PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-970419
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 element of Primary Health Care. [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
2.
Name the farm structure used to hold cattle or goats firmly during hand spraying, drenching, or vaccination. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
3.
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
4.
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
5.
How is a burn different from a scald? [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
6.
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
7.
Name any one type of latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
8.
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)
9.
State any one advantage of breast milk over commercial infant formula milk. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
10.
State any one primary sex characteristic in human females. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
11.
How does painting an iron gate prevent it from rusting? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
12.
Give one reason why food should be chewed properly before swallowing. [1 mark]
P.5 • The Digestive System
13.
How does chlorine make water safe for drinking? [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
14.
State one reproductive similarity between bread moulds (fungi) and ferns (plants). [1 mark]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
15.
State one reason why alcohol is preferred to mercury in minimum thermometers. [1 mark]
P.5 • Heat Energy
16.
Name any one living thing that undergoes moulting in the environment. [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.
Give one reason why copper is the preferred metal for manufacturing electrical conducting cables in domestic installations. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
19.
State the scientific function of soap in cleaning clothes. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
20.
State the reason why woolen clothes should be dried flat without wringing (twisting). [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
21.
Give one way of controlling the breeding of houseflies in a homestead. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
22.
State one way in which food can get contaminated with disease-causing germs in a home. [1 mark]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
23.
State any one difference between an artery and a vein. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Circulatory System
24.
State any one function of the diaphragm during the process of breathing. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Respiratory System
25.
Name the type of optical lens that diverges light rays. [1 mark]
P.7 • Light Energy
26.
Name the female parent in goat farming. [1 mark]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
27.
State one way of preventing athlete's foot infection. [1 mark]
P.6 • Personal Hygiene
28.
State one reason why a torch may fail to produce light even when it is switched on. [1 mark]
P.7 • Electricity
29.
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
30.
State one benefit of warming-up exercises to muscles before strenuous physical activities. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
31.
What is Primary Health Care (PHC)? [1 mark]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
32.
Give any one example of an emotional change in adolescents. [1 mark]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
33.
Mention one way in which you can prevent some clothes from staining others during washing. [1 mark]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
34.
Give the scientific meaning of the term skeleton. [1 mark]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
35.
Why is the burning of dry paper classified as a chemical change? [1 mark]
P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment
36.
Why does sound travel fastest in solids compared to liquids and gases? [1 mark]
P.6 • Sound Energy
37.
State the scientific function of the screen on top of the vent pipe of a VIP latrine. [1 mark]
P.6 • Sanitation
38.
What is meant by the term annual crops? [1 mark]
P.5 • Crop Growing
39.
Give one road safety practice for pedestrians crossing a busy road. [1 mark]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
40.
State one activity a school Science Club can undertake to combat environmental deforestation. [1 mark]
P.5 • Managing Changes in the Environment
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