PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-753278
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 one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
2.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
3.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
4.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
5.
Name the organ in the human body responsible for thinking, intelligence, and memory. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Nervous System
6.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
7.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
8.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
9.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
10.
Give a reason why a hard object (wrapped in a clean cloth) should be put in the mouth of a convulsing victim. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
11.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
12.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
13.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
14.
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
15.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
16.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
17.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
18.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
19.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
20.
State one way PIASCY messages help primary school pupils prevent HIV/AIDS infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
21.
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
22.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
23.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
24.
Give one safety measure to prevent electric shock in a domestic home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
25.
Why does sound travel fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
26.
To which phylum of invertebrates do insects, arachnids, and crustaceans belong? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
27.
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
28.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
29.
Name the nutritional deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin B1 in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
30.
How can a person doing laundry prevent colored clothes from staining white clothes? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
31.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
32.
State one way of preventing accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
33.
Which part of a mammalian tooth contains blood vessels and nerves? [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
34.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
35.
Name the deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin C in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
36.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
37.
How does a tortoise protect itself from predators and danger in the environment? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
38.
State the condition that must be present for a shadow to be formed. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
39.
Give any one example of an external parasite (ectoparasite) that attacks cattle. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
40.
To which class of vertebrates do tortoises and chameleons belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
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