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1 PRIMARY SIX EXTRA HOLIDAY WORK TERM 1 2020 English-Section A In each of the following questions fill in the blank space with the most suitable word 1. We haven’t held a class debate_______________ two months. 2. _______________ of the mechanics repaired your car? 3. Parents _______________ stubborn children to lazy ones. 4. Mr. Oboth bought _______________ radio last week. 5. His bicycle has broken _______________ on his way to Maraba. In each of the questions, use the correct form of the word given in brackets to complete the given sentences 6. Jingo gave a wonderful _______________ at the party. (speak) 7. The police will clean the town by _______________ (them) 8. Mother’s baby cries whenever it is _______________. (hunger) 9. Your _______________ to handcuff the thief is not good. (decide) 10. I wrote a nice _______________ letter. (friend) 11. Primary Five pupils will be _______________ for the tour tomorrow. (go) 12. Of the two travellers, Wanda is the _______________? (fat) 13. We should treat suspects _______________. (careful) 14. It is good for teachers to _______________ prefects. (power) 15. That Nurse is very merciful when she is _______________ patients.(treat) In each of the questions given below, arrange the given words in alphabetical order 16. cashier , bank, teller, money ______________________________________________________________ 17. count, counting, counter, counted ______________________________________________________________ 18. police, policeman, policemen, policewoman ______________________________________________________________ In each of the given questions, re- write the given sentences giving the opposite of the underlined word 19. His vehicle is in a bad mechanical condition. _____________________________________________________________ 20. The suspect was arrested . _____________________________________________________________

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PRIMARY SIX EXTRA HOLIDAY WORK TERM 1 2020

English-Section A

In each of the following questions fill in the blank space with the most suitable word

1. We haven’t held a class debate_______________ two months. 2. _______________ of the mechanics repaired your car? 3. Parents _______________ stubborn children to lazy ones. 4. Mr. Oboth bought _______________ radio last week. 5. His bicycle has broken _______________ on his way to Maraba.

In each of the questions, use the correct form of the word given in brackets to complete the given sentences

6. Jingo gave a wonderful _______________ at the party. (speak) 7. The police will clean the town by _______________ (them) 8. Mother’s baby cries whenever it is _______________. (hunger) 9. Your _______________ to handcuff the thief is not good. (decide) 10. I wrote a nice _______________ letter. (friend) 11. Primary Five pupils will be _______________ for the tour tomorrow. (go) 12. Of the two travellers, Wanda is the _______________? (fat) 13. We should treat suspects _______________. (careful) 14. It is good for teachers to _______________ prefects. (power) 15. That Nurse is very merciful when she is _______________ patients.(treat)

In each of the questions given below, arrange the given words in alphabetical order

16. cashier , bank, teller, money ______________________________________________________________

17. count, counting, counter, counted ______________________________________________________________

18. police, policeman, policemen, policewoman ______________________________________________________________

In each of the given questions, re- write the given sentences giving the opposite of the underlined word

19. His vehicle is in a bad mechanical condition. _____________________________________________________________

20. The suspect was arrested . _____________________________________________________________

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In each of the questions given below, re-write the sentence giving one word with the same meaning as the underlined group of words

21. Where is the paper container for letters? _____________________________________________________________

22. They went to the bank on the last day of the week. ______________________________________________________________

23. The defiler will be put into prison. ______________________________________________________________

In each of the questions given below, give the plural form of each of the following words

24. calf___________________________________________________________ 25. SIM card______________________________________________________ 26. Traveller ______________________________________________________

In each of the questions 27 and 28, use each of the given words in a sentence to show that you know their difference in meaning

27. cell___________________________________________________________ 28. sell___________________________________________________________

In each of the following questions, give the full form of the following form

29. mustn’t_______________________________________ 30. Wed._________________________________________

Re-write the following sentences as instructed in brackets 31. The teacher has told us to read the news paper (Begin: We………………..)

_____________________________________________________________ 32. Immediately the doctor received the girl, he treated her.

