UGANDA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS BOARD

PRIMARY LEAVING EXAMINATION

2024
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

Random No. Personal No.

Candidate's Name:

Candidate's Signature:
District ID No.
FOR EXAMINERS'
Read the following instructions carefully: USE ONLY
1. Do not write yOur school or district name EXR'S
anywhere on this paper. ON. NO. MARKS NO.

2. This paper has tvo sections: A and B. 1- 10

Sectlon A has 40 questions and section B
has 15 questions. The paper has 15 11 - 20
printed pages altogether.
21- 30
3. Anser all questions. AIl answers to both
Sections A and B must be written in the 31- 40
spaces provided.
41- 43
4. All answers must be written using a blue
or black ball point pen or ink. Any work
44 - 46
written in pencil other than drawings will
not be marked. 47- 49
5. Unnecessary changes in your work and 50 - 52
handwriting that tcannot be read easily may
lead to loss of marks.
53 - 55
6. Do not fill anything in the table indicated
"FOR EXAMINERS USE ONLY" and in TOTAL
the boxes inside the question paper.
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 SECTION A: 40 MARKS

Answer all questions In this section.

Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each.
1. Narme any one type of latrine.

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2. Give any one reason why it is dangerous to take shelter under tall trees
during rain.

3. State any one function the diaphragm during the process of

breathing.

4. Name any one agent of soil erosion.

The diagram below shows an animal in the group of invertebrates. Use it to

answer questions 5 and 6.

5. Name the animal shown in the diagram.

6. State the group of invertebrates to which the animal belongs.

7. Mention any one way in which vegetables can be kept fresh for some
time.

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 8. State one way in which bacteria are useful In the formatlon of soll.

9. Glve the reason whya person suffering from bilharzla develops anaemla.

10. Mention one way in which air circulation in a rabblt hutch can be
Improved.

11, State the reason why the human skin develops goose pimples during
cold weather.

12. Give any one way in which you can utilise empty plastic bottles at home.

13. Mention one function of a bandage found in a first ald kit.

14. State any one way in which fermentation is important in our dally life.

15. State any one reason whya builder would prefer a pulley to an inclined
plane when lifting sand from the ground to the top of a building.

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The dlagram below shows a human body organ. Use it to answer questions
16 and 17.

16. Name the organ shown above.

17. Give the function of the part labelled N.

18. Identify any one effect of pests and diseases on tuber crops.

19. State any one way in which taking medicine without the instruction of
a health worker can affect a family.

20. Mention any one reason why harvesting of honey should be done during
day time.

21. Name the disorder in the skeletal system

where a bone moves away
from its normal position at the joint.
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State the reason why a cubic unit of wool weighs less than a cubic unit
a stone.

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23. State one way in which paddocking method of grazing cattle helps to
break the life cycle of pests on a farm.

24. Give one way in which rusting is important to the environment.

25. Name the element of Primary Health Care which promotes the human
body cleanliness.

26. Mention any one activity a School Health Club can to improve the
health of people in school.

27. State the property of air used in filling balloons.

28. State any one way in which planting of trees alongside other crops
improves the quality of soil.

29. Give one reason why we should regularly wash our hands with clean
water and soap.

30. Mention one way in which the antennae of insects are similar to the
human skin in terms of function.

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sanitation.Name Give dlagram
above.State Identify diagram by
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shows why
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of planting a vacuumthe in
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36. State the reason why a ray of light bends as it passes througha glass
block.

37. State any one way of conserving water as a resource in the

environment.

38. Mention one reason why you are encouraged to brush the tongue as
well when cleaning the teeth.

39. Mention any one way in which electric shocks can be prevented in a
home.

40. Give any one way in which crop farmers can keep seeds viable for a
long time.

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 SECTION B: 60 MARKS
Answer all questions in this sectlon.
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each.
41. (a) Name the class of food that helps in the repair of body cells.

(b) Apart from contamination of food, mentlon any two other

challenges that people who buy food from markets get.
(i)
(W)
(©) State any one way of controling food contamination in a market.

42. (a) Name the qerm that causes cholera.

(b) Explain why cholera is common in heavily populated communities.

(02 marks)

(c) Apart from proper use of latrines, mention any one other way of
controlling the spread of cholera in the communities in (b) above.

43. (a) Name the correct garden tool for transplanting seedlings.

(b) State the reason why evening time is the best for transplanting
seedlings.
 (c) Mention any two advantages of mulching a garden after
transplanting.

(W)

44. The dlagram below shows part of the human dlgestive system. Use it
to answer the questions that follow.

Rectum

(a) Name the parts labelled;

() X
(i) W
(b) State any one function of the following parts:
() Y
(ü) Z

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45. The table below shows some of the steps followed in the deaning of
cdothes and the purpose of each steo, Complete the table correciy.
Step Purpose
Separating cloths according tO washing
needs.

Soaking

Removing dirty soapy water from the clothes.

Ironing

46. (a) Give the meaning of the term electromagnet.

(b) You are provided with the following items: Iron nall, copper wire, a
dry cell and some pins.
Describe how you can use the items to make a magnet.
(03 marks)
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47. (a) Mention any two materials that can be useo a dlgester to
produce blogas.

(i)
(b) Give a reason why a biogas digester should be tightly sealed.

(C) State any one advantage of using biogas.

48. The diagram below shows a person wearing a protective item made of
cloth. Use it to answer the following questions.

(a) Name the protective item labelled K.

of the
(b) Identify any two diseases that can be prevented by the use
protective iterm K.

(1)
(ü)
protective item K.
(c) Mention any one good practice of using the

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49. (a) Mentlon one examole of muslcal
instruments in each of the groups
below:
(0) String Instruments...
() Percusslon Instruments.
0) Name any two methods of storing sound.
(O)
(ü)

O (a) State the name aiven to Insects that live and work together.

(0) Give any one way in which insects are useful to people.

(c) State any two human

activities that are dangerous to insects in the
environnment.

(i)
51. The diagram below shows types of
questions that follow. weather. Study it and answer the

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 (a) Name the type of
weather marked C.

(b) State one way in which the vpe of weather in Ahelps in fornauo
of the type of weather In D.

(c) Give one way in which people protect themselves from the
effects of the type of weather in B.

(d) State any one way in which too much of the type of weather in A
is dangerous to the environment.

52. (a) State the meaning of the term vaccine.

(b) Mention the way in which polio vaccine is administered.

stored in a cool place.

(c) State the reason why vaccines should be

immunization programmes
(d) Identify any one way you can support
in your community.

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53. (a) Name the formation
physical change which leads to the of the
following:
) Ice
(i) Rainfall
(0) State any two effects of physical changes caused by soll eroslon In
the envronment.
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S4. (a) Name the two muscles found in the human arm.

(ü)
(b) State any one function of muscles in the human body.

(C) State the importance of maintaining correct posture in humans.

55. (a) The diagram below shows a cup 12 cm high placed 30 cm infront
of a plane mirror. Draw the image of the cup.
(02 marks)

Miror

30 cm
(o) The diagram below shows a reflection on a plane mirror PQ.

Name ray A.

and y.
(ü) State the relationship between angles m

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