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Junior Cycle Final Examination Sample Paper

Home Economics Common Level

I hour 30 minutes320 marks

2021J052C1ES

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Junior Cycle Final Examination 2 Home Economics – Common Level

Instructions

There are two sections in this examination paper.

Section A 80 marks 10 questions

Section B 240 marks 3 questions

Answer all questions.

Write your answers in blue or black pen. You may use pencil for graphs, sketches and diagrams only.

Write your answers in the spaces provided in this examination booklet.

This examination booklet will be scanned and your work will be presented to an examiner on screen. Anything that you write outside of the answer areas may not be seen by the examiner.

There is extra space at the back of the examination booklet. Label any extra work clearly with the question number and part.

You must return this examination booklet at the end of the examination.

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Section A 80 marks


Question 1 In the table below, insert the family type with the correct description.

Blended family Nuclear family Extended family

Question 2 Healthy relationships help to build a strong family unit.

Describe three ways that parents can build strong family relationships.

Family Type

Description

parent/s and children

parent/s children, grandparents, uncles, aunts, cousins

parent/s guardian/s and children from a previous relationship

1.

2.

3.


Question 3 Indicate with a tick () whether each of the following statements is true or false.

Question 4

State two benefits of taking part in textile craft work.

Question 5

(a) Name one sewing machine stitch.

(b) State a use for the sewing machine stitch you have named.

Budgeting

A budget is a plan for spending and saving money

Net income is the total amount of pay before deductions

Food is an example of an essential expenditure

True False

1.

2.


Question 6 Pasta dishes full of vegetables can be a healthy family meal.

Roasted Vegetable Pasta Ingredients 20 ml of vegetable oil 1 red onion 1 red pepper 1 yellow pepper 100 g of chick peas 2 cloves of garlic 400 g tin of tomatoes 100 g grated vegetarian cheese 200 g penne pasta Adapted from: www.safefood.eu

(a) Describe how to modify this nutritionally balanced dish to suit a family member who is

coeliac.

(b) Name one other special diet that the roasted vegetable pasta dish would suit.

Give a reason for your answer.

Name of special diet

Reason


Question 7 Explain how poor hand hygiene can cause food poisoning.

Question 8 Choose one of the cooking methods listed in the diagram below. Name the method of heat transfer and two foods using the cooking method named.

Name of cooking method Method of heat transfer Name two foods cooked using the cooking method named. 1. _____________________________________ 2. _____________________________________

Cooking Methods


Question 9 A diet rich in fibre lowers the risk of heart disease.

Suggest one change to each meal that could be made to increase the fibre content.

Breakfast Orange juice, white bread and strawberry jam

Lunch Spaghetti with tomato‐based sauce

Dinner Roast chicken with mashed potato

Adapted from: www.nutrition.org.uk

Question 10 A resource is anything used to carry out a task.

List three resources necessary when preparing a family meal.

1.

2.

3.


Section B 240 marks


Question 11 The Smith family are redecorating their living room.

(a) Describe four guidelines that the Smith family should follow when planning the design of the family living room.

(b) The living room is north facing. With this in mind, recommend a suitable wall colour and give a reason for your choice.

3.

4.

1.

2.

Wall colour

Reason for choice


(c) (i) Name two types of electrical lighting suitable for this room and identify the function of each.

(ii) List two different ways of saving energy on lighting in the family living room.

(d) Sketch and describe how an old textile item can be re‐purposed for use in the family living

room.

Types of Electrical Lighting Function

1.

2.

Describe

Sketch


(e) The family living room loses a lot of heat in the winter.

(i) Outline two ways to reduce the heat loss from the living room.

(ii) Identify two benefits of reducing heat loss in the home.

1.

2.

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2.


Question 12 (a) The average Irish household throws out just under one tonne of rubbish each year.

(i) Explain three different ways households can reduce some of the ‘other items included’ being put into waste bins.

(ii) Insert the following household waste into the correct bins:

newspaper plastic milk carton cling film egg shells

1.

2.

3.

16% Paper and Cardboard 14% Plastic 8% Nappies 7% Textile 4% Glass 3% Metal

37% Organic Waste

other items included

Home Refuse Organic Compost Recycling


(b) 37% of household waste is organic waste, most of which is food waste.

Choose any two of the leftover foods shown above. List one savoury dish and one sweet dish that can be made using each food chosen.

(c) Describe three different guidelines to follow when shopping for food in order to reduce waste.

(d) You are making a short video clip called Top Tips for the Eco‐Friendly Care of Clothes.

What three Top Tips would you include in the video?

Leftover Foods Savoury Dish Sweet Dish

1.

2.

3.

1.

2.

3.

Fruit & Vegetables Bread Dairy Products


(e) Fast Fashion is adding to textile waste.

As part of a school campaign to raise awareness regarding textile waste, write a blog on fast fashion.

Include reference to the following in the blog:

explain the term fast fashion

describe two effects of fast fashion

one change teenagers can make when choosing clothes to be more sustainable consumers. DES image

fast fashion

Describe two effects of fast fashion

1.

2.

One change teenagers can make when choosing clothes to be more sustainable consumers.


Question 13

‘Every young child deserves to thrive.’ World Health Organisation

(a) (i) Name three nutrients that are important for a child in the first two to three years. (ii) Give one function and one source of each nutrient named.

(b) (i) Design a healthy balanced two‐course dinner menu for a family with a young child.

Nutrient Function Source

Dinner Menu


(ii) Describe four meal planning guidelines you followed when planning this dinner menu.

(c) ‘The home can be a dangerous playground for children.’ www.irishhealth.com

State one safety guideline to follow to ensure that young children are safe in each of the following areas in the home.

3.

4.

1.

2.

Kitchen

Stairs

Living room


(d) ‘Four out of five children in the Republic of Ireland do not meet Government Physical Activity Guidelines.’ www.safefood.eu

(i) Recommend two different ways parents/carer’s could increase their children’s daily

exercise.

(ii) Discuss two benefits of having a regular family exercise routine.

1.

2.

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2.


(e) ‘Including play in a child’s routine can be fun and rewarding.’ educationalplaycare.com

(i) Describe two skills children develop through play.

(ii) The CE symbol is found on children’s toys.

What information does this symbol give to the consumer?

1.

2.


Additional space for Section B. Label all work clearly with the question number and part.

Junior Cycle Final Examination Sample Paper – Common Level

Home Economics I hour 30 minutes

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