(Begin: As soon as.............................) _____________________________________________________________

33. Does Francis like playing more than working? (Re-write the sentence using ………………….prefer……………………) _____________________________________________________________

34. Mbiga is the boy. We talked about him yesterday. (Use…………whom……..) ______________________________________________________________

35. Waya is ten years old. Mbigadde is nine years old. (Use…….not as…………) ______________________________________________________________

36. All letters will be posted by the head teacher tomorrow. (Re-write the sentence beginning: Will………………………?) ______________________________________________________________

37. This is the policeman. He arrested the thief. (Use………….who……….)

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______________________________________________________________ 38. Wasike will win the gold medal if he takes the first position. (Re-write the

sentence using:…………………..would…………….) ______________________________________________________________

39. John has planted flowers in the school, hasn’t he? (End………, has he?) ______________________________________________________________

40. The suspect may be imprisoned. The accuser may be imprisoned. ( Begin: Both…………………………..) ______________________________________________________________

41. Nobody helped the mechanic to repair the bus. (End………..himself.) ______________________________________________________________

42. My sister bought a telephone. It was new. It was nice. (Join the sentences without using: ‘which’ ‘and’ ‘that’ ) ______________________________________________________________

43. The teacher gave children some sweets. They thanked him. (Use….after…..) ______________________________________________________________

44. Jackline read the instructions but she did not understand them. (Begin: Although……………………….) ______________________________________________________________

45. We have been playing football. It has taken us two month. (Join the sentences using:……………………..for………………..) ______________________________________________________________

46. The taxi was so fast that it could not stop at the stage. (Re-write the sentences using: ……………too………….to……………) ______________________________________________________________

47. I went to the mechanic. I wanted to repair my motorcycle. (Use……………in order…………………….) ______________________________________________________________

48. Who read the newspaper? (Begin: By whom………………..? ______________________________________________________________

49. The bus arrived at the destination late. (Re-write the sentence using……….reached……………………) ______________________________________________________________

50. Suzan ate fruit. Suzan ate beef. (Use…………….as well as………………) ______________________________________________________________

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SECTION B Questions 51 – 55 carry ten marks each)

51. Read the passage below and then answer, in full sentences, the questions that follow

The pupils of Kapanga Primary School had their inter house music competitions last month. This was after a two-week training. The house patrons, as well as their pupils, practised tirelessly in order to become the victors of the year in the school.

There were a number of items to present on stage. These were drama, traditional dance and songs, set piece and poems about children’s rights. The winner in each item had to get a certificate while the best in reciting the poem would get a bursary for one year. This attracted very many pupils to like poems instead.

Before the day came, the head teacher informed the parents of the school about it through letters. The parents were very happy to receive the invitation letters. They waited for the day eagerly. Some bought gifts to give their children on that day. Others gave them money.

Finally, the long awaited day came, parents attended the day in large numbers. They were all dressed in sports wear in the colours of their children’s houses. The day was colourful. Red, Green, Yellow and Orange colours covered the whole school. Everybody was overjoyed. All the houses were so prepared that it was not very easy to determine the winning colour. However, the Green House finally took the trophy and the bull. The rest of the Houses felt jealous of them as they celebrated all over the school compound.

Questions 1. What was held at Kapanga Primary School last month?

___________________________________________________________ 2. How did the house members practise for the day?

___________________________________________________________ 3. Which item was about children’s rights in the passage?

___________________________________________________________ 4. Why did most pupils prefer poems to other items?

___________________________________________________________ 5. Why do you think some parents give their children some money and other

gifts? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Who invited the parents for the music competitions? ___________________________________________________________

7. What did the parents wear on the day of the competitions? ___________________________________________________________

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8. Which house won the trophy and a bull? ___________________________________________________________

9. How did the losers feel when the winners were declared? ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

10. Suggest a suitable title for the passage. ___________________________________________________________

52. The invitation card below appeared in the Celebrity Newspaper of Sunday, 12th September, 2018. Read it and use it to answer the questions that follow in full sentences

Prof. Mathew Kasolo of Kiyunga Municipality with pleasure invites the company of

Mrs. Ayeko Teopista of Molo Town to the birthday party of their son

Owoko Philp. The party is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 15th September, 2018 at 9:30am.

There will be prayers to thank God for the gift of 14 years granted to the first born in the family and the Holy Mass will be presided over by Rev. Bosco Tabisa.

Don’t miss the cake prepared for every invited guest! Please, a big cake awaits!

RSVP (Regrets only)

Mukembo Black Mrs. Waiswa Phionah Celebrant’s uncle Family friend 0773 839 301 0753 9830 507 Dear Anitah,

Questions 1. In which newspaper did the invitation appear?

