DEPARTMENT FOR CURRICULUM,

LIFELONG LEARNING AND EMPLOYABILITY

Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes
Educational Assessment Unit
Annual Examinations for Secondary Schools 2022

YEAR 10 HOME ECONOMICS TIME: 1h 30min

Name: _____________________________________ Class: _______________

Answer all the questions.

1. Alex is forty-five years old and has a sedentary job. He spends a lot of time in his
office. After work he goes home, orders a take-out and stays on the sofa watching
television.

a. Apart from CHD, identify the diet-related disease that Alex may suffer from if he
eats a lot of take-aways.

_________________________ (1 mark)

b. High fat foods may lead to CHD.

i. What does CHD stand for?

______________________________________________ (1 mark)

ii. Give three risk factors of CHD.

• _____________________________________________

• _____________________________________________

• _____________________________________________ (3 marks)

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iii. Describe the effects of CHD on the body.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

c. Alex took the following food for lunch:

Alex’s lunch

2 white buns with butter and cheddar cheese

1 sausage roll
1 chocolate muffin
1 peach nectar

i. Suggest healthier food options for Alex’s lunch.

• _________________________________________________________________

• _________________________________________________________________

• _________________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

ii. What drink can he choose instead of the peach nectar?

_____________________________ (1 mark)

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2. In your class, there are three students who suffer from a food allergy or
intolerance.

ai. Explain each health condition, by outlining which food/s should be avoided.

ii. Suggest one way how each student can adapt his/her meals to be suitable for
his/her condition.

Explanation Suggestion

Jessica who has a

nut allergy

Francesco who has

coeliac disease

Luca who suffers

from lactose
intolerance

(6 marks)

b. Suggest one school lunch idea suitable for Francesco and Luca.

• Francesco _______________________________________

• Luca _______________________________________ (2 marks)

c. Circle the symbol that Francesco needs to look for when buying food.

(1 mark)

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3. Fresh fish is a good source of protein for a healthy balanced diet.

a. Explain how the following factors affect the person’s choice of fish.

i. Season: ___________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

ii. Budget: ___________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

iii. Dietary guidelines: __________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________
(3 marks)

b. List two vitamins found in fish.

• _____________________________ • _____________________________

(2 marks)

c. Describe three things you would look for when buying fresh fish.

• _________________________________________________________________

• _________________________________________________________________

• _________________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

d. Name two different fish and suggest one homemade dish which uses this fish as
its main ingredient.

Fish Home-made dish

i.

ii.

(1, 2 marks)

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e. Give two examples of processed food which use fish as a main ingredient.

• _____________________________ • _____________________________

(1 mark)

4a. Label the digestive tract and identify the main process in each of the following.
An example has been done for you.

Organ: Mouth

Main process: Breaks down

food in small pieces i. Organ: _________________

Main process: ____________

ii. Organ: _________________
________________________
Main process: _____________
________________________
_________________________
________________________
_________________________

_________________________
iii. Organ: _________________

Main process: _____________

iv. Organ: ________________
_________________________
Main process: _____________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________
_________________________

_________________________
(4, 4 marks)

b. List two ways how you can maintain a healthy digestive system.

• _________________________________________________________________

• _________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

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5a. Name two cakes which are made using the whisking method of cake making.

• _____________________________ • _____________________________

(1 mark)

b. Identify the main ingredients and quantities of whisked cakes.

Quantity Main Ingredient

(1½, 1½ marks)

c. Define the following terms:

i. Whisking - _________________________________________________________

ii. Ribbon-texture - ____________________________________________________

iii. Folding-in - ________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

d. List two faults which may occur if the rules of the whisking method are not followed.

• _________________________________________________________________

• _________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

e. Identify two healthy ingredients which could be used to decorate whisked cakes.

• _____________________________ • _____________________________

(1 mark)

f. Comment on the shelf-life of cakes made using the whisking method of cake making.

