LIGHT PRIMARY SCHOOL BULENGA

PRIMARY SIX
SECTION A
1. State one use of trees in our environment.
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2. Identify any one sign of pest damage in crops.
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3. How is BCG vaccine different from polio vaccine in the way they are administered?
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4. Which part of a fish detects sound waves in water?
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5. Give one importance of wind to plants.
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6. Identify the product got from cattle whose body shape is shown below.

7. Why is a bat classified under mammals?

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8. Name the component of blood responsible for clotting blood in cuts.
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9. Why is burning of wood to ash called a chemical change?
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10. What do the eggs of a cockroach hatch into?
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11. Which element of PHC is promoted through proper disposal of rubbish?
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12. Name the deficiency disease caused by lack of vitamin Ain the diet.
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13. Identify any one method of harvesting root crops from the garden.
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14. Which part of a flower has the same role as the testicles of a bull?
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15. Give a reason why worker bees are not able to lay eggs.
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16. In which one state of matter does heat travel by convection?
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17. Why should we tepid sponge someone with fever?
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18. How is the seed shown below dispersed?
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19. Why are green plants unable to make food at night?
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20. Give one example of a living resource in the environment.
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21. Identify one poultry disease caused by protozoa.
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22. In which way is a mushroom similar to a moss plant?
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23. Give one importance of cilia in the nostrils of mammals.
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24. Mention one example of a stem tuber.
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25. Write down any one device used to store sound.
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26. State one way water gets contaminated at the source.
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27. Identify any one example of a plant fibre.
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28. Why does a medical worker dip a clinical thermometer in spirit before using it on
another person?
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29. Why is sugar used in the making of ORS?
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30. Name one body organ severely damaged by excessive consumption of alcohol.
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31. Mention one example of a disease that is spread through droplet infection.

32. Identify the type of tropism shown below.

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33. State one danger of hook worm infestation to the human
body.
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34. Give one way in which animals depend on plants.

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35. Suggest one way a crop farmer can control pests without using chemicals.
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36. Name one by product of respiration.
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37. State one way in which a child gets natural immunity.
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38. Identify one example of a water habitat disease.
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39. How is blood carried by the pulmonary vein different from that carried by the
pulmonary artery?
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40. Give one importance of a school health committee.
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SECTION B
41. Study the diagram below and use it to answer questions that follow.
a) Name the type of root system shown above.
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b) Which group of crops has such roots?
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c) State the function of structures marked Z.
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d) How is osmosis important to plants?

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42. a) Give any two advantages of keeping local breeds of cattle.
i) _____________________________________________________________________________
ii)_____________________________________________________________________________
b) Name the fuel obtained from cow dung.
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c) Why do farmers mainly rear Friesian breed of cattle?
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43. a) How are insects like moths able to locate flowers at night?
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b) Mention any two living agents of pollination.
i) _____________________________________________________________________________
ii)_____________________________________________________________________________
c) What happens when pollen grains land on the stigma?
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44. a) Identify the groups of vertebrates to which the following animals belong.
i) snake _____________________________________________________________________
ii) Toad______________________________________________________________________
iii) Whale____________________________________________________________________

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 b) How is the reproduction of a whale similar to that of a snake?
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45. a) Mention any one cause of soil erosion.

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b) Suggest two ways of controlling soil erosion in a hilly area.
i) _____________________________________________________________________________
ii)_____________________________________________________________________________
c) Identify any one agent of soil erosion.
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46. a) Name the type of teeth used for:
i) Biting food _________________________________________________________________
ii) Tearing flesh________________________________________________________________
b) Why should food be chewed properly before being swallowed?
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c) Which disorder of the digestive system leads to blockage of food movement along
the alimentary canal?
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47. Study the diagram below and use it to answer questions that follow.

a) Identify the method of obtaining clean water shown in the

diagram

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b) Give the scientific name given to substance marked;
i) M__________________________________________________
ii) N ___________________________________________________

c) Why is water got through the above method not safe for drinking?

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48. a) Which part of the human body is affected by the following diseases?
i)scabies ____________________________________________________________________
ii) conjunctivitis_______________________________________________________________
b) Name the vector that spreads rabies.

