BECE Home Economics 2022/2023 Past Questions and Answers from Marking Scheme
BECE Home Economics 2022/2023 Past Questions and Answers
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Question 3
3.a. Outline four reasons for storing food item
Reasons for storing foods
– to avoid spoilage
– to avoid food wastage
– to retain its nutritive value
-to last long
b. State the portion control of the following food item per an adult:
I. Plantain
Ii. Rice
Iii. Yam
Portion control for the ff:
I. Plantain— four medium fingers
Ii. Rice — 100grams
Iii. Yam— 200grams
c. State three importance of portion control
Importance of portion control
– to prevent wastage of food
– it saves money
– it makes food last for long
– to give the body just what it needs
d. A housewife prepared abolo by baking instead of steam. State four advantages for her using baking method
Advantages of baked abolo
-it is attractive
– baked abolo has high keeping quality
– it is tasty and appetizing
– it requires little attention
– it save fuel or baking is economical
-Nutrients are maintained
– it maintain its shape
e. List three examples of;
I. Large equipment
Ii. Small equipment
Large equipment
– cabinets
– cupboard
-table
– shelves
– cookers
– sinks
– refrigerator
Small equipment
-mortar
– pestle
– blender
– ladle
-rolling pins
-mashers
– cups
– washing bowls
f. Enumerate five methods of preserving fresh fish
Ways of preserving fresh fish
– salting
– smocking
– freezing
– drying
– canning
– pickling
– curing
Note: frying is wrong❎
Examiners explained that frying is a method of cooking hence it is not accepted here even though it can preserve food. You should note that, not all the answers in text books are accepted by WAEC.
BECE Home Economics 2022/2023 Questions and Answers from Marking Scheme
Question 4
4.a. State one suitable cooking method for the following:
Example; bread and cake—-baking
I. Egg and fish
Ii. Tough cut of meat and beans
Iii. Yakayaka and kpokpoi
Iv. Doughnut and pancake
V. Yam and soup
Answer to a
I. Egg and fish— frying, boiling, stewing.
Ii. Tough cut of meat and beans— Boiling, stewing.
Iii. Yakayaka and kpokpoi— Steaming
Iv. Doughnut and pancake—- frying
V. Yam and soup— boiling.
b.Give two reasons why meat is cooked
Reasons why meat is cooked
– to make it edible
– to eliminate rawness
– to kill germs
– for easy digestion
– cooked meat is tasty and appetizing
c. Mrs. Johnson decides to become a vegetarian; give three reasons for her decision.
Reasons her decision:
– finds eating animal flesh unpleasant
– for religious reasons
– health issues or reasons
-she think meat is expensive
– does not like the idea of killing animals for food
– She fells more fit and healthy without eating animals flesh.
d. Outline three permanent stitches used for decoration
Permanent stitches for decoration
– herringbone
-loop or blanket stitch
– buttonhole stitch
– satin
– chain stitch
– whipped running
-lazy-daisy
-french knots
-stem stich
– cross
e. Mention four synthetic fibres
Synthetic fibres
– nylon
-polyester
– crimplene
– dacron
-chevron
– lycra
-spandex
– scuva
Note; fibres like rayon and acetate were not accepted because they are under different chemical types . For example rayon is a regenerated fiber.
g. Give one suitable seam for a child’s dress
Seams suitable for a child’s dress
– plain seam
French seam
– flat and fell or machine fell
2022 Home Economics Paper Questions and Answers from Marking Scheme
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