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Integrated Science Exam Paper 2025

This document is an examination paper for Integrated Science from the E-Learn Examinations Board for the year 2025. It consists of two sections, A and B, with a total of 55 questions covering various topics in science, including biology, physics, and environmental science. Candidates are instructed to answer all questions using a blue or black pen and to follow specific guidelines regarding their responses.

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Integrated Science Exam Paper 2025

This document is an examination paper for Integrated Science from the E-Learn Examinations Board for the year 2025. It consists of two sections, A and B, with a total of 55 questions covering various topics in science, including biology, physics, and environmental science. Candidates are instructed to answer all questions using a blue or black pen and to follow specific guidelines regarding their responses.

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DEERI JOHN

THE E-LEARN EXAMINATIONS BOARD


PRE-PLE SET FOUR / TEN
2025
INTEGRATED SCIENCE
Time Allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

Random. No. Personal No.

Candidate’s Name: ............................................................................................


Candidate’s Signature: ......................................................................................

School Name: ......................................................................................................

Read the following instructions carefully:


1. Do not write your district name FOR EXAMINERS’
USE ONLY
anywhere on the paper.
QN. NO. MARKS EXR’S
2. This paper has two sections: A and B. NO.
Section A has 40 questions and section B has
1 – 10
15 questions. The paper has 12 printed
pages altogether. 11 − 20
3. Answer all questions. All answers for both 21 – 30
Sections A and B must be written in the
spaces provided. 31 – 40
4. All answers must be written using a blue or 41 – 43
black ball point pen or ink. Any work written
in pencil other than drawings will not be 44 – 46
marked.
5. Unnecessary changes in your work and 47 – 49
handwriting that cannot be read easily may
50 – 52
lead to loss of marks.
53 – 55
6. Do not fill anything in the table indicated
“FOR EXAMINERS’ USE ONLY” and TOTAL
boxes inside the question paper.

© 2025 [Link] 0708-438054 / 0780-438054 Turn Over


DEERI JOHN
SECTION A: 50 MARKS
Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each.

1. Name the body part of a cow that is attacked by a disease detected using a strip
cup.
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2. State the role of the organisms found in root nodules of leguminous plants.

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3. Write down the type of germination common in plants that produce grains.

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4. State one way in which trees planted near homes protect the building from
destruction by strong wind.
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Use the diagram below to answer questions 5 and 6.
P

r
Q
300
x

R
5. If the source of light was at R, complete the diagram above correctly.

6. Briefly explain how you can find the value of r.

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7. Give the importance of webbed feet to a duck.

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8. State the relevance of market availability when starting a livestock farm.

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9. State the reason for controlling pests in a tuber crop garden.

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10. State any one way abnormal body growth can be prevented in humans.

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11. Suggest one way how silting affects aquatic animals in water.

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12. State one similarity between the blood carried in the vena cava and that in the
pulmonary vein.
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13. Name the part of a mushroom that helps it to feed.

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14. Identify the protective device found in the simple electric circuit.

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15. Name the state of matter in which heat travels fastest by conduction.

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Use the diagram below and answer the following questions 16 and 17.

16. Give the reason why part R is able to remain open 24/7.

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17. State what happens to part S during exhalation.

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18. Roughage is not digested and absorbed in the alimentary canal.


State one importance of roughage in the digestive system of a human.

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19. Write one way in which the practice of sitting upright is important to the health
of a P.7 child.
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20. State the reason why a fishing rod is classified under third-class levers.

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21. Name the breed of rabbits which supports textile industries.

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22. Mention the type of skeleton formed by the cuticles in some organisms.

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23. Give any one process in the kidneys that leads to the formation of urine.

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The diagram below shows one of the properties of air. Study it and answer the
following questions 24 and 25.

glass

water

cardboard

24. State one way in which the property of air shown above is useful to people in
their daily life.
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25. State the main factor that can make the piece of cardboard fall off the glass.

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26. Write down the importance of sunlight during the process of photosynthesis.

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27. Name the eye defect that makes light rays converge behind the retina.

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28. Mention any one cause of self-inflicted diseases.

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29. Name the degree of burns in which blisters do not form on the skin.

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30. Mention the proper term given to diseases that are prevented through the
introduction of vaccines into one's body.
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31. Give any one primary sex characteristic in boys.

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32. State one danger of living in a dirty environment.

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33. Identify the skin disease characterized by loss of feeling and deformed toes and
fingers.
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34. Write any one example of an irreversible physical change.

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35. State one effect of drug under dose on the body of an individual.

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36. Give a reason why the symbol drawn below is put on poles that carry electric
wires.

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37. Name the type of teeth that are compared to wedges in the way they perform
their function.
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38. State the way in which umbra shadows are formed.

......................................................................................................................

39. State one condition that can make a 35-year-old man vulnerable.

......................................................................................................................

40. Write one advantage of using a foot-operated tippy-tap over a hand-operated


tippy-tap.
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SECTION B: 60 MARKS
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each
41. Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follow.
D

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(a) Give the function of the following parts in the electric circuit.
B: ........................................................................................................

F: ........................................................................................................

(b) Name the mineral used to make part D.

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(c) Give the energy change that occurs at part D when the circuit is complete.