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d) Identify one disease likely to breakout in an area due to poor sanitation.

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49. Study the table below and fill in the missing information

Sources of food Food value Deficiency disease

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Fruits Vitamin C _______________________
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Beans ___________________ Kwashiorkor
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Iodised salt Iodine _______________________
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__________________ Carbohydrates marasmus
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50. Use the diagram of a musical instrument shown below to answer
questions that follow.

a) To which group of instruments does the above shown instrument belong?

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b) How is the above instrument played?

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c) Which string will produce the highest pitched sound?

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d) How are echoes reduced in cinema halls?

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51. a) State the difference between a burn and scald.

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b) Which First Aid is given in case of each of the following;

i) Burns and scalds ____________________________________________________________

ii) Fractures__________________________________________________________________
iii) Snake bite_________________________________________________________________
52. a) State any two reasons why people smoke.
i) _____________________________________________________________________________
ii)_____________________________________________________________________________
b) Give one danger of smoking to a pregnant woman.

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c) Besides smoking, give any other way how drugs are introduced into the body.

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53. a) How is each of the following plants propagated;
i) Sugar canes?_________________________________________________________________
ii) Onions?_____________________________________________________________________
iii) Bananas?__________________________________________________________________
b) State one advantage of growing crops vegetatively over seeds.

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54. a) Give one example of each of the following

i) Renewable resources _________________________________________________________

ii) Non-renewable resources _____________________________________________________
b) Suggest two ways of conserving resources in the environment.
i) _____________________________________________________________________________
ii) ____________________________________________________________________________
55. a) State the function of the heart in the human body.

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b) Give the functions of the following components of blood in the body.

i) White blood cells

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ii) Red blood cells
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c) Why do arteries have thicker muscular walls than veins?

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SECTION A
1. Name the first set of teeth to appear in a human.
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2. Give one reason why farmers rear birds.
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3. How useful is an echo to a pilot?
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4. Which property of air enables one to spray perfume on the body?
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5. State one process that helps in soil formation.
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6. How is the tool below useful to a farmer?

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7. Which type of weather drives wind mills?

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 ____________________________________________________________________________
8. Why does a butterfly die when its abdomen is covered with cassava flour?
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9. Name one exotic breed of rabbit reared in Uganda.
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10. By which process do plants absorb water from the soil?
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11. Identify one method of applying fertilizers in the soil.
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12. State one effect of alcoholism to the family.
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13. In which way is a burn similar to a scald?
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14. Calculate the density of the figure below if its mass is 84g..

15. Suggest one way P.6 pupil can promote sanitation in his/her classroom.
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16. Why do small drums produce high pitched sound?
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17. Name the digestive juice produced in the stomach.
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18. Write down one example of a sea mammal.
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19. State one effect of heat on matter.
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20. What do we call the blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart?
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21. How is sugar helpful to a dehydrated child?
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22. Name the fungus that helps in fermentation of alcohol.
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23. How does the cork of a vacuum flask control heat loss?
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24. Identify any one quality of a good first aider.
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25. How is a housefly adapted to spreading disease germs?
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26. Why do farmers dock the female sheep?

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 ____________________________________________________________________________
27. State the importance of a latrine in a clean home.
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28. How can a farmer improve upon his local breeds of goats?
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29. In the space below draw a leaf with parallel venation.

30. Why do worker bees visit flowers?

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31. Identify one way in which drugs are taken into the body.
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32. Name one vertebrate that uses a shell for protection?
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33. Why do doctors dip a clinical thermometer in alcohol before using it on
another patient?
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34. How do bacteria reproduce?
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35. Why is a rain gauge placed in an open place?
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36. Which vitamin improves upon our vision?
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37. State the function of the blood cell below in the body.
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38. Identify the body system that is severely destroyed by smoking.
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39. Give one condition that may force a mother to bottle feed her baby.
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40. Mention one cause of soil exhaustion.
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SECTION B
41. a) Why is cholera regarded as a communicable disease?
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b) Besides cholera, mention two other communicable diseases.

