PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-852519
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 reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
2.
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)
3.
Why is it dangerous to pour highly acidic substances or strong chemical insecticides into a pit latrine? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
4.
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
5.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
6.
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
7.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
8.
Name two methods of obtaining clean water for washing at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
9.
State the scientific function of the screen (wire mesh) on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
10.
Why is a pregnant mother advised to eat plenty of food rich in iron? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
11.
Why does prolonged hunger sometimes lead to fainting? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
12.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
13.
In an electric circuit diagram, which instrument is always connected in series to measure electric current? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
14.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
15.
What is the color code of the earth wire in a modern standard three-pin plug? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
16.
How is a burn different from a scald? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
17.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
18.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
19.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
20.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
21.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
22.
Why is an insect compelled to shed its outer covering periodically during growth? [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
23.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
24.
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
25.
Why is the drop hole of a VIP latrine left open without a lid at all times? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
26.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
27.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
28.
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)
29.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
30.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
31.
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
32.
Name the deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin C in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
33.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
34.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
35.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
36.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
37.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
38.
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
39.
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
40.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
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