PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-563703
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 35
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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.
Name the parasitic disease that affects the ears of domestic rabbits. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Rabbits
2.
State one way PIASCY messages help primary school pupils prevent HIV/AIDS infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
3.
State the scientific function of soap in cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
4.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
5.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
6.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
7.
Give any one reason why veterinary doctors advise farmers NEVER to open the carcass of an animal suspected to have died of Anthrax. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
8.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
9.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
10.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
11.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
12.
Give any one reason why a burnt or scalded part of the skin is dipped in cold water immediately. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
13.
Why is the chin lifted backwards when giving First Aid to an unconscious casualty? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
14.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
15.
Give one effect of thick clouds in the atmosphere. [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
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 • 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.
17.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • 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.
18.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • Sanitation
Study the waste transmission elements below and answer the questions that follow:
Faeces ──► Vector (Fly) ──► Food ──► Fingers ──► 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.
19.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 • Electricity
(a) Draw schematic circuit symbols for:
(i) A cell
(ii) An open switch
(b) State two advantages of connecting domestic lights in parallel rather than in series.
20.
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)
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