PAPER CODE: 532/1
MOCK REF: PLE-257657
Uganda National Examinations Board
Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 60
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Instructions to Candidates:
- This paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.
- Section A has 0 questions (0 marks). Section B has 15 questions (60 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 B: (Questions 1 to 15) — 60 Marks
4 Marks eachQuestion 1 to 15 carry four marks each. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.
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Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
(a) Name any one exotic breed of dairy goats. (1 mark)
(b) Name the commercial textile product obtained from Angora goats. (1 mark)
(c) State any two advantages of keeping goats over keeping cattle. (2 marks)
1.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • Sanitation
(a) Give the meaning of each of the following terms:
(i) Sanitation (1 mark)
(ii) Personal hygiene (1 mark)
(b) State any two human activities done to maintain proper sanitation in a school compound. (2 marks)
2.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
(a) State any two types of health information collected during a community health survey. (2 marks)
(b) Give two reasons why health surveys are important to a community. (2 marks)
3.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 • Light Energy
When white light passes through a triangular glass prism, it splits into a spectrum of seven colors:
(a) Name the first and last colors of the visible light spectrum: (i) Color between red and yellow (1 mark), (ii) Color with the shortest wavelength at the bottom (1 mark)
(b) Why do the different colors of white light refract at different angles through the prism? (1 mark)
(c) How is a natural rainbow formed in the sky? (1 mark)
4.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • The Digestive System
(a) Name the digestive liquid produced by salivary glands in the mouth. (1 mark)
(b) State two physical processes that happen to food inside the mouth during digestion. (2 marks)
(c) Name the digestive disorder characterized by difficulty in passing hard, dry stools. (1 mark)
5.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • The Reproductive System
(a) State the difference between identical twins and fraternal twins in terms of fertilization.
(b) State any two physical characteristics unique to identical twins.
6.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community
(a) Name one plant material from which local salt can be prepared at home.
(b) State the physical method used to prepare local salt from ash.
(c) Give any two ways in which the local salt prepared at home is useful to people.
7.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Food and Nutrition
Weaning is an important milestone in infant growth:
(a) Define the term weaning. (1 mark)
(b) At what age should weaning start? (1 mark)
(c) Why should weaning NOT start earlier than this recommended age? (1 mark)
(d) State one danger of feeding a weaning child on plain maize porridge without enriching it. (1 mark)
8.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
(a) Mention two connective tissues found at a movable joint in the human skeleton.
(b) State the difference in function between a tendon and a ligament.
(c) State any two ways in which friction is reduced at a movable joint.
9.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.7 • Electricity
The diagram represents a simple dry cell:
(a) Name the parts marked:
(i) Outer metal casing
(ii) Central black rod
(b) What is the function of the ammonium chloride paste?
(c) Why does a dry cell eventually lose power (go flat)?
10.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)
(a) Write down the full meaning of the abbreviation PHC. (1 mark)
(b) State any two core principles of Primary Health Care. (2 marks)
(c) Why is Primary Health Care considered more economical for developing nations like Uganda than curative hospital care? (1 mark)
11.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Fungi and Non-Flowering Plants
(a) Name the green pigment in plant leaves that absorbs sunlight for photosynthesis. (1 mark)
(b) State one nutritional difference between ferns and mushrooms. (1 mark)
(c) Give any two other examples of non-flowering spore-producing plants apart from ferns. (2 marks)
12.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.4 • Soil
An experiment was carried out where equal amounts of water were poured through equal volumes of clay soil and sand soil in funnels lined with cotton wool:
(a) Which physical soil property was being investigated? (1 mark)
(b) State the role of cotton wool placed at the neck of the funnel. (1 mark)
(c) In which type of soil did water drain fastest, and give a reason why. (2 marks)
13.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs
Measly pork is a serious public health problem in Uganda:
(a) What causes measly pork in pigs? (1 mark)
(b) Name the parasite whose larvae cause this condition. (1 mark)
(c) State any two ways a community can prevent tapeworm transmission from pigs to humans. (2 marks)
14.
Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS]
P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
A child suddenly removed the cover of a saucepan full of boiling water. One of the child's arms was injured.
(a) Name the exact substance that injured the child.
(b) What kind of accident did the child get?
(c) State the first aid you would immediately give to the child.
(d) Give any one way in which the child would avoid the accident mentioned in (b) above.
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