PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-294055
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 the scientific function of soap in cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
2.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
3.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
4.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
5.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
6.
State one reason why a torch may fail to produce light even when it is switched on. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
7.
What kind of water is recommended for use during tepid sponging, and why should very cold water be avoided? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
8.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
9.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
10.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
11.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
12.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
13.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
14.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
15.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
16.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
17.
Name the main natural source of heat and light energy on earth. [1 mark]
P.4 • Energy in the Environment
18.
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
19.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
20.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
21.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
22.
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)
23.
Give any one example of a dual-purpose or heavy poultry breed. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
24.
State the function of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) in the human ear. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
25.
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
26.
Why is it not advisable to burst blisters on a burnt part of the skin? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
27.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
28.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
29.
How does chlorine make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
30.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
31.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
32.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
33.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
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.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
36.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
37.
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
38.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
39.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
40.
Give one effect of thick clouds in the atmosphere. [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
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