PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-150717
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.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
2.
Why is it not advisable to burst blisters on a burnt part of the skin? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
3.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
4.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
5.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
6.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
7.
Mention any one personal hygiene practice that prevents bad body odour. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
8.
How does a tortoise protect itself from predators and danger in the environment? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
9.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
10.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
11.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
12.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
13.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
14.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
15.
Give one effect of thick clouds in the atmosphere. [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
16.
Name the nutritional deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin B1 in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
17.
To which class of vertebrates do tortoises and chameleons belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
18.
Mention any two environmental conditions necessary for viable seeds to germinate. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
19.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
20.
State one method of reducing echoes in large school assembly halls. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
21.
Why is it recommended to use clean wood ash at a tip-tap facility when soap is not available? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
22.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
23.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
24.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
25.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
26.
Give any one health benefit of regular physical exercises to the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
27.
State any one way in which the ironing of clothes is useful when cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
28.
State the function of hooks and suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
29.
Name the main natural source of heat and light energy on earth. [1 mark]
P.4 • Energy in the Environment
30.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
31.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
32.
Why is water obtained by the distillation method not recommended for drinking at home? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
33.
State one characteristic of essential drugs in Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
34.
State the function of hairs (cilia) and mucus inside the human nostrils. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
35.
What happens when cooking oil is poured onto water in a glass? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
36.
State the function of the U-trap in a water closet (flush toilet). [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
37.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
38.
Why does sound travel fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
39.
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
40.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
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