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 i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
c) Suggest one way of controlling the spread of cholera.
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42. a) State any two reasons why people smoke.

i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
b) Name one disease caused by smoking.
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c) How is passive smoking different from active smoking?
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43. a) Name any two examples of root crops.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
b) Mention one pest that attacks root crops.
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c) Suggest one way of caring for crops in the garden.
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44. a) Name one biological change that occurs in both plants and animals.
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b) Give one example of each of the following;

i) Chemical change___________________________________________________________
ii) Physical change__________________________________________________________
c) Mention one human activity that spoils the environment.
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45. a) State two ways in which pineapples are propagated.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
b) Mention one crop which can be propagated in the same way like a pineapple.
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c) Identify one common pest of pineapple.
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46. a) State any two components of air besides carbondioxide.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
b) Why is carbondioxide used in fire extinguishers?
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c) How is wind different from air?
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47. Study the diagram below and use it to answer questions that follow.

a) Name the parts labeled:

i) D_________________________________ ii) A_______________________________

b) State the function of part C.
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c) Name one disease that attacks the human ear.
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48. a) Why is a scorpion called an invertebrate?
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b) To which group of vertebrates does a frog belong?

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d) Why is a fish called a cold blooded animal?
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d) State one similarity between birds and mammals.

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49. Use the diagram below to answer questions that follow.

a) Name the method of making alcohol shown above.

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b) What role is played by cold water in the above process?
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c) State the scientific name given to the liquid in container A.
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d) State any one use of alcohol to people.
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50. a) Besides egg eating, name any other poultry vice.
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b) Give one cause of egg eating in poultry.
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c) Suggest two ways of controlling vices in poultry.

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 i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
51. Study the diagram below and use it to answer questions that follow.
a) What type of germination is shown in the diagram?
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b) Identify any one seed that undergoes the above
mentioned type of germination.
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c) Name part marked N.__________ _____________________
d) Give one factor that may make a seed fail to
germinate when all conditions are present.
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____________________________________________

52. Match the following weather instruments to their function

A B
Hygrometer speed of wind
Barometer amount of rainfall received
Rain gauge atmospheric pressure
Anemometer strength of wind.
Amount of water vapour in the
atmosphere
a) Hygrometer______________________________________________________________
b) Barometer_______________________________________________________________
c) Rain gauge_______________________________________________________________
d) Anemometer______________________________________________________________
53. a) Name the component of soil that increases its fertility.
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b) Write down two ways of maintaining soil fertility.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
c) How does bush burning cause soil erosion.
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54. a) What do we call the sudden happening that causes injury to the body?
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b) Give two reasons why people with injuries should be given First Aid.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
c) Why should we tie slightly above the bitten part when giving First Aid for a
snake
bite?
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55. Write down any three requirements needed when starting a farm.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
iii) _________________________________________________________________________
b) Mention any one tick borne disease in farm animals.
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***Good luck***

SECTION A
56. Name the best soil for modeling.
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57. Identify one enzyme found in the stomach.
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58. Mention an invertebrate that defends itself by withdrawing into its shell.
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59. Give one cause of soil erosion.
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60. How does heat travel through liquids and gases?
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Below is a diagram showing the roots of a monocot.

61. State the use of the roots marked P to the plant.

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62. Why do electricity wires appear tight on poles on cold days?
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63. State any one cause of dehydration.
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64. In which way are irish potatoes propagated?
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65. Why are theatre halls usually covered with soft boards?
____________________________________________________________________________
66. Give one importance of the tongue during digestion.
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67. Below is a diagram showing the foot of a bird. Mention one example of a
bird with such a foot.
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68. Why should materials made of iron be painted?
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69. Why is a P.6 pupil advised to cut finger nails short?
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70. Name the plant’s response towards light.
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71. Why is a spider not an insect?
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72. What is shearing as used in sheep keeping?
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73. State the digestive juice produced by the stomach walls.
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74. In the space below, draw a diagram showing fibrous root system.

