THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

2021 SCHOOL BASED ASSESSMENT

REGULAR
HOME SCIENCE
Grade 5 - 2021

School: ________________________________________________________________________
Learner’s Name: _________________________________________________________________
Assessment Number: ______________________________________________________________
Date: __________________________________________________________________________

INSTRUCTIONS TO LEARNERS
a) This paper consists of 19 questions.
b) Answer all the questions.

SCORE GRID (For teacher’s use only)

Question Task 1 Task 2 Task 3 Task 4 TOTAL
Healthy living Consumer Education Foods and Nutrition Clothing SCORES
(1,2,3,4,5,6 &7) (8 & 9) (10,11, 12, 13, 14 & 15) (16, 17, 18 & 19)

Max. Score(s) 10 3 9 9 31
Learner’s
Score

This paper consists of 5 printed pages. Learners are encouraged to check the question paper to ascertain that all
the pages are printed as indicated and that no questions are missing.
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Answer all the questions in the spaces provided.
1. Lenny has noticed that some hair is growing under his armpits. He is so worried and thinks he is
suffering from a serious disease. What advise would you give Lenny? (1mark)
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2. Grade 5 learners at Lwanda primary school are talking about healthy eating habits for pre-teens.
Write one of the healthy eating habits for pre-teens that they may have talked about. (1mark)
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3. We wear clothes to cover our bodies and make us presentable. TRUE or FALSE. (1 mark)
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4. Three Grade 5 learners at Kutulo primary school wrote how they spend their leisure time as shown
in the table below.
Activity Time spent
Learner 1 Talking to friends. 4-5 hours
Learner 2 Playing favourite game. 2-3 hours
Learner 3 Watching the television. 4-5 hours

Which learner spends leisure time well? (1 mark)

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5. Nelly wants to clean the cemented floor of their kitchen. Below are the steps she wants to follow
while cleaning the floor. The steps are not arranged correctly.
A. Collect and dispose the rubbish appropriately.
B. Clean, dry and store materials and tools used.
C. Use a scrubbing brush and warm soapy water to scrub the surface, a small portion
at a time.
D. Allow the surface to dry.
E. Rinse each portion with a clean floor cloth wrung out of clean water.
F. Sweep the floor from the farthest corner towards the door.
Arrange the steps correctly by writing the letter representing each step in the table below.
(4 marks)
STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 STEP 5 STEP 6

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 6. John has round itchy patches on his face and head. His teacher told him to see a doctor and not to
share personal items like combs, towels and clothes. Which disease is John suffering from? (1mark)
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7. Your teacher has asked you to go and talk to Uzima community on the health practices they should
observe to prevent malaria. Write one of the health practices you will tell them to observe. (1 mark)
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8. Grade 5 learners have made embroidered handkerchiefs to sell to other learners in their school.
Name two types of media they can use to advertise the handkerchiefs to reach out to many learners.
(2 marks)
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9. Alex bought a wristwatch from one of the shops in his hometown. On his way back, he discovered
that the same watch was cheaper in other shops. He was so disappointed. What do you think Alex
should have done before buying the watch? (1 mark)
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10. Look at the food items displayed by the teacher.

Which group of food nutrients do we get from the food items labelled A and B?
A………………………………………………………………………………………….. (1 mark)
B…………………………………………………………………………………………... (1 mark)

11. Ruth’s three-year old child has a protruding belly, brown and thin hair, swollen arms, feet and
face. Which nutritional deficiency and disorder is her child suffering from? (1 mark)
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12. Your Uncle wants to build a granary to store maize. Write two factors you will advise him to
consider when building the granary. (2marks)
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13. Look at the kitchen utensil displayed by the teacher.

Write the materials you will need to clean the utensil displayed by the teacher. (2 marks)
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 14. Look at the foods in the picture below.

Which food can you cook using dry fat frying method? (1 mark)
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15. Patel and Abubakar are deep frying fish. Abubakar tells Patel to be lowering the fish gently into the
hot fat. Why do you think Patel should lower the fish gently into the hot fat? (1 mark)
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16. The Home Science teacher at Shella Primary School asked Grade 5 learners to identify and make
permanent stitches and put in their portfolios.
(a) Write two safety precautions they should observe while making the stitches. (2 marks)
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(b) Picture A and Picture B are some of the permanent stitches taken from one of the portfolios the
learners made.

(i) Write the name of the stitches shown in the pictures. (2marks)
Picture A…………………………………………………………………….

Picture B…………………………………………………………………….

(i) Which of the stitches is used for neatening? (1mark)

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 17. Halima’s blouse has a hanging hem. Write two factors she should consider when repairing the
blouse. (2 marks)
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18. Tom always leaves his coloured uniform out to dry in the sun for too long. Write what is likely to
happen to Tom’s uniform. (1 mark)
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19. Wakaba’s dress has a small tag on the inner side with a care label symbol shown below.

What does the care label remind her to observe when handling the dress? (1mark)
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