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The document is a pre-end of term examination paper for P.6 Science at Sir Apollo Kaggwa Boarding Primary School from 2011. It consists of multiple sections with questions covering various scientific topics, including biology, health, and environmental science. The paper includes both short answer questions and diagrams for students to analyze.

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SIR APOLLO KAGGWA BOARDING PRIMARY SCHOOL

PRE-END OF TERM I EXAMINATION - 2011


P.6 SCIENCE
Time allowed: 2hrs:15min
Name: ………………………………………….Class:………..Stream:…………
SECTION A
1. What is the percentage of oxygen in the environment?
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2. Which type of soil has the highest water capillarity?
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3. What is the work of a drone in a bee hive?
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4. Give one reason why mushrooms can’t make their own food.
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5. Suggest one way in which malaria can be controlled in a home.
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6. Why is a bat regarded as a mammal and not a bird?
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The diagram below shows a leaf. Use it to answer questions 7 and 8

7. What type of venation does the leaf above have?


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8. Give one plant which has such a leaf.
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9. Which part of a flower produces pollen grains?
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10. What disease is one likely to get as a result of drinking unboiled water?
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11. What are vertebrates?
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12. Name the type of tooth shown in the diagram below.

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13. What is the gestation period of a cow?
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14. Give any one system of grazing cattle.
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The diagram below shows a shape of cattle. Study it and answer question 15

15. Identify the type of cattle with the shape as shown in the diagram above.
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16. How does a pest differ from a parasite?
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17. State any one advantage of giving First Aid.
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18. In the space provided below, draw a stamen.

19. In which state of matter does sound travel fastest?


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20. Suggest one way of preventing the outbreak of cholera in a school.
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21. Why do earthworms come out of the ground after heavy rainfall?
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The diagram below shows a feather. Study it and answer question 22 and 23.

22. What name is given to the feather shown?


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23. Name the part of the feather labeled R.
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24. Why do farmers dip their cattle in acaricides?
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25. How is a dog useful in our homes?
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26. Why is loam soil considered the best for growing crops?
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27. How do plants benefit from animals?
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The diagram below is of a garden tool. Study it carefully an answer question 28
and 29.

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


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29. Give the function of the garden tool shown above.
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30. In which part of a legume are the nitrogen fixing bacteria found?
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31. Suggest any one way of improving the quality of local breeds of cattle.
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32. Give one example of a cassava pest.
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33. How important are canine teeth in the digestive system of man?
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34. Why is the moon called an indirect source of light?
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The diagram below is of a common animal in the environment. Study it and answer the
questions that follow.

35. Of what importance is the above animal in our environment?


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36. How is the animal shown above different from a monitor lizard?
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37. Name one disease that affects both rabbits and poultry.
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38. Name one element of weather.
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39. Suggest one reason why people should plant more trees.
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40. State any one activity which a P6 pupil can do to promote personal hygiene?
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SECTION B
41a) What is a balanced diet?
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(b) Give one example of a complete food.
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(c) State one value of vitamins to our bodies.
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(d) Identify one good eating habit.
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42a) Why is a leopard called a nocturnal animal?
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(b) What is the importance of the soft pads under the feet of a leopard?
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(c) Name the group of mammals to which a leopard belongs.
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(d) How are the feeding habits of a leopard different from those of a zebra?
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Study the diagram of a bird’s head and answer the questions that follow.

43a) To which group of birds does the bird above belong?


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(b) Give two examples of birds with the head as shown above.
i) ……………………………………………. ii) ………………………………………….
(c) What is the use of the beak shown above to the bird?
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44a) Give two conditions in which a clean metal can rust.
i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……
(b) Mention two ways by which rusting can be controlled.
i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……

The diagram below shows an instrument. Study it and answer the questions that follow.

45a) Name the instrument shown above.


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(b) What is the use of part marked R?
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(c) State two reasons for using mercury in the instrument.
i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……

46. The table below shows blood components and their uses. Fill in the gaps to
complete the table correctly.
Blood component Use of the blood component
(i) Transports oxygen in the body
(ii) White blood cells
(iii) Helps in the clotting of blood
(iv) Plasma

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47. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

(a) What crop is shown in the diagram?


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(b) Name part market Y.
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(c) Give the function of part Y.
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(d) What type of stem does this crop have?
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48a) How can one tell that a child was immunized of the following diseases without looking at
the immunization card?
(i) Diphtheria: …………………………………………………………………………………………
(ii) Tuberculosis:……………………………………………………………………………………….
(iii) Measles: ……………………………………………………………………………………………
(b) Give one way through which a person can get infected with tetanus.
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49. The diagram below shows a reproductive system of a cow. Study it and answer the
questions that follow.

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(a) Name the parts labeled a, b and c
i) a ………………………………………….. ii) b ………………………………………
iii) c …………………………………………
(b) What is the function of part a?
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50a) Write P.H.C in full.
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(b) Give three elements of P. H. C
i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……
iii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……
51a) What is a weed?
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(b) Identify any two ways a farmer can control weeds in his garden.
i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……
(c) State one way weeds affect crops in a garden.
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52. Study the diagram of a fish below and answer the questions that follow.

(a) Name the fins marked A, B and C.


i) A …………………………………………. ii) B ……………………………………..
iii) C…………………………………………
(b) Give one function of fin A to the fish.
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53a) Define the following terms as used in sound.
i) Pitch: ……………………………………………………………………………………………..
ii) Volume: ………………………………………………………………………………………….
iii) Frequency: ……………………………………………………………………………………..
(b) Give the general name of the three bones in a human ear.
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54a) Give one reason why farmers keep goats.
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(b) Mention any two breeds of goats kept for milk production.
i) ………………………………………….. ii) ………………………………………………
(c) Give one disease that is common in goats.
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55a) Define the term “Castration” as used in cattle.
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(b) Outline any two methods of castration.
i) ………………………………………………………………………………………………..……
ii) ……………………………………………………………………………………………..……
(c) State one advantage of castrating a bull.
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Good luck!

