PLE Science Revision — Free Practice Questions

Science is one of the four subjects examined in Uganda's Primary Leaving Examination, sat by pupils in Primary Seven (P7). Fly PLE has 39 free Science practice questions, each marked instantly with a worked explanation.

Sample Science questions

1. 1. Give any one reason why animals move from one place to another

   • A. To pass time
   • B. For respiration
   • C. To look for food✓
   • D. For reproduction

   Answer: To look for food — Some wild animals walk for many kilometers to get food, water or shelter.

2. 2. Give any one form of energy produced when a carpenter drives a nail into a piece of wood with a hammer

   • A. Light energy
   • B. Heat energy✓
   • C. Electrical energy
   • D. Magnetic energy

   Answer: Heat energy — Heat energy is produced due to friction.

3. 3. Give any one animal fibre found in the environment

   • A. Fur✓
   • B. Cotton
   • C. Plastic
   • D. Nylon

   Answer: Fur — Fur is hairy skin of an animal which can be turned into clothes.

4. 4. What change of state takes place when water is frozen to ice?

   • A. Evaporation
   • B. Condensation
   • C. Freezing✓
   • D. Sublimation

   Answer: Freezing

5. 5. What structures on a leaf of a plant help in the process of transpiration?

   • A. Apex
   • B. Stomata✓
   • C. Lamina
   • D. Midrib

   Answer: Stomata