PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-598919
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.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
2.
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
3.
Name any one element of Primary Health Care (PHC). [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
4.
Give any one agricultural use of discarded plastic jerrycans or containers in a home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
5.
Name the movable joint found between the atlas and axis vertebrae in the neck. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
6.
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
7.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
8.
Why is the floor of a modern pigsty built with a gentle slope towards the drainage channel? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
9.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
10.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
11.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
12.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
13.
State the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory investigation of rusting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
14.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
15.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
16.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
17.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
18.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
19.
What general term refers to cattle kept primarily for ploughing and pulling carts? [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
20.
Why is wood ash regularly poured into the pit of a latrine or Ecosan toilet? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
21.
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
22.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
23.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
24.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
25.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
26.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
27.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
28.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
29.
Why does prolonged hunger sometimes lead to fainting? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
30.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
31.
To which phylum of invertebrates do insects, arachnids, and crustaceans belong? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
32.
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)
33.
State one way of preventing the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
34.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
35.
Give one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
36.
Why is it recommended to use clean wood ash at a tip-tap facility when soap is not available? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
37.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
38.
Name the parasitic disease that affects the ears of domestic rabbits. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Rabbits
39.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
40.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
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