PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-418171
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 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
2.
State the function of hooks and suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
3.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
4.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
5.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
6.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [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.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
9.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
10.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
11.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
12.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
13.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
14.
Why is the chin lifted backwards when giving First Aid to an unconscious casualty? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
15.
Why is a pregnant mother advised to eat plenty of food rich in iron? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
16.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
17.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
18.
Give any one psychological life skill that adolescent girls can develop to safeguard themselves against early teenage pregnancies. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
19.
What general term refers to cattle kept primarily for ploughing and pulling carts? [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
20.
State the function of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) in the human ear. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
21.
State one reason why a torch may fail to produce light even when it is switched on. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
22.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
23.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
24.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
25.
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
26.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
27.
Name the structure on the head of a tapeworm used for attachment to the intestinal wall. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
28.
State any one factor to consider when selecting a suitable site for an apiary. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
29.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
30.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
31.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
32.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
33.
In a food web, how do carnivorous animals obtain their energy? [1 mark]
P.6 • Environment and Food Chains
34.
Why does sound travel fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
35.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
36.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
37.
Give any one example of a dual-purpose or heavy poultry breed. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
38.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
39.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
40.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
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