..............................................................................................................

42. (a) Besides evaporation, name one other physical change that occurs in the
water cycle.

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(b) State the way in which the process you have stated in (a) above is useful
in the water cycle.

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(c) Give a reason why areas near water bodies receive a lot of rainfall.

..............................................................................................................

(d) Mention one way in which rainfall supports plant growth.

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43. (a) State any one role played by wetlands in our environment.

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(b) State any one way humans destroy the environment.

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(c) Mention any two ways of protecting the environment.

(i)...........................................................................................................

(ii)..........................................................................................................
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44. Complete the table:

DISEASE CAUSE MODE OF TRANSMISSION


Trachoma housefly

Sleeping sickness tsetse fly

protozoa Anopheles mosquito

rabies virus

45. Arrange the following sentences to form the correct sequence of how the heart
works.
(a) The deoxygenated blood is pumped from the heart to the lungs through
the pulmonary artery, where it releases carbon dioxide and picks up
oxygen.
(b) The oxygenated blood is then pumped from the heart to the rest of the
body through the aorta.
(c) The deoxygenated blood from all parts of the body enters the heart
through the vena cava.
(d) The oxygenated blood from the lungs returns to the heart via the
pulmonary vein.
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46. (a) Give the reason why joints in the skull do not require synovial fluid.

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(b) State the reason why people are not immunized against HIV.

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(c) Name the movable joints located at each of the following sites:

(i) Ankle ...............................................................................................

(ii) Neck ...............................................................................................

47. Use the diagram below of the human ear to answer the following questions.

A
C

(a) Name the part marked D.

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(b) Mention one way in which the bones marked C are important in the
process of hearing.
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(c) Identify one fluid found in part B.

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(d) State the way in which part A is similar to the optic nerve of the eye in
terms of their function.
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48. (a) Write down one example of a scavenger bird.

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(b) Mention two characteristics of birds of prey.
(i)...........................................................................................................
(ii)..........................................................................................................
(c) State the importance of scavenger birds to the environment.

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49. (a) Mention the way in which breastfeeding helps to boost the baby's
immunity.
..............................................................................................................

(b) Give a reason why breast milk is considered a complete food for a baby.

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(c) State any one disadvantage of breastfeeding.


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(d) Identify the recommended age for weaning a baby.


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50. The diagrams below show two cooling containers. Container A is plastic, and
container B is metallic. Use it to answer the following questions.

A B

hot water

(a) Identify the container that cools the water faster.

..............................................................................................................
(b) Give a reason to support your answer in (a) above.
..............................................................................................................

(c) Identify the process/method of heat transfer that enables the water in the
above containers to cool.
..............................................................................................................

(d) State one importance of heat transfer by radiation in the environment.


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51. (a) Mention the principle on which an electric bell works.

..............................................................................................................

(b) State the way in which the following parts are useful on an electric bell:

(i) Gong ...............................................................................................

(ii) Battery ............................................................................................

(c) Identify one energy change that occurs in an electric bell when in use.

..............................................................................................................

52. (a) Give the meaning of the term a chemical change.

..............................................................................................................

(b) State any one characteristic of a chemical change.

..............................................................................................................

(c) Give any one way in which chemical changes are important in the

environment.

..............................................................................................................

(d) State any one way in which a chemical change is similar to a biological
change.
..............................................................................................................
53. (a) Mention any two activities carried out on a school health parade.

(i)..........................................................................................................

(ii).........................................................................................................

(b) How does a school health parade help to promote good health of pupils?

..............................................................................................................
(c) Name any one member of a school health committee.

..............................................................................................................

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54. Match the term in A with its meaning in part B
Part A Part B
Volume number of vibrations per second.
Pitch reflected sound
Frequency loudness or softness of sound
Echo highness or lowness of sound

(a) Volume ...................................................................................................

(b) Pitch .......................................................................................................

(c) Frequency ...............................................................................................

(d) Echo .......................................................................................................


55. Use the diagram below to answer the questions that follow.

(a) Name the bad habit in poultry taking place in the above diagram.
..............................................................................................................

(b) Apart from the above vice, give one other example of bad habits
developed in poultry.
..............................................................................................................

(c) State any one way in which poultry vices affect the sales and expenditure
records of a farm.
..............................................................................................................

(d) Mention the way in which the practice of making laying nests dark helps to
control egg eating.
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Joints in the human skull, known as sutures, do not require synovial fluid because they are fibrous joints where the bones are fused together, providing structural stability rather than mobility. Unlike synovial joints which require lubrication to move smoothly, these sutures are immovable, serving a protective role in encasing the brain. Their rigidity assists in absorbing impacts and maintaining the shape of the skull over time, thus precluding the need for synovial fluid which is typically present in joints that facilitate movement .

Market availability is crucial for the success of starting a livestock farm because it determines the ease with which farmers can sell their produce to generate income. A strong and accessible market ensures that there is a demand for the livestock products, be it meat, milk, or wool, which directly influences profitability. Adequate market access allows farmers to invest in better resources and improve the quality of their livestock, ultimately enhancing productivity and economic returns. Without market availability, farmers may struggle to sell their produce or may be forced to sell at low prices, thereby reducing potential profits .

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