PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-232973
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 the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
2.
The diagram below shows an animal in the group of invertebrates. (Snail diagram) Name the animal shown. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
3.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
4.
In a food web, how do carnivorous animals obtain their energy? [1 mark]
P.6 • Environment and Food Chains
5.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
6.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
7.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
8.
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)
9.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
10.
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
11.
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
12.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
13.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
14.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
15.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
16.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
17.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
18.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
19.
Name the organ in the human body responsible for thinking, intelligence, and memory. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Nervous System
20.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
21.
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)
22.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
23.
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
24.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
25.
Which weather condition is most suitable for solar drying harvested crops? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
26.
How is the function of the anthers in a flower similar to that of the testes in a human male? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
27.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
28.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
29.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
30.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
31.
State the condition that must be present for a shadow to be formed. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
32.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
33.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
34.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
35.
Mention any one personal hygiene practice that prevents bad body odour. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
36.
What scientific term describes the direct change of a solid into a gas without melting into a liquid? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
37.
Name two methods of obtaining clean water for washing at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
38.
Give any one example of a dual-purpose or heavy poultry breed. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
39.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
40.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
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