___________________________________________________________ 2. Who was being invited to the party?

___________________________________________________________ 3. At what time did the birthday party begin?

___________________________________________________________ 4. How old is Owoko PhilIip now, according to the card?

___________________________________________________________ 5. Who will preside over the Holy Mass?

___________________________________________________________

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52. B : The table below shows the names of customers who made cash deposits and withdrawals in certain banks. Study it and use it to answer the questions that follow in full sentences

Customer’s Name Sex Amount deposited

Amount withdrawn after two months

Bank Name

Kwiri Clare F Sh. 500,000 Sh. 400,000 Kano Bank

Apondo Lydia F Sh. 100,000 _______________ Ticiber Bank

Pesa Robert M Sh. 300,000 Sh. 300,000 Pesa Bank

Opinyi Gregory M Sh. 700,000 Sh. 50,000 Furiber Bank

Biikira Maria F Sh. 100,000 Sh. 80,000 Pesa Bank

Key M – Male F – Female

Questions a) What is the table about?

___________________________________________________________ b) Which customer deposited the least amount and had not withdrawn it?

___________________________________________________________ c) In which bank did Opinyi Gregory deposit his money?

___________________________________________________________ d) How much money did Kwiri leave on her account after the cash

withdrawal? ___________________________________________________________

e) How many banks are listed in the table? ___________________________________________________________

53. Read this poem carefully and use it to answer the questions that follow in full sentences I don’t know why I am read Everybody purchases me daily Everywhere in the world I am printed with news About politics, education, sports and others. I am merely in form of papers But I am a darling to them The readers who are literate Although I am written in various tongues For both local and foreign customers to understand.

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The computer is my daily mother For my clients need daily updates To know what is taking place all over the world The young, the old, the fat and the thin. All lean on me for news daily. My friends, the television and the radio Spread the same news like I do daily But I am cheaper than both of them My clients buy me at as low as one thousand shillings I believe they would be ignorant without me. By Bandama Benson Questions a) Who is the writer of the poem?

___________________________________________________________ b) What is the printed news about?

___________________________________________________________ c) In which form is the writer of this poem?

___________________________________________________________ d) Which people can read the write of the poem?

___________________________________________________________ e) Why do the clients need daily updates in the poem?

___________________________________________________________ f) Apart from the young people, mention two other people who read the writer

daily. ___________________________________________________________

g) How many sources of information are in the poem? ___________________________________________________________

h) What is special about the writer compared to other sources of news? ___________________________________________________________

Give another word or group of words with the same meaning as the given word as used in the poem.

i) literate_____________________________________________________ j) clients_____________________________________________________

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54. The sentences below are in a wrong order, Re-arrange them to form a short composition about “My Holiday Story”

a) But my father told me to feel at home as we had life jackets.

b) These places included Jinja, Entebbe Airport and others.

c) While there, I travelled on River Nile in a boat.

d) This was because I had never seen any since I was born.

e) Last holidays, I visited many interesting places with my parents.

f) They also took me to Jinja to see the source of the Nile.

g) I thought the boat would overturn and kill us all.

h) He said that the jackets save life in case of any accident on water.

i) My parents took me to the airport to see the aeroplanes.

j) I was very worried until we came out of the river. ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________

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55. Your class held an educative tour. Write a letter to your friend telling them about the tour. In your letter tell him about the places you visited, the date when you went and what you learnt. Use your school address. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

MATHEMATICS (A) SET CONCEPTS

1. Given that; set L = all vowel letters

a) List all the elements of set L (1mark)

b) Find n(L) (1mark)

2. Study the venn diagram below and answer the questions that follow.

Q P

5 3

7 2 4

9 8 6 1

a) List all the elements of set;

i) P (1mark)

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ii) Q (1mark)

b) Find the number of elements in the complement of set A n B. (1mark)

c) List all the subsets that can be formed from set (P – Q) (2marks)

3. Describe the unshaded parts of the venn diagrams below (1mark @)

M N L K X

Numeration (place values, values and operation)

1. Add: 4 8 9 2 4 (1mark)

+ 3 4 2 1

2. John is twice as old as Maurice. If Maurice is 24 years.

a) Find John’ s age. (1mark)

b) How old was John 10 years ago? (1mark)

3. Express 42 in Roman numerals. (1mark)

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4. Match the following Hindu Arabic to their Romans (1mark @)

49 CXIX

94 LXXX

109 XCIV

119 XLIX

80 CIX

5. Expand 3426 using exponents. (1mark)

6. A taxi carries 14 passengers every trip. How many passengers will it carry if it

makes 12 trips without stopping? (1mark)

7. Find the sum of place value of 7 and the value of 8 in the numeral 18729

(2 marks)

8. Subtract: 402 from 500. (give your answer in Roman numerals.) (2 marks)

9. The place value of 8 in a number is thousands. Find the value of 8 in the same

number. (1 mark)

Number patterns and sequence. 1. Below are sequences. Find the next numbers (1mark @)

a) 12, 18, 24, ____, _____

b) 6, 10, 15, 21, _____

c) 9

2,

18

4,

27

6, ____, _____

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2. Use the formula n2

)1( n to find the 8th triangular number. (1mark)

3. Find the square of 16. (1mark)

4. List all the multiples of 8 between 30 and 70. (1mark)

5. What number has been prime factorized to give (21, 31, 51, 71) (1mark)

6. Below is a venn diagram of prime factors 30 and y. Use it to answer the

questions that follow.

