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Uganda National Examinations Board

Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 60
★ CANDIDATE QUESTION PAPER ★
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Section Max Score
A 0
B 60
TOTAL 60
Instructions to Candidates:
  1. This paper consists of two sections: Section A and Section B.
  2. Section A has 0 questions (0 marks). Section B has 15 questions (60 marks).
  3. Answer all questions in both sections. All answers must be written in the spaces provided on this question paper.
  4. All answers must be written in blue or black ballpoint pen. Diagrams should be drawn in pencil.
  5. Unnecessary crossing of work and illegible handwriting may lead to loss of marks.

Section B: (Questions 1 to 15) — 60 Marks

4 Marks each

Question 1 to 15 carry four marks each. All answers must be written in the spaces provided.

. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community

Match the laundry terms in Part A with their correct scientific meanings in Part B:

Sorting

Wringing

Rinsing

Soaking

1. 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)
2. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Food and Nutrition
(a) What is colostrum? (1 mark)
(b) State two benefits of colostrum to a newborn infant. (2 marks)
(c) Name the condition that results from a severe lack of Iodine in the diet. (1 mark)
3. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment

Human activities bring about changes in the environment:

(a) Define the term afforestation. (1 mark)
(b) Give any two reasons why people cut down trees on a large scale (deforestation). (2 marks)
(c) State one way in which cutting down trees leads to severe environmental flooding. (1 mark)
4. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • Alcohol, Smoking and Drugs
(a) Mention any two health hazards of heavy alcohol consumption to the human body. (2 marks)
(b) State any two social or economic effects of alcoholism to a family. (2 marks)
5. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • The Reproductive System

Match the reproductive structures in Part A with their correct physiological functions in Part B:

Epididymis

Scrotum

Cervix

Vas deferens

6. 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)
7. 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)
8. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community

State the importance of the following steps in cleaning clothes at home:

(i) Sorting
(ii) Soaking
9. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Crop Growing

Match each crop management practice in Column A with its correct agricultural purpose in Column B:

(a) Mulching
(b) Pruning
(c) Thinning
(d) Weeding
10. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment

A Primary 5 pupil heated a tin can with water, sealed it tightly, and poured cold water on it.

(a) What happened to the tin can? (1 mark)
(b) Explain why that happened to the can. (2 marks)
(c) Which physical state transition occurred inside the can? (1 mark)
11. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)

A Ventilated Improved Pit (VIP) latrine is an improvement over an ordinary pit latrine:

(a) State the function of the tall vent pipe on a VIP latrine. (1 mark)
(b) What is the purpose of the wire fly screen placed at the top of the vent pipe? (1 mark)
(c) Give any two reasons why a VIP latrine does not smell as badly as an ordinary pit latrine. (2 marks)
12. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Classification of Animals
(a) State any two general characteristics of amphibians. (2 marks)
(b) Give two differences between fish and adult amphibians. (2 marks)
13. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • Sanitation
(a) State any two poor sanitation conditions in a school compound that can encourage the breeding of disease vectors. (2 marks)
(b) Name any two vector-borne or water-borne diseases that can break out as a result of the poor conditions in (a). (2 marks)
14. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • The Reproductive System
(a) Name the fluid that protects the human foetus from mechanical shock and physical injury inside the womb. (1 mark)
(b) State any two functions of the umbilical cord during pregnancy. (2 marks)
(c) Name the organ in the female reproductive system that produces mature ova. (1 mark)

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