SPECIAL PRE-PLE EXAMINATIONS

P.7 SCIENCE
Time allowed: 2 Hours 15 minutes

Candidate’s Name: .................................................................................................

Index No. Stream …………….
SECTION A
1. Name the germ that causes sleeping sickness.
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2. Give one function of leaves to a plant.
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3. What name is given to eggs of lice?
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4. Name the type of skeleton that is found outside the body of an organism.
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5. Name one pest that destroys roots of root tuber crops.
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6. What state of matter is ghee at room temperature?
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7. Give one reason why cockroaches are a threat to crawling babies.
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8. How is reproduction in cow peas similar to that one in coniferous plants?
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9. Write one activity that can be done by a farmer to improve the quality of crop yields.
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10. State one block in a food path.
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11. Why is immunisation of children important in Uganda?

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12. Give one reason why people installing electricity should wear rubber gloves in their
hands.
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13. Why should young boys abstain from sex?

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14. What type of farming should a farmer use in order to harvest both crops and wood?
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The diagram below is of a charcoal stove. Use it to answer questions that follow.

15. How important is the hole N in the charcoal stove?

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16. Why do objects weigh less in water than in air?

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17. State the importance of boiling water for drinking.
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18. State one way of preventing malaria with out using chemicals.
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19. Apart from an ostrich, name one other example of flightless birds.
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20. Suggest one way of maintaining proper functioning of the body organs.
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21. Distinguish between a fuse and a switch according to their function.

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The diagram below is of a foot of a bird. Use it to answer questions 22 and 23.

22. Name structure marked with letter Y.

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23. Suggest one example of birds with such a foot.
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24. State one natural cause of environmental degradation.
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25. Identify the smallest bone in the body.

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26. To which group of simple machines does an axe belong?
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27. Give one way in which antelopes protect themselves from predators.
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28. Why is it not advisable to store cooked food in a room where domestic animals live?
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29. Identify one domestic animal man can use to protect himself.
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30. How is a duck billed platypus similar to a duck?
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31. Compare echo and an image in light.
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32. Apart from humus and living organisms, name other component of soil.
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33. What kind of energy is possessed by books on the table in your class?
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34. Suggest one factor one should consider when choosing a site for an apiary.
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35. Define volume of sound.

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36. Which part in the mammalian eye does the same work as the film in the camera?

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Below is a diagram of a bean seed. Use it to answer questions that follow.

37. Name the part marked X.

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38. Explain how important is part Y to the seed during germination.
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39. State the part of the flower that holds the anther head.
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40. Where in the human digestive system does digestion of food end from?
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SECTION B
41. (a) What are monotremes?

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(b) Identify any two examples of monotremes.
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(c) How are monotremes different from elephants?

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42. The diagram below shows a human joint. Use it to answer questions that follow.

(a) Name parts marked Y and M.

i) Y: _________________________________________________________________
ii) M: _______________________________________________________________
(b) Explain how part X is important at the joint.

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(c) What type of joint is shown in the diagram above?

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43. (a) Give one reason why a magnet cannot attract a piece of wood.

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(b) Identify any three practices that can lead to the destruction of a magnet.
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44. (a) What is a vector?

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(b) Which vector spreads malaria germs to human beings?
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(c) Suggest two ways how people can control the spread of malaria germs.
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45. (a) What do you understand by the term friction?

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(b) How can friction be an advantage to a bicycle rider?

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(c) Suggest two ways how one can reduce friction in moving bodies.
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46. Match items in list A with those in list B correctly.
A B
Skin valves
Lungs brain
Skull carbon dioxide
Heart sweat

i) Skin: ______________________________________________________
ii) Lungs: ______________________________________________________
iii) Skull: ______________________________________________________
iv) Heart: ______________________________________________________

47. An experiment below was done by a P.5 class. Use it to answer the questions that
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 (a) Which method of finding volume is illustrated above?

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(b) If the stone has a density of 2g/cc, find its mass.

48. (a) Identify any two common sex deviations in the community.
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(b) List down two sexually transmitted diseases caused by a virus.
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49. (a) Write down any two types of cattle reared in Uganda.
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(b) State two requirements for starting a livestock farm.
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50. The diagram below shows refraction of light through a transparent glass block. Use
it to answer questions that follow.

(a) Name parts labelled P and Y.

i) P: _________________________________________________________________
ii) Y:
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(b) Write down any two ways how refraction can be dangerous to people.
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51. (a) Give immunisation sites for the following vaccines.
(i) DPT
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(b) At what age is measles vaccine immunised to children?
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(c) Name one vaccine which is administered to babies at birth.
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52. (a) What are energy resources?

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(b) Identify the major source of heat energy in the environment.
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(c) Name any two common non-renewable resources in the environment.
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53. Write short notice on the following words.
(a) Silting: ___________________________________________________________

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(b) Ovulation: _______________________________________________________
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(c) Pasteurisation: ___________________________________________________
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(d) Perspiration: _____________________________________________________
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54. (a) Explain why a first aid box should be painted white.

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(b) Differentiate a first aid box from a first aid kit.

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(c) Describe two factors which may lead to fainting.
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55. (a) How do we call a person who is recovering from sickness?

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(b) Identify three causes of sicknesses in our community.
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