PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-719974
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.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
2.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
3.
Give one safety measure to prevent electric shock in a domestic home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
4.
Give one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
5.
Why is the chin lifted backwards when giving First Aid to an unconscious casualty? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
6.
Name the community health workers who act as a frontline bridge between the village and health centres in Uganda. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
7.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
8.
How is a burn different from a scald? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
9.
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
10.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
11.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
12.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
13.
State the function of hooks and suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
14.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
15.
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
16.
State one benefit of warming-up exercises to muscles before strenuous physical activities. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
17.
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
18.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
19.
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
20.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
21.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
22.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
23.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Excretory System
24.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
25.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
26.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
27.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
28.
Mention any one personal hygiene practice that prevents bad body odour. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
29.
To which phylum of invertebrates do insects, arachnids, and crustaceans belong? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
30.
Name the main natural source of heat and light energy on earth. [1 mark]
P.4 • Energy in the Environment
31.
Name the movable joint found between the atlas and axis vertebrae in the neck. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
32.
State one characteristic of essential drugs in Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
33.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
34.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
35.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
36.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
37.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
38.
During which type of weather does water evaporate fastest from open surfaces? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
39.
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)
40.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
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