PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-779606
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.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
2.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
3.
Give any one agricultural use of discarded plastic jerrycans or containers in a home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
4.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
5.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
6.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Excretory System
7.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
8.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
9.
To which phylum of invertebrates do insects, arachnids, and crustaceans belong? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
10.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
11.
State any one factor to consider when selecting a suitable site for an apiary. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
12.
Give any one example of an external parasite (ectoparasite) that attacks cattle. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
13.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
14.
State one method of reducing echoes in large school assembly halls. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
15.
How can a person doing laundry prevent colored clothes from staining white clothes? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
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.5 • Food and Nutrition
Vulnerable groups have special dietary requirements:
(a) Why is a convalescent person classified as a vulnerable individual? (1 mark)
(b) Which class of food should be increased in a convalescent's diet? (1 mark)
(c) State the nutritional role of dietary roughage in human digestion. (1 mark)
(d) Name any one local food source rich in dietary roughage. (1 mark)
17.
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.
18.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • 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.
19.
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)
20.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.4 • Soil
An experiment was carried out where equal amounts of water were poured through equal volumes of clay soil and sand soil in funnels lined with cotton wool:
(a) Which physical soil property was being investigated? (1 mark)
(b) State the role of cotton wool placed at the neck of the funnel. (1 mark)
(c) In which type of soil did water drain fastest, and give a reason why. (2 marks)
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