PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-803174
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.
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
2.
State any one factor to consider when selecting a suitable site for an apiary. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
3.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
4.
State the function of hairs (cilia) and mucus inside the human nostrils. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
5.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
6.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
7.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
8.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
9.
State the function of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) in the human ear. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
10.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
11.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
12.
How is a burn different from a scald? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
13.
State one reason why a torch may fail to produce light even when it is switched on. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
14.
Give any one health benefit of regular physical exercises to the human body. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
15.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
16.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
17.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
18.
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)
19.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
20.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
21.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
22.
Name the nutritional deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin B1 in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
23.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
24.
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
25.
Name two methods of obtaining clean water for washing at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
26.
Why is it not advisable to burst blisters on a burnt part of the skin? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
27.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
28.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
29.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
30.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
31.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
32.
Why are small gaps left between railway rails during track construction? [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
33.
What general term refers to cattle kept primarily for ploughing and pulling carts? [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
34.
Give one safety measure to prevent electric shock in a domestic home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
35.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
36.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
37.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
38.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
39.
Name the structure on the head of a tapeworm used for attachment to the intestinal wall. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
40.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
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