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Uganda National Examinations Board

Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 60
โ˜… CANDIDATE QUESTION PAPER โ˜…
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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) โ€” 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 โ€ข Science at Home and in Our Community
(a) What is meant by the term silting?
(b) State the major cause of silting in water bodies.
(c) Apart from killing fish, give one way in which silting affects aquatic life.
1. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 โ€ข 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.
2. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 โ€ข 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)
3. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 โ€ข Primary Health Care (PHC)

The diagram below shows a sanitary homestead structure:

(a) Name the structure described as a raised wooden rack used for drying utensils. (1 mark)
(b) Give two reasons why washed plates should be dried on this structure rather than on the ground. (2 marks)
(c) How does direct sunlight assist in the sanitation of utensils on this rack? (1 mark)
4. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 โ€ข Accidents and First Aid
(a) Why should a first aider never induce vomiting in a casualty who has swallowed paraffin or kerosene?
(b) What first aid should be given to a paraffin poisoning victim?
(c) How should a first aider manage a non-corrosive poisoning casualty?
5. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 โ€ข 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)?
6. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 โ€ข 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)
7. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 โ€ข Sanitation
(a) What physical condition results when a patient passes out watery stools many times a day?
(b) State two physical signs of the condition mentioned in (a) above.
(c) What first aid treatment is given to a victim of the condition in (a) to restore balance?
8. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 โ€ข Electricity
(a) What is a short circuit?
(b) State two common causes of short circuits in residential houses.
(c) Why should water never be used to extinguish an electrical fire?
9. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 โ€ข Sanitation

Study the waste transmission elements below and answer the questions that follow:

Faeces โ”€โ”€โ–บ Vector (Fly) โ”€โ”€โ–บ Food โ”€โ”€โ–บ Fingers โ”€โ”€โ–บ Healthy Person
(a) What scientific name is given to the disease-spreading pathway shown above?
(b) Give any two examples of communicable diarrhoeal diseases spread through this pathway.
(c) State any one physical activity done at home to block vectors from accessing Food.
10. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 โ€ข Electricity
(a) Draw schematic circuit symbols for:
(i) A cell
(ii) An open switch
(b) State two advantages of connecting domestic lights in parallel rather than in series.
11. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 โ€ข Classification of Animals
(a) State the name of insects that live and work together.
(b) Give any one way in which insects are useful to people.
(c) State any two human activities that are dangerous to insects in the environment.
12. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 โ€ข 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.
13. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 โ€ข The Reproductive System

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

Epididymis

Scrotum

Cervix

Vas deferens

14. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 โ€ข Science at Home and in Our Community
(a) Give the meaning of the term siltation (silting).
(b) Identify the major cause of siltation.
(c) State any two effects of siltation in water bodies.

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