PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-112071
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 40
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Instructions to Candidates:
- This paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.
- Section A has 40 questions (40 marks). Section B has 0 questions (0 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 40) — 40 Marks
1 Mark eachQuestion 1 to 40 carry one mark each. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
1.
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
2.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
3.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
4.
How is a burn different from a scald? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
5.
Give one reason why a person who has fainted should be placed in a cool, open, and well-ventilated space. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
6.
State any one advantage of castrating male piglets not intended for breeding. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
7.
Name the bud found in the leaf axil of a flowering plant. [1 mark]
P.4 • Plant Life
8.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
9.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
10.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
11.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
12.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
13.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
14.
State the function of hairs (cilia) and mucus inside the human nostrils. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
15.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
16.
State one way of preventing accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
17.
Mention any one personal hygiene practice that prevents bad body odour. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
18.
Why is a pregnant mother advised to eat plenty of food rich in iron? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
19.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
20.
State the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory investigation of rusting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
21.
State the difference between sand soil and clay soil in terms of particle size. [1 mark]
P.4 • Soil
22.
Which weather condition is most suitable for solar drying harvested crops? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
23.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
24.
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 • Science at Home and in Our Community
25.
What kind of water is recommended for use during tepid sponging, and why should very cold water be avoided? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
26.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
27.
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)
28.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
29.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
30.
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
31.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
32.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
33.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
34.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
35.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
36.
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
37.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
38.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
39.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
40.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
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