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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 • Accidents and First Aid
(a) State any two common causes of nose bleeding (epistaxis) in children. (2 marks)
(b) State two First Aid measures given to manage a nose bleeding casualty. (2 marks)
1. 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)
2. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • Forestry and Agroforestry
(a) State any two factors to consider when choosing a site for establishing a school woodlot. (2 marks)
(b) Give any two economic benefits of a school woodlot to the community. (2 marks)
3. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • 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.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)
5. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • Classification of Animals
(a) Name the group of worms to which each of the following belongs:
(i) Tapeworm and Liver fluke (1 mark)
(ii) Roundworm and Hookworm (1 mark)
(b) State any two ways in which parasitic worms enter the human body. (2 marks)
6. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment

Classify each of the following changes taking place in the environment as either a physical, chemical, or biological change:

(a) Burning dry wood into ash (1 mark)
(b) Melting of ice into water (1 mark)
(c) Growth of a puppy into an adult dog (1 mark)
(d) Evaporation of water into steam (1 mark)
7. 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)
8. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
(a) What is a fracture?
(b) Distinguish between a simple fracture and a compound fracture.
(c) Give the main function of each of the following first aid items:
(i) Splints
(ii) Arm sling
9. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • Accidents and First Aid
(a) Name the kind of water recommended to be used when tepid sponging a casualty of high fever.
(b) State the scientific reason why the water mentioned in (a) is used instead of very cold water.
(c) Mention any two signs of dysentery in humans.
10. 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)
11. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • 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?
12. 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
13. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Types of Changes in the Environment

Study the experimental setups below showing nails left in four test tubes for five days:

(a) In which test tube did the nail rust fastest? (1 mark)
(b) Why didn't the nail in Test-Tube B (boiled water + oil) rust? (1 mark)
(c) What was the purpose of Test-Tube C containing anhydrous calcium chloride? (1 mark)
(d) State the two environmental conditions necessary for iron to rust. (1 mark)
14. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
(a) Name the two voluntary muscles found in the human upper arm.
(b) Give any one function of muscles in the human body.
(c) State any one importance of maintaining correct body posture in humans.

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