PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-354657
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 100
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CANDIDATE QUESTION PAPER โ
Instructions to Candidates:
- This paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.
- Section A has 40 questions (40 marks). Section B has 15 questions (60 marks).
- Answer all questions in both sections. All answers must be written in the spaces provided on this question paper.
- All answers must be written in blue or black ballpoint pen. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil.
- Unnecessary crossing of work and illegible handwriting may lead to loss of marks.
Section A: (Questions 1 to 40) โ 40 Marks
1 Mark eachQuestion 1 to 40 carry one mark each. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Food and Nutrition
2.
Give any one example of a dual-purpose or heavy poultry breed. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Keeping Poultry and Bees
3.
State one reason why a torch may fail to produce light even when it is switched on. [1 mark]
P.7 โข Electricity
4.
Give any one agricultural use of discarded plastic jerrycans or containers in a home. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Science at Home and in Our Community
5.
Why is it not advisable to burst blisters on a burnt part of the skin? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
6.
Why is the floor of a modern pigsty built with a gentle slope towards the drainage channel? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
7.
Mention any two environmental conditions necessary for viable seeds to germinate. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Plant Life
8.
Why is it recommended to use clean wood ash at a tip-tap facility when soap is not available? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Primary Health Care (PHC)
9.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 โข The Muscular and Skeletal System
10.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 โข The Reproductive System
11.
Mention one way in which you can prevent some clothes from staining others during washing. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Science at Home and in Our Community
12.
State one characteristic of essential drugs in Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Primary Health Care (PHC)
13.
State the difference between sand soil and clay soil in terms of particle size. [1 mark]
P.4 โข Soil
14.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Science at Home and in Our Community
15.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 โข The Reproductive System
16.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 โข The Reproductive System
17.
How is a burn different from a scald? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
18.
State the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory investigation of rusting. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Types of Changes in the Environment
19.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
20.
State the scientific function of the screen on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Sanitation
21.
Give one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
22.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Heat Energy
23.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Food and Nutrition
24.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 โข Electricity
25.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Personal Hygiene
26.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Food and Nutrition
27.
Name the community health workers who act as a frontline bridge between the village and health centres in Uganda. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Primary Health Care (PHC)
28.
State one benefit of warming-up exercises to muscles before strenuous physical activities. [1 mark]
P.7 โข The Muscular and Skeletal System
29.
How does chlorine make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Science at Home and in Our Community
30.
Why is it raised legs that are required when giving first aid to a person who has fainted? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
31.
Name any one vital organ protected by the human rib cage. [1 mark]
P.7 โข The Muscular and Skeletal System
32.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Control of Malaria
33.
What scientific term describes the direct change of a solid into a gas without melting into a liquid? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Types of Changes in the Environment
34.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 โข The Reproductive System
35.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
36.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Crop Growing
37.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 โข Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
38.
Give one use of a pair of scissors or razor blade in hair grooming. [1 mark]
P.4 โข Personal Hygiene
39.
State the function of the U-trap in a water closet (flush toilet). [1 mark]
P.6 โข Sanitation
40.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Science at Home and in Our Community
Section B: (Questions 41 to 55) โ 60 Marks
4 Marks eachQuestion 41 to 55 carry four marks each. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
41.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 โข Forestry and Agroforestry
(a) Define the term agroforestry. (1 mark)
(b) State any one characteristic of suitable tree species used in agroforestry. (1 mark)
(c) Give any two benefits of agroforestry to a farmer. (2 marks)
42.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 โข The Digestive System
(a) Name the digestive liquid produced by salivary glands in the mouth. (1 mark)
(b) State two physical processes that happen to food inside the mouth during digestion. (2 marks)
(c) Name the digestive disorder characterized by difficulty in passing hard, dry stools. (1 mark)
43.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 โข Classification of Animals
(a) State any two general characteristics of amphibians. (2 marks)
(b) Give two differences between fish and adult amphibians. (2 marks)
44.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 โข Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
Measly pork is a serious public health problem in Uganda:
(a) What causes measly pork in pigs? (1 mark)
(b) Name the parasite whose larvae cause this condition. (1 mark)
(c) State any two ways a community can prevent tapeworm transmission from pigs to humans. (2 marks)
45.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 โข Science at Home and in Our Community
Match the laundry terms in Part A with their correct scientific meanings in Part B:
Sorting
Wringing
Rinsing
Soaking
46.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
(a) Why should a first aider never induce vomiting in a casualty who has swallowed paraffin or kerosene?
(b) What first aid should be given to a paraffin poisoning victim?
(c) How should a first aider manage a non-corrosive poisoning casualty?
47.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 โข Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
(a) Name any one exotic breed of dairy goats. (1 mark)
(b) Name the commercial textile product obtained from Angora goats. (1 mark)
(c) State any two advantages of keeping goats over keeping cattle. (2 marks)
48.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 โข Sanitation
Study the waste transmission elements below and answer the questions that follow:
Faeces รขโโฌรขโโฌรขโยบ Vector (Fly) รขโโฌรขโโฌรขโยบ Food รขโโฌรขโโฌรขโยบ Fingers รขโโฌรขโโฌรขโยบ Healthy Person
(a) What scientific name is given to the disease-spreading pathway shown above?
(b) Give any two examples of communicable diarrhoeal diseases spread through this pathway.
(c) State any one physical activity done at home to block vectors from accessing Food.
49.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 โข Types of Changes in the Environment
A Primary 5 pupil heated a tin can with water, sealed it tightly, and poured cold water on it.
(a) What happened to the tin can? (1 mark)
(b) Explain why that happened to the can. (2 marks)
(c) Which physical state transition occurred inside the can? (1 mark)
50.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 โข The Reproductive System
(a) State the difference between identical twins and fraternal twins in terms of fertilization.
(b) State any two physical characteristics unique to identical twins.
51.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 โข Primary Health Care (PHC)
Primary Health Care involves responsibilities at different levels:
(a) State any one role of an individual in promoting PHC. (1 mark)
(b) State any one role of a school in promoting PHC. (1 mark)
(c) Mention any two roles played by Village Health Teams (VHTs) in a community. (2 marks)
52.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 โข Electricity
(a) What is a short circuit?
(b) State two common causes of short circuits in residential houses.
(c) Why should water never be used to extinguish an electrical fire?
53.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 โข Science at Home and in Our Community
Name the step used in cleaning clothes that:
(a) Removes excess water from the clothes.
(b) Removes soapy water from the washed garments.
54.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 โข Types of Changes in the Environment
Classify each of the following changes taking place in the environment as either a physical, chemical, or biological change:
(a) Burning dry wood into ash (1 mark)
(b) Melting of ice into water (1 mark)
(c) Growth of a puppy into an adult dog (1 mark)
(d) Evaporation of water into steam (1 mark)
55.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 โข Classification of Animals
(a) State the name of insects that live and work together.
(b) Give any one way in which insects are useful to people.
(c) State any two human activities that are dangerous to insects in the environment.
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