PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-364933
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.
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)
2.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
3.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
4.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
5.
The diagram below shows an animal in the group of invertebrates. (Snail diagram) Name the animal shown. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
6.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
7.
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
8.
Why is it not advisable to burst blisters on a burnt part of the skin? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
9.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
10.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
11.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
12.
How does chlorine make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
13.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
14.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
15.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
16.
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
17.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
18.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
19.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
20.
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
21.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
22.
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
23.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
24.
What is the color code of the earth wire in a modern standard three-pin plug? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
25.
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
26.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
27.
In an electric circuit diagram, which instrument is always connected in series to measure electric current? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
28.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
29.
How is a burn different from a scald? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
30.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
31.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
32.
State the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory investigation of rusting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
33.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
34.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
35.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
36.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
37.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
38.
Why is an insect compelled to shed its outer covering periodically during growth? [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
39.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
40.
Why is it raised legs that are required when giving first aid to a person who has fainted? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
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