Home Science Paper 2 Questions and Answers - Lainaku II Joint Mock Examination 2023

1. Work well pressed(½) and folded (½)
2. Label (½) firmly fixed (½) without concealing details(½) and on a single fabric(½)
3. Pins/ needles (½) and unnecessary tacking threads(½) and hanging threads (½) removed
4. Made up for the left half(1)

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1.  All ten pieces cut out (10 x½)
2. Smooth cutting of the skirt at CF (1) on straight grain (1) within 2 mm
3. Smooth cutting of the skirt at CB (1) on straight grain (1) within 2 mm
4. Lower edge of frill (1) and lower edge of skirt (1) smoothly cut
5. Waistband CB smoothly cut (½x3) on straight grain (½x3)
6. Waistband CF smoothly cut (½x3) on straight grain (½x3)
7. Smooth cutting of yoke (1) and on a straight grain (1)
8. Smooth cutting of frill CF (½) on grain (½)

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1. Straight stitchery (1) tapering to a point (½)
2. Threads ends well fastened at the point (1)
3. Correct length of the dart 8cm to within 2 mm (7.8 cm-8.2 cm (1)
4. Correct width of the dart 1 cm to within 2 mm (0.8 cm -1.2 cm) (1)
5. Dart pressed (½) towards C.B(½)
6. Flatness of dart onR.S (½) and W.S (½) (NO pockets formed)

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1. Front yoke folded on seamline (1)
2. Placed on fitting line of lower skirt front (1)
3. Notches matching (1)
4. Straight stitchery (1) at the edge of the fold to within 2 mm (1)
5. Overlaid seam turning facing up towards waist (½) and even (½)
6. Seam trimmed 1 cm from fitting line to within 2 mm (08 cm-1.2 cm) )
7. Flatness of yoke on R. S (1)

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1. Loop stiches evenly spaced (1) and even in length (1).
2. Seam halfway neatened (1) and stitches securely fastened on (½) and off(½)

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1. Two rows of gathering stitches above (1) and below (1) the stitching line
2. Gathers evenly distributed (no pleats or clusters) (2)
3. Frill attached with straight stitchery (2)
4. Notches matching (1)
5. Correct size of seam allowance (1) 1.5 cm to within 2 mm(1.3 cm-1.7 cm) and evenness (1) of the seam allowance
6. Seam allowance pressed flat (½) facing upward (½)

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1. Seam jointed with straight stitchery (1½) and well secured at the yoke or hemline band (½)
2. Seam appropriately neatened (1x 2)
3. Evenness of seam allowance (½ x2)
4. Correct width 1 cm to within 2 mm on either side (0.8 cm -1.2 cm) (½ x 2)
5. Seams turning folded (½) and flat(½) at he waistband

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1. Waistband joined with straight stitchery (mark by impression) (2)
2. Seam trimmed (1) snipped (1½) with sharp corners (½x3)
3. Waistband well knife edged (½x2)
4. Back waistband extension 3 cm to within 5 mm (2.5cm- 3.5 m) (1)
5. Waistband correctly attached with straight stitchery (1x 2) and trimmed (½ x2)
6. Raw edges of waistband well tucked under (1 x2)
7. Flatness of waistband on R.S (1) and W.S (1)
8. Evenness of the waistband R.S (1)
9. Correct width of waistband 3 cm to within 3 mm (2.7 cm-3.3 cm) (1)
10. Waistband CF flash with C.F of oke (½) and C.B of skirt back ( ½)
11. Tacking stitches even (½) and straight (½), firm (½) made using single tread (½)

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1. Correct position(½) and size (½) of buttonhole (mark by impression)
2. Buttonhole cut straight (½) and worked with single thread(½)
3. Buttonhole worked with even (1) correct tension (1) and well distributed (1) buttonhole stitches
4. Round end worked with even (1) and well distributed (1) overcasting stitches
5. Square end completed with a bar (½) worked with even buttonhole stitches (½)
6. Raw edges (½x 2) concealed by theb utton hole stitches on the right side.

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