BECE Past Questions & Answers 2012(BDT)

April 2012

BASIC DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY 2

(Home Economics 2)

Essay

1 hour

SECTION A

(CORE SKILLS)

[20 marks]

Answer question 1 [COMPULSORY]

(a) Ama ate fried fish, kenkey and fresh pepper sauce

Copy and complete in a table what Ama ate into the functional groups of food.

Food item	Functional group
(i) Fried fish
(ii) Kenkey
(iii) Fresh pepper sauce

(b) The diagram below is the drawing of a mango

Enlarge the diagram in (b) in the drawing sheet provided below.

Shade your drawing in (b) (i) in three tones

List two other methods of shading apart from the one used in (b) (ii)

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(ii) List three electrical appliances used in the home

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SECTION B

[50 marks]

Answer two questions only from this section

All questions carry equal marks

(a) List six essential tools needed in the sewing box of a JHS student.

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(b) State four points to consider when choosing a sewing machine.

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Spool pin …………………………………………………………………………………………
Thread guide …………………………………………………………………………………………
Take up lever …………………………………………………………………………………………
Stop motion screw …………………………………………………………………………………………

(d) List three ways of caring for the sewing machine

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(a) Why is a school canteen important? Give three

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(b) State two important reasons for keeping the finger nails short and clean when cooking?

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(d) Define frying

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(e) Give six examples of food that can be fried

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(f) State one use of each of the following kitchen equipment

(i) Palette knife

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(ii) perforated spoon

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(iii) wooden spoon

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(iv) strainer

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(a) What is a fibre?

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(b) List the two main classes of textile fibres

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(d) State two reasons why cotton fabrics are commonly used in Ghana.

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(e) What is menu?

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(f) Write down three types of menu

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(g) Explain each of the three types of menu you have written in (f)

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(h) Plan a two course meal for yourself.

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