MOTHER LUDIA PRIMARY SCHOOL, GULU

PRIMARY SIX
PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION 2021
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Duration: 2 Hours 15 Minutes

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A 40 1. The paper has two sections: Section A and B.
2. Section A has 40 short questions (40 Marks).
B 60
3. Section B has 15 questions (60 marks).
4. Attempt ALL questions. All answers to both section
Total 100 A and B MUST be written in the spaces provided.
5. All answers must be written using BLUE or BLACK
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6. Unnecessary alteration of work will lead to loss of
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examiners’ use only.

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 SECTION A

1. Give one material used by a P.6 child to keep the body clean.

2. What happens when a new queen bee is born in a hive?

3. Which human body organ is used to pump blood?

4. How does man make use of an oxen?

5. How can a crop farmer make us of poultry droppings from his birds?

6. Mention any one example of a vertebrate that protects itself by withdrawing

into its shell.

7. Name the component of air that takes the biggest percentage.

8. Of what importance is chlorophyll to plants during photosynthesis?

9. Name the type of tooth drawn below.

10. How is the above tooth adapted to its function?

11. Give one characteristic that makes mammals different from other vertebrates.

12. What form of energy is needed for an ice block to change into water?

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13. In which way is germination similar to respiration?

14. State any one way of keeping our clothes clean.

Use the diagram below to answer question 15 and 16.

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15. What general name is given to the part of a flower drawn above?

16. State the function of part P during pollination.

17. Give one way a P.6 child can control soil erosion in hilly areas.

18. Which part of a rabbit is held when being carried from its hutch?

19. Mention the main reason for giving first Aid to accident victims.

20. Why is a housefly called a vector?

21. What food value is obtained from eating fish?

22. Name any one immunisable disease whose vaccine is given at birth.

23. The diagram below shows a type of weather. Use it to answer

question 23.

24. Of what importance is the above type of weather to a crop farmer?

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25. Why do farmers rear merino sheep?

26. How do birds reproduce?

27. How do people get infested with tape worm infection?

28. In which state of matter does heat travel fastest?

29. Give one factor considered when classifying animals.

30. How can primary school children prevent contracting AIDS?

31. Apart from weathering, give any other way soil is formed.

32. Name one traditional method of storing food.

33. Why do some objects weigh less when put in water?

34. State one way hens help in prevention of deficiency diseases in man.

35. Why are shadows shortest at midday?

36. State any one way in which farmers care for their goats on a farm.

37. Mention any one disorder of the digestive system.

38. How can a P.6 child help in conserving electricity at home and at school?

39. How do wasps protect themselves?

40. A B C D
FAECES FLIES FINGERS FOOD

Above is the four germ path for diarrhoeal disease. Which letter shows the
substance contaminated by germs?

SECTION B
41. a) Give one example of each of the following types of changes
(i) Biological changes
(ii) physical changes
b) State the similarity between biological changes and chemical changes.

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 c) Give any one characteristic of physical change.

42. Below is a diagram of a plant. Use it to answer questions that follow.

M
X

O
P
a) To which body system does the diagram belong?

b) Name the parts marked;

(i) M (ii) X
c) Give any one disease that attacks the above body system.

43. Complete the table below correctly.

Immunisable disease Vaccine Site

Tuber culosis right upper arm

Hep B vaccine left upper thigh

measles measles vaccine

polio mouth

44. a) Write PHC in full.

b) Name the element of PHC promoted by;

(i) feeding family members on a balanced diet

(ii) sweeping and mopping the classroom

(iii) bathing regularly

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45. During preparation of Oral Rehydration solution. Sugar, salt and safe
water used.
a) Name the substance that serves as solvent.

b) How many tea spoons of salt should be put in one litre of safe water?

c) Mention any one cause of dehydration.

d) How is ORs useful to a diarrhoea patient?

46. a) State the body senses used in each of the following.

(i) Differentiating colours
(ii) Recognising different sounds
b) How can you care for each of the following organs.
(i) Ears
(ii) Skin
47. The diagram below shows a water cycle. Study it to answer the
questions that follow.

B
Z
C

A Sun’s rays

water

a) Name the physical process marked A and B.

A
B
b) Of what use is part marked Z in the above process.

c) Where does rain water go after it has rained?

48. a) Give any two states of matter.

(i)
(ii)
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 b) State any one effect of heat on liquids.

c) The diagram shows a bottle of soda. Why is the space marked Z left in
a soda bottle?
space Z

49. a) Apart from weeding, mention any other two ways of caring for crops in the
garden.
(i)
(ii)
b) How do farmers control weeds in their garden?

c) Give any one method used in harvesting crops.

50. Study the diagram below and answer questions which follow.
string

10cc

10cc

0cc
stone
X Y

a) Name containers marked X and Y.

X Y
b) What is the volume of the stone above?

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 c) Name the method of finding volume shown above.

51. Study the animals in the lists below and answer questions about
them.
A B C D
Dove frogs cat snakes
Eagle toads goats gecko
sun birds newts monkey chameleon
vultures salamanders rabbits crocodile

a) Name the groups of vertebrates marked B and C.

B C
b) How are animals in A similar to those in B in the way they produce?

c) Which of the above groups has animals that undergo external fertilization?

52. a) Match the following correctly.

Weather instrument Use
Rain gauge measures the speed of wind
Thermometer measures the amount of rainfall
Anemometer measures humidity
Hygrometer measures the temperature of a place
Rain gauge
Thermometer
Anemometer
Hygrometer

53. The diagram below is of a life history of an insect. Use it to answer

the questions that follow.

R
T
a) Which type of metamorphosis is shown above?

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 b) Name the stages marked with letters:
(i) P
(ii) R
b) Mention any one insect that undergoes through the above metamorphosis.

54. Give one example of each of the following.

a) Cereal crops
b) Legume crops
c) Root tuber crops
d) Stem tuber crops

55. The table below shows a record on Mr. Kato’s farm about the types of
food eaten by his farm animals.
Number of times each food was eaten
Animal sweet cassava sorghum grass maize banana
potato leaves leaves leaves leaves
leaves
Sheep 3 1 0 3 2 4
Rabbit 4 2 1 2 3 0

(a) What was the least favourable food for the;

(i) rabbit?
(ii) sheep?
(b) What was the most favourable food for the sheep?

(c) What would be the most favourable food for both the sheep and the goat if
Mr. kato is to use one type of food on both animals.

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