PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-248341
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 the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
2.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
3.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
4.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
5.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
6.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
7.
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
8.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
9.
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
10.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
11.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
12.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
13.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
14.
Why is the chin lifted backwards when giving First Aid to an unconscious casualty? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
15.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
16.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
17.
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
18.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
19.
State the condition that must be present for a shadow to be formed. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
20.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
21.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
22.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
23.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
24.
Name the longest and strongest bone found in the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
25.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
26.
Why is the floor of a modern pigsty built with a gentle slope towards the drainage channel? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
27.
Why does sound travel fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
28.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
29.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
30.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
31.
State one way of preventing accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
32.
State the function of hooks and suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
33.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
34.
State the function of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) in the human ear. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
35.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
36.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
37.
Name the bud found in the leaf axil of a flowering plant. [1 mark]
P.4 • Plant Life
38.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
39.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
40.
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)
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