PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-815649
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 65
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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 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) โ 25 Marks
1 Mark eachQuestion 1 to 25 carry one mark each. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1.
Name the main natural source of heat and light energy on earth. [1 mark]
P.4 โข Energy in the Environment
2.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 โข The Digestive System
3.
Give a reason why a hard object (wrapped in a clean cloth) should be put in the mouth of a convulsing victim. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
4.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 โข The Respiratory System
5.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Personal Hygiene
6.
In which method of making water clean do you first allow the impurities to settle at the bottom of a container? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Science at Home and in Our Community
7.
What general term refers to cattle kept primarily for ploughing and pulling carts? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Keeping Cattle
8.
State any one factor to consider when selecting a suitable site for an apiary. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Keeping Poultry and Bees
9.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Sound Energy
10.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Crop Growing
11.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Types of Changes in the Environment
12.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
13.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Food and Nutrition
14.
Give any one health benefit of regular physical exercises to the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 โข The Muscular and Skeletal System
15.
Why is the drop hole of a VIP latrine left open without a lid at all times? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Sanitation
16.
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
17.
Give one reason why a person who has fainted should be placed in a cool, open, and well-ventilated space. [1 mark]
P.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
18.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 โข The Teeth
19.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 โข Types of Changes in the Environment
20.
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)
21.
State the minimum distance a pit latrine should be dug away from a domestic spring well or borehole. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Primary Health Care (PHC)
22.
Why is wood ash regularly poured into the pit of a latrine or Ecosan toilet? [1 mark]
P.6 โข Sanitation
23.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 โข The Muscular and Skeletal System
24.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 โข Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
25.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 โข The Excretory System
Section B: (Questions 26 to 35) โ 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.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
A child suddenly removed the cover of a saucepan full of boiling water. One of the child's arms was injured.
(a) Name the exact substance that injured the child.
(b) What kind of accident did the child get?
(c) State the first aid you would immediately give to the child.
(d) Give any one way in which the child would avoid the accident mentioned in (b) above.
27.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 โข Types of Changes in the Environment
Human activities bring about changes in the environment:
(a) Define the term afforestation. (1 mark)
(b) Give any two reasons why people cut down trees on a large scale (deforestation). (2 marks)
(c) State one way in which cutting down trees leads to severe environmental flooding. (1 mark)
28.
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.
29.
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.
30.
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)
31.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 โข Forestry and Agroforestry
(a) State any two factors to consider when choosing a site for establishing a school woodlot. (2 marks)
(b) Give any two economic benefits of a school woodlot to the community. (2 marks)
32.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 โข Accidents and First Aid
(a) State the difference between drowning and near drowning.
(b) Give any two common causes of near drowning.
(c) State any one way you can help save a near-drowned casualty.
33.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 โข Sanitation
(a) What physical condition results when a patient passes out watery stools many times a day?
(b) State two physical signs of the condition mentioned in (a) above.
(c) What first aid treatment is given to a victim of the condition in (a) to restore balance?
34.
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?
35.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 โข The Muscular and Skeletal System
(a) Name the five regions of the human vertebral column in order from neck to tail.
(b) Give the number of vertebrae in: (i) Cervical region (ii) Lumbar region
(c) State the function of the human vertebral column.
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