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Marking guide for P6 Science 28. A rake
29. To collect grass/ leveling soil/ removing dead
Section A
leaves/ spreading manure
1. 21% 30. Roots
2. Clay 31. Cross breeding
3. To mate with the queen bee/ To fertilise the 32. Wild pigs/ squirrels/ mice/ mole rats
queen bee 33. Canine teeth help to tear food.
4. They don’t have chlorophyll 34. The moon doesn’t produce its own light/ The
5. Sleep under a mosquito net/ Spraying/ Drain moon receives light from the sun and reflects
away still water/ Pour oil on still water/ it on earth.
Slashing the compound 35. The animal helps to eat the insects that
6. Unlike birds, a bat produces living young spread diseases in our environment.
ones and feeds them on breast milk. 36. The animals give birth while a monitor lizard
7. Parallel venation lays eggs/ Animals move slowly while a
8. Maize/ rice/ wheat/ sorghum/ sugarcane/ monitor lizard moves very fast.
elephant grass/ spear grass 37. Coccidiosis
9. Anther heads 38. Rainfall/ sunshine/ wind/ clouds/ humidity
10. Tuberculosis 39. To conserve the environment
11. Vertebrates are animals with back bones. 40. Washing hands with clean water and soap
12. Canine after visiting a toilet/ cutting or keeping
13. 9 months fingernails short/ brushing teeth every after a
14. Free range/ paddock/ zero grazing/ tethering/ meal/ bathing regularly/ washing and ironing
strip grazing clothes
15. Dairy cattle
16. A pest damages the flesh but doesn’t live Section B
there whereas a parasite feeds on lives in/on 41. –
the flesh. a) It is a meal that contains almost all food
17. To reduce pain/ Shorten recovery period/ values in their correct order.
Prevent further injuries/ Compassion b) Milk/ honey
18. – c) Vitamins make our bodies healthy
d) Eat a balanced diet/ washing hands
before and after eating food/ chew food
properly/ not talking when eating/ wash
all fresh fruits and vegetables before
19. Gases eating them/ eating properly cooked food.
20. By keeping good sanitation and personal 42. –
hygiene a) A leopard sleeps during day and becomes
21. To get enough air because the pores in the active at night.
ground get filled with water. b) The soft pads help a leopard to run after
22. Quill feather/ flight feather its prey without making noise.
23. Quill c) Carnivorous/ flesh eating animals
24. To kill external parasites (ecto-parasites) on d) A leopard feeds on flesh while a zebra
the animal’s body. feeds on grass.
25. A dog helps to guard the house/ A dog can be 43. –
used as a pen. a) Birds of prey
26. Contains nutrients that are needed by the b) Eagles/ owls/ secretary bird/ kites/ hawks
crops. c) To tear the prey
27. Plants get carbondioxide/ Animal dung acts
as manure for plants

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44. – 51. –
a) Presence of moisture/ presence of oxygen a) An unwanted plant in a garden.
b) Painting/ oiling/ greasing/ enameling/ b) Crop rotation/ weeding/ using herbicides/
galvanizing/ putting tar/ keeping in cool mulching
dry places c) They lower crop yields/ They compete
45. – with crops for water and sunlight/ They
a) Clinical thermometer make the spread of pests and diseases
b) Prevent back flow of mercury before easy.
taking the record. 52. –
c) Mercury does not stick on walls/ mercury a) i) A – dorsal fin B – pectoral fin
does not vapourise/ mercury can be C – anal fin
clearly seen/ mercury is a good conductor b) For protection/ Balancing/ Preventing
of heat/ mercury expands evenly. over turning
46. – 53. –
Blood component Use of the blood a) i) Pitch – The highness of lowness of
component sound.
Red blood cells Transports oxygen in the ii) Volume – The loudness or softness of
body sound.
White blood cells Fight germs in the body iii) Frequency – The number of
Platelets Helps in the clotting of vibrations per second.
blood b) Ossicles
54. –
Plasma Transports digested food
a) For meat/ cultural purposes/ for milk/ for
sale
47. – b) Toggen burg/ Angro- Nubian/ saanen
a) Irish potatoes 55. –
b) But/eye a) It is the removal of essential parts of the
c) To grow into a new plant. male reproductive system of a bull.
d) Stem tuber b) Open operation/ using a loop/ closed
48. – operation
a) i) Diphtheria – By looking for a scar on c) Fattening of the bull/ Controls random
the thigh. mating/ Calmness as the bull grazes with
ii) Tuberculosis – Spotting a scar on the animals or cows
left upper arm.
iii) Measles – Spotting a scar on the right
upper arm.
b) By exposing an open wound to dirt/
unsterilized objects
49. –
a) i) a- placenta b – ovary
c – uterus
b) Provides food to the embryo.
50. –
a) Primary Health Care
b) Sanitation/ immunization/ First Aid/
family planning

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Canine teeth are essential for tearing food, particularly meat, which facilitates the mechanical breakdown necessary for efficient digestion. They help in gripping and ripping food into smaller pieces, making it easier for other teeth to process it further and for digestive enzymes to work effectively. If impaired, the efficiency of food mastication would decrease, potentially leading to digestive issues such as indigestion or incomplete nutrient absorption .

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