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Primary Five

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School:

Year: Term:
 MATHEMATICS SET 1

NAME: ____________________________________________ STREAM: __________

1. Find the next number in the sequence; 5, 10, 15, 20, __________.

2. Find the lowest common multiple of 8 and 12.

3. Paul bought 2 shirts at Shs. 5,000 each and a book at Shs. 2,800. How
much money did Paul spend altogether?

4. Dan bought a bag at Shs. 27,000 and later sold it at Shs. 23,500.
Calculate the loss made by Dan.

5. Double the perimeter of the figure below.

9dm

11dm

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6. On a farm of 500 animals, of them are cattle and the rest are goats.
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(a) Find the fraction of goats.

(b) How many cattle are on the farm?

(c) How many more cattle than goats are on the farm?

7. Opio scored the following marks in a series of tests; 55, 60, 30, 45, 60.

(a) Find the range of his marks.

(b) Find the median mark.

(c) Work out the mean mark.

8. Using a pair of compasses, ruler and sharp pencil only, construct a

triangle such that AB = 7cm, BC = 6cm and AC = 5.5cm.

(b) Measure angle B.

 SOCIAL STUDIES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SET 1

1. What is a homestead?

________________________________________________________________________

2. Why should every home have a toilet?

________________________________________________________________________

3. Why is Mount Rwenzori snow capped throughout the year?

________________________________________________________________________

4. How are lines of latitude and longitudes important to people?

________________________________________________________________________

5. Name any one lake in Uganda that is crossed by the equator.

________________________________________________________________________

6. What does the map symbol below represent?

____________________________________________

7. By what process was Lake Edward formed?

________________________________________________________________________

8. What is planted vegetation?

________________________________________________________________________

9. Give the meaning of the term authority.

________________________________________________________________________

SECTION B
10(a) What does the term weather mean?

________________________________________________________________________

(b) Name the condition of weather suitable for seed planting.

________________________________________________________________________
(c) How do school children protect themselves against sunny weather?

________________________________________________________________________

(d) Name any one weather instrument that is kept in a Stevenson Screen.

________________________________________________________________________

11(a) Give the meaning of the term resource.

________________________________________________________________________

(b) State any two importance of lakes and rivers as natural resources.

(i) _____________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________

(c) Give one way people have misused lakes and rivers in Uganda.

________________________________________________________________________

12(a) What is climate?

________________________________________________________________________

________________________________________________________________________

(b) Write down the two aspects of climate.

(i) _________________________________ (ii) ________________________________

(c) How do human activities like heavy industrialization affect climate

negatively.

_____________________________________________________________________

13(a) Who is a leader?

_____________________________________________________________________

(b) State any one way leaders show faith in authority.

_____________________________________________________________________

(c) Write down any one example of human rights.

_____________________________________________________________________

(d) State one way people abuse human rights.

_____________________________________________________________________
 ENGLISH SET 1

Fill in the blank spaces with the correct form of the word given in the
brackets.

1. The passengers reached their destination ________________________.

(safe)

2. That stubborn girl has caused a lot of ______________________ on the

pupils. (injury)

3. The __________________________ was written on the notice board.

(advert)

4. Sarah’s mother cut ____________________________ when she was peeling

cassava. (self)

Give the plural form of the underlined words.

5. Has anybody seen my key?

________________________________________________________________________

6. The girl put the luggage in the car boot.

_______________________________________________________________________

Re-arrange the given words to construct a correct sentence.

7. Cartoons the interesting were?

________________________________________________________________________

8. expensive Kevin that will phone buy.

________________________________________________________________________

Re-write giving the opposite form of the underlined word.

9. The guest is not yet at home.

________________________________________________________________________

10. He was told to fill all the jerry cans before noon.

________________________________________________________________________
Use each word in a sentence to show that you know the difference in their
meanings.

11. reach ____________________________________________________________

12. rich ____________________________________________________________

Re-write as instructed in brackets.

13. Tom wrote this apology letter. (Re-write and end ………… by Tom. )

________________________________________________________________________

14. What a cunning animal a monkey is! (Begin: A monkey ……………)

________________________________________________________________________

15. Our teacher deals in computers, doesn’t he? (Re-write ending ……. does
he?

________________________________________________________________________

16. The sentences below are in wrong order. Re-arrange them to make a
correct composition about “A mechanic”.

1. They wear out due to friction.

2. The mechanic goes back home with a lot of money.

3. He repairs the vehicles in the garage.

4. Apart from tools, he also keeps oil, brake fluid and grease.

5. At the end of the day,

6. A mechanic is a person who repairs vehicles.

7. These tools include spanners, screw drivers, testers, etc.

8. The mechanic uses the oil and grease to lubricate parts of a vehicle
like the engine.

9. He uses different tools to repair them.

10. If the engine parts are not lubricated.

1. _____________________________________________________________________

2. _____________________________________________________________________

3. _____________________________________________________________________
4. _____________________________________________________________________

5. _____________________________________________________________________

6. _____________________________________________________________________

7. _____________________________________________________________________

8. _____________________________________________________________________

9. _____________________________________________________________________

10. ____________________________________________________________________
 MATHEMATICS SET 2

1. Find the next number in the sequence.

4, 8, 12, ___________.

