FIRST PERIODICAL TEST IN T.L.

E 6-HOME ECONOMICS
Name:______________________________________________ Section:____ Score:_______
Direction
: Read the following situations select the correct answer.
_____1. Among the various material resources available in the family, which is considered as the
main resource?
A. Money
C. House
B. Car
D. Lot
_____2. Which of the following is an example of real income?
A. Dividend of an insurance
C. Interest of savings
B. Free car from employer
D. Salary
_____3. The following are services as source of family income except____.
A. Free servants
C. Free gift check
B. Free transport
D. Free medical facilities
_____4. Maralit’s family has no problem with the supply of water and electricity in their
community. These are examples of _____ income.
A. Household
C. Psychic
B. Money
D. Real
_____5. The Reyes family has a vegetable garden in their backyard. Excess harvests are sold in
the neighborhood, which is a good source for _____ income.
A. Material
C. Real
B. Psychic
D. Supplementary
_____6. Which of the following is the first rule for making a good plan in allocating budget for
your family?
A. Household income must be greater than household expenses.
B. Household income must be lesser than household expenses.
C. Household income must be equal to household expenses.
D. Household expenses must be doubled of your household income.
_____7. All of the following are examples of mandatory expenses that can’t be eliminated except
_____.
A. Monthly Bills
C. Child Health Care
B. Property Taxes
D. Gambling
_____8. Mrs. Ramos considers needs of her family in preparing budget plan rather than wants.
Which is of the following is considered as wants?
A. Magazines
C. Cleaning supply
B. Laundry detergent
D. Toothpaste
_____9. Which of the following needs the greatest percentage of your budget in making
guidelines of family income?
A. Education
C. Savings
B. Personal needs
D. Food
_____10. Mrs. Rivera includes miscellaneous and emergency expenses in preparing her family
budget plan. Fifteen percent of her family income is allotted for these. Why do you think
she prioritizes these in making her family budget?
A. To be used for unexpected events in the family like attending party.
B. To be used for unexpected events in the family like celebrating birthday.
C. To be used for unexpected events in the family like diseases that needs
hospitalization.
D. To be used in watching movies and eating in a fast food chains every week.
_____11. Which of the following belongs to measuring tool in sewing household linen?
A. Pin cushion
C. Tape measure
B. Sewing needles
D. Fabric
_____12. Nemie is planning to sew a lightweight fabric. Which of the following needles should
she use?
A. Universal or ball-point needle
C. Embroidery needle
B. Sharp needle
D. Finer needle
_____13. In preparing a project plan for household linen, Haydee includes the following except
____.
A. Objectives of doing the project
B. Description of the project to be done
C. Materials needed and procedure to follow
D. The amount of the fabric to be used
_____14. Which of the following will you use to mark hems, buttons and buttonholes, design
details such as pleats and tucks?
A. Sewing gauge
C. Floss
B. Pin cushion
D. Emery bag
_____15. Which of the following belong to fabric household good intended for daily use such as
bedding, tablecloths and towels or even altar cloths used in church?
A. Linen
C. Wool
B. Satin
D. None of the three choices
_____16. Liza is preparing her project in Home Economics about sewing household linen. To
make a nice output of her project, she will make a _____ first before actual fabric sewing.
Which of the following do you think she is planning to do first?
A. Pattern of the project
C. A Box to be used in packaging
B. Design of the project
D. A plastic cover
_____17. In sewing or making pillow cases and in selling them, there are different concerns to
consider. Which of the following is the correct answer?
A. Materials needed and Cost of Capital
B. Designs and Marketing Strategy
C. Target Consumer
D. All of the responses given
_____18. After making your pillow cases, one of the problems is how to sell the finish product.
What is the newest technique to be used?
A. Advertise it on magazine
B. Advertise it on newspaper
C. Have a TV commercial
D. Post it on facebook/ social media
_____19. What makes your product saleable?
A. Triple the price with the capital
C. Low price even without profit
B. Affordable price but with profit
D. High price
_____20. Why creativity in making a label is important in promoting a product?
A. To attract costumer to buy the product.
C. To get awards only
B. For display purpose only.
D. Because you like it only.
_____21. Quality is important in a product. Why?
A. Customers prefer to buy cheap product.
B. Customers prefer to buy product that last longer.
C. Customers prefer to buy expensive product.
D. Customers prefer to buy product with affordable price and with high quality.
_____22. As you watch the advertisement from the television, endorsers do it in a most creative
way. Why do you think so?
A. It can encourage viewers to buy the product.
B. It can promote the endorser especially actors and actresses.
C. It can promote the tv stations.
D. It can cause high price to the product.
_____23. In starting a business, planning is important. What is a valid reason for this?
A. To avoid failure to your business.
B. To plan what to do after finishing the product.
C. To have a market after doing the product.
D. All responses are correct.
_____24. Here are the mottos for good packaging of the finish household linen except one.
A. To provide customers with excellent quality products.
B. At unbeatable price
C. Be a pioneer in the global market
D. Imitate other old products.
_____25. To avoid shrinkage of the household linen, it should have a _____.
A. Preshrunk mark
C. Diamond mark
B. Star mark
D. Square mark
_____26. Drying food can be done in three different ways except _____.
A. Freeze drying
C. Washing machine -drying
B. Spray-drying
D. Sun-drying
_____27. In drying foods some of the nutrients loss. Which of the following is included in the
nutrients loss?
