PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-904954
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.
State one personal hygiene activity done using a nail cutter or razor blade. [1 mark]
P.4 • Personal Hygiene
2.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
3.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
4.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
5.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
6.
Give one safety measure to prevent electric shock in a domestic home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
7.
Name the main natural source of heat and light energy on earth. [1 mark]
P.4 • Energy in the Environment
8.
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
9.
What general term refers to cattle kept primarily for ploughing and pulling carts? [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
10.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
11.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
12.
Name two methods of obtaining clean water for washing at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
13.
State the function of hooks and suckers on the scolex of a tapeworm. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
14.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
15.
Name the part of a cow that changes the color when a cow is on heat. [1 mark]
P.6 • Keeping Cattle
16.
Why does sound travel fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
17.
Which weather condition is most suitable for solar drying harvested crops? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
18.
How does the Ecosan latrine promote agricultural productivity? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
19.
State one structural adaptation of a coconut fruit for water dispersal. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
20.
Give any one agricultural use of discarded plastic jerrycans or containers in a home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
21.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
22.
State the function of the U-trap in a water closet (flush toilet). [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
23.
Give any one role of water during seed germination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Plant Life
24.
Why is an insect compelled to shed its outer covering periodically during growth? [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
25.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
26.
State the difference between sand soil and clay soil in terms of particle size. [1 mark]
P.4 • Soil
27.
How can a person doing laundry prevent colored clothes from staining white clothes? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
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.
Give any one function of proteins in the human body. [1 mark]
P.4 • Food and Nutrition
30.
State any two ways in which washing clothes is important to human health. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
31.
State the biological function of the ciliated cells lining the fallopian tubes. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
32.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
33.
State one way PIASCY messages help primary school pupils prevent HIV/AIDS infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
34.
State one way of preventing the spread of Tuberculosis (TB). [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
35.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
36.
Name the organ in the human body responsible for thinking, intelligence, and memory. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Nervous System
37.
In a food web, how do carnivorous animals obtain their energy? [1 mark]
P.6 • Environment and Food Chains
38.
Give any two examples of water impurities. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
39.
In an electric circuit diagram, which instrument is always connected in series to measure electric current? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
40.
State any one method used to identify individual livestock on a farm. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
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