BISHOP DDUNGU BOARDING PRIMARY SCHOOL &

UGANDA MARTYRS KATWE DAY & BOARDING PRI. SCHOOL

PRIMARY SEVEN JOINT EXAMINATIONS, 2023
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Time allowed: 2 Hours 15 Minutes

EMIS NO. PERSONAL NO.

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SCHOOL NAME: ________________________________________________

CANDIDATE’S NAME: ____________________________________________
Read the following instructions carefully. FOR EXAMINER’S USE
ONLY
1. This paper has two sections A and B.
QN. NO. MARK SIGN

2. Section A has 40 short questions.(40 marks) 1-10

3. Section B has 15 questions. (60 marks) 11-20

21-30
4. Answer ALL questions. All answers to both
sections A and B must be written in spaces 31 - 40
provided.
41 - 43
5. All answers must be clearly written using blue or
44 - 46
black ball point pen or ink. Only diagrams should
be drawn in pencil. 47 - 49

6. Unnecessary changes of work may lead to loss of 50 - 52

marks.
53 - 55
7. Do not fill in the boxes. They are for examiner’s
use only. TOTAL

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 SECTION A (40MARKS)
1. Mention one type of thermometer.
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2. Give one example of a solid fossil fuel.
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3. What happens to ice when it gains heat?
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4. Write one role of fruits in seed dispersal.
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5. Which kind of food does a mushroom feed on?
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6. Give one way of caring for sheep.
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7. Mention the state of matter which has definite shape and volume.
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8. How is sound important in giving first aid?
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The diagram below shows a balancing seesaw. Use it to answer

questions 9 and 10 .

Collins James

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9. Who of the two boys is heavier?

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10. Give a reason to support your answer in (9) above.
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11. State one importance of static electricity to people.
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12. Mention the agent of gully erosion.
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13. State one way in which sex deviations can be prevented at
school.
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14. Give one structural similarity between egg laying mammals and
birds.
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15. Mention one component of the environment.
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16. Which form of mechanical digestion takes place in the stomach?
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17. What advice can you give to a mother in order to have enough
breast milk?
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The diagram below shows a crop growing practice. Use it to

answer questions 18and 19 .

18. Name the garden tool marked with letter T.

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19. State one importance of carrying out the practice shown in the
diagram.
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20. Which organ of a snake has the same function as the human
ear?
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21. Write the term that refers to materials in the environment used
by people to satisfy their needs.
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22. Give one way in which magnetism is useful in the modern world.
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23. State one way in which people manage sunny weather.
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24. Apart from carbohydrates, mention another class of food that is a

source of energy.
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25. Give one importance of wedges other than cutting.
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26. Which blood vessels supply the heart muscles with oxygenated
blood?
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Use the diagram of a vertebrate below to answer questions 27

and 28 .

27. Identify the vertebrate shown in the diagram.

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28. Give any one danger of the animal shown in the diagram.
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29. How can drowning be prevented at home?
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30. Mention one importance of sugar in the human body.
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31. State what happens to petals after fertilization in a flower.
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32. Which type of latrine cannot be constructed in a residential
house?
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33. Why do some people rear rabbits?
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34. Give one way of removing impurities from water.
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35. Why can’t dry grass make a good smoker for harvesting honey?
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The diagram below shows a non flowering plant. Use it to answer

questions 36 and 37.

36. Name part marked L.

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37. State the importance of part marked M to a plant.
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38. Mention one way of controlling food poisoning at home.
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39. Give one factor that can lead to milk hold up in a cow.
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40. How do soft boards placed in cinema halls help to reduce
echoes?
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SECTION B (60 MARKS)
41. (a) Mention two examples of natural manure .
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________
(b) Give two advantages of using natural manure over artificial
manure.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________

42. The illustration below shows a food chain. Use it to answer

questions that follow.

Grass grasshoppers chickens Man bacteria

(a) State the importance of grass in the food chain above.

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(b) What term is used to refer to man in the feeding relationship
above?
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(c) State what is likely to happen to the number of grasshoppers

if the chickens multiply and increase in number.
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 (d) Give a reason to support your answer in (c) above.
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43. (a) What is the main cause of fainting ?
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(b) Give any two ways of helping a person who has fainted.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) ________________________________________________________
(c) How can fainting be avoided?
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44. The diagram below shows the inside of a poultry house. Use
it to answer questions that follow.

(a) Identify the system of rearing poultry shown above.

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(b) Why should water troughs be fixed in as shown in the
diagram?
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 (c) Give two advantages of the system shown above.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) __________________________________________________________
45. (a) Mention one condition that favours multiplication of
bacteria.
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(b) Give two dangers of bacteria to people.
(i) __________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________
(c) How can the dangers of bacteria be controlled at school?
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46. (a) Give two kinds of information collected under demography .

(i) _________________________________________________________

(ii) _________________________________________________________

(b) State two importance of collecting information about the

health of people in a community .

(i) _________________________________________________________

(ii) _________________________________________________________

47. (a) Apart from mosquitoes, mention other two vectors that breed

in water.

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(b) Give two ways of controlling the vectors mentioned in (a)

above .
(i) ________________________________________________________

(ii) _______________________________________________________

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48. The diagram below shows immunization sites on a baby. Use
it to answer questions that follow.

(a) Mention the age at which the vaccine through site B is

administered.
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(b) Which letter shows the site that remains with a permanent
scar after vaccination ?
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(d) Give any one disease prevented through immunization at site

C.
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(d) Why are vaccines administered at different ages?
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49. (a) State the meaning of silting.
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(b) Mention one cause of silting.
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(c) Give two dangers of silting.
(i) _________________________________________________________
(ii) _________________________________________________________

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50. (a) Write two examples of science oriented clubs.

(i) _________________________________________________________

(ii) ________________________________________________________

(b) State two importance of involving learners in science

oriented clubs.

(i) _________________________________________________________

(ii) ________________________________________________________

51. (a) Give any one example of an essential drug.

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(b) State two qualities of essential drugs.

(i) _________________________________________________________
(i(

(ii) ________________________________________________________

(c) How can drugs be protected from getting spoiled?

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52. The diagram below shows a simple circuit. Use it to answer

questions that follow .

S T

(a) Name parts marked S and T .

(i) S ___________________________________________________

(ii) T ___________________________________________________
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 (b) State the function of part marked V.

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(c) Give one condition under which the circuit above may

suddenly stop producing light.

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53. (a) Give two ways in which mechanics increase friction in

machines.
(i) _________________________________________________________

(ii) ________________________________________________________

(b) State two importance of friction force to mechanics.

(i) _________________________________________________________

(ii) _________________________________________________________

54. Match the disease of the respiratory system below with the
sign it presents correctly.

DISEASES SIGNS
difficulty in breathing
whooping cough
lung cancer chronic cough

asthma Vomiting

tuberculosis abnormal growth of cells in the lungs

(i) whooping cough - ___________________________________

(ii) lung cancer - ___________________________________

(iii) asthma - ___________________________________

(iv) tuberculosis - ___________________________________

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55. (a) Mention the root system possessed by :

(i) cereals ____________________________________________

(ii) legumes ____________________________________________

(b) Apart from the root system, state other two differences

between cereals and legumes .

(i) _________________________________________________________

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(ii) ________________________________________________________

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