PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-784297
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 40
★ CANDIDATE QUESTION PAPER ★
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 element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
2.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
3.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
4.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
5.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
6.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
7.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
8.
Name the organ in the human body responsible for thinking, intelligence, and memory. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Nervous System
9.
Give any one example of an external parasite (ectoparasite) that attacks cattle. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
10.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
11.
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
12.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
13.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
14.
State any one danger of hanging colored clothes under direct sunshine for a long time to dry. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
15.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
16.
State the scientific function of soap in cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
17.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
18.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
19.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
20.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
21.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
22.
State the condition that must be present for a shadow to be formed. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
23.
Name any one element of Primary Health Care (PHC). [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
24.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
25.
State any one difference between an artery and a vein. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Circulatory System
26.
Why is water obtained by the distillation method not recommended for drinking at home? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
27.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
28.
State any one advantage of castrating male piglets not intended for breeding. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
29.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Excretory System
30.
How does a tortoise protect itself from predators and danger in the environment? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
31.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
32.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
33.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
34.
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
35.
State the difference between sand soil and clay soil in terms of particle size. [1 mark]
P.4 • Soil
36.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
37.
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
38.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
39.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
40.
Name the longest and strongest bone found in the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
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