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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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MOCK REF: PLE-911086

Uganda National Examinations Board

Primary Leaving Examination (Standard Science Mock)

INTEGRATED SCIENCE

TIME: 2h 15m
MARKS: 60
★ CANDIDATE QUESTION PAPER ★
Candidate's Full Name:
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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 • 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.
1. 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)
2. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • 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.
3. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • The Muscular and Skeletal System
(a) Name the five regions of the human vertebral column in order from neck to tail.
(b) Give the number of vertebrae in: (i) Cervical region (ii) Lumbar region
(c) State the function of the human vertebral column.
4. 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?
5. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • Accidents and First Aid

A child suddenly removed the cover of a saucepan full of boiling water. One of the child's arms was injured.

(a) Name the exact substance that injured the child.
(b) What kind of accident did the child get?
(c) State the first aid you would immediately give to the child.
(d) Give any one way in which the child would avoid the accident mentioned in (b) above.
6. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.7 • 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.
7. 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)
8. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.5 • Food and Nutrition

Vulnerable groups have special dietary requirements:

(a) Why is a convalescent person classified as a vulnerable individual? (1 mark)
(b) Which class of food should be increased in a convalescent's diet? (1 mark)
(c) State the nutritional role of dietary roughage in human digestion. (1 mark)
(d) Name any one local food source rich in dietary roughage. (1 mark)
9. 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)
10. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • The Reproductive System
(a) State the difference between vasectomy and tubal ligation as methods of family planning.
(b) Why is the use of condoms highly recommended during family planning compared to other methods?
(c) Name one natural family planning method.
11. Structured & Practical Assessment Item
[4 MARKS] P.6 • The Reproductive System
(a) Name the male sex hormone responsible for secondary sex changes during puberty.
(b) Mention two secondary physical changes that occur only in boys during puberty.
(c) Name any one secondary physical change that is common to both boys and girls during puberty.
12. 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?
13. 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)
14. 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

*** END OF EXAMINATION ***

(Uganda National Examinations Board Standard Science Assessment)

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