PF30 PFy

51 21 71

31

a) Find the value of y. (2marks)

b) Workout the GCF of 30 and y. (1mark)

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c) Calculate the Lowest Common multiple of 36 and y. (2marks)

Fractions

1. Write 8

2 in words . (1mark)

2. Subtract 0.9 from 1. (1mark)

3. Shade 0.4 of the diagram below (1mark)

4. Add: 0.8 + 0.4 + 0.3. (1mark)

5. Abwooli used 10

3 of her salary to buy a dress. If she gets a salary of shs.

360,000,

a) Find the amount she used to buy the dress. (1mark)

b) How much was left after buying the dress ? (1mark)

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6. Arrange 3

2,

2

1 and

6

5 in descending order. (2marks)

7. Express 4

1 to a decimal fraction. (1mark)

8. How many small sachets of 2

1 litres are contained in a big container of 10 litres?

(1mark)

Data handling

(10marks)

1. Given that is bought at shs 1,000. How much money will be used to

buy apples represented by the pictures below if represents 4 apples.

(2marks)

2. Find the median of 4, 6, 8, 12, 10 and 2. (1mark)

3. The average age of 4 children is 16 years. Find their total age. (1mark)

4. What number has been expressed using tallies below (1mark)

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5. The bar graph below shows the age of 4 boys in a P.5 class . Study it carefully

and answer the questions that follow.

Jesse

Joel

Marvin

John

Mark

7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Age in years

a) Who is the; (1mark @)

i) Oldest boy?

ii) Youngest boy?

b) Which two boys have the same age? (2marks)

c) Find range in their ages. (2marks)

Money and Time

1. Express 4 hours in minutes (1mark)

2. What time is shown on the clock face below? (1mark)

BO

YS

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3. John’s father drove at a speed of 60km/hr for 2 hours. Calculate the distance he

covered. (1mark)

4. Workout : Hrs Min (1mark)

2 4 2

+ 5 1 8

5. Workout : Hrs Min (1mark)

9 2 0

- 7 3 5

6. 7 books costs shs. 3500. What is the cost of 5 similar books? (2 marks)

7. Atim bought 3 exercise books at shs. 5,000 each and 5 pens at shs. 2,000 per

pen. How much did she spend? (2marks)

8. Mark sold a pair of trousers at shs. 25,000. If he had bought it shs. 18,000 ,

calculate his profit. (1mark)

9. How many coins of shs. 500 are contained in a note of shs. 20,000? (1mark)

10. Convert 2 2

1 metres to centimeters. (1mark)

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1. Given that contains 100 pieces of chalk. How many pieces of chalk

are contained in the boxes below? (2marks)

2. Given that P > -5, list all possible values of P where P are negative integers.

(1mark)

3. Abdul bought 3kgs of sugar at shs. 3000 each, 1 ½ kg of maize flour at shs.

1600@ and 1 litre of cooking oil at shs. 4,000. How much did he pay altogether?

(3marks)

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SOCIAL STUDIES Location and physical features of Uganda 1. Which country borders Uganda in the East?

_____________________________________________________________ 2. Name any one highland district in Uganda

_____________________________________________________________ 3. Why is Kalangala district called an island district?

_____________________________________________________________ 4. Apart from Uganda, name any one neighboring country which is land locked.

_____________________________________________________________ 5. What are drainage features?

_____________________________________________________________ 6. Give any one example of drainage features.

_____________________________________________________________ 7. How is a crater different from a vent?

_____________________________________________________________ 8. Which other term is used to mean block mountains?

_____________________________________________________________ 9. a) Why is the Equator marked o0 on a map?

_____________________________________________________________ b) What is latitude? _____________________________________________________________

c) How does latitude influence the climate of an area? _____________________________________________________________

d) Name any one district of Uganda crossed by the equator. _____________________________________________________________

10. a) Name the two types of mountains found in Uganda.

i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ b) How was the formation of mountain Rwenzori similar to that of Rift valley lakes? _____________________________________________________________

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The climate of Uganda 11. What do you understand by the term climate?

