year 10 home economics time: 1h 30min

Home Economics – Year 10 – 2019 of 12

DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes

Educational Assessment Unit

Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2019

YEAR 10 HOME ECONOMICS TIME: 1h 30min

Name: _____________________________________ Class: _______________

Answer all the questions.

1a. Chanel is pregnant and is also a mother of a three-year-old son

named Beppe.

i. Name one vitamin and one mineral that Chanel should consume

whilst pregnant.

ii. State why each of these is needed by pregnant women.

Vitamin: __________________

Why is it needed? ___________________________________________________

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Mineral: __________________

Why is it needed? ___________________________________________________

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(2,2 marks)

b. State four foods Chanel should avoid.

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(2 marks)

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c. Suggest a main dish which Chanel can have. Give a reason for your choice.

Main Dish

Reason

(1, 2 marks)

d. Chanel is thinking of breastfeeding her new-born baby once he/she is born. Give

two benefits of breastfeeding.

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(2 marks)

e. List two factors Chanel needs to keep in mind when preparing food for Beppe.

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(2 marks)

f. Suggest a suitable balanced packed lunch, together with a drink, she could give

Beppe once he starts to attend kindergarten.

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(1, ½, ½ mark)


2. Constipation and diverticulitis are two diet-related conditions / disorders caused

by lack of dietary fibre in the diet.

a. With the help of the following diagrams, explain what happens in each diet-related

disorder.

Constipation:

Explanation:

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Diverticulitis:

Explanation:

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(2, 2 marks)

b. Suggest four ways how dietary fibre can be included in the diet.

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(4 marks)

c. Keeping in mind the dietary needs, suggest a three-course meal together with a

drink suitable for a person suffering from constipation.

Starter: ____________________________________________________________

Main course: ________________________________________________________

Dessert: ___________________________________________________________

Drink: _____________________________________________________________

(2 marks)


3a. Give one example of each type of fruit listed below.

Type of fruit Example

Hard

Citrus

Stone

Dried

(2 marks)

b. List two reasons why we are advised to avoid canned fruit.

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(2 marks)

c. List three benefits of buying fruits when they are in season.

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(3 marks)

d. What do you understand by the term ‘organic fruit’?

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(1 mark)

e. Water-soluble vitamins are easily destroyed by cooking and are also lost over time.

State three ways how you would keep this to a minimum during fruit preparation.

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(3 marks)


4. Maria is an eighty-year-old elderly person who lives on her own. She makes

use of the following services:

Meals on Wheels Home Help Telecare CommCare

a. What is the main advantage of all the above-mentioned services?

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(1 mark)

b. Choose two of the above services and explain them in detail.

Chosen service 1: _______________________________

Explanation of chosen service: ________________________________________

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Chosen service 2: _______________________________

Explanation of chosen service: ________________________________________

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(2, 2 marks)


c. Divide the following needs of an elderly person under the correct heading in the

table that follows.

Needs of an elderly person:

To keep mind active Clothing

To feel secure To meet family and friends

Hygiene To feel useful

To attend a day care centre To share experiences

Emotional needs Physical needs Social needs Intellectual

needs

(4 marks)

d. Lately, Maria was informed that she is suffering from osteoporosis. Define

osteoporosis.

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(1 mark)

e. List the three nutrients that Maria may be deficient in.

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(3 marks)

f. List four foods that are rich in the nutrients mentioned in question 4e.

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(2 marks)


g. Apart from dietary suggestions, mention two other ways to prevent osteoporosis.

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(2 marks)

5. Sort It Out is a campaign that educates the general public to sort out their

household waste correctly.

a. Help the Cassar family in sorting out their household waste in the correct garbage

bags below by writing four examples of waste that can be disposed of in every one.

(6 marks)

White garbage bag for organic waste,

examples:

1. _______________ 2. _______________

3. _______________

4. _______________

Grey/Green garbage

bag for mixed recyclables, examples:

1. _______________

2. _______________ 3. _______________

4. _______________

Black garbage bag

for mixed waste, examples:

1. _______________

2. _______________

3. _______________

4. _______________


b. Certain waste should not be disposed of in the garbage bags mentioned in question

5a. These may include batteries, lighters and neon tubes. What is this type of

waste called?

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c. Suggest two ways how the Cassar family should safely dispose of a used mattress.

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(2 marks)

d. Explain the importance of proper household waste disposal.

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(1 mark)

e. What is the name of the environmental group that is in charge of the Sort It Out

campaign?

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f. It is important to save water in the home. List three ways how you can do this.

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(3 marks)


6a. Mario and Kate need to buy a fridge for their new home. Write four factors that

they need to take into consideration when buying a fridge.

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(2 marks)

b. Give two reasons why food is stored in a refrigerator.

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(2 marks)

c. State how Mario and Kate should clean the fridge.

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(2 marks)

d. Mario and Kate have also two young children and have decided to buy an upright

freezer.

i. Circle the upright freezer. (½ mark)


ii. What is the other type of freezer called?

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e. State two ways how Mario and Kate could make good use of the upright freezer.

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(2 marks)

f. Give an advantage and a disadvantage of the two types of freezers mentioned

above.

Name of Freezer Advantage Disadvantage

(4 marks)

g. List two practical examples how they can save energy when using the freezer.

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(2 marks)


7a. What is ‘armchair shopping’?

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(1 mark)

b. Give two examples of armchair shopping.

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(2 marks)

c. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of armchair shopping.

Advantage:_________________________________________________________

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Disadvantage:______________________________________________________

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(1,1 mark)

d. State four factors which affect the choice of a shopping outlet.

(4 marks)

Choice of shopping outlet


e. State four ways how you can save money when shopping for food.

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(4 marks)

f. State three ways how you can be a wise consumer.

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(3 marks)

g. Explain what a legal guarantee is.

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(2 marks)

year 10 home economics time: 1h 30min

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