PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-235060
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.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
2.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
3.
Give one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
4.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
5.
Name the parasitic disease that affects the ears of domestic rabbits. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Rabbits
6.
In an electric circuit diagram, which instrument is always connected in series to measure electric current? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
7.
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
8.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
9.
Why is the chin lifted backwards when giving First Aid to an unconscious casualty? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
10.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
11.
Give any one example of a dual-purpose or heavy poultry breed. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
12.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
13.
State any one danger of hanging colored clothes under direct sunshine for a long time to dry. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
14.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
15.
Name the deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin C in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
16.
How can a person doing laundry prevent colored clothes from staining white clothes? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
17.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
18.
State one way PIASCY messages help primary school pupils prevent HIV/AIDS infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
19.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
20.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
21.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
22.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
23.
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
24.
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
25.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
26.
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
27.
Name the movable joint found between the atlas and axis vertebrae in the neck. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
28.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
29.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
30.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
31.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
32.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
33.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Excretory System
34.
State the difference between sand soil and clay soil in terms of particle size. [1 mark]
P.4 • Soil
35.
How does a tortoise protect itself from predators and danger in the environment? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
36.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
37.
Which part of a mammalian tooth contains blood vessels and nerves? [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
38.
State the condition that must be present for a shadow to be formed. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
39.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
40.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
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