Home science Questions
1.Grade 6 learners went to a beauty shop to buy some products. The shop attendant asked if
they wanted to buy cosmetics or accessories. Distinguish between accessories and cosmetic.
2. Is the following statement true or false?
Mwangi lives with his friend who has heart a disease in the same house. After a few years of
living together he too developed the same condition. Mwangi was informed he got the
condition from his friend. Is it true or false?
3. Esther and her friends visited her Aunt in Limuru. They decided to clean the gas cooker after
cooking. List the materials needed to clean a gas cooker.
Marking scheme
1.Grade 6 learners went to a beauty shop to buy some products. The shop attendant asked if
they wanted to buy cosmetics or accessories. Distinguish between accessories and cosmetic.
Cosmetics are substances that are used to enhance beauty while accessories are items we
wear or carry for beautification.
Example: cosmetics – lipstick, eye pencil, Powder, perfume, etc.
Accessories - earing, wrist watch, belt, etc.
2. Is the following statement true or false?
Mwangi lives with his friend who has heart a disease in the same house. After a few years of
living together he too developed the same condition. Mwangi was informed he got the
condition from his friend. Is it true or false? why
Answer: False, because a heart disease is a non-communicable disease. A non-communicable
disease is a condition that cannot be spread from one person to another.
3. Esther and her friends visited her Aunt in Limuru. They decided to clean the gas cooker after
cooking. List the materials needed to clean a gas cooker.
Answer:
1. Switch off the gas cooker.
2. Let the gas cooker cool down and disconnect the gas cylinder to avoid any gas leakage.
3. Remove the grill and clean it in warm soapy water using a cleaning cloth.
4. Rinse the grill gallery thoroughly in warm water.
5. Dry the grill using a kitchen cloth.