PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-689541
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 one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
2.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
3.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
4.
Give any one example of an external parasite (ectoparasite) that attacks cattle. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
5.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
6.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
7.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
8.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
9.
Name the longest and strongest bone found in the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
10.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
11.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
12.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
13.
Name the farm structure used to hold cattle or goats firmly during hand spraying, drenching, or vaccination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
14.
State the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory investigation of rusting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
15.
What happens when cooking oil is poured onto water in a glass? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
16.
State the function of hairs (cilia) and mucus inside the human nostrils. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
17.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
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.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
20.
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
21.
To which phylum of invertebrates do insects, arachnids, and crustaceans belong? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
22.
State one way of preventing accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
23.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
24.
State one reason why a torch may fail to produce light even when it is switched on. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
25.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
26.
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
27.
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
28.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
29.
What is the color code of the earth wire in a modern standard three-pin plug? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
30.
Name the structure on the head of a tapeworm used for attachment to the intestinal wall. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
31.
Name the disorder of the skeletal system where a bone moves away from its normal position at a joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
32.
Name the movable joint found between the atlas and axis vertebrae in the neck. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
33.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
34.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
35.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
36.
State the function of the U-trap in a water closet (flush toilet). [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
37.
Give one safety measure to prevent electric shock in a domestic home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
38.
Give any one psychological life skill that adolescent girls can develop to safeguard themselves against early teenage pregnancies. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
39.
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
40.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
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