PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-949911
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.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
2.
Why is a tapeworm classified as an endoparasite? [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
3.
During which type of weather does water evaporate fastest from open surfaces? [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
4.
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
5.
State one way of preventing accidental drug poisoning in young children at home. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
6.
Name the insect vector that spreads River Blindness (Onchocerciasis) to humans. [1 mark]
P.4 • Vectors and Diseases
7.
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)
8.
Which part of a mammalian tooth contains blood vessels and nerves? [1 mark]
P.4 • The Teeth
9.
Name the bud found in the leaf axil of a flowering plant. [1 mark]
P.4 • Plant Life
10.
State any one way in which fermentation is important in our daily life. [1 mark]
P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
11.
Identify the chemical substance used as a depolarizer in a standard dry Leclanché cell. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
12.
Which part of the human body is affected by Otalgia? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
13.
How does chlorine make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
14.
State one way in which food can get contaminated with disease-causing germs in a home. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
15.
State any one element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
16.
State one benefit of warming-up exercises to muscles before strenuous physical activities. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
17.
Name any one vaccine-preventable disease in Uganda that affects the liver. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
18.
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
19.
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
20.
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
21.
Why does the water level in a measuring cylinder rise when a stone is completely immersed in it? [1 mark]
P.5 • Matter and Energy
22.
Give one effect of thick clouds in the atmosphere. [1 mark]
P.4 • Weather Changes Around Us
23.
State any one advantage of castrating male piglets not intended for breeding. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
24.
State any one danger of cigarette smoking to the human respiratory system. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Respiratory System
25.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
26.
Why are goats ear tagged or ear notched on a livestock farm? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
27.
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
28.
Identify one airborne bacterial disease that affects the human skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
29.
Give any one reason why a residential living house should have large windows on opposite walls. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
30.
What term refers to the meat obtained from an adult sheep? [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
31.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
32.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
33.
What is the color code of the earth wire in a modern standard three-pin plug? [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
34.
What is meant by the term balanced diet? [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
35.
Name the organ in the human body responsible for thinking, intelligence, and memory. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Nervous System
36.
Name the part of an insect used for balancing during flight. [1 mark]
P.6 • Classification of Animals
37.
State the fundamental law of electrostatics concerning like and unlike charges. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
38.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
39.
Why is it recommended to use clean wood ash at a tip-tap facility when soap is not available? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
40.
Why does sound travel fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
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