PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-211432
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 35
★ CANDIDATE QUESTION PAPER ★
Instructions to Candidates:
- This paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.
- Section A has 15 questions (15 marks). Section B has 5 questions (20 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 15) — 15 Marks
1 Mark eachQuestion 1 to 15 carry one mark each. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1.
State one way of preventing accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
2.
Give any one health benefit of regular physical exercises to the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
3.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
4.
State the scientific function of soap in cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
5.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
6.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
7.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
8.
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
9.
Why is wood ash regularly poured into the pit of a latrine or Ecosan toilet? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
10.
The diagram below shows an animal in the group of invertebrates. (Snail diagram) Name the animal shown. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
11.
What happens when cooking oil is poured onto water in a glass? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
12.
State one way of preventing the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
13.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
14.
Name any one element of Primary Health Care (PHC). [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
15.
Name the bud found in the leaf axil of a flowering plant. [1 mark]
P.4 • Plant Life
Section B: (Questions 16 to 20) — 20 Marks
4 Marks eachQuestion 16 to 20 carry four marks each. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
16.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
(a) Name the group of worms to which each of the following belongs:
(i) Tapeworm and Liver fluke (1 mark)
(ii) Roundworm and Hookworm (1 mark)
(b) State any two ways in which parasitic worms enter the human body. (2 marks)
17.
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)?
18.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
(a) Name the green pigment in plant leaves that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis. (1 mark)
(b) State one nutritional difference between ferns and mushrooms. (1 mark)
(c) Give any two other examples of non-flowering spore-producing plants apart from ferns. (2 marks)
19.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
(a) Name the insect vector that spreads Sleeping Sickness (Trypanosomiasis) to humans. (1 mark)
(b) Which developmental stage of a housefly causes food contamination? (1 mark)
(c) What do adult female tsetse flies and female anopheles mosquitoes feed on? (1 mark)
(d) How does an infected mosquito transmit malaria parasites to humans? (1 mark)
20.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
(a) Name the respiratory tube that branches from the trachea into each lung. (1 mark)
(b) State the role of rings of cartilage found around the trachea. (1 mark)
(c) What happens to the following during inhalation (breathing in):
(i) The diaphragm (1 mark)
(ii) The volume of the chest cavity (1 mark)
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