__________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)

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6. Leo, a seventy-five-year-old widow has just had a hip replacement following an accident. He
does not want to stay living alone anymore and is thinking whether he should go to live with
one of his children, get a live-in carer at home or go to an elderly residential home.

a. Give one advantage and one disadvantage of each option that Leo has.

Advantage Disadvantage

Living with a
relative

Getting a live-in
carer

Going to an elderly
residential home

(6 marks)

b. Leo currently lives in a terraced house and his bedroom is on the second floor.

Suggest one modification that he can make in his own home.

__________________________________________________________ (1 mark)

c. Mention three gadgets that Leo can make use of at home to live a more independent life.

• ______________________________ • ______________________________

• ______________________________
(3 marks)

d. He has lately been eating a lot of high salty ready-made soups.

i. Mention one diet related disease which he can suffer from when eating this type of

food.

_____________________________ (1 mark)

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ii. State two ways how Leo can overcome this problem.

• _________________________________________________________________

• _________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

7. Sarah who is fifteen years old was discussing some consumer issues with her friends.

a. Define the term ‘consumer’.

__________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)

b. Explain the importance for Sarah to become an informed consumer.

__________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)

c. Sarah is planning to buy a new pair of denim trousers. Identify two

points that she may consider while planning her purchase.

• __________________________________________________________________

• __________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

d. The opposite of a planned purchase is an impulse purchase. Explain one

disadvantage of an impulse purchase.

__________________________________________________________________

(1 mark)

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e. The following are various factors which may influence consumer choice. Identify
whether these factors are either personal, social, economic, psychological or
environmental.

i. Sarah influenced ii. Sarah bought a particular iii. Sarah bought a

her friend to buy a breakfast cereal after watching new outfit for a

particular outfit. an advertisement on TV. wedding reception.

Type of factor: Type of factor: Type of factor:

_______________ ________________ _______________

_ _

iv. Sarah bought a pack of v. Sarah gave an advice vi. Sarah needed to buy

two correction pens because to her parents to buy a particular book for her

they were on a special offer. energy saving lights. studies.

Type of factor: Type of factor: Type of factor:

________________ ________________ ________________

vii. Sarah wanted viii. Sarah could not afford to have her ix. Sarah did not like

to buy a particular hair blow dried weekly by the hairdresser. fish. So, she chose

mobile because it Type of factor: to have a meat dish

is in vogue. ________________ when dining in a

restaurant.
Type of factor:

______________ x. Sarah bought recycled foolscaps. Type of factor:

__ Type of factor: ________________

________________

(5 marks)

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f. Apart from advertising and special offers, identify two other marketing strategies
used by retailers and manufacturers to promote sales.

• __________________________________________________________________

• __________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

g. List four rules to be considered to shop for food wisely.

• __________________________________________________________________

• __________________________________________________________________

• __________________________________________________________________

• __________________________________________________________________

(4 marks)

h. Compare and contrast shopping practices from the supermarket and

from an open-air market.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

i. Apart from a supermarket or an open-air market, identify two other shops from
where food can be bought.

• ____________________________ • _____________________________

(1 mark)

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8. The Cassar family consists of the parents who are in their forties and their two
school-age children.

a. Explain why it is important for the Cassar family to make a budget.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

b. List four possible sources of income for the Cassar family.

• ____________________________________________

• ____________________________________________

• ____________________________________________

• ____________________________________________ (2 marks)

c. Distinguish the difference between gross and net income.

__________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________

(2 marks)

d. List six expenses that the Cassar family is likely to have.

• ____________________________ • _____________________________

• ____________________________ • _____________________________

• ____________________________ • _____________________________

(3 marks)

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e. When planning a budget, it is important to prioritise between needs and wants.

Identify three needs and three wants for the Cassar family.

Needs Wants

(3 marks)

f. List three causes why debt may occur in a family.

• __________________________________________________________________

• __________________________________________________________________

• __________________________________________________________________

(3 marks)

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