PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-876091
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.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
2.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
3.
What kind of water is recommended for use during tepid sponging, and why should very cold water be avoided? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
4.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
5.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
6.
State the scientific function of soap in cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
7.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
8.
Name the main natural source of heat and light energy on earth. [1 mark]
P.4 • Energy in the Environment
9.
How does eating fresh oranges or lemons help prevent bleeding gums? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
10.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
11.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
12.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
13.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
14.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
15.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
16.
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
17.
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
18.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
19.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
20.
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
21.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
22.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
23.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
24.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
25.
State one way in which people can conserve non-renewable energy resources. [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
26.
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
27.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
28.
The diagram below shows an animal in the group of invertebrates. (Snail diagram) Name the animal shown. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
29.
To which class of vertebrates do tortoises and chameleons belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
30.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
31.
How is tepid sponging useful to a casualty with high fever? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
32.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
33.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
34.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
35.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
36.
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
37.
State one nursery bed management practice done to harden off seedlings before transplanting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
38.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
39.
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
40.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
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