2. Find the LCM of 6 and 8.

3. James bought 2kg of sugar at Shs. 4,000 each and a bar of soap at
SHS. 3,500. How much money did James spend altogether?

4. A trader bought a bull at Shs. 260,000 and sold it at Shs. 350,000.

Calculate the profit made by the trader.

5. Calculate the area of a square whose side is 9dm each.

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6. At a party, of the people were males and the rest were females. If
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there were 80 people altogether;

(a) What fraction were females?

(b) How many males were in the party?

(c) How many more females than males attended the party?

7. Okuni went to the supermarket and bought the following items;

2kg of sugar at Shs. 3,500 each.

3 kg of beans at Shs. 2,000 per kg.

4 litres of milk for 4,000/=.

(a) Calculate his total expenditure.

(b) If he was given a change of Shs. 3,000, how much money did he have
at first?
8(a) Using a ruler, pair of compasses and a sharp pencil only, construct
an equilateral triangle where PT = TR = PR = 6cm.

(b) Measure angle P.

 SCIENCE SET 1

SECTION A
1. Give any one example of exotic breed of chicken.

_____________________________________________________________________

2. Why do bees visit flowers?

_____________________________________________________________________

3. State any one importance of trees in a school compound.

_____________________________________________________________________

4. How can air circulation be improved upon in a house where we live?

_____________________________________________________________________

5. How can a P. 5 child differentiate sand soil from clay soil?

_____________________________________________________________________

6. Which type of thermometer uses both mercury and alcohol?

_____________________________________________________________________

7. Give a reason why blood goes to the lungs during circulation.

_____________________________________________________________________

8. Give the function of structures marked W on the diagram below.

_____________________________________________________________________

9. How is sitting in a dirty classroom dangerous to one’s life?

_____________________________________________________________________
 SECTION B

10. The diagram below shows a type of worm. Use it to answer question
X
Y

(a) Identify the worm shown above.

_____________________________________________________________________

(b) Name part marked Y.

_____________________________________________________________________

(c) How is part X useful to the worm?

_____________________________________________________________________

(d) How does man get infected with the above worm?

_____________________________________________________________________

11(a) Give the main purpose of rearing the following types of chicken.

(i) layers ____________________________________________________________

(ii) broilers ____________________________________________________________

(b) Name any one disease which affects both poultry and rabbits.

_____________________________________________________________________

(c) Why is dip litter system of rearing poultry commonly used for commercial
purposes?

_____________________________________________________________________

12(a) Name the insect vector in the 4Fs.

_____________________________________________________________________

(b) Mention any two diseases spread through the 4Fs.

(i) _________________________________ (ii) _________________________________

(c) Give one way of preventing disease spread through 4Fs.

_____________________________________________________________________

13(a) Name any two food values in a balanced diet.

(i) ____________________________________ (ii) ______________________________

(b) Why is it dangerous for people not to eat a balanced diet?

_____________________________________________________________________

(c) Write one way of preventing food contamination.

_____________________________________________________________________
 SOCIAL STUDIES AND RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SET 2

NAME: _____________________________________________ STREAM: __________

SECTION A

1. Give any one aspect of climate.

________________________________________________________________________

2. What is the work of CAO in a district?

________________________________________________________________________

3. Name the map symbol drawn below.

________________________________________________________________________

4. Write down one way of caring for vegetation.

________________________________________________________________________

5. How does a school promote peace and security?

________________________________________________________________________

6. In which direction is the sun at 8:00am?

________________________________________________________________________

7. How is a market important to people in your district?

________________________________________________________________________

8. Give the meaning of the term culture.

________________________________________________________________________

9. Why did Jacob run to his uncle’s place?

________________________________________________________________________
 SECTION B

10(a) Name the ministry under which police belong in Uganda.

________________________________________________________________________

(b) State any two ways the Uganda police enforce law and order.

(i) _____________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________

(c) Give any one department of Uganda police.

________________________________________________________________________

11(a) Give the meaning of the term transport.

________________________________________________________________________

(b) Why is road transport very common in your district?

________________________________________________________________________

(c) Give one means of air transport.

________________________________________________________________________

(d) Name the district in Uganda where Entebbe International Airport is

located.

________________________________________________________________________

12(a) What does the term swamp mean?

