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PURSUIT EXAMINATIONS BOARD

PRIMARY LEAVING MAGIC SET I EXAMINATIONS
2023
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
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Candidate’s signature: …………………………………………………………………………

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1. Do not write your school or district name QN. No MARKS EXR´S
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2. This paper has two sections: A and B. 1 - 10
Section A has 40 questions and section B
has 15 questions. 11 - 20
3. Answer all questions. All working for both
sections A and B must be shown in the
spaces provided. 21 - 30

4. All answers must be written using a blue or 31 - 40

black ball point pen or ink. Any work
written in pencil will not be marked. 41 - 43
5. Unnecessary changes in your work and
handwriting that cannot be read easily may 44 - 46
lead to loss of marks.
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 SECTION A: 40 MARKS
Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each.

1. Name the type of soil that has the highest drainage pattern.
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2. State any one importance of proper handling of cooked food in
a home.
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3. Which group of cold-blooded vertebrates predominantly live in
water?
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The diagram below shows parts of the alimentary canal. Study
and use it carefully to answer questions 4 and 5.

Duodenum

4. Name the part of the alimentary canal marked with letter M.

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5. To which body system does the above drawn diagram belong?
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6. State any one cause of community health concerns in an area.
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7. Give any one way in which the sun causes formation of rain in
an area.
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8. Name the method of harvesting wood that increases yielding of
fruits and eases harvesting.
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The diagram below is of some animals. Study and use it
carefully to answer questions 9 and 10.

P Q

9. To which group of invertebrates does the animal marked P

belong?
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10. In which way is the reproduction of animal marked P different
from the one of Q?
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11. State the reason why mass of an object is always constant.

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12. Name the internal body organ protected by the spinal column.
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13. Give any one factor that affects the weather pattern of an area.
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14. State any one way in which sound is useful in the environment.
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15. Give any one advantage of crop rotation method of farming.
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16. State any one activity a P.7 pupil can do to promote community
health in a school.
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17. In which way does soaking of clothes ease washing during
cleaning?
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18. State any one way in which conduction of heat is applied in
daily life.
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19. Name the condition in which the victim’s body temperature
rises beyond normal.
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20. Give any one example of drugs of dependency.
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21. In which way do plants help to reduce the amount of carbon
dioxide in the environment?
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The diagram below shows certain items used to manage
certain type of weather. Study and use it carefully to answer
questions 22 and 23.

22. Identify the items drawn above.

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23. Which type of weather requires regular use of the named items
in (22) above?
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24. Name the form of energy obtained from water tides.
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25. Give the reason why cattle farmers carry out deworming.
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26. State any one way in which the human kidney is adapted to its
function.
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27. Which element of Primary Health Care is promoted during an
assembly organised to check on learners’ hygiene in a school?
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28. State any one way in which luminous bodies are important in
the environment.
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29. Name the type of chicken that poultry farmers keep in order to
obtain two main products.
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30. Give any one primary sex characteristic common among
adolescent boys.
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31. What term refers to the introduction of vaccines to the body to

cause immunity?
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32. Give any one condition that causes honey bees to be fed on
supplementary feeds.
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33. Which blood vessels transport blood at lower blood pressure in
the human body?
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34. Name any one instrument used for measuring length.
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35. Give any one advantage of using natural manure over artificial
manure in the soil.
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36. In which one way is the images formed by pinhole camera
similar to the images formed by the human eye?
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The diagram below shows an item used to promote sanitation.
Study and use it carefully to answer questions 37 and 38.

Handle

37. Name the item drawn above.

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38. In which way does the named item in (37) above important in
the environment?
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39. What is the method of seed dispersal of castor oil seeds?
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40. Name the Sexually Transmitted Disease that is caused by
protozoa in humans.
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 SECTION B: 60 MARKS
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each.

41. (a) Mention any two groups of birds in the environment.

(i)…………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)………………………………………………………………………………..
(b) Give any two ways birds are important in the environment.
(i) ………………………………………………………………………………..
(ii) ……………………………………………………………………………….
The diagram below shows farming practice. Study and use
it carefully to answer the questions that follow.

