THE SHINE STAR EXAMINATIONS BOARD
SUPER SET EXAMINATION
2025
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes
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2. This paper has two sections: A and B.
Section A has 40 questions and section B
has 15 questions. 1-10
3. Answer all the questions. All the answers to 11-20
both sections A and B must be written in 21-30
the spaces provided.
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SECTION A: 40 MARKS
Questions 1 – 40 carry one mark each
1. Mention any one component of air in the environment.
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2. How can soil erosion be controlled in highland areas?
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3. Name the type of immunity acquired by a baby through
breastfeeding.
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4. Apart from Tuberculosis, give one other immunizable disease that
shows the same signs and symptoms as those of AIDS patients.
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5. Use the illustration below to answer questions 4 and 5.
Glucose + Z = Water vapour + Carbon dioxide + Energy
6. Name the substance labelled Z in the diagram above.
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7. Where does the above process take place in human body?
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8. Give one reason why a tomato farmer mulches his garden in the early
stages of rainy weather.
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9. State any one way in which VIP latrines are important in the
prevention of air pollution in the environment.
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10. Mention one way how Joshua's mother can prevent him from
acquiring deficiency diseases like kwashiorkor.
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11. How is static electricity produced in the classroom?
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The diagram below shows a lens camera. Study it and answer question 12
and 13.
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12. Name the part marked P.
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13. Mention the part of the human eye that has the same function
as the screen of the above camera.
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14. Why should health parades be conducted in schools?
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15. Grace fetched muddy water and left it to settle for 30mins. She then
carefully poured the water in another clean container. Identify the
method used by Grace to obtain the clean water.
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16. In the space provided below, draw a symbol of an electric component
used to break or complete the circuit.
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17. Mention one way how a farmer can best use unwanted plants in his
garden.
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18. Name the PHC element that helps to provide services to a pregnant
mother and her unborn baby.
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19. How is the duck billed platypus similar to an Eagle in terms of
their reproduction?
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The diagram below shows the scolex. Study it and use it to answer
question 21.
20. Name the worm whose head is called scolex as shown above?
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21. Mention the physical process that takes place due to heat loss in the
water cycle.
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22. State a reason why vitamins and mineral salts are not digested
chemically in the human body.
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23. Give any one way in which a fire extinguisher helps to save people's
property.
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24. State what happens to the inflated balloon left in too much sunshine
for a long time?
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25. Give the reason you would give for the condition mentioned above in
no 24 above.
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26. State any one condition that favors the breeding of bacteria in the
latrine.
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27. Which part of a vacuum flask controls heat loss and gain by
conduction?
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28. Name the component of ORS that provides energy to the dehydrated
body.
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29. State one characteristic of soil as a renewable resource in the
environment.
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30. Why are plants called primary producers in food chain?
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31. Mention one condition that may lead to nose bleeding.
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32. Give one way of preserving food commonly used by natives.
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The diagram below was carried out by a P.5 child about uses of parts of
air. Use it to answer questions that follow about it.
lid
R S
Before covering After covering
33. What does the experiment above prove?
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34. Which reason would you give for the candle going off in s?
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35. Name one animal process in the environment that promotes global
warming.
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36. Identify the type of energy stored by dry cells as components of an
electric circuit.
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37. What do you understand by the term refraction of light?
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38. Give the major reason why farmers harvest crops during dry season.
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39. To which body system does the skin belong?
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40. Mention any one wood product used as litter in the coop.
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SECTION B: 60 MARKS
Questions 41-55 carry four marks each
41. Mr. Musoke is a famous farmer in Akapa village. He grows different
crops in his garden as shown in the table below. Use the information
correctly to answer the questions that follow it.
Seasons One Two Three
Crop Maize Sweet potatoes Groundnuts
a) Identify the farming method Mr. Musoke practices in his garden.
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b) Which type of crop does he grow on his farm every season?
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c) Give a reason why Mr. Musoke grows the above type of crop on his
garden.
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d) State any one benefit of practising the above farming method to the
soil.
