Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises CEKENAS Home Science Paper 1 2026 Pre-Mock Exam with Marking Scheme. The PDF version is also available upon your request. The marking scheme is in a different document.

  It was a CEKENAS Form 4 Home Science Paper 1 theory examination covering garment construction, laundry work, maternal and child healthcare, nutrition, and home management. Perfect for KCSE technical stream revision, this paper is available in PDF download format with complete marking scheme answers.

  • Month Administered: March – April 2026
  • Duration: 2 ½ Hours
  • Total Marks: 100 Marks
  • Number of Questions: 21 (Questions 1–21)
  • Structure: Section A (40 marks, compulsory short Questions 1–17), Section B (20 marks, compulsory practical laundry Question 18), and Section C (40 marks, choice of two questions from 19–21 [20 marks each]).

  It covers the following topics:

  • Section A
    • Laundry chemistry (Disadvantages of soapless detergents)
    • Garment construction (Self-neatening seams, permanent stitches, edge finishes, body measurements for trousers)
    • Child health (Birth vaccines, habit training benefits, mother-to-child HIV transmission)
    • Consumer rights and finance (Medicine instructions, hire purchase advantages, home budgeting)
    • Nutritional disorders (Goitre symptoms)
    • Home care and maintenance (Clothesline qualities, wooden surface finishes, static electricity in fabrics, glare control in lighting, skin health and sebum)
  • Section B
    • Specialized laundry care (Procedure for laundering a woolen sweater)
    • Furniture care (Procedure for cleaning a polished wooden stool top)
  • Section C
    • Flour mixtures and baking (Mechanical aeration methods, yeast growth conditions)
    • Maternal care (Antenatal blood tests, managing sore nipples during breastfeeding)
    • Home nursing (Monitoring patient health changes at home)
    • Food preparation (Rules for boiling foods)
    • Environmental health (Disadvantages of open drainage systems)
• Category:

  Mock Past Papers
• Level:

  Form 4
• Subject:

  HOME SCIENCE
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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