Seedling planted
in the hole
Hole in the soil

I II
42. (a) Name the garden tool marked with letter x.
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(b) Give the use of the garden tool named in 42 (a) above.
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(c) State any two advantages of raising up seedlings in a
nursery bed.

(i) ……………………………………………………………………………….

(ii) ……………………………………………………………………………….
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43. (a) Name the component of blood that;
(i) Defends the body against diseases
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(ii) Transports oxygen in the body
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(b) Name any one disease that attacks the circulatory system.
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(c) State one way in which a person can care for his/her
circulatory system.
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44. (a) Name any two dairy breeds of goats kept in Uganda.
(i) …………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………

(b) State any two reasons why some farmers prefer keeping
goats to keeping cattle on a farm.
(i) …………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………

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 The table below shows the group of flowering plants. Study
and use it to answer the questions that follow.

Flowering lants

A Monocotyledonous plants

45. (a) Mention the group of flowering plants marked A.

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(b) Name any one example of a plant that can be represented
by letter B.
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(c) State any two ways in which plants marked A are different
from the monocotyledonous plants.
(i)…………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)………………………………………………………………………………..

46. (a) Give any two examples of activities that promote good
health of the human body.
(i)…………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)………………………………………………………………………………..
(b) State any two importance of having enough rest and sleep
to the health of a person.
(i)………………………………………………………………………………….
(ii)………………………………………………………………………………….

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47. (a) Give the meaning of the following terms;

(i) Solute
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(ii) Solvent
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(b) Which method of separating mixtures requires use of wind?
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(c) Give any one way in which the named method in 47 (b)
above is applied in daily life.
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48. (a) Give any two primary sex changes that occur in both
adolescent boys and girls.

(i) …………………………………………………………………………………

(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………

(b) State two ways in which problems associated with

adolescents can be solved in a community.

(i) …………………………………………………………………………………

(ii) …………………………………………………………………………………

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 The diagrams below show two containers, A and B containing
hot water. Study and use them to answer the questions that
follow.

A B
49. (a) Which of the two containers will cool hot water first when
poured in them at the same time?
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(b) Give a reason to support your answer in 49 (a) above.
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(c) State any two effect of heat loss on matter.
(i)…………………………………………………………………………………

(ii)………………………………………………………………………………..

50. (a) Give any two causes of soil erosion in the environment.

(i)………………………………………………………………………………….

(ii)…………………………………………………………………………………

(b) State any one way in which soil erosion can be controlled;

(i) In a hilly area

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(ii) In a school compound
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51. (a) Which class of simple machines is formed by joining two
inclined planes to form an edge?
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(b) State any two ways in which use of simple machines make
work easier.
(i) ………………………………………………………………………………..

(ii) ……………………………………………………………………………….

(c) Give one factor that affects smooth running of simple

machines.
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52. (a) Mention any two groups of people whose health can easily
be harmed.
(i)…………………………………………………………………………………
(ii)………………………………………………………………………………..
(b) State any one way of caring for the above named groups of
people in 52 (a) above.
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(c) Give main reason why babies should be taken for
immunisation.
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53. The table below shows administration of different vaccines.
Study and use it to complete the blank spaces.

Disease Vaccine Way of administration

Measles By injection
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BCG
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Polio OPV
…..……………………………...

54. (a) Name any one scale used for measuring temperature.
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(b) Which instrument is used for measuring temperature?
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(c) Convert 60°C (degrees Celsius) to °F (degrees Fahrenheit)
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 The diagrams below show two different experiments carried
out by a P.7 pupil about light. Study and use them to answer
the questions that follow.

pinhole

Observer Observer

Candle Candle
Cardboard R Cardboard S

55. (a) What does the above experiment prove about light?

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(b) Identify the cardboard that allows the observer to see the
light from the burning candle.

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(c) Give any two examples of transparent objects.

(i)……………………………………………………………………………….

(ii)………………………………………………………………………………

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