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🏆 Standard PLE 100-Mark Mock (55 Questions • 2h 15m) 🎓 P.7 Candidate Special (35 Questions • 65 Marks) ⚡ Section A Speed Drill (40 Marks • 45m) 🔬 Section B Structured (60 Marks • 1h 30m) ⏱️ Quick 35-Mark Diagnostic (20 Questions)
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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.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System

The diagram below illustrates a Primary 7 wooden teaching arm model:

[Upper Wood] connected by a [Hinge] to [Lower Wood], with [Cord] and [Rubber Band].
(a) Which bone in the human arm is represented by the upper wood?
(b) Name the muscle represented by: (i) Cord (ii) Rubber band
(c) What anatomical joint is represented by the hinge?
1. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • 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.
2. 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)
3. 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)
4. 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)
5. 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?
6. 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)
7. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Keeping Goats, Sheep, and Pigs

A farmer noticed his goats were limping and producing a bad smell from their hooves:

(a) Which livestock disease is the farmer's herd likely suffering from? (1 mark)
(b) State the environmental condition in the goat pen that promotes this disease. (1 mark)
(c) Outline any two measures the farmer should take to control this disease. (2 marks)
8. 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)
9. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • Science at Home and in Our Community

The diagram below shows a simple setup of making water clean. Study and use it to answer the questions that follow:

[ Water poured here ]

↓

|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
| Coarse Stones |  <--- Container T
\               /
\  Clean Water/
\___________/

↓

[---------]
|    S    |     <--- Container S
|_________|
(a) Name the method used above.
(b) Apart from coarse stones, name any two other local materials that can be placed in container T.
(c) Why should the clean water obtained in container S be boiled before drinking?
10. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • The Respiratory System
(a) Name the respiratory tube that branches from the trachea into each lung. (1 mark)
(b) State the role of rings of cartilage found around the trachea. (1 mark)
(c) What happens to the following during inhalation (breathing in):
(i) The diaphragm (1 mark)
(ii) The volume of the chest cavity (1 mark)
11. 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)
12. 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.
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.5 • Primary Health Care (PHC)

Primary Health Care involves responsibilities at different levels:

(a) State any one role of an individual in promoting PHC. (1 mark)
(b) State any one role of a school in promoting PHC. (1 mark)
(c) Mention any two roles played by Village Health Teams (VHTs) in a community. (2 marks)

*** END OF EXAMINATION ***

(Uganda National Examinations Board Standard Science Assessment)

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