75. How are sunbirds and bees useful to flowers?

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76. Give any one reason why we give First Aid to accident victims.
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77. State any one sign of a goat on heat.
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The diagram below shows an instrument. Use it to answer questions 23 and
24.
78. Name the instrument shown in the
diagram
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79. How is part marked X useful in the
instrument above?
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80. What gas do legume plants need to make proteins?
____________________________________________________________________________
81. Mention one way in which vaccines are introduced into our bodies?
____________________________________________________________________________
82. Why is ice called matter?
____________________________________________________________________________
83. Give any one example of a chemical change.
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84. State any one reason why people drink alcohol.
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85. How does mulching keep moisture in the soil?
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86. Of what use is a dustbin in the school compound?
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87. State the reason why bees sometimes swarm.
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88. Why do people keep rabbits in their homes?
____________________________________________________________________________
89. Give one activity a community can do to reduce road accidents.
____________________________________________________________________________
90. To which group of succulent fruits does the fruit in the diagram below
belong?

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91. Give one way in fungi are useful to people.

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92. By what process does smoke move through the chimney?
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93. State the use of water during seed germination.
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94. Calculate the density of an object which has a mass of 60 grams and volume
of 6cm3.

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95. Name the amphibian that lays eggs shown in the diagram below.

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SECTION B
96. Below are steps used to recover salt with mixed sand, re-arrange the
steps
correctly.
i. Filter the mixture.
ii. Add water and stir to dissolve the salt.

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 iii. Boil the filtrate until it evaporates to dryness.
iv. Collect the mixture and put it into the container.

i. _______________________________________________________________________
ii. _______________________________________________________________________
iii. _______________________________________________________________________
iv. _______________________________________________________________________
97. Study the diagram below and answer questions.

a) Name parts marked A and B.

i) A________________________________ii) B_______________________________
b) How can plants depend on animals?
__________________________________________________________________________
c) How do plants in A obtain their food?
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98. a) Which element of Primary Health Care is promoted by using the maternal
shown in the
diagram below.

_________________________________

b) Apart from the element of PHC you have mentioned in (a) above, state two
other elements
of PHC..
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
c) Give one way in which a community can promote Primary Health Care.
____________________________________________________________________________
99. a) Mention two vulnerable groups of people involved in breastfeeding.
i)____________________________________(ii)_____________________________________
b) Give one advantage of breastfeeding.
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 c) Write down one disadvantage of bottle feeding.
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100. a) Name the muscles that make up the heart.
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b) Why is the left ventricle of the heart thick walled?
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c) Write down any two functions of blood in the body.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
101. Match the instruments in A to what they measure (show) in B
A B
Hygromete Speed of wind
r
Wind vane Amount of water
vapour.
Barometer Direction of wind.
Anemomet Atmospheric
er pressure.

i) Hygrome ___________________________________________________________
ter
ii Wind ___________________________________________________________
) vane
iii Baromet ___________________________________________________________
) er
i Anemom ___________________________________________________________
v eter
)
102. a) State the type of smoking where one inhales smoke indirectly from an
active smoke.
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b) Give one disease of the lungs caused by smoking
__________________________________
c) Suggest two ways in which an individual can avoid drug dependence.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
103. a) Mention one product got from cattle that protect children from
kwashiorkor.
__________________________________________________________________________
b) How is a strip cup useful to a cattle keeper?
__________________________________________________________________________
c) Identify the diseases of cattle spread by ticks.

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 i)__________________________________(ii)____________________________________
104. The diagram below shows three drums. Use it to answer questions below.

a) Which drum will produce sound with:-

i) The lowest pitch___________________________
ii) The highest pitch___________________________

b) How does a drum produce sound?

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c) Give one reason why sound is stored.
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105. a) Give two characteristics of living things.
i) _________________________________________________________________________
ii) _________________________________________________________________________
b) State the difference between plants and animals.
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c) How do pupils benefit from orange plants in the school compound?
__________________________________________________________________________
106. a) What are social insects?
__________________________________________________________________________
b) Give two examples of social insects.
i) _______________________________________________________________________
ii) _______________________________________________________________________
c) In which one way are insects useful to people?
__________________________________________________________________________
107. Oil and water were mixed in a glass as shown below.

a) Name the liquids X and Y.

