PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-943544
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.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
2.
How does a tortoise protect itself from predators and danger in the environment? [1 mark]
P.5 • Classification of Animals
3.
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
4.
State any one danger of bottle feeding to a four-month-old baby. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
5.
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
6.
State one way of preventing accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
7.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
8.
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
9.
During which type of weather does water evaporate fastest from open surfaces? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
10.
Which weather condition is most suitable for solar drying harvested crops? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
11.
State one benefit of warming-up exercises to muscles before strenuous physical activities. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
12.
Give one effect of thick clouds in the atmosphere. [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
13.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
14.
State the function of the eardrum (tympanic membrane) in the human ear. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
15.
How does boiling make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
16.
Give any one biological change that takes place in flowering plants. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
17.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
18.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
19.
State one way in which school children can help their community control the spread of malaria. [1 mark]
P.5 • Control of Malaria
20.
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)
21.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
22.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
23.
Give any one danger of rusting to a school farmer's tools. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
24.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
25.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
26.
What is meant by non-renewable energy resources? [1 mark]
P.7 • Energy Resources in the Environment
27.
Why is a husband and his wife advised to go for treatment together when they contract gonorrhoea? [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
28.
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
29.
State the function of a ligament at a movable joint. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
30.
Why is the chin lifted backwards when giving First Aid to an unconscious casualty? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
31.
State the exact part of the female reproductive system where fertilization takes place. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
32.
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
33.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
34.
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
35.
Give any one example of a dual-purpose or heavy poultry breed. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Poultry and Bees
36.
State one way PIASCY messages help primary school pupils prevent HIV/AIDS infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
37.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
38.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
39.
State one way of increasing the electrical current produced by a bicycle dynamo. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
40.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
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