A. Thiamin
C. Oxygen
B. Sulfur dioxide
D. Carbon dioxide
_____28. Which method of food preservation prevents microbial growth by low temperature and
unavailability of water and generally good retention of nutrients?
A. Salting
C. Freezing
B. Drying
D. Smoking
_____29. This method of food preservation inactivates enzymes and destroys microorganisms.
One of the examples of this food preservation is pasteurization.
A. Freezing
C. High heat processing
B. Salting
D. Drying
_____30. In freezing food, some B-group vitamins and vitamin C loss. Which activity was done
first before freezing that cause these to frozen foods?
A. Blanching
C. Salting
B. Drying
D. Smoking
_____31. Which of the kitchen tools is used for draining fruit or vegetables after washing?
A. Colander
C. Saucepan
B. Spoon
D. Knife
_____32. This tool is used to measure accurately how long the processing of a certain food.
A. Scale
C. Food brush
B. Timer
D. Jelly bag
_____33. Which tool is used to cut food?
A. Jar funnels
C. Crock
B. Food brush
D. Knife
_____34. Which of the following tools is used to run down sides of filled jars to release air
bubbles without damaging the jar?
A. Spatula
C. Spoon
B. Jar lifter
D. Knife
_____35. From the listed kitchen tools, which is used to remove canning lids from hot water and
putting the lids onto filled jars?
A. Scale
C. Measuring cups
B. Tong
D. Jar funnel
_____36. In preparing simple recipes of food preservation, which of the following is must to
consider or to prepare?
A. Ingredients only
C. Kitchen tools and Utensils only
B. Procedure only
D. Ingredients, procedure, kitchen tools and utensils
_____37. Irish and her group in Home Economics 6 would like to prepare simple homemade
ketchup. Which of the ingredients should not be ignored in their preparation?
A. Monosodium Glutamate
C. Meat
B. Ripe Tomatoes
D. Fish
_____38. Xavier’s group prefers to do dill pickles. His teacher said that in doing dill pickles, use
the best cucumber. Instead of using English cucumber it is better to use Kirby
cucumber. Why do you think his teacher suggested that?
A. Kirby cucumber holds up better than English cucumber.
B. English cucumber holds up better than Kirby cucumber.
C. Both Kirby and English cucumber are better to use.
D. English cucumber remains firm and crunchy.
_____39. Haydee’s group will do pickling too. Which of the following vegetable are they going
to use?
A. Papaya
C. Babana
B. Banaba
D. Tomato
_____40. Haydee’s group would like to preserve their pickles longer. Which do you think their
group should do in the jars that they will use for storage?
A. Bring a large pot of water to boil and sterilize the jars and their lids.
B. Soak only the jars to ice cooled water
C. Simply wash the jars and lids.
D. Sterilize only the lids.
_____41. There are factors to be considered in the selection of food items to be processed or
preserved. Here are the lists of factors except ____.
A. Raw materials
C. Trends in the Community
B. Market Demands
D. Prefer by your teacher
_____42. In making preserved or processed foods survey is being conducted for the following
reasons except ____.
A. To know who or what the choice of the people.
B. To determine the market trends or demands.
C. To know the preference of their market.
D. To mingle only with the people in the community.
_____43. Survey is a major research strategy to collect data from people in the community. What
instrument/s will you use to gather data?
A. Interviews only are suited.
B. Focus group discussions only
C. Questionnaires only are suited.
D. Interviews, questionnaires, group discussions and forums may use.
_____44. In making banana chips, how will we assess the quality of the banana chips?
A. By looking at the packaging only if it is attractive to consumers.
B. By considering its crispiness and taste only.
C. The price is affordable to consumers.
D. Good packaging, better taste, affordable and nutritious.
_____45. Why do we need to assess the finished preserved food?
A. Because it is needed.
B. To make destructive criticism.
C. To have a quality product.
D. To suggest new ideas.
_____46. Packaging of processed items is one of the factors to consider. Why is it important to
package each item creatively and artistically?
A. To become popular only of the manufacturer
B. To increase sales and profit
C. To last longer the product.
D. To impress people only
_____47. According to Stewart in his book, “Packaging as an Effective Marketing Tool”, the
“pack” is the silent salesman. What do you mean by this statement?
A. If the packaging is good the president will give awards to manufacturer
B. If the packaging is good no one will buy the product.
C. If the packaging is good food will last longer.
D. If the packaging is good, your products will be saleable.
_____48. If you don’t have enough money and time to advertize your processed product, which
of the following is a possible way to advertize?
A. Through newspaper
C. Event sponsorship
B. Online technology/Social Media
D. Through Flyers
_____49. Which is the formula to compute for profit or gains?
A. Total Income – Total Expenses= Net Profit
B. Total Expenses - Total Income =Net Profit
C. Net Profit – Total Income = Total Expenses
D. Net Profit – Total Expenses = Total Income
_____50. Production costs, marketing, transportation, utilities such as water, electricity, LPG and
others are included in _____.
A. Total Income
C. Net Profit
B. Total Expenses
D. Net Proceeds