X____________________________________________________________________
Y ____________________________________________________________________
b) Why does liquid X settle on top of liquid Y?
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 c) When is displacement method applied in Science?
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108. a) What causes tooth decay?
__________________________________________________________________________
b) State the use of each of the following types of teeth;
i) Molars ___________________________________________________________________
ii) Canines _________________________________________________________________
c) Suggest one way of caring for our teeth.
__________________________________________________________________________
109. a) What term refers to all domestic birds?
__________________________________________
b) State two types of chicken.
i) _______________________________ ii) _______________________________
c) State the system of keeping birds that is common in rural areas.
__________________________________________________________________________
110. Study the diagram below and answer questions that follow.

a) Name the organism shown in the diagram

_______________________________________
b) To which kingdom of living things does it belong?
_________________________________________________________________________
c) Name the part marked A.____________________________________________________
d) State the use of part B to the organism above.
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SECTION A:
111.In which state of matter is ice?

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112.Why are expectant mothers called vulnerable groups of people?

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113. State one duty of worker bees in the hive.
___________________________________________________________________________
114. How do green plants benefit from the process of respiration in animals?
___________________________________________________________________________
115. Name the class of food which protects our bodies from infection
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116. State one reason why we should boil drinking water.
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117. Which element of PHC controls the spread of immunisable diseases among infants?
___________________________________________________________________________
118. In which way is the reproduction of yeast different from other fungi?
___________________________________________________________________________
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119. How important is dustbin in our classroom?
___________________________________________________________________________
120. Identify the property of air shown below.

_______________________________________________

121. Give one example of a stem tuber

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122. Why is a dog referred to as a living thing?
___________________________________________________________________________
123. Mention one way in which our bodies acquire immunity.
___________________________________________________________________________
124. Give one poultry disease caused by a virus.
___________________________________________________________________________
125. Name one dairy breed of goats reared in Uganda.
___________________________________________________________________________
126. How is the life cycle of locusts different from that of butterflies?
___________________________________________________________________________
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127. Name the liquid metal which is commonly used in thermometers.
___________________________________________________________________________
128. Mention one similarity between fungi and bacteria..
___________________________________________________________________________
129. Why is evaporation of water to steam called a physical change?
___________________________________________________________________________
130. Explain the term kindling as usedin rabbit keeping.
___________________________________________________________________________
Below is a diagram of a plant with a running stem, use it to answer questions
21 and 22.

131. Name part labeled Q on the plant above?

_____________________________________________________2132.
Give one reason why plants with such stems climb other

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 plants?
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133. Identify one local method of preserving food.
_____________________________________________________
134. How does a crop farmer benefit from the action of worker bees visiting his tomato
garden?
___________________________________________________________________________
135. Give one way of preventing burns while lifting hot objects.
___________________________________________________________________________
136. Why are poultry farmer encouraged to mix crushed bones of fish in poultry mash?
___________________________________________________________________________
137. Besides plants and animals, mention any other kingdom of living things.
___________________________________________________________________________
138. State one importance of heat to man.
___________________________________________________________________________
139. Give one importance of litter on a poultry house.
___________________________________________________________________________
140. Name one condition necessary for rusting to occur.
___________________________________________________________________________
141. Why is the space left in the bottle of soda below?

________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

142. A part from the sun, identify any other natural source of heat energy.
___________________________________________________________________________
143. Why is a bat called a mammal yet it flies like birds?
___________________________________________________________________________
144. Name the most sensitive part of the tooth.
___________________________________________________________________________
145. How useful is an Anemometer at a weather station?
___________________________________________________________________________
146. Identify any one raw material for Photosynthesis
___________________________________________________________________________
147. In which part of the alimentary canal of man is alcohol absorbed?
___________________________________________________________________________
148. Why should pit latrines be smoked regularly?
___________________________________________________________________________
149. How is sleep and rest important for our well being?
___________________________________________________________________________
150. Mention one vaccine given to babies at 6, 10 and 14 weeks.

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SECTION B,
151.a) What are vertebrates?
___________________________________________________________________________
b) Besides birds, mention two other groups of vertebrates.
i)___________________________________ii)_____________________________________
c) Why are birds referred to as warm blooded vertebrates?
___________________________________________________________________________
152. Below are roots of a monocotyledons plant, use the diagram to answer
questions
that follow.

a) Name the part labeled N.