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42 a). How are communicable diseases different from deficiency diseases?
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(b). Mention any two examples of deficiency diseases caused due to
insufficient vitamin nutrients in the diet.
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(c). Give one way how food taboos affect proper growth of children in poor
families.
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[Link] each animal in A with the correct to which it belongs in B.
A B
Skink Arthropods
Ticks Worms
Bush baby Reptiles
Tapeworm Mammals
(i)Skink ……………………………………….…………….……………………………………….
(ii)Ticks ………………………………….………………..…………………………………………
(iii)Bush baby ………………………………………………………………………………………
(iv)Tapeworm ……………………………………….…..………………………………………..
44. The diagrams below show components of the circulatory system. Use
the diagrams below to answer questions that follow them.
A B
a) Identify the blood vessel marked B.
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b) State the functional difference between blood vessels A and B.
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c) Mention any one material carried in blood through the blood vessel A.
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d) White blood cells defend the body against disease causing germs, how
are the white blood cells adapted their function?
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45. The table below is about skeletal system. Study and Complete the table
below correctly.
Bones Location Joint
Neck vertebrae Neck
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Shoulder Ball and socket
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Humerus/ Hinge
radius/ulna ………………………….
Cranium Suture
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46.(a).Give one mechanical role of the stomach during digestion.
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(b). Name the part of the alimentary canal that allows the first chemical
digestion of starch to take place.
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(c). Mention any two disorders of the digestive system.
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(ii)……………………………… ………………………………………….…………………….
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[Link] diagram below is about a certain plant process in the
environment. Study it carefully and answer the questions about it.
Food (starch)
a) Name the above process in plants.
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b) Why can't the above process take place at night?
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c) How does man benefit from the above plant process during generation
of energy in the body?
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d) How do plants benefit from the above process?
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48a). ldentify one way in which HIV/AIDS spreads to people.
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b). How best can a primary seven child prevent himself from acquiring
HIV/AIDS?
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a) Mention one effect of HIV/AIDS to an individual.
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b) State one way how you can care for HIV/AIDS patient.
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49 a). Give the meaning of luminous objects?
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(b). Give any two examples of luminous objects.
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(c).Why isn’t the moon regarded as a luminous object?
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50 a). State the main cause of fainting.
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(b).Why are the legs of a victim who has fainted raised slightly higher than
the head level?
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(c).Give one reason why tight clothes are removed from a victim who has
fainted.
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(d).Give the danger of bystanders to the fainted victim.
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51. The diagram below shows the internal structure of la modem bee hive.
Use it to answer the questions about it.
R Q S
a) Name the example of modern beehive drawn above.
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b) Mention any one component of the part labeled S.
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c) State one advantage of harvesting honeycombs from the above hive
over Kigezi bee hive.
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d) How useful is structure Q in the modern bee hive?
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52(a). What do you understand by the term demineralization?
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(b).Name the component of ORS that provides mineral salts to the body.
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(c).How much water is used to prepare ORS locally at your home?
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(d).Mention the first step in the preparation of ORS locally at home.
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53 a).What name is given the house of domestic rabbits?
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(b).Why do some farmers prefer keeping rabbits over cattle?
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(c).Give one example of an imported rabbit from California to Uganda.
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(d).Mention one disease that affects both poults and kittens.
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54.a). Give the meaning of the term light light reflection.
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(b).Name the optical instrument used to see around sharp corners.
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(c). State the reason why a red cup appears red into our eyes.
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(d).Mention one use of light energy to you as a P.7 child in the classroom.
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55. Joan as a P.5 Pupil of a certain school, has studied about properties of
air as matter. She had the following steps when carrying out an experiment
showing that air exerts pressure. They are in a wrong order ,so you are
requested to Re-arrange them correctly.
a) I turn the container upside down steadily.
b) The hard paper spends some time without fall due to pressure exerted.
c) I would pour water in the container.
d) I cover the container using the hard paper.
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c) …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
d) …………………………………………………………………………………………………….
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