MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
NORTHERN PRIVATE SCHOOL
GRADE 5 END OF TERM 2 TEST 2025.
HOME ECONOMICS
NAME:___________________________________________________________
SECTION A
Write tru or false
1. Food is any substance eaten to provide nutrients and support for the body_______
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2. Energy giving food, protective food and body building food are examples of food
groups___________________________
3. There are mainly two types of kitchen and these are modern kitchen and traditional
kitchen________________________________
4. Chopping board is used to cut mealie meal_______________________________
5. Sieve is used to separate large object from small objects____________________
6. Laundry is washing and rising clothes_____________________
7. One reason of washing clothes is to look smart_______________________
8. Care label are also called laundry symbol_____________________
9. The following materials are found in the laundry, soap, water, paraffin and salt
_________________________
10. Washing basket is also one equipment found in the kitchen___________________
11. A child lacking proteins is likely to suffer from scurvy______________________
SECTION B
Write the correct answers
12. Kwashiorkor is caused by a diet that lacks ______________________________
13. Night blindness is caused by a diet that lacks ___________________________
14. _________________________ is caused starvation, which means not getting
enough food to eat
15. __________________________ is caused by lacking vitamin C or protective food
16. Kwashiorkor and marasmus are caused because of lacking nutrients in the body
A. True B. false C. none of the above
17. Puberty is a change of body from a childhood to adulthood
A. False B. true C. no
Modern kichen are found in town_______________________________________
A.yes B. no