PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-468928
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 function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
2.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
3.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
4.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
5.
Which part of a mammalian tooth contains blood vessels and nerves? [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
6.
Why is the drop hole of a VIP latrine left open without a lid at all times? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
7.
State one method of reducing echoes in large school assembly halls. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
8.
What happens when cooking oil is poured onto water in a glass? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
9.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
10.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
11.
State one way PIASCY messages help primary school pupils prevent HIV/AIDS infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
12.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
13.
Name the main natural source of heat and light energy on earth. [1 mark]
P.4 • Energy in the Environment
14.
State the function of hooks and suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
15.
What is the color code of the earth wire in a modern standard three-pin plug? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
16.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
17.
To which class of vertebrates do tortoises and chameleons belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
18.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
19.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
20.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
21.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
22.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
23.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
24.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
25.
State one reason why a torch may fail to produce light even when it is switched on. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
26.
Give one use of a pair of scissors or razor blade in hair grooming. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
27.
Why is it not advisable to burst blisters on a burnt part of the skin? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
28.
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
29.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
30.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
31.
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
32.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
33.
Give any one health benefit of regular physical exercises to the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
34.
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)
35.
State the difference between sand soil and clay soil in terms of particle size. [1 mark]
P.4 • Soil
36.
Which weather condition is most suitable for solar drying harvested crops? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
37.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
38.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
39.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
40.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
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