BECE 2014 Basic Design And Technology (Home Economics) Past Question Paper Two
(a) State the main method for cooking the following foods:
(i) rice
(ii) cake
(b) State four suitable methods for preserving fish.
(c) (i) List the type of pencil most suitable for the following operations:
OPERATION | PENCIL USED |
Lettering | |
Drawing outlines | |
Shading |
(ii) List four methods of recording data for solving design problems.
(d) (i) State three benefits of packaging.
(ii) List two important information on a good package
(e) Draw a line to illustrate each of the following:
(i) movement
(ii) texture.
(a) State the main method for cooking the following foods:
(i) rice – boiling
(ii) cake – baking
(b) State four suitable methods for preserving fish.
Drying
Smoking
Freezing
Salting
Frying
Canning
(c) (i) List the type of pencil most suitable for the following operations:
OPERATION | PENCIL USED |
Lettering | HB |
Drawing outlines | H, 2H |
Shading | 2B or BB , 3B, 4B, 5B, 6B |
(ii) List four methods of recording data for solving design problems.
Taking notes / Using computer
Taking photographs
Video recording
Audio recording
Drawing / sketching
Drawing graphs
Making charts
(d) (i) State three benefits of packaging.
It adds value to the product
It protects the product from contamination
It protects the consumer from hazards
Attracts consumers
Makes handling easier / makes it portable
Promotes easy identification.
(ii) List two important information on a good package
Information about content / manufacturer
Date of production
Expiry date
Instructions for usage
(e) Draw a line to illustrate each of the following:
(i) movement
Any line apart from horizontal or vertical lines, eg
(ii) texture.
The sketch below shows the style of a blouse Afua decides to make for sale.
(a) State five processes that will be used in making up the blouse.
(b) State five cotton fabrics that can be used in making the blouse
(c) The cost of making one blouse is GHC 2.50. Work out the cost of fifteen blouses.
(d) If Afua sells one blouse at GHC 3.75. Work out the total profit for the fifteen blouses
(a) State five processes that will be used in making up the blouse.
Arrangement of fullness
Collar making
Openings
Seam making
Fastening
Neatening
(b) Denim.
Sateen.
Calico.
Poplin.
Muslin
Flannel
(c) The cost of making one blouse is GHC 2.50. Work out the cost of fifteen blouses.
Cost for one blouse = GHC 2.50
Hence, cost for fifteen blouses = 15 x GHC 2.50
= GHC 37.50
(d) If Afua sells one blouse at GHC 3.75. Work out the total profit for the fifteen blouses
Profit = Selling price – Cost price
Profit for 1 blouse = GHC 3.75 – GHC 2.50
= GHC 1.25
Hence, profit for 15 blouses = 15 x 1.25
= GHC 18.75
2ND METHOD
If selling price for 1 blouse = GHC 3.75
Then, selling price for 15 blouses = 15 x GHC 3.75
= GHC 56.25
Hence, Profit for 15 blouses = Selling price – Cost price
= GHC 56.25 – GHC 37.50
= GHC 18.75
(a) What is boiling as a method of cooking?
(b) State two advantages of boiling as a method of cooking
(c) State two disadvantages of boiling as a method of cooking
(d) List ten food items that can be cooked using the boiling method
(e) List two examples each of food items which can be prepared with the following methods of cooking
METHOD OF COOKING EXAMPLES
Stewing
Frying
Poaching
Steaming
(f) Plan a two course lunch menu for an adolescent using meat for the main dish and provide a suitable dessert
(a) State one reason why personal safety should be observed in the workshop.
To avoid injury
To prevent accident
(b) List two specific tools for carrying out each of the following operations:
(i) setting-out a wall;
Line and pins
Straight edge
Builder’s square
Profile Boards
Spirit Level
Tape measure / surveyor’s tape
Pegs
Piece of chalk
(ii) moulding bricks;
Mould box
Head pan / gauge box / wheel barrow
Shovel / spade
Tamping rod
Pick Axe
(iii) cutting a tenon from a piece of wood;
Try square
Marking gauge / mortise gauge
Pencil / Marking knife
Tenon Saw
Mallet
Bevel-edged chisel / firmer chisel
(iv) soldering sheet metals.
Soldering iron / bit
Coal pot / stove / blow lamp
File / emery cloth
Shears / pair of snips
Mallet
Folding bar
(c) (i) Make a freehand pictorial sketch of a rasp file
(ii) Label any two parts of the tool sketched in (c)(i) above.
Blade / teeth / cut
Tang
Ferrule
Handle
Shoulder
(iii) State one use of the rasp file.
For smoothening edges and shapes
For shaping a circular piece of wood
(d) (i) State the main difference between a brick and a block.
The size: A block is bigger than a brick
The weight: A block is heavier than a brick
The material: A block is made of concrete whilst brick is made of clay
(ii) List the two main materials for making sandcrete blocks.
Sand
Cement
(a) The passage below describes the threading of the sewing machine. Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate words selected from the list below
balance wheel, spool pin, needle, tension disc, thread, reel, take-up-lever, second, first thread guide
Place the …………………….. of thread on the …………………………… Turn the ……………………………… so that the needle is at the highest point. Pass the thread through the …………………………… at the top of the machine. Draw the thread through the …………………………. to the …………………………….. Pass the thread through the ………………………… thread guide and finally through the eye of the ………………….
(b) Mention the main types of sewing equipment
(c) Give two examples of each type of sewing equipment mentioned in 4 (b) above
(d) What is microwave cooking?
(e) List four food items which can be cooked in a microwave
(f) State one reason for using microwave to cook
(g) State two advantages of microwave cooking
(a) The passage below describes the threading of the sewing machine. Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate words selected from the list below
balance wheel, spool pin, needle, tension disc, thread, reel, take-up-lever, second, first thread guide
Place the …reel…. of thread on the …spool pin…. Turn the …balance wheel….. so that the needle is at the highest point. Pass the thread through the …first thread guide…. at the top of the machine. Draw the thread through the …tension disc…….. to the …take-up-lever…. Pass the thread through the …second…..thread guide and finally through the eye of the …needle..
(b) Mention the main types of sewing equipment
Large sewing equipment
Small sewing equipment
(c) Give two examples of each type of sewing equipment mentioned in 4 (b) above
Large equipment examples: ironing board and sewing machine.
Small equipment examples: tape measure, scissors, thread and needle
(d) What is microwave cooking?
Is a method of cooking and reheating food by means of electromagnetic waves in a microwave oven powered by electricity.
(e) List four food items which can be cooked in a microwave
Potatoes, Carrot, Meat, Fish, Oats, rice, beans, maize
(f) State one reason for using microwave to cook
It cooks food fast,
It is easy / convenient to use.
(g) State two advantages of microwave cooking
If properly set, it needs less attention
Food nutrients are conserved.
(h) State two disadvantages of microwave cooking
The oven is expensive.
Food can be dried when not covered properly.
It cannot be used where there is no electricity
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