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Ways of enhancing personal appearance
- Taking proper care of the body
- wearing clean and appropriate clothes
- keeping the hair neat and well groomed.
- using jewelry and accessories properly.
Parts of the dermis
- Blood capillaries
- Seat glands
- Nerve ending
- Sebaceous glands
Reasons for carrying out first aid
- To save life
- To prevent the situation from worsening
- To reduce pain
- To promote recovery.
Accidents that can happen at school
- Nose bleeding –choking- cuts
- Poisoning – Bruises – Suffocation.
- Sprains – Scalds – Shock
Advantages of living in a bungalow
- Convenient for families with young children, elderly, and physically challenged since all rooms are on the same floor.
- Cheap to build and easier to extend.
- Offer more privacy to the family than maisonettes.
- It is easier to keep the compound clean.
- Household pests are limited.
The disadvantage of renting a house.
- The house may not meet the family’s needs
- It is expensive in the long run
- Low-quality building materials may be used
Factors influence the cleaning of home of a home
- Occupants age of people staying in a house.
- Weather
- Time available.
- Materials and equipments available.
Food lifting tools made of materials
- Fish slice
- Drainage spoon
- Serving fork
- Food tongs
Reasons why woolens must be dried flat
- To prevent them pulling out of shape
- Its weak when wet than when dry.
- To prevent felting caused by the leaf of the sun
- They tend to speed up the drying process.
Functions of the following parts of the sewing machine
- Spool holder/pin
- To hold thread while stitching
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- To hold the reel of thread during stitching
- Feed dog
- To control movement of the fabric during sewing
- Balance wheel
- To balance the movement of the machines during stitching
process
- To balance the movement of the machines during stitching
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- Start and stopping of machine during sewing.
Permanent stitches with appropriate examples
- Joining Stitches – Running, Back, over sewing,
machine sago ting - Neatening stitches – Loop, buttonhole, over
casting, zigzag over lock. - Decorate/ Embroidery- Chain, stem, frenchnote, shell, pin
stitch - Define environmental hygiene (1mk)
- Keeping and maintaining high standard of cleanliness around
our environment through proper sanitation refuse disposal, avoidance of
pollutants and proper drainage.
Drainage of poor sanitation
- Encourages breeding of disease causing organisms
- Contamination of water and food
- It results in an unsightly environment
Ways for caring for washing machine
- Follow manufactures instructions for use and maintenance
- Never overload the machine
- Wipe the machine every time after use
- Remove clothes from the machine as soon as the washing time
is over. - After washing and drying is over leave the door open to air
the interior and remove odours
Factors which affect the efficiency of the laundry soap
- Temperature of water
- Amount of soap
- Builders used
- Hardness or softness of water
- Washing time
- Degree of soilage
Ways of providing variety in a meal
- Color
- Texture
- Flavor
- Shape
- Presentation
Two benefits of breastfeeding to the mother
- Enables the child and mother to bond
- Assist the mother’s uterus to return to its
normal size and position. - Reduces breast engorgement
- It’s a natural method of family planning
Arranging flowers
- Line arrangement
- Mass arrangement
- Line and mass arrangement
- Miniature arrangement
Qualities of good lighting
- Should give sufficient light for the task being done
- Should net cast shadows on working areas.
- Should not cause a glare
- Should be appropriate and of good quality
- Should not have a big contrast with the background.
- Should not cause eye strain
Washing/cleaning of plastic table
- Wash in hot ½ soapy ½ water to remove
fixed dirt ½ - Use a soft ½ cloth or sponge to prevent
scratching ½ - Rinse ½ thoroughly in hot ½ water to
remove traces of soap ½ - Dry ½ completely and sub or buff with a soft
cloth ½ to shine ½ - Store appropriately ½
Laundering acrylic socks
- Soak ½ in cold ½ water for a short
time - Wash ½ in warm soapy ½ water
- Using kneading and squeezing method ½
- Rinse ½ thoroughly ½ in warm water
½ - Give final rinse ½ in cold water ½ to
refresh - Add fabric conditioner ½ in the final rinsing
water - Drip dry ½ under a shade and secure with pegs
½ by the toes ½ - Press ½ using a warm ½ iron
- Air ½ to dry completely
- Store ½ appropriately
Cleaning a plain wooden chopping board.
- Clean with warm soapy ½ water and a scoring
½ pad to - Scrap ½ the surface
- Rinse ½ thoroughly in warm water ½
- Give a final rinse ½ in cold water ½
- Wipe ½ with a dry cloth
- Leave in a warm airy place ½ to dry completely
- Store appropriately ½
Factors to consider when choosing a method of controlling
fullness
- Effect desired
- Type of fabric
- Type of garment
- Part of garment
- Style of garment
Uses of fruits in cookery
- Making of juices
- As a dessert i.e fruit salad
- As a filling for a dessert with a cake or pastry base
- For making jams, jellies/ marmalade
- Enriching cake mixture and porridge
- For flavoring
- For making sauces
- As an accompaniment to dishes e.g chicken Maryland
Ways of an advertisement for potatoes
- Person to person
- Use of posters that can be put up at places.
- Point of sale e.g boot sale
- Use of radio in the local stations
Ways of minimizing Covid-19 in schools
- Wash hands regularly with soap and water
- Wear a mask correctly
- Keep rooms well ventilated
- Do not hug or shake hands
- Avoid overcrowded places
Reasons why teenage girls can become anorexic peer pressure
to be slim.
- Parents neglecting to advice youth on proper nutrition
- Poor role model especially from the fashion industry
- Desire to join modeling
- Low self esteem
- Depression which reduces a person’s
appetite
Points to consider when introducing new foods to an
infant
- New foods should be introduced gradually
- Start by giving small amounts at first with a spoon.
- Do not force the baby to eat food that he/she dislike
- Feed from a cup using a spoon
- The first food should be soft
- Ensure all feeding utensils are thoroughly sterilized by
boiling - Give Food after breastfeeding
- Prepare the food in a hygienic environment so that the food
is not contaminated
Uses of facing in garment construction
- To neaten raw edges
- To decorate the garment
- To provide enough thickness for attaching fasteners
- To shape and give body where applied
Similarities between French seam and double stitches seam
- In both are strong seams thus can withstand frequent washing
- In both they raw edges of the seams are enclosed
- In both they are supposed to be flat and free from bubble
- In both there are two rows of stitching
Ways of conserving charcoal when cooking
- Light when you are about to cook
- Use a sufuria that fits well
- Cover the food with a well fitting lid while cooking
- Close the door of the jiko when cook
- Put off when not in use
Ways of incorporating air into floor mixture
- Sieving
- Creaming
- Beating
- Whisking
- Rubbing in
- Folding