CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES

BEGINNING OF TERM I EXAMINATIONS 2025

PRIMARY FIVE
INTEGRATED SCIENCE

TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS 15 MINUTES

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1. This paper has two sections: A and B. Qn. No. Marks Final Mark
2. Answer all questions. All answers to
1 – 10
both Sections A and B must be
written in the spaces provided. 11 – 20
3. All answers must be written using a
blue and black ball – point pen or ink. 21 – 30
Diagrams should be drawn in pencil.
4. Unnecessary changes of work may 31 – 40
lead to loss of marks.
5. Any handwriting that cannot be read 41 – 45
may lead to loss of marks.
46 – 50
6. Do not fill anything in the box
indicated “For Examiner’s Use Only” 51 – 55
and those inside the questions paper.
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 SECTION A (40 marks)
1. Name one type of germs.
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2. Give one method used to preserve food.
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3. Which body organ helps to know that tea is sweet?
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4. What causes scurvy in man?
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5. How do animals benefit from the process of photosynthesis in plants?
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6. State how long fingernails are a danger to human health.
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The diagram below shows a part of a plant. Use it to answer questions
7and 8.

7. Name the part marked M.

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8. Mention any other part of a plant tat is similar in function as part marked M.
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9. State one way the process of evaporation is important in the environment.
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10. Write down one good health practice that can help people fight against malaria.
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11. How does planting grass in a compound help in controlling soil erosion?
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12. Give one importance of ORS in a patient suffering from diarrhoea.
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13. Write down the importance of spraying in crop growing.
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14. Why do we need toilet papers in the toilets?
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15. How are birds useful in the environment?
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16. Give one importance of keeping records about a school garden.
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 The diagram below shows one of the tools farmers use on a farm. Use it
to answer questions 17 and 18.

17. Name the garden tool shown in the diagram above.

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18. Mention the importance of the garden tool to a crop farmer.
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19. What type of leaf venation does a maize plant have?
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20. Write one disease spread through drinking unboiled water.
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21. How is a wind vane useful at a weather station?
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22. Name one animal that can be used in pest control.
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23. Give one importance of cooking food before eating it.
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24. State one method of reproduction in non-flowering plants.
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25. How are clouds important in the environment?
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The experiment below is about soil. Use it to answer questions 26 and 27.

26. Name part marked X in the experiment.

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27. What does the experiment prove about soil?
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28. How are gills important to a fish?
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29. Give one way crop rotation is a useful practice in farming.
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30. State the importance of eating a balanced diet.
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31. Give one sign of measles infection in children.
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32. In the space below, draw a simple leaf.

33. Why is a rock considered a non-living thing?

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34. Name one fuel used for cooking at home.
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35. How do houseflies spread diseases?
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36. Give one way rain can be dangerous in the environment.
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The diagram below shows a grain. Use it to answer questions 17 and 18.

37. What type of germination does the seed in the diagram undergo?
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38. Name the part marked M.
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39. State the benefit of keeping drugs away from the children’s reach.
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40. Why are beans regarded as annual crops?
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Section B (60 marks)
41(a) Mention one way the following classes of food are important in the body:
(i) proteins
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(ii) mineral salts
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(b) Name the deficiency disease caused by lack of iron in our bodies.
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(c) Why do doctors advise mothers whose children are suffering from rickets to feed
them on liver?
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42. The diagram below show body organs. Use it to answer question 42.

(a) Name organs marked M and N.

(i) M:__________________________________________________________________
(ii) N:__________________________________________________________________
(b) Mention the function of organs M and N in the body.
(i) M:__________________________________________________________________
(ii) N:__________________________________________________________________
43(a) Give the importance of removing garbage from our houses.
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(b) Write down one way of cleaning the floor of a house.
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(c) Why is it important to clear bushes around our homes?
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(d) Give way stagnant water around our homes is dangerous to our health.
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44(a) State one way each of the following is important to man:
(i) wind
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(ii) nimbus clouds
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(b) How is the sun important to plants?
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(c) Give one way swamps help in controlling flood in our environment.
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The diagram below shows two root systems. Use it to answer question
45.

45(a) Name the root systems marked A and B.

(i) A:__________________________________________________________________
(ii) B:__________________________________________________________________
(b) Mention any one plant that develops root system marked A.
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(c) How are root hairs useful to a plant?
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46(a) Give one factor that affects the growing of crops in an area.
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(b) Mention one vegetable crop grown in Uganda.
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(c) Write down one disease that affects cassava plants.
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(d) Which part of a tea plant is harvested for human use?
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47. Match the vector in A with diseases they spread in B.
A B
Housefly sleeping sickness.
Water snail rabies
Dog trachoma
Tsetse fly bilharziasis
(i) housefly_____________________________________________________________
(ii) water snail__________________________________________________________
(iii) dogs _______________________________________________________________
(iv) tsetse fly ____________________________________________________________
48(a) What is soil profile?
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(b) Through what process do dead plants and animals turn into humus?
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(c) Which farm practice helps to keep soil fertile?
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(d) Give one way man uses soil to solve his day-to-day needs.
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The diagram shows an instrument used in hospitals. Use it to answer
question 49.

49(a) Name the instrument shown in the diagram above.

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(b) Mention one group of people trained to use the above instrument.
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(c) State the importance of the instrument to the people mentioned in (b) above.
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(d) How is part marked B important when using the instrument above?
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50(a) What gas is need for seeds to germinate?
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(b) Why is it important to sort seeds before planting?
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(c) How do seeds benefit from their test before germination?
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(d) Mention one way nitrogen gas is useful to man.
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51(a) State one danger of the following activities of man in the environment:
(i) bush burning
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(ii) digging pits and leaving them open on the ground
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(b) State one way people can promote the following:
(i) protecting water sources in the area
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(ii) conserving forests in the area
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 The diagram shows different types of teeth in man. Use it to answer
question 52.

52(a) Name the types of teeth marked Y and Z.

(i) Y:__________________________________________________________________
(ii) Z:__________________________________________________________________
(b) How is tooth marked X useful to man?
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(c) Mention one cause of tooth decay.
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53(a) Mention one characteristic of insects.
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(b) How is a proboscis useful to a butterfly?
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(c) What name is given to larva stage of a butterfly?
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(d) State one reason why termites are considered social insects.
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54(a) What causes AIDS?
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(b) Give one sign in people infected with AIDS.
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(c) Mention one way a P. 4 pupil can avoid catching AIDS.
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(d) Write down one way of caring for an AIDS patient.
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55(a) What injury is caused by hot liquids?
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(b) Give one way accidents can be prevented at home.
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(b) Name one item used in administering first aid to a casualty with a fracture.
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(c) Why is surgical spirit applied to fresh cuts and wounds when administering first aid.
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