KAMPALA CITY EXAMINATIONS BOARD
QUALITY CHECK TWO
2025
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
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SECTION A:40MARKS
Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each
1. Name the body organ that uses light to perform its function.
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2. Give one reason why a bat is regarded a mammal.
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3. How is a worker bee able to carry nectar from flowers?
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Use the diagram of a simple electric circuit below to answer the questions
4 and 5.
4. Which form of energy is produced by the dry cell shown above?
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5. Use an arrow on the wire above to show the flow of electrons on the
simple electric circuit.
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6. In which one way can a mother protect family members against
poisoning?
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7. Why is a fire extinguisher painted with bright colours?
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8. Give one reason why induced magnets are regarded as temporary
magnets.
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9. How is a sweater able to keep us warm in cold weather?
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10. Give one danger of pouring oil from engines on the soil in a crop garden.
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11. State the importance of putting sugar when preparing oral rehydration
solution at home.
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12. Name one life skill that can be developed to prevent drug abuse.
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13. In which one way is pineapple propagated?
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14. Why do we see the flash of lighting before we hear the sound of thunder
during rainstorm?
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15. In which one way is a millipede useful to a farmer?
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16. Name one non communicable disease which affects skeleton.
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17. Give one way of improving the volume of blood in the human body.
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18. Why is ash added to faeces after using an Ecosan latrine?
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The diagram below shows one of the property of air. Use it to answer the
questions 20 and 21.
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19. Which property of air is shown in the diagram above?
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20. In which one way is the above property useful in our daily life?
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21. Give one way how a poultry farmer can help birds to do physical exercise
in a deep litter house.
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22. State one use of a razor blade in the promotion of personal hygiene.
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23. Name one source of alternating current electricity.
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24. Why is copper commonly used in making electric wires instead of silver?
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25. Mention one way how plants with weak stems climb others.
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26. Which delicate body part is protected by backbone?
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27. State one way of controlling diseases without using drugs.
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28. Which type of stems are found in sweet potato plants?
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29. In which one way is petrol in vehicle similar to food in the human body?
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30. In the space below, draw a symbol of the component of electric circuit
that breaks the circuit in case of too much flow of electricity.
31. Give one reason why legs of a person who has fainted are raised higher
than the head when giving first aid.
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32. Apart from humus and rock particles, state other non-living component of
soil.
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33. State one similarity between birds and reptiles in term of reproduction.
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34. Why is distilled water not a good conductor of electricity?
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35. How are lizards able to move in the ceiling of houses without falling
down?
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36. Give one way in which plants reduce transpiration during hot days.
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37. In which one way is an armsling useful when giving first aid for fracture?
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38. State one way in which plants reduce the rate of air pollution.
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39. Give a reason why sweet potatoes do not require mulching.
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40. Name the gas produced by yeast that rises dough baking.
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SECTION: B 60 MARKS
Question 41 to 55 carry four marks each
41. (a) Write down two examples of short bones on the human skeleton.
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(b) In which one way are bones useful to the circulatory system?
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(c) Which structure joins muscles to bones in the human skeleton?
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42. (a) Why are breastfeeding babies likely to get anemia?
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(b) Give two reasons which may force a mother to use bottle feeding.
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(c) State one reason why bottle feeding is sometimes discouraged to
be used in the families.
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43. The table below shows the type of electricity and their sources. Complete
the gaps by feeling the missing parts.
TYPES OF ELECTRICITY SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY
Hydro-electricity
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Geothermal electricity ………………………………….......
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(a) Give the meaning of primary health care.
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(b) State any one principle of primary health care.
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(c) In which two ways can a family promote primary health care?
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44. The diagram below shows the head of a poisonous snake. Use it to
answer the questions that follow.
W
P
Forked tongue
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(a) Name the part marked with letter;
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(b) State the function of the forked tongue to the snake.
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(c) In which one way is the part marked W useful to poisonous snake?
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45. Kato accidentally poured sand in his salt. Given the following items, source
of heat, container, water, saucepan, spoon and a sieve. Explain in four
sentences how Kato can recover his salt. (04 Marks)
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46. (a) Why do birds sometimes lay eggs with soft shells?
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(b) Apart from egg eating, State any two other examples of poultry
vices.
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(c) Why are laying boxes put in dark corners of a poultry house?
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47. (a) Give any one cause of teenage pregnancy in girls.
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(b) State any two effects of teenage pregnancy in girls.
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(c) In which one way can parents safeguard their girls from teenage
pregnancy?
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48. The diagram below is of a food storage. Study it carefully and answer
the questions that follow.
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(a) Name one example of animal pest which is prevented by the above
structure.
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(b) How are structures marked X adapted to their function?
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(c) Give any one reason why the above structure is raised above the
ground.
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(d) Mention one food stuff that can be stored in the above structure.
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49. (a) Why are worker bees regarded as sterile bees in a hive?
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(b) What happens when a new queen bee is produced?
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(c) State any two products obtained from bees.
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50. (a) Give the meaning of the term “ a child health card”
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(b) Give the importance of a child health card to;
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(ii) a health worker …………………………………………………………………
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(c) State any one important information found on a child health card.
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51. (a) Why is a frog able to live both in water and on land?
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(b) In which one way is a frog useful to a man?
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(c) Give two reasons why a frog use a jelly-like smelling structures to
cover their eggs.
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52. The diagram below shows a tea cosy. Study it carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
Tea cosy
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(a) Give the reason why the tea cosy in the kettle is able to remain hot
for long time.
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(b) State what would happen to tea if the kettle had been placed on a
metallic table.
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(c) Give the reason for your answer in (b) above.
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(d) Mention one way in which the tea cosy above is similar to a thermo
flask.
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53. (a) Why are fossil fuels regarded as non-renewable energy resources?
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(b) Apart from fossil fuel, State any other two examples of non-
renewable energy resources.
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(c) State any one way of conserving non-renewable energy resources.
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54. (a) Why are biceps and triceps regarded as voluntary muscles?
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(b) Give two uses of muscles in the human body.
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(c) Name one immunisable disease that attacks the muscles.
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55. The diagram below is of a human skin. Study it and answer the
questions that follow.
(a) Name the layer marked A.
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(b) State one way in which the skin is able to detect change in
temperature.
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(c) Name one deficiency disease which affects the human skin.
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(d) State one role of melanin pigment in the human skin.
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