_____________________________________________________________ 12. How is weather forecast useful to businessmen?

_____________________________________________________________ 13. How is a windsock important to a pilot?

_____________________________________________________________ 14. State the main cause of landslides in mountainous areas.

_____________________________________________________________ 15. Study the sketch map of Uganda below and use it to answer the questions

that follow a) Which type of climate is experienced in the shaded area A?

___________________________________________________________ b) Give two reasons why area marked B is densely populated.

i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

c) Which economic activity is carried out in area marked A? ___________________________________________________________

Vegetation of Uganda

16. What is meant by the term vegetation? _____________________________________________________________

17. Why are equatorial rainforests also called tropical rain forests? _____________________________________________________________

18. Why is there different types of vegetation as one climbs a mountain?

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_____________________________________________________________ 19. Name the type of vegetation that covers the largest part of Uganda.

_____________________________________________________________ 20. a) What type of wood is obtained from

i) Natural vegetation? _____________________________________________________________ ii) Planted vegetation? _____________________________________________________________

b) Write down two characteristics of equatorial rain forests. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

Natural Resources in Uganda

21. What is a resource? _____________________________________________________________

22. Give the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

23. Suggest any one way of conserving land as a resource. _____________________________________________________________

24. For what reason don’t some people rear some animals? _____________________________________________________________

25. a) List down any two examples of natural resources found on land. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ b) What is mining? _____________________________________________________________ c)Which mineral is used to make artificial fertilizers? _____________________________________________________________

The people of pre-colonial Uganda

26. Give the meaning of the term colonialism _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

27. Who were the founders of Bunyoro Kitara kingdom? _____________________________________________________________

28. Which name was given to the special army of Omukama Kabalega? _____________________________________________________________

29. What is a settlement pattern? _____________________________________________________________

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_____________________________________________________________ 30. a) Give the meaning of the term interlacustrine region.

_____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________ b) Suggest two reasons why Bantu chose to settle in interlacustrine region. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ c)Name one Bantu tribe that formed kingdoms. _____________________________________________________________

Foreign influence in Uganda

31. Name the first Arab to enter Uganda. _____________________________________________________________

32. Who were the Banyans? _____________________________________________________________

33. Which group of foreigners introduced rupees? _____________________________________________________________

34. Why was IBEACO formed in 1887? _____________________________________________________________

35. a) Apart from Arab traders, mention other two groups of traders who came to Uganda? i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________

b) Give (2) reasons for the coming of Arab traders to Uganda. i)___________________________________________________________

ii)__________________________________________________________ The Road to Independence

36. What is political independence? _____________________________________________________________

37. Give one reason why colonialists introduced the growing of cash crops. _____________________________________________________________

38. Give the meaning of the term LEGCO. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

39. Name the British governor who formed LEGCO. _____________________________________________________________ The Road to independence in Uganda

40. a) Give any two ways how Ugandans demanded for their independence.

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i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ b) Mention any two rebellions that were staged in Uganda during colonial period. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________

Uganda as an independent Nation

41. Which political party led Uganda to self rule? _____________________________________________________________

42. Why does Uganda celebrate 9th October, every year? _____________________________________________________________

43. Who formed the first political party in Uganda? _____________________________________________________________

44. Give the meaning of the term citizenship. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

45. a) Why was the London constitutional conference held in 1961? _____________________________________________________________ b) Mention three characteristics of an independent state. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ iii)___________________________________________________________

The Government of Uganda

46. Give the meaning of the term government. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

47. Who heads the Executive organ of government in Uganda? _____________________________________________________________

48. Who is the current Prime Minister of Uganda? _____________________________________________________________

49. a) Who heads the parliament of Uganda during the sessions? _____________________________________________________________ b) Who is the current speaker of the Uganda national assembly? _____________________________________________________________ c) Name other two officials in the parliament of Uganda who are not politicians. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________

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50. a) Give two duties of the government to the people. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________

b) Give two levels of government in Uganda i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________

51. a) Give the meaning of the term constitution _____________________________________________________________ b) State any two importance of a national constitution. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ c) How does the constitution promote people’s rights? _____________________________________________________________

Population size

52. Give the meaning of the term population. _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________

53. a) If an area of 10km2 has a population density of 1000 people per square kilometre. Find its total population (2marks) _____________________________________________________________ b) State two advantages of a high population density to a country. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________

54. a) What is population distribution? _____________________________________________________________ b) State three factors that influence population distribution. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ iii)___________________________________________________________

55. a) When was the last population census done in Uganda? _____________________________________________________________ b) Which ministry is responsible for conducting a national census in Uganda? _____________________________________________________________ c) Give two reasons why the government of Uganda spends a period of ten years to carry out a national census. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION HOPE

1. What is hope? ___________________________________________________________

2. Why is it good for Christians to have hope? ___________________________________________________________

3. Give any one action of Jesus that gives Christians hope for life after death. ___________________________________________________________

4. Name the final place of rest for the following in Christianity; a) Believers.

_________________________________________________________ b) Non- believers

_________________________________________________________ 5. Write down any one person in the Bible who was raised by Jesus.

