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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.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)
1. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • The Reproductive System
(a) Write down any two disorders that affect the male reproductive system.
(b) State any one advantage of child spacing to a mother in a family.
(c) Give any one reason why females are highly affected by HIV/AIDS during intercourse.
2. 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)
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.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)
5. 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)
6. 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)
7. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • Electricity
(a) State the difference between static electricity and current electricity.
(b) Describe how static charges are produced on a plastic ruler.
(c) State two safety precautions taken to protect tall school buildings against lightning strikes.
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 • 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)
10. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Food and Nutrition

The table below shows two children suffering from malnutrition:

(a) Name the deficiency disease Child X is suffering from if he has swollen feet, moon face, and reddish hair. (1 mark)
(b) Name the deficiency disease Child Y is suffering from if he has extreme wasting, visible ribs, and an old person's face. (1 mark)
(c) What nutrient is severely lacking in Child X's diet? (1 mark)
(d) Give any one food you would feed Child X to cure this condition. (1 mark)
11. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • The Respiratory System
(a) Name the gas needed for: (i) Aerobic respiration (1 mark), (ii) Produced as a waste product of respiration (1 mark)
(b) State any two dangers of violent wind in the environment. (2 marks)
12. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs

The diagram below represents housing and management in goat farming:

(a) State the role of guard rails in a farrowing pen. (1 mark)
(b) Why should the floor of a goat shed be made of wooden slats raised off the ground? (1 mark)
(c) Name any two routine operations carried out in a livestock crush. (2 marks)
13. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • Simple Machines

A crowbar is used to lift a heavy stone with the fulcrum positioned between the load and the effort:

(a) To which class of levers does the crowbar belong? (1 mark)
(b) State the principle of moments used in levers. (1 mark)
(c) Give any two other everyday examples of machines belonging to the class of levers identified in (a). (2 marks)
14. 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)?

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