________________________________________________________________________

(b) State any two reasons why building a house for settlement in swamps
is discouraged.

(i) _____________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________

(c) Write down any one way of conserving swamps.

________________________________________________________________________

13(a) Why did Jesus Christ send the Holy Spirit to his disciples after going
to heaven?
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(b) On which day did Jesus send the Holy Spirit to the disciples?

________________________________________________________________________

(c) Mention any two gifts of the Holy Spirit.

(i) _____________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________
 ENGLISH SET 2

NAME: _____________________________________________ STREAM: _________

Fill in the blank spaces with a suitable word.

1. __________________________ are you doing now?

2. He wrote _________________ article about Christmas carols.

3. How _____________________ money did you pay to the conductor?

4. There is the man ______________________ stole Mr. Mukasa’s hens.

Use the correct form of the word in brackets to complete the sentence.

5. The late comers were ________________________ beaten by the

headmistress. (bad)

6. Uncle David bought a _____________________ cake for my 10th birthday.

(triangle)

7. My health is _______________________ today than it was last night. (well)

Arrange the given words in alphabetical order.

8. flour, flush, flash, fish

________________________________________________________________________

9. dress, dear, cat, cut

________________________________________________________________________

Re-write the sentences as instructed in brackets.

10. John sleeps early. Joan sleeps early. (Join beginning: Both ………..)

________________________________________________________________________

11. We read very hard. We want to be the best in our stream. (Use:
…………… because …………)

________________________________________________________________________

12. The magazine was educative. I read it. (Use: ……which …………)

________________________________________________________________________
13. This advertisement is convincing. Most customers have come to buy
the goods. (Use: ………..so ……….. that …………)

________________________________________________________________________

14. The mechanic opened the bonnet because he wanted to check the
engine. (Begin: In order ………………….)

________________________________________________________________________

15. Peter was walking. Pande was riding a bicycle. (Begin: While…………)

________________________________________________________________________

16. Read the article below and answer the questions in full sentences.

BANK STAFF DONATE BLOOD By Kwesiga Ivan in Mbarara

Over 30 staff members of Centenary Bank donated blood at the Mbarara

Blood Bank on Friday. The branch manager, Bruno Kajogi said that the
move was aimed at saving lives. He said that many people needed blood
transfusion after accidents, adding that some of the victims were bank
customers. “Most of the people who need blood are our clients or relatives
of our clients. It is important for Centenary Bank staff to donate blood”, he
said.

Questions

(a) What was the article about?

________________________________________________________________________

(b) Who wrote the article?

________________________________________________________________________

(c) Which staff donated blood?

________________________________________________________________________

(d) How many people donated blood at this bank?

________________________________________________________________________

(e) Why should people donate blood?

________________________________________________________________________

(f) Where did the blood donation exercise take place?

________________________________________________________________________
(g) Who was the bank manager?

________________________________________________________________________

(h) What was the move of donating blood aimed at?

________________________________________________________________________

(i) When is blood transfusion needed?

________________________________________________________________________

(j) Give another word to mean donate.

________________________________________________________________________
 SCIENCE SET 2

NAME: __________________________________________ STREAM: _____________

SECTION A

1. Name the gas which supports seed germination.

________________________________________________________________________

2. Give one danger of having long finger nails.

________________________________________________________________________

3. Which deficiency disease can be prevented by sunbathing in the

mornings?

________________________________________________________________________

4. Why is sweating important to our bodies?

________________________________________________________________________

5. What is the function of the tooth in the diagram below?

________________________________________________________________________

6. Mention one way people protect themselves against germs.

________________________________________________________________________

7. Give one reason why a tick is not an insect.

________________________________________________________________________

8. What is first aid?

________________________________________________________________________

9. Apart from protection, mention one other importance of a wire mash

on a rabbit hutch.

________________________________________________________________________
 SECITON B

10(a) How are the following body organs useful in the body?

(i) Heart ____________________________________________________________

(ii) Kidney ____________________________________________________________

(b) Mention two ways people keep their body organs in a proper working
condition.

(i) _____________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________

11(a) Apart from the Nimbus clouds, mention other two types of clouds.

(i) __________________________________ (ii) _______________________________

(b) Give any two domestic uses of water.

(i) _____________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________

12. The diagram below show an experiment carried out by P. 3 pupils. Use
it to answer questions that follow.
B
A

(a) What is the above experiment about?

________________________________________________________________________

(b) Mention two forms of energy produced by the candle at A.

(i) __________________________________ (ii) _______________________________

(c) Why did the candle stop burning in B?

________________________________________________________________________

13(a) Name any two types of poultry.

(i) __________________________________ (ii) _______________________________

(b) Mention any two reasons why farmers rear poultry.

(i) _____________________________________________________________________

(ii) _____________________________________________________________________