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THE GREAT ACHIEVERS EXAMINATIONS BOARD

EXAMINATIONS BUREAU LIMITED
PRE-PRIMARY
PRE PRIMARY LEAVING
LEAVINGEXAMINATION SET 3 2024
EXAMINATIONS
2024
INTERGRATED SCIENCE
Time allowed: 2 hours 15 minutes

Index No. : Random Number Personal No.

DISTRICT ID NO
FOR EXAMINERS ONLY
Read the following instructions carefully
Qn. No. MARKS EXR’S
Do not write your school or District name
anywhere on this paper. NO
1. This paper has two sections A and B. 1 - 10
Section A has 40 questions and Section B has 15
11 - 20
questions. This paper has 16 printed pages.
2. Answer all questions. All the working for both 21 - 30
sections .A and B must be shown in the spaces
provided. 31 - 40
3. All working must be done using a blue or black 41 - 43
ball-point pen or fountain pen. Any work done in
44 - 46
pencil other than diagrams will not be marked.
4. No calculators are allowed in the examination 47 - 49
room.
50 - 52
5. Unnecessary changes in your work may lead to
loss of marks. 53 - 55
6. Any handwriting that cannot easily be read may
TOTAL
lead to loss of marks.
7. Do not fill anything in the table indicated:
“For Examiners’ Use Only” and boxes
 SECTION A: 40 MARKS
Questions 1 to 40 carry one mark each
1. Name one garden tool you know.
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2. Mention the type of cattle kept for milk.
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3. In the space provided below, draw a beak of a juice sucking bird.

4. Give one way in which man uses wind as an energy resource.

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5. Which part of a mushroom is comparable to a seed in beans?
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6. Why would you prefer rearing a Friesian cow to a zebu cow?
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The diagram below shows part of a flower. Use it to answer
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7. What part of a flower is shown above?
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8. Name the type of fruit that is most likely to develop from the above
ovary.
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9. Why is it important for an athlete to breathe out?
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10. Give one way in which tape worms are adapted to life in the small
intestine.
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11. How can the bottle below be made to produce a high pitched sound?

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12. Mention one health problem one can meet due to the cigarette
smoking.
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13. AIDS as a disease does not kill its victims. What effect does it have
in the victim’s body?
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14. Define the term environmental degradation.
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15. Why does a cork float when placed in a glass full of water?
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16. Describe one way in which man has protected himself from strong sun
heat.
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17. What does the experiment below prove about water?

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18. How do bacteria help in soil formation?
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19. Why is it important to have proper circulation in the living rooms?
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20. In which way is the excessive use wood fuel a danger to the
environment?
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Below is a diagram showing one of the methods used when making

magnets.

21. Name the method shown above.

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22. What is pole Y?
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23. Why are we able to see through clear glass?
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24. How has the discovery of Louis Pasteur benefited the dairy farm
(industry)?
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25. What type of change occurs when the cooking fat melts in a frying
pan?
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26. Identify one factor that can lead to inadequate food supply in a
community.
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27. How are diseases such as syphilis, gonorrhoea, genital warts, genital
herpes etc commonly spread??
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28. What food is absorbed in stomach?
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29. In the space provided below, draw a diagram to show that air has
weight.

30. Give one instance when the use of solar cooker becomes a
disadvantage.
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31. Which poultry disease is caused by bacteria?
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32. Through which blood vessel does the digested food join the liver?
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33. A P.5 class performed an experiment on soil as shown below. State
what the experiment proves about soil.

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34. What is the recommended distance between the rest house and the
pit latrine?
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35. Why are girls of child bearing age encouraged to eat foods which in
iron?
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36. Mention one disease of the eye.
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37. State the danger of drinking raw milk.
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38. How are seeds below likely to be dispersed?

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39. The diagram below shows formation of shadows. Use it to answer
the questions that follow.

What causes the difference in lengths of shadow at different times of

the day?
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40. Outline one importance of reproduction to the environment.

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 SECTION B: 60 MARKS
Questions 41 to 55 carry four marks each.
41. Red blood cells have got a definite shape as shown in A.

(a) Which disease makes the red blood cells assume a shape as shown in
B?
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(b) Mention any other two diseases that directly affect blood cells.
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(c) How important is the heart in the human body?
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42 The diagram below shows a simple machine. Use it to answer the

questions that follow.

(a) Use letter P and an arrow to show the position of the pivot. (b)

Find the value of M (2 marks)

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(c) In which class of levers is the simple machine shown in the diagram

above?

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43(a)What are vulnerable grouped of people?

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(b) Give two examples of vulnerable groups of people.
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(c) Which food is suitable for a person who has had a fracture?
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44. Use the diagram below to answer question 43.

(a) Complete the diagram above correctly.

(b) Work out for angle i. (2 marks)

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(c) State one law of reflection of light.
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45. A P.3 class grouped crops as shown below.
A B C
beans pineapples rice soya bananas millet groundnuts
mangoes sorghum peas passion fruits wheat
(a) What name can be given to:
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(b) Why are children with kwashiorkor recommended to eat foods in A?
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(c) Mention the class of food common in crops C.
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46. The diagram below is an illustration of a human kidney. Use it to
answer question 46.

(a) Name part P.

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(b) What takes place at O?
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(c) State what is represented by arrow Q.
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(d) mention any one disease that affects the above organs.
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47. Match members in A with those in B.
A B
River blindness plasmodia
Yellow fever schistosomes
Bilharzia virus
Malaria onchocerca vulvulus
(a) River blindness ………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(b) Yellow fever ………………………………………………………………………………………………..…….
(c) Bilharzia …………………………………………………………………………………………………………….
(d) Malaria ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
48. Below is a clinical tool used to measure Okello’s temperature.

(a) Name the medical tool shown above.

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(b) What is Okello’s temperature?
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(c) Work out Okello’s temperature in 0F. (2marks)

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49(a) What is family planning?
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(b) Mention any two natural birth control methods.
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(c) In which way is family planning important to a country like Rwanda?
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50. The diagram below shows an electric circuit. Use it to answer

question 51.

(a) Name part F.

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(b) What happened to the bulb when the switch was opened?
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(c) With the help of an arrowhead, show the direction of the current.
(d) Calculate the total voltage through the circuit.

51. During a lesson on classification, a P. 6 class grouped vertebrates as

shown below:
A B
Crocodile Tilapia
Gecko Nile perch
Chameleon Shark
(a) What name can be used to describe members in group A?
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(b) How are animals in group A similar to those in group B?
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(c) In which way are animals in group A different from those in group B?
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(d) Name any one other animal that belongs to group B.
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52. Study the diagram and answer the questions about it.

(a) Name part marked P.

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(b) What is formed at Q?
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(c) How do we call spectrum in nature?
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(d) Define the term “refraction” as used in the study of light.
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53(a)What is PHC?
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(b) Mention one group of people involved in PHC activities.
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(c) Outline two elements of PHC.
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54(a) What is agro forestry?
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(b) Point out any two advantages of agro forestry.
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(c) How do trees purify air in the environment?
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55. Study the diagram and answer the questions about it.

(a) Mention one way in which the two organs are similar.
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(b) How are the two organs different?
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(c) Identify two ways in which mushrooms are useful to people.
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