PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-776740
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 difference between an artery and a vein. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Circulatory System
2.
Name the bud found in the leaf axil of a flowering plant. [1 mark]
P.4 • Plant Life
3.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
4.
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)
5.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
6.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
7.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
8.
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
9.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
10.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
11.
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
12.
Give any one health benefit of regular physical exercises to the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
13.
How does chlorine make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
14.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
15.
State the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory investigation of rusting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
16.
Name any one vital organ protected by the human rib cage. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
17.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
18.
Why is it raised legs that are required when giving first aid to a person who has fainted? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
19.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
20.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
21.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
22.
During which type of weather does water evaporate fastest from open surfaces? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
23.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
24.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
25.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
26.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
27.
State one characteristic of essential drugs in Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
28.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
29.
Name the longest and strongest bone found in the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
30.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
31.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
32.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
33.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
34.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
35.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
36.
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
37.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
38.
Mention any one personal hygiene practice that prevents bad body odour. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
39.
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
40.
Mention any two environmental conditions necessary for viable seeds to germinate. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
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