PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-822625
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.
Why is it not advisable to give a convulsing or fainted person food to eat or water to drink? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
2.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
3.
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)
4.
How can a person doing laundry prevent colored clothes from staining white clothes? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
5.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
6.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
7.
State the function of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) in the human ear. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
8.
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)
9.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
10.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
11.
State any one difference between an artery and a vein. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Circulatory System
12.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
13.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
14.
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
15.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
16.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
17.
In a food web, how do carnivorous animals obtain their energy? [1 mark]
P.6 • Environment and Food Chains
18.
In an electric circuit diagram, which instrument is always connected in series to measure electric current? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
19.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
20.
State one method of reducing echoes in large school assembly halls. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
21.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
22.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
23.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
24.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
25.
How does a tortoise protect itself from predators and danger in the environment? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
26.
Why does the water level in a measuring cylinder rise when a stone is completely immersed in it? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
27.
State one way of preventing the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
28.
Give one effect of thick clouds in the atmosphere. [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
29.
State the function of hairs (cilia) and mucus inside the human nostrils. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
30.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
31.
What scientific term is given to materials that allow light to pass through them completely? [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
32.
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
33.
What general term refers to cattle kept primarily for ploughing and pulling carts? [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
34.
What scientific term describes the direct change of a solid into a gas without melting into a liquid? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
35.
The diagram below shows an animal in the group of invertebrates. (Snail diagram) Name the animal shown. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
36.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
37.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
38.
Why does prolonged hunger sometimes lead to fainting? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
39.
State one benefit of warming-up exercises to muscles before strenuous physical activities. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
40.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
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