__________________________________________
b) How useful are roots marked M to the above
plant?
____________________________________________
____________________________________________
c) Name any two plants with the root marked M above.
i)_____________________________________ii)___________________________________
153. How do the following animals protect themselves against enemies?
a) Caterpillars: _______________________________________________________________
b) Porcupines: _______________________________________________________________
c) Snakes: _______________________________________________________________
d) Chameleons: _______________________________________________________________
154.a) Which method of heat transfer enables a farmer to dry his harvested bean
seeds?
__________________________________________________________________________
b) Identify any two examples of heat insulators.
i)__________________________________ii)_____________________________________
c) Why do electric wires appear tight during cold weather?
__________________________________________________________________________
155.a) How useful is Royal jelly in a bee hive?
__________________________________________________________________________
b) State one advantage of a modern bee hives over a traditional hives.
__________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
c) Name two products got from bees.
i)_____________________________________ii)___________________________________
156.a) Mention one example of each of the following :

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 i) Chemical change - ________________________________________________________
i) Biological change - _______________________________________________________
b) State one major similarity between chemical and biological changes.
___________________________________________________________________________
c) Which physical change leads to change of state from liquids to solids?
___________________________________________________________________________
157. Study the experiment below and use it to answer questions that follow.

a) Name the method of finding volume shown above.

___________________________________________________________________________
b) What scientific name is given to the object marked Z?
___________________________________________________________________________
c) Calculate the volume of the object marked Z in the diagram above.

__________________________________________________________________________
d) When is such a method of finding volume used?
__________________________________________________________________________
158.a) Name one exotic breed of sheep reared for wool production.
__________________________________________________________________________
b) Identify any one product made from wool. _______________________________________
c) How is docking an important practice in sheep management?
___________________________________________________________________________
d) Why is it not advisable for a farmer to live in the same house with domestic
animals?
___________________________________________________________________________
159. Study the diagram showing part of the digestive system of man and use
it to
answer questions that follow.

a) Name parts labeled J andL.

i) J__________________________________

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 ii) L _________________________________
b) Which enzyme clots proteins in the milk
of
babies in part labeled K?
_____________________________________
c) Suggest one way of keeping the digestive system in a good working condition.
___________________________________________________________________________
160. Match the diseases in list A to the germs that cause them in list B
A B
a) Malaria chlamydia
b) Typhoid HIV
c) AIDS Salmonella typhi
d) Trachoma Plasmodia

a) Malaria ____________________________
b) Typhoid ____________________________
c) AIDS ____________________________
d) Trachoma ____________________________
161. a) Name the thermometer used to measure the highest and lowest
temperatures of the day.
__________________________________________________________________________
b) Give a reason why mercury is commonly used in most thermometers.
__________________________________________________________________________
c) How is BCG vaccine different from polio vaccine in the way they are administered?
___________________________________________________________________________
d) In which units is temperature measured?
___________________________________________________________________________
162.a) What is meant by the term immunity?
___________________________________________________________________________
b) Write down two ways in which our bodies acquire immunity.
i)__________________________________________________________________________
ii)__________________________________________________________________________
c) Mention one type of immunity.
___________________________________________________________________________
163.a) Mention any two components of soil.
i) _______________________________ ii) ______________________________________
b) Which type of soil is useful in pottery industry?
__________________________________________________________________________
c) Apart from pottery, give one other importance of soil to man.
___________________________________________________________________________
164. The graph below shows the components of air. Use it to answer
questions that
follow.
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 a) Which part of air is represented by the
following
letters:
i) W _____________________
ii) Z _____________________
iii) Y _____________________
b) State any one use of gas labeled Z to man.
___________________________________________________________________________
165.a) Identify any one cause of road traffic accident in Uganda.
___________________________________________________________________________
b) Give one reason why casualties should be given First Aid.
___________________________________________________________________________
c) Name any two items which can be found in First Aid box.
i) __________________________________ ii)_________________________________
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