PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-327553
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.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
2.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
3.
Name the parasitic disease that affects the ears of domestic rabbits. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Rabbits
4.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
5.
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
6.
Mention one way in which you can prevent some clothes from staining others during washing. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
7.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
8.
What happens when cooking oil is poured onto water in a glass? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
9.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
10.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
11.
State one method of reducing echoes in large school assembly halls. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
12.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
13.
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
14.
How can a person doing laundry prevent colored clothes from staining white clothes? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
15.
In a food web, how do carnivorous animals obtain their energy? [1 mark]
P.6 • Environment and Food Chains
16.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
17.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
18.
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)
19.
Name the bud found in the leaf axil of a flowering plant. [1 mark]
P.4 • Plant Life
20.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
21.
Why does sound travel fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
22.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
23.
Give a reason why a hard object (wrapped in a clean cloth) should be put in the mouth of a convulsing victim. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
24.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
25.
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
26.
State the minimum distance a pit latrine should be dug away from a domestic spring well or borehole. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
27.
The diagram below shows an animal in the group of invertebrates. (Snail diagram) Name the animal shown. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
28.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
29.
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
30.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
31.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
32.
Name the deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin C in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
33.
Which part of a mammalian tooth contains blood vessels and nerves? [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
34.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
35.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
36.
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
37.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
38.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
39.
Give any one health benefit of regular physical exercises to the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
40.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
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