BECE Home Economics Past Question Quizzes

Which of the following factors should be considered the most important in meal planning?

The best method to use in cooking tough cuts of meat is

The most common method of preserving poultry in Ghana is

Examples of cooking methods that use conduction are

One important factor to consider in the selection of meat for soup is that the

Which of the following fasteners can be used to make a renovated article more beautiful?

The process by which two or more pieces of fibre are firmly joined together with stitches is

Which of the following fibres has similar properties as cotton?

A needlework tool used for picking seams is called

A method for making several identical copies of an artifact is

The colour code for a live wire is

The most suitable support for drawing is

Stitches which are removed from an article after serving their purpose are known as

Food commodities are

Kpoikpoi is an ethnic dish for the

Which of the following is the correct order of writing a two-course menu?

Which of the following is a moist method of cooking?

An example of a large catering equipment is

A French seam is suitable for

Good stitches are usually

Which of the following equipment is least important when setting up a sewing industry?

second angle and fourth angle

The lightness or darkness in a drawing is the

Which of the following is a dry method of cooking?

Green leafy vegetables and sea foods provide the body with

Portion control helps the caterer to
I. avoid waste of food
II. cut down cost of food
III. buy good food
IV. make profit on food sold

A basic flour mixture is known as

A meal served at mid-morning or mid-afternoon is known as

Food is garnished mainly to make it:

The commonest tool in the kitchen is the

A long sleeve shirt can be renovated into a ______ sleeve

One disadvantage of nylon in warm climate is that it

Burnt silk smells like burnt hair because it originates from a/an

The movement of the sewing machine needle is controlled by the

Mounting an exhibition enables the dressmaker to

I. show her handiwork
II. attract customers
III. increase her income
IV. show her generosity

In designing, possible solutions are generated by the use of
I. observation
II. drawing
III. sketches

Which of the following colours produces a feeling of coolness?

The arrangement of the shapes in a picture is known as:

Crockery is a collection of

The main vitamin Ama gets when she eats oranges is

A syrup is made from

Which of the following flour is good for springroll?

The most common nutrient in the diet of most Ghanaians is

What must be done first before cleaning an electric cooker?

A skirt hangs well on a figure if it is cut along the

A suitable neatening for the side seam of a school short is

Cotton fabric are sulfurized to make them

A plain fabric is a better choice for a school uniform because it

The basic items in a dressmaker’s shop include

The first step in designing is

In a circuit diagram, current flows from

Which of the following is not a type of joint for fixing parts of furniture

Identify the drawing tool from the following items

Which of the stitches can be used to hold down a hem decoratively?

The method of cooking in which heat travels directly to the food is

Food preservation is the treatment given to foods to enable them stay fresh for

The commonest collar on babies’ garment is

Which of the following measurement is needed when making a boy’s pair of shorts?

The most suitable fabric for making a bed sheet is

All vegetable fibres leave ______ when burnt.

Which of the following colours produces a feeling of warmth?

Shading with lines is described as

The visitors’ book signed at exhibitions helps the exhibitor to know the

The goiter on Evelyn’s neck is caused by lack of

Which of the following stitches can be used to neaten raw edges of a set-in-sleeve?

In Ghana, for easy transportation and marketing, fresh fish is often preserved by

The most appropriate equipment used in draining off fat when frying fish on a large scale

Tapes are used as fastenings on garments for

The most suitable seam for making a boy’s jeans is

Corduroy is a fabric produced from

A stiletto is used for

The safest way of keeping one’s daily sales is by

A place where artworks are displayed and sold is a

Shading is a rendering technique used to create

Which of the following describes the strength and weakness of a design?

A developed cylinder shows a

A sketch is a

An artist who has blue, red and yellow colours can obtain violet by mixing

Colours which are opposite to each other on the colour wheel are referred to as

When steaming

Kitchen hygiene includes

Which of the following tools should be used to remove fibre and nut from palm fruit liquid?

When making a French seam, start by placing ______ together.

Which of the following fibres is obtained by retting?

A formal outlet for raising money to start a sewing business is

Which of the following is not a method of recording data for solving a design problem?

The lines drawn above are

In drawing, objects nearer the viewer are in the

A glass is best used to serve

A suitable flour used to prepare bread is

The basic ingredients for preparation of batter are

In table setting, a cover refers to the space

The most important factor to consider when buying canned food is the

A common method of cooking ripe plantain for sale is

To shorten the cooking time for meat,

To repair an electrical fault, a safety precaution to observe is to

The tee-square is used for drawing

When making a shirt sleeve, the two rows of gathering stitches are worked on the

Which of the following is not a cause of weakness in furniture?

The French seam is the most appropriate seam for