___________________________________________________________ 6. Which day do most Christians celebrate the coming of the Messiah on

earth? ___________________________________________________________

7. Give one way Christians express their happiness on that day. ___________________________________________________________

RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD

1. What is Pentecost? ___________________________________________________________

2. Write down any two events of the Holy week. i)__________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

3. State one day of the Holy week. ___________________________________________________________

4. Give two ways Jesus showed love to his people. i)_________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

5. Name the two greatest commandments as taught by Jesus. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

6. Give two ways people express God’s love to other people on earth. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

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DISCIPLESHIP AND ITS REWARDS

1. Give the difference between disciples and apostles. ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________

2. What do we call the act of copying Jesus’ example? ___________________________________________________________

3. Mention any two actions of discipleship. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

4. According to Matthew 5:1 – 11, how will God award the following; a) Those who are merciful?

_________________________________________________________ b) Those who are persecuted?

_________________________________________________________ 5. How did the following fulfill Jesus’ teaching on discipleship;

a) St. Francis of Assisi? _________________________________________________________

b) St. Clare of Assisi? _________________________________________________________

6. Match and write the following correctly i) Simon Peter stabbed ii) John beheaded iii) James crucified upside down iv) Matthew died of old age i) Simon Peter ____________________________________________ ii) John ____________________________________________ iii) James ____________________________________________ iv) Mathew ____________________________________________ WITNESS

1. Who is a witness of Christ? ___________________________________________________________

2. Write short notes about the following;- a) Mother Theresa.

_________________________________________________________ b) Apollo Kivebulaya

_________________________________________________________ 3. Mention any two Jesus’ actions that showed that he was the light of the

world. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

4. Give one way Christians can reflect the light of Jesus on earth today. ___________________________________________________________

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5. Read John 8:12 and answer the questions that follow. Who said those words? ___________________________________________________________

WE ARE THE CHURCH

1. According to the Bible, what is a church? ___________________________________________________________

2. Mention any two activities carried out in the church during prayers. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

3. Give the meaning of the word sacrament. ___________________________________________________________

4. Which sacrament; a) washes away the original sin?

_________________________________________________________ b) strengthens one in his or her faith?

_________________________________________________________ c) Initiates a priest into priest hood?

_________________________________________________________ 5. Name one sacrament that was started during the last supper by Jesus.

___________________________________________________________ 6. Give one way the church has promoted development in the country.

___________________________________________________________ 7. Who is a martyr?

___________________________________________________________ 8. Which prayer is prayed to;

a) Ask for forgiveness? _________________________________________________________

b) Thank God for what He has done? _________________________________________________________

WE ARE NEW PEOPLE OF GOD IN THE SPIRIT

1. Give the meaning of the word Trinity. ___________________________________________________________

2. Where were the apostles when they received the Holy Spirit? ___________________________________________________________

3. Write any one symbol of the Holy Spirit. ___________________________________________________________

4. Give two ways the Holy Spirit was important to the apostles. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

5. Name the gift of the Holy spirit that leaders use. ___________________________________________________________

6. Write down one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit. ___________________________________________________________

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7. Give the importance of the Holy spirit to the church today. ___________________________________________________________

GOD’S WORD FOR US

1. Who is a prophet? ___________________________________________________________

2. Write down any two messianic prophets. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

3. Which message did the following prophets preach/ teach; a) Amos? ___________________________________________________________ b) Isaiah? ___________________________________________________________

4. Name the last of prophet in Christianity. ___________________________________________________________

5. Which sacrament was carried out by the above prophet? ___________________________________________________________

6. How did John the Baptist meet his death? ___________________________________________________________

7. What is a parable? ___________________________________________________________

8. Give one example of a parable in the Bible. ___________________________________________________________

GOD’S WORD FOR US.

