BECE JHS Home Economics (B.D.T) 2015 Past Questions

An example of a permanent stitch is

(a) State one reason why a dressmaker would use a double stitch for fastening on a stitch instead of a knot.
(b) List two suitable each methods of preserving the following food items:
(i)Plantain
(ii)mango
(c) (i) Complete the table below by providing one suitable instrument for carrying out each of the operations listed:
(ii) Sketch the following geometrical solids:
(α) cylinder (β) cone

(d)(i) What is an exhibition?
(ii) Give two reasons why artworks are exhibited
(iii) List two types of exhibition
(iv) State one major difference between the two types of exhibition in (a)(iii) above.

The purpose of the napkin in table laying is to clean

(a) List three style features that can be used on a garment
(b) State four point to consider when choosing a style feature.
(c) List six methods that can be used in finishing the hem of a sleeve
(d) State four functions of collars

Fish caught with chemicals may cause

(a) List four methods of cooking food.
(b) Give two examples each of foods that can be cooked with each method stated in (a) above
(c) The passage below are steps in the preparation of Kakro. Fill in the blank spaces with the suitable words provided below:

pound, mortar, lumps, kitchen paper, peel, clean, ground, deep pan, mixture, golden brown.
Wash over-riped plantain and ………………………….. Cut into pieces and put into ………………………….. unt
l free from ………………………….. Put pounded plantain into a ………………………….. bowl. Add ………………………….. onion, ginger, pepper and salt, mix in flour and leave for a while. Put cooking oil into a ………………………….. ,place on fire until hot. Mould the ………………………….. into the hot oil, turn Kakro when necessary. When well cooked and ………………………….. remove from oil. Drain on a ………………………….. placed in a colander. Dish up and serve.

d) What is food poisoning?
(e) State five causes of food spoilage.

Colours which are opposite to each other on the colour wheel are referred to as

(a) What is an open seam?
(b) State three reasons for taking body measurements.
(c) State four signs of food spoilage
(d) Give the correct order of writing a two-course menu
(e) State three points to consider when purchasing vegetable.

An artist who has blue, red and yellow colours can obtain violet by mixing

The type of projection used for the drawing is the

The view arrowed Q represents the

A sketch is a

A developed cylinder shows a

Which of the following describes the strength and weakness of a design?

Shading is a rendering technique used to create

When a problem is described within any environment, it is termed as

A place where artworks are displayed and sold is a

Texture, colour and shape in a design are referred to as

The safest way of keeping one’s daily sales is by

The pinking shears is useful for

A stiletto is used for

Corduroy is a fabric produced from

The most suitable seam for making a boy’s jeans is

The amount of fabric needed to make a six year old girl’s uniform is determined by

Tapes are used as fastenings on garments for

The main purpose of repairing a garment is to

The most appropriate equipment used in draining off fat when frying fish on a large scale

Scalds are caused by

In Ghana, for easy transportation and marketing, fresh fish is often preserved by

Peeled banana left in the open changes colour due to

Dishes cooked by poaching and steaming are

……………. is a method of cooking in which the heat gets to food directly.

A set of menu forming a complete meal at a set price is termed

The advantage of taking breakfast is that it