PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-640297
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 can a person doing laundry prevent colored clothes from staining white clothes? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
2.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
3.
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
4.
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
5.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
6.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
7.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
8.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
9.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
10.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
11.
State the function of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) in the human ear. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
12.
Name two methods of obtaining clean water for washing at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
13.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
14.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
15.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
16.
State any one difference between an artery and a vein. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Circulatory System
17.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
18.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
19.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
20.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
21.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
22.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
23.
What general term refers to cattle kept primarily for ploughing and pulling carts? [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
24.
Name any one element of Primary Health Care (PHC). [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
25.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
26.
Which part of a mammalian tooth contains blood vessels and nerves? [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
27.
State one characteristic of essential drugs in Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
28.
Why does the water level in a measuring cylinder rise when a stone is completely immersed in it? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
29.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
30.
State one way PIASCY messages help primary school pupils prevent HIV/AIDS infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
31.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
32.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
33.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
34.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
35.
Why does prolonged hunger sometimes lead to fainting? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
36.
Why is water obtained by the distillation method not recommended for drinking at home? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
37.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
38.
State the difference between sand soil and clay soil in terms of particle size. [1 mark]
P.4 • Soil
39.
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
40.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
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