PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-682653
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 65
★ CANDIDATE QUESTION PAPER ★
Instructions to Candidates:
- This paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.
- Section A has 25 questions (25 marks). Section B has 10 questions (40 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 25) — 25 Marks
1 Mark eachQuestion 1 to 25 carry one mark each. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
2.
What general term refers to cattle kept primarily for ploughing and pulling carts? [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
3.
Why does prolonged hunger sometimes lead to fainting? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
4.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
5.
Why is it raised legs that are required when giving first aid to a person who has fainted? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
6.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
7.
Name the structure on the head of a tapeworm used for attachment to the intestinal wall. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
8.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
9.
Give any one psychological life skill that adolescent girls can develop to safeguard themselves against early teenage pregnancies. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
10.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
11.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
12.
Name the community health workers who act as a frontline bridge between the village and health centres in Uganda. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
13.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
14.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
15.
Give one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
16.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
17.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
18.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
19.
State any one factor to consider when selecting a suitable site for an apiary. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
20.
Give one use of a pair of scissors or razor blade in hair grooming. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
21.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
22.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
23.
Why is the floor of a modern pigsty built with a gentle slope towards the drainage channel? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
24.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
25.
State the scientific function of soap in cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
Section B: (Questions 26 to 35) — 40 Marks
4 Marks eachQuestion 26 to 35 carry four marks each. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
26.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • 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)
27.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • 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)
28.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
A farmer noticed his goats were limping and producing a bad smell from their hooves:
(a) Which livestock disease is the farmer's herd likely suffering from? (1 mark)
(b) State the environmental condition in the goat pen that promotes this disease. (1 mark)
(c) Outline any two measures the farmer should take to control this disease. (2 marks)
29.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 • Electricity
The diagram represents a simple dry cell:
(a) Name the parts marked:
(i) Outer metal casing
(ii) Central black rod
(b) What is the function of the ammonium chloride paste?
(c) Why does a dry cell eventually lose power (go flat)?
30.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
State the importance of the following steps in cleaning clothes at home:
(i) Sorting
(ii) Soaking
31.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 • Simple Machines
A crowbar is used to lift a heavy stone with the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort:
(a) To which class of levers does the crowbar belong? (1 mark)
(b) State the principle of moments used in levers. (1 mark)
(c) Give any two other everyday examples of machines belonging to the class of levers identified in (a). (2 marks)
32.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
The table below shows two children suffering from malnutrition:
(a) Name the deficiency disease Child X is suffering from if he has swollen feet, moon face, and reddish hair. (1 mark)
(b) Name the deficiency disease Child Y is suffering from if he has extreme wasting, visible ribs, and an old person's face. (1 mark)
(c) What nutrient is severely lacking in Child X's diet? (1 mark)
(d) Give any one food you would feed Child X to cure this condition. (1 mark)
33.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
The diagram below shows a sanitary homestead structure:
(a) Name the structure described as a raised wooden rack used for drying utensils. (1 mark)
(b) Give two reasons why washed plates should be dried on this structure rather than on the ground. (2 marks)
(c) How does direct sunlight assist in the sanitation of utensils on this rack? (1 mark)
34.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • Sanitation
(a) Outline the three correct scientific steps followed when preparing Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) locally at home. (3 marks)
(b) State the importance of administering ORS to a child suffering from severe diarrhoea. (1 mark)
35.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
(a) Name the kind of water recommended to be used when tepid sponging a casualty of high fever.
(b) State the scientific reason why the water mentioned in (a) is used instead of very cold water.
(c) Mention any two signs of dysentery in humans.
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