Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Home Science Paper 1 End Term 3 2026 Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  This assessment appraises key competencies in food science and family nutrition, household resource economics, hygiene and consumer health, and textile construction and safety. It is ideal for end-of-year school-based national assessment preparation towards the end of the term, and can also be effectively administered as a mid-term assessment for schools that have completed the syllabus early at the beginning of the term.

  • Duration: 2 Hours 30 Minutes
  • Total Marks: 100
  • Number of Questions: 19 (Questions 1–19)
  • Structure: Section A (20 Marks), Section B (40 Marks), Section C (40 Marks)

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A:
    • Balanced diet principles, protein physiological functions, and family meal planning considerations
    • Safe food storage, household water conservation, budgeting guidelines, and kitchen hygiene
    • Classification of natural versus synthetic textile fibres and sewing equipment workshop safety
  • Section B:
    • Nutritious meal planning on a budget and domestic food waste mitigation strategies
    • Identification methods for natural textile fibres and sewing tool safety precautions
    • Household expenditure allocation, financial prioritisation, and resource conservation
    • Consequences of nutritional deficiencies and safe food hygiene practices
    • Comparative textile structures (woven, knitted, crocheted) and creative self-reliance through textiles
  • Section C:
    • Principles of effective home management and the role of family budgeting in household wellbeing
    • Socio-cultural and nutritional determinants of meal planning and healthy dietary habits
    • Textile fibre and fabric selection criteria (cotton, linen, wool, silk, sisal, bamboo, hyacinth, banana), yarn structures, and sewing workshop safety
    • Income generation through Home Science skills and sustainable household resource utilisation
• File Size:

  39.17 KB
• Category:

  Exams
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  Home Science
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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