PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-604965
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.
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
2.
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
3.
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)
4.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
5.
Why is an insect compelled to shed its outer covering periodically during growth? [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
6.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
7.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
8.
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
9.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
10.
Name the deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin C in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
11.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
12.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
13.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
14.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
15.
What kind of water is recommended for use during tepid sponging, and why should very cold water be avoided? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
16.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
17.
State the function of the U-trap in a water closet (flush toilet). [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
18.
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
19.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
20.
Name two methods of obtaining clean water for washing at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
21.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
22.
How does chlorine make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
23.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
24.
Why is it not advisable to burst blisters on a burnt part of the skin? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
25.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
26.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
27.
State the scientific function of soap in cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
28.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
29.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
30.
Name the longest and strongest bone found in the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
31.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
32.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
33.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
34.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
35.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
36.
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
37.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
38.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
39.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
40.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
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