PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-612398
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.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
2.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
3.
Give any one example of an external parasite (ectoparasite) that attacks cattle. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
4.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
5.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
6.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
7.
Why is the chin lifted backwards when giving First Aid to an unconscious casualty? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
8.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
9.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
10.
Which part of a mammalian tooth contains blood vessels and nerves? [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
11.
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
12.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
13.
Give one use of a pair of scissors or razor blade in hair grooming. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
14.
Why is it not advisable to burst blisters on a burnt part of the skin? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
15.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
16.
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
17.
In an electric circuit diagram, which instrument is always connected in series to measure electric current? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
18.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
19.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
20.
Give any one reason why veterinary doctors advise farmers NEVER to open the carcass of an animal suspected to have died of Anthrax. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
21.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
22.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
23.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
24.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
25.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
26.
How can a person doing laundry prevent colored clothes from staining white clothes? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
27.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
28.
Give a reason why a hard object (wrapped in a clean cloth) should be put in the mouth of a convulsing victim. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
29.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
30.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
31.
State one characteristic of essential drugs in Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
32.
Name the deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin C in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
33.
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
34.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
35.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
36.
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
37.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
38.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
39.
To which phylum of invertebrates do insects, arachnids, and crustaceans belong? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
40.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
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