1. Give the meaning of the word “Bible” ___________________________________________________________

2. Write down two types of books in the Bible. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

3. Mention two things that make a Bible unique from other books. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

4. How is a Bible similar to the constitution? ___________________________________________________________

5. Give one way of caring for the Bible. ___________________________________________________________

6. What do we call the first 3 gospel books in the Bible? ___________________________________________________________

7. What is Pentateuch? ___________________________________________________________

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8. Name the first and last book in the Bible; a) First _____________________________________________________ b) Last _____________________________________________________

CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM

1. What is Religion? ___________________________________________________________

2. Name the first religion to exist in Uganda. ___________________________________________________________

3. Give one reason why Christianity spread faster than Islam. ___________________________________________________________

4. Mention any two differences in practices between Christianity and Islam. i)__________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ii)_________________________________________________________

5. Write down two similarities in beliefs between Christianity and Islam. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

6. Give two ways people should show respect to other religions. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

7. Write short notes about the following; a) Democracy

_____________________________________________________________

b) Human rights _____________________________________________________________

FAITH AND VALUES

1. What is faith? _______________________________________________________________

2. Mention any one component of faith. _______________________________________________________________

3. How did the following express their faith in God; a) SaintPerpetua?______________________________________________ b) UgandaMartyrs?_______________________________________________

4. How did the following meet their death; a) St. Stephen?__________________________________________________ b) Summayah?__________________________________________________

5. Write the date when Christians remember the Uganda martyrs. _______________________________________________________________

6. Mention any one Christian values. _______________________________________________________________

7. Give two ways Christians can express their faith to God. i)__________________________________________________________ ii)_________________________________________________________

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SCIENCE KEEPING POULTRY AND BEES

1. Why is a duck grouped under poultry? ______________________________________________________________

2. Cite any one reason why bees sting a bee keeper yet he gives them care. ______________________________________________________________

3. Write any one way of caring for ducks. ______________________________________________________________

4. How is laying eggs important in bee management? ______________________________________________________________ The diagram below shows an item found in a deep litter house

5. How is the above item useful to a poultry farmer? ______________________________________________________________

6. Give one way of controlling fowl diseases without using chemicals. ______________________________________________________________

7. Study the diagram of the egg below carefully and then use it to answer the questions that follow B

A a) Give the use of parts marked A and B

i)A_________________________________________________________ ii)B_________________________________________________________

b) Sarah painted an egg and gave it to a broody hen to incubate it. i) Briefly state what happened to the egg after 21 days.

______________________________________________________________ ii) Why did it behave as written in (i) above? ______________________________________________________________

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IMMUNIZATION 1. What is immunization?

______________________________________________________________

2. Identify any one type of immunity. ______________________________________________________________

3. Why is it necessary to immunize children? ____________________________________________________________

4. Give any one immunization centre highly recommended by medical personnels.

______________________________________________________________

5. Give any two signs of the following immunizable diseases a) Measles

i)__________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

b) Tetanus i)__________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

MEASUREMENT 1. Write the standard unit for measuring volume.

___________________________________________________________ 2. Give the difference between capacity and volume.

___________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

3. How can you measure the mass of a pawpaw? ___________________________________________________________

4. Why do objects fall to the ground when thrown into the atmosphere? ___________________________________________________________

5. The diagram below shows a method used for finding volume of irregular objects

a) Identify the container marked Z

String

Secondary level

First level

Z

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_______________________________________________________ b) Give the use of the string in the method above.

________________________________________________________

c) What does the second level represent? _________________________________________________________

d) What does the first level represent? _________________________________________________________

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM 1. What is the general function of the digestive system?

__________________________________________________________ 2. How does the tongue prepare food for swallowing?

__________________________________________________________ 3. Which force of the contraction and relaxation of muscles drives food down

the alimentary canal? ___________________________________________________________

4. Give the role of teeth in the process of digestion? ___________________________________________________________

5. The diagram below shows part of the alimentary canal. Study it and answer question about it.

a) Name organ marked S.

_________________________________________________________ b) Give the functions of the parts marked N and M.

i)N_______________________________________________________ ii)M______________________________________________________

c) How is bile important in the process of digestion in people? _________________________________________________________

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HEAT ENERGY

1. Give any one characteristic which shows that water is matter. __________________________________________________

2. What is the use of a chimney in a kitchen? _________________________________________________________

3. Why is there a bend in the tube of a clinical thermometer? _________________________________________________________

4. How do blankets keep our bodies warm? _________________________________________________________

5. Why is wood used on handles of iron boxes? _________________________________________________________ Study the diagram below and answer questions that follow

6. How does heat from part A reach part E? _________________________________________________________

7. The diagram below show two charcoal stoves. Study them and answer questions below

a) Which of the two charcoal stoves A and B uses less charcoal?

