PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-886804
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 raised legs that are required when giving first aid to a person who has fainted? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
2.
Why is wood ash regularly poured into the pit of a latrine or Ecosan toilet? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
3.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
4.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
5.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
6.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
7.
State one method of reducing echoes in large school assembly halls. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
8.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
9.
In an electric circuit diagram, which instrument is always connected in series to measure electric current? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
10.
State the structural adaptation of incisor teeth to their function. [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
11.
To which class of vertebrates do tortoises and chameleons belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
12.
State the function of hairs (cilia) and mucus inside the human nostrils. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
13.
Give any two examples of root tuber crops. [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
14.
Why should a farmer select healthy and viable seeds before planting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
15.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
16.
State one way of preventing the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
17.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
18.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
19.
To which class of vertebrates do snakes and lizards belong? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
20.
State the condition that must be present for a shadow to be formed. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
21.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
22.
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
23.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
24.
Name the nutritional deficiency disease caused by a severe lack of Vitamin B1 in the diet. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
25.
State the role of anhydrous calcium chloride in the laboratory investigation of rusting. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
26.
How is the function of the anthers in a flower similar to that of the testes in a human male? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
27.
Why is an electric fuse constructed using a wire with a low melting point? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
28.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
29.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
30.
Name any one excretory product eliminated by the human lungs. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Excretory System
31.
State the scientific function of the screen on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
32.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
33.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
34.
State any one importance of evaporation in the environment or daily life. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
35.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
36.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
37.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
38.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
39.
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
40.
To which phylum of invertebrates do insects, arachnids, and crustaceans belong? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
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