PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-698916
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.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
2.
Name the movable joint found between the atlas and axis vertebrae in the neck. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
3.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
4.
State the difference between sand soil and clay soil in terms of particle size. [1 mark]
P.4 • Soil
5.
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
6.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
7.
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
8.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
9.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
10.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
11.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
12.
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
13.
During which type of weather does water evaporate fastest from open surfaces? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
14.
State one characteristic of essential drugs in Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
15.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
16.
Give one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
17.
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
18.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
19.
State any one factor to consider when selecting a suitable site for an apiary. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
20.
Why is an insect compelled to shed its outer covering periodically during growth? [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
21.
How is a burn different from a scald? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
22.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
23.
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
24.
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)
25.
To which class of vertebrates do tortoises and chameleons belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
26.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
27.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
28.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
29.
Give any one example of an external parasite (ectoparasite) that attacks cattle. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
30.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
31.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Excretory System
32.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
33.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
34.
Name the longest and strongest bone found in the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
35.
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
36.
Name any one vital organ protected by the human rib cage. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
37.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
38.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
39.
What is the color code of the earth wire in a modern standard three-pin plug? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
40.
What happens when cooking oil is poured onto water in a glass? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
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