_______________________________________________________ b) Which charcoal stove takes long to cool?

_______________________________________________________ c) Why is clay used inside charcoal stove B?

_______________________________________________________ d) Give the use of a hole covered by structure labeled M.

_______________________________________________________

Iron nail

E A

Clay made Metallic

M

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KEEPING GOATS, SHEEP AND PIGS 1. In which way is kidding different from kindling?

____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

2. How is shearing important to farmers? ______________________________________________________________

3. Cite any one animal fibre got from goats. _____________________________________________________________ Study the diagram of a pig below carefully and use it to answer the questions below

4. How is part Y important to the above organism? ______________________________________________________________

5. a) Name any two systems of rearing goats. i)____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ b) How do people care for their goats? i)____________________________________________________________

ii)____________________________________________________________

FOOD AND NUTRITION

1. Briefly state the importance of good nutrition to the human body. ______________________________________________________________

2. Why is cow’s milk not the best for a two week old baby? ______________________________________________________________

3. What is food insecurity? ______________________________________________________________

4. How can people ensure food security in their homes? ______________________________________________________________

5. Kulusum is a two year old girl. Her mother feeds her on cassava, sweet potatoes and posho only. What health problem is she likely to suffer? ______________________________________________________________

6.a) What are vulnerable groups of people?

Y

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______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ b) Name any two of the above groups of people. i)_____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________ c) Why do vulnerable people require a balanced diet? ______________________________________________________________

TYPES OF CHANGES 1. Give any one biological change in plants.

______________________________________________________________ 2. Why is burning of firewood to ash grouped under chemical changes?

______________________________________________________________ 3. What name is given to a change which is reversible and no new substance is

formed? ______________________________________________________________

4. Rusting is a chemical change. Identify its cause. ______________________________________________________________

5. What causes evaporation and melting? ______________________________________________________________

6. Why is germination in plants a biological change? ______________________________________________________________

7. State the difference between sublimation and condensation. ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________

8. Give one way chemical changes are useful to people. ______________________________________________________________

SOIL

1. Name the type of soil with fine particles. ___________________________________________________________

2. Give any one situation where air may be dangerous to human health. ___________________________________________________________

3. A girl poured water in a container with soil and she saw things on top of water as shown

V

Water

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Give a reason why the substances marked V came on top of the water.

___________________________________________________________ 4. Which component of soil is marked V?

_____________________________________________________________

5. Give any one way of conserving the following components a) oxygen

___________________________________________________________ b) soil

__________________________________________________________ c) How does application of mulches in the soil help to improve its fertility?

___________________________________________________________ d) Write any one material used to make the soil infertile. _____________________________________________________________

CROP GROWING 1. Apart from cassava and sweet potatoes, name any other root tuber.

___________________________________________________________ 2. A sugar cane stores its food in a stem. Why isn’t it classified under stem

tubers? ___________________________________________________________

3. Identify any one mammal which is a pest to tuber crops. ___________________________________________________________

4. Apart from weeding, how else do you care for cassava plants? ___________________________________________________________ The diagram below shows a tuber crop. Study it and use it to answer question 5

5. a) Identify the tuber crop drawn above. ___________________________________________________________ b) Give the role of part marked X to the plant.

Soil

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___________________________________________________________ c) By use of an arrow, show the part that makes food for the above plant. d) Which class of food do we get from eating the above crop? ___________________________________________________________

BACTERIA AND FUNGI 1. Name the living organism found in nodules of leguminous plants

______________________________________________________________ 2. Name any one type of bacteria

_____________________________________________________________ 3. What is the use of the living organisms found in nodules of leguminous

plants? ______________________________________________________________

4. Name any one immunizable disease caused by bacteria. _____________________________________________________________

5. a) Write any one use of bacteria to people. ______________________________________________________________ b) Give any one disadvantage of bacteria to people.

___________________________________________________________

c) Name any two fungal skin diseases.

i)__________________________________________________________ ii)__________________________________________________________

PRIMARY HEALTH CARE 1. What is Primary Health Care?

______________________________________________________________ 2. State one of the basic principles of PHC.

______________________________________________________________ 3. Mention one activity done by a family to promote PHC.

______________________________________________________________ 4. Why is it good to promote Primary Health Care?

______________________________________________________________ 5. a) What is a school health committee?

______________________________________________________________ b) Identify any one member found on a school health committee. ______________________________________________________________ c) Give any two responsibilities of a school health committee. i)_____________________________________________________________ ii)____________________________________________________________

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