PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-646819
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.
Why is a pregnant mother advised to eat plenty of food rich in iron? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
2.
Name the longest and strongest bone found in the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
3.
State one way in which food can get contaminated with disease-causing germs in a home. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
4.
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)
5.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
6.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
7.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
8.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
9.
Name the organ in the human body responsible for thinking, intelligence, and memory. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Nervous System
10.
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
11.
During which type of weather does water evaporate fastest from open surfaces? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
12.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
13.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
14.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
15.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
16.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
17.
State one way of preventing the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
18.
Name the bud found in the leaf axil of a flowering plant. [1 mark]
P.4 • Plant Life
19.
Give one use of a pair of scissors or razor blade in hair grooming. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
20.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
21.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
22.
State one method of reducing echoes in large school assembly halls. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
23.
State one reason why a torch may fail to produce light even when it is switched on. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
24.
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)
25.
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
26.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
27.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
28.
Name the structure on the head of a tapeworm used for attachment to the intestinal wall. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
29.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
30.
State one way of preventing accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
31.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
32.
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
33.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
34.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Excretory System
35.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
36.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
37.
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
38.
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
39.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
40.
Name the nutritional deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin B1 in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
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