PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-184018
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 40
★ CANDIDATE QUESTION PAPER ★
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 accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
2.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
3.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
4.
What happens when cooking oil is poured onto water in a glass? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
5.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
6.
Which weather condition is most suitable for solar drying harvested crops? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
7.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
8.
Why is wood ash regularly poured into the pit of a latrine or Ecosan toilet? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
9.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
10.
Give one use of a pair of scissors or razor blade in hair grooming. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
11.
Why does the water level in a measuring cylinder rise when a stone is completely immersed in it? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
12.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
13.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
14.
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
15.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
16.
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
17.
In a food web, how do carnivorous animals obtain their energy? [1 mark]
P.6 • Environment and Food Chains
18.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
19.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
20.
Name two methods of obtaining clean water for washing at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
21.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
22.
Why is it not advisable to give a convulsing or fainted person food to eat or water to drink? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
23.
Name the disorder of the skeletal system where a bone moves away from its normal position at a joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
24.
State the scientific function of the screen on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
25.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
26.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
27.
Name the structure on the head of a tapeworm used for attachment to the intestinal wall. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
28.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
29.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
30.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
31.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
32.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
33.
State one way of preventing the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
34.
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
35.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
36.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
37.
State one characteristic of essential drugs in Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
38.
What is the color code of the earth wire in a modern standard three-pin plug? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
39.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
40.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
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