing an ironing board. (8 mks)
b) Outline six anti-social behaviour that adolescents should not engage in. (6 mks)
c) Explain three factors to consider before renting a house. (6 mks)

22. a) Explain the functions of the following parts of the body.

i) Dermis (2 mks)
ii) Sensory nerve ending (2 mks)
iii) Blood capillaries (2 mks)
iv) Epidermis (2 mks)
b) Explain four advantages of building a family house. (4 mks)
c) Explain four qualities that make plastic buckets and basins popular for use in Kenyan
homes (8 mks)

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