PLE 2016 MARKING GUIDE INTEGRATED

SCIENCE
1. Name the gas used in fire extinguishers.
• Carbon dioxide (CO₂)
2. State the eye disease spread by houseflies.
• Trachoma
3. Which part of a fish performs a similar function as the human ear?
• Lateral line
4. Name the male reproductive cells in flowers.
• Pollen grains
5. Give any one way in which wood fuel can be conserved.
• Using energy-efficient/saving stoves
• covering food while cooking
6. What is the use of this instrument at the weather station?
• To show the strength of wind.
7. Which method of heat transfer enables a person to iron clothes
using a flat iron?
• Conduction
8. Why should cold water be poured on the part of the body which
has been scalded or burnt?
• To reduce pain and prevent further tissue damage
9. Apart from decomposition, in which other way is soil formed?
• Weathering of rocks
10. What is the importance of smoke during the harvesting of honey?
• To calm the bees

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11. State the class of lever in which the effort is between the fulcrum
and the load.
• Class 3 lever/Third class levers
12. Give a reason why male anopheles mosquitoes do not transmit
malaria parasites to humans.
• They do not feed on blood
13. How can foot and mouth disease be controlled in cattle?
• By vaccination
• By quarantine
14. Give one way in which farmers can improve the supply of
nitrogen in the soil without the use of artificial fertilizers.
• Planting leguminous crops.
15. Name muscle P.
• Biceps
16. What happens to muscle Q when the arm is raised?
• It relaxes.
17. Which intestinal worm enters the human body through bare feet?
• Hookworm
18. How do plants make use of the gas given out by animals during
respiration?
• For photosynthesis
19. State any one use of plane mirrors to people.
• For seeing themselves
• For shaving
• For security
20. Apart from helping in pollination, give one other way in which
wind is useful to plants.
• Wind helps in dispersing seeds

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21. Which part of a maize grain has a similar function as the
cotyledon of a bean seed?
• Endosperm
22. State any one characteristic which shows that a bat is a mammal.
• Bats give birth to live young ones
23. Which blood cells carry oxygen in the body?
• Red blood cells
24. Give any one reason why breastfeeding is encouraged for at
least two years?
• Provides essential nutrients and antibodies to the baby
25. Name any one scale in which temperature is measured.
• Celsius/Fahrenheit scale
26. Use arrows to show what happens to the two bar magnets.
• Opposite poles attract, like poles repel.
27. Name the human body system to which the lungs, kidneys, and
skin belong.
• Excretory system
28. Give any one way in which bacteria in pit latrines are useful.
• They decompose human wastes
29. Name one disease that affects the stomach because of
alcoholism.
• Gastritis
• Gastric ulcers
30. Apart from polio vaccine, name any other vaccine administered
to children at 6 weeks of age.
• DPT (Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus)
31. In which part of the human alimentary canal is water absorbed?
• Large intestine

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32. What is the danger of having too much wax in the human ear?
• Can cause temporary hearing loss
33. What form of energy is produced by dry cells?
• Electrical energy
34. Give any one good health habit that can improve the working of
the lungs.
• Regular exercise
35. Apart from eating a balanced diet, give any one other way of
controlling common diseases at home.
• Maintaining hygiene
36. Name the method of plant propagation shown in the diagram
above.
• Grafting
37. Which organs are used by both fish and tadpoles for breathing?
• Gills
38. Give any one secondary sex characteristic which is common to
both adolescent boys and girls.
• Growth of pubic hair
39. Name the fungi which normally grow on leftover foods.
• Moulds
40. What happens to light rays when they meet a convex lens?
• They converge

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 SECTION B
41. a) State any two ways in which vectors spread diseases to
humans.
• Through bites
• By contaminating food and water
b. Give any two ways of preventing vectors from spreading
diseases to humans.
• Using insect repellent
• Keeping the environment clean
42. a) Name the parts marked S and T
i. S: Ureter
ii. T: Urinary bladder
b. What is the function of part marked R.
• Filtering wastes from the blood
c. Give any one disease that affects the above system.
• Urinary tract infection/kidney stones/bladder infection
43. Write the correct effect to the activity in the space provided
below:
a. Irrigation
• Allows growth of crops all seasons
b. Afforestation
• Promotes convectional rainfall
c. Mulching
• Preserves soil moisture
d. Crop rotation
• Leads to death of crops pests.

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44. a) Give any two examples of non-renewable resources in the
environment.
• Coal
• Crude oil
b. State any two ways of conserving non-renewable resources.
• Recycling
• Using alternative energy sources
45. a) To which group of plants do ferns and liverworts belong?
• Non-flowering plants
b. How is the reproduction of ferns similar to that of liverworts?
• Both reproduce by spores
c. Give two other plants that reproduce in the same way as
ferns and liverworts.
• Mosses
• Hornworts
• Horsetails
46. a) Name the change of state which takes place when;
i. Vapour changes to liquid: Condensation
ii. A solid changes directly to gas: Sublimation
b. Apart from causing a change of state, give two other effects
of heat on matter.
• Expansion
• Increase in temperature
47. a) Name the type of eclipse shown in the diagram above.
• Solar eclipse
b. Name the shadows marked P and Q.
i. P: Umbra
ii. Q: Penumbra

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 c. What happens to a person who would be in part X during
the eclipse?
• They would see a total eclipse
48. a) In which one way is each of the following elements of Primary
Health Care (PHC) important to the community?
i. Water and sanitation: Prevents waterborne diseases
ii. Maternal and child health: Reduces infant and maternal
mortality
b. Give any two health care services which are provided
through maternal and child health.
• Immunization
• Antenatal care
49. a) Name two systems of keeping poultry that enable a farmer to
keep a large number of birds.
• Battery system
• Deep litter system
b. State any two viral diseases that can spread easily in the
above systems of poultry keeping.
• Newcastle disease
• Avian influenza
50. a) Give any one characteristic which is common to all
invertebrates.
• Lack of a backbone
b. To which group of invertebrates do the following animals
belong?
i. Snail: Molluscs
ii. Grasshopper: Insects

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 c. State one way in which snails may be dangerous to humans.
• They can be carriers of parasitic worms
51. a) Name the parts marked M and K
i. M: Enamel
ii. K: Gum
b. Which mineral salt helps to form part M?
• Calcium
c. Give the function of part labelled N.
• To house blood vessels and nerves.
52. a) State the method that can be used to separate;
i. Fruit seeds from juice: Filtration
ii. Millet seeds mixed with its husks: Winnowing
b. Give the importance of the following steps in cleaning
clothes at home.
i. Sorting: To prevent colour mixing
ii. Soaking: To loosen dirt
53. a) Write down any two examples of anti-social behaviors in our
community.
• Stealing
• Vandalism
b. State any two ways of controlling anti-social behaviors in our
community.
• Providing education and awareness
• Enforcing laws
54. a) Apart from using solfa notation, mention any two other ways of
storing sound.
• Digital recording/recording
• Staff notation/Written music sheets

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 b. Name two instruments used to reproduce the sound stored
by solfa notation.
• Piano
• Recorder
• Xylophone
55. The diagram below shows the water cycle. Study and use it to
answer questions that follow.
a. Name the type of clouds represented by letter A.
• Nimbus clouds
b. State the process taking place at B and C.
i. B: Evaporation
ii. C: Condensation
c. What is the importance of the sun in the above diagram?
• The sun provides heat energy for evaporation, driving the
water cycle.

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