PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-483977
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 one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
2.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
3.
Name the farm structure used to hold cattle or goats firmly during hand spraying, drenching, or vaccination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
4.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
5.
Why is wood ash regularly poured into the pit of a latrine or Ecosan toilet? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
6.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
7.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
8.
In an electric circuit diagram, which instrument is always connected in series to measure electric current? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
9.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
10.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
11.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Excretory System
12.
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
13.
Name any one vital organ protected by the human rib cage. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
14.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
15.
Give any one example of a dual-purpose or heavy poultry breed. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
16.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
17.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
18.
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
19.
Name the nutritional deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin B1 in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
20.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
21.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
22.
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
23.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
24.
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
25.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
26.
State one method of reducing echoes in large school assembly halls. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
27.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
28.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
29.
Name the bud found in the leaf axil of a flowering plant. [1 mark]
P.4 • Plant Life
30.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
31.
Give one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
32.
State the scientific function of the screen on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
33.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
34.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
35.
Name the deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin C in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
36.
Name the organ in the human body responsible for thinking, intelligence, and memory. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Nervous System
37.
How does chlorine make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
38.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
39.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
40.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
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