Automated PLE Science Exam Paper Generator

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) (i) Zinc can (negative terminal). (ii) Carbon / Graphite rod with brass cap (positive terminal). (b) It acts as the chemical electrolyte that allows ionic conduction of charges. (c) The active chemicals (zinc and ammonium chloride) are completely consumed by the chemical reaction.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Zinc serves as both the container and the negative terminal.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Static electricity consists of electric charges at rest on a surface, whereas current electricity is the continuous flow of charges (electrons) through a conductor. (b) By rubbing the plastic ruler vigorously with a dry cloth (or dry hair), causing transfer of electrons through friction. (c) 1. Installing a functional lightning conductor with sharp copper spikes. 2. Ensuring the earth wire of the arrestor is deeply grounded in moist soil.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: State that charges in current electricity are in continuous motion.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) (1) Cervical, (2) Thoracic, (3) Lumbar, (4) Sacral / Sacrum, (5) Caudal / Coccyx [1 mark] (b) (i) Cervical: 7 vertebrae [1 mark] (ii) Lumbar: 5 vertebrae [1 mark] (c) Protects the spinal cord // Supports the weight of the head and upper body. [1 mark]

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Spelling of 'Cervical', 'Thoracic', 'Lumbar', 'Sacral', and 'Coccyx' must be accurate. Ensure the total adds up to 33.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) (i) Orange (ii) Violet (b) Due to the difference in speeds and wavelengths of the different colors of light as they travel through glass (c) A rainbow is formed when white sunlight is refracted, dispersed, and totally internally reflected by airborne raindrops acting as tiny prisms

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Comprehension & Application (C & A).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) The first yellowish breast milk produced by a mother during the first few days after giving birth. (b) (i) Rich in maternal antibodies that provide immediate passive immunity against infections (ii) Acts as a mild laxative to clear meconium from intestines. (c) Goitre.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Standard 4-mark UNEB question on infant health.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Any two of: Prostate cancer, Prostate enlargement, Testicular cancer, Hydrocele, or Infertility. (b) Allows the mother to regain her physical health/strength before the next pregnancy (or allows her time to nurse the newborn child properly). (c) Any one of: The vagina has a larger mucosal surface area exposed to seminal fluid. Seminal fluid remains inside the vagina for a longer duration of time. The delicate vaginal lining is prone to micro-tears during intercourse.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) An ordinary pit latrine requires a tight-fitting lid over its drop hole, whereas a VIP latrine must be left open without a lid at all times. (b) Wood ash (or soil/lime) is sprinkled over the feces. Its role is to dehydrate the waste, neutralize smells, and raise pH to destroy pathogens. (c) Never throw hard materials (like stones, pads, or newspapers) into the bowl to prevent blockage. TOPIC 12: THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) (i) Guitar, Lyre, Bow harp ("Adungu"), Violin, or Banjo. (ii) Drum, Long drum, Bell, Xylophone, or Thumb piano. (b) Mechanical method (e.g., physical grooves), Magnetic method (tapes), Electromagnetic method, or Digital recording.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Dehydration (loss of water and essential mineral salts). (b) Any two of: Sunken eyes, dry lips, pale skin that does not snap back when pinched, or extreme body weakness. (c) Administering Oral Rehydration Solution (ORS) or extra fluids like coconut water.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Wheel and axle (b) Accept any two of: - Steering wheels of motor vehicles - Screwdrivers when tightening screws - Door knobs for opening doors - Bicycle pedals and handlebars - Pencil sharpeners (c) Friction (frictional force)

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Comprehension & Application (C & A).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) First class lever (b) Load × Load Arm = Effort × Effort Arm (Clockwise moments equal Anticlockwise moments) (c) Accept any two of: - Pair of scissors - See-saw - Claw hammer (when pulling out nails) - Beam balance - Pliers

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Application (A).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) To prevent the sow from rolling over and crushing her piglets to death. (b) To allow urine and droppings to fall through so the floor stays dry, preventing foot rot. (c) (i) Drenching / Deworming (ii) Hand spraying / vaccination / hoof trimming.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Standard 4-mark UNEB livestock question.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) (i) Sanitation: The general cleanliness of the environment to promote public health / steps taken to keep an area clean. (ii) Personal hygiene: The cleanliness of the body and the materials used to clean it. (b) Accept any two of: - Sweeping rubbish from the compound - Picking up littered rubbish and disposing of it in dustbins or rubbish pits - Slashing tall grass and clearing bushes around the compound - Draining stagnant water to destroy mosquito breeding grounds - Scrubbing and cleaning latrines and urinals regularly

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Cognitive Level: Knowledge & Application (K & A).

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Afforestation is the massive planting of trees in an area where there have never been trees before. (b) (i) To get land for farming and settlement (ii) To get wood fuel (firewood and charcoal) and timber. (c) Tree roots that absorb excess rainwater are destroyed, and bare soil easily allows rapid surface runoff into rivers and lakes.

💡 Examiner Deduction Warning: Mark strictly on environmental cause-and-effect.

✅ Official UNEB Section B Scoring Guide (Total: 4 Marks):

(a) Identical twins are formed from one ovum fertilized by one sperm cell which later splits, while fraternal twins are formed from two separate ova fertilized by two different sperm cells. (b) 1. They are always of the same sex. 2. They look exactly alike (have identical features).