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Paper 1
24 hrs
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INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
This paper consists of seven examination items, It has two sections A and B.
Section A has three compulsory items. Responses to this section should be
written in the spaces provided.
Section B has two parts i.e. I and IT. Answer one item from each part. Responses
to this section should be written in the answer booklet/sheets provided.
Start every item in section B ona fresh new page.
Answer Five items in total.
Any additional item(s) answered will not be scored,
Failure to abide by the above instructions may lead to loss of some scores
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SECTION A
Item One.
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and the area did not receive rain until the time of harvesting. Mr. Otim received very
poor yields from his garden,
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Item Two
Sarah is a P.7 pupil with a huge neck lump who is very bright in class, she always complains
of back joint pain and back pain. In addition when she sits on the front row near the chalk
board, she cannot see the writings on the chalk board, and she complains of pain in her
eyes when she strains them to see in the work in her books. One day as she was coming
from school, she heard a very loud thud_and when she moved towards the direction of
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olden sisters told her that the instarce is a normal biological change.
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PART IT
‘Answer only one item from this part.
Item six
‘Mr. Kafeero, a sixty-year-old urinates frequently, has blurred vision, feels thirsty often
‘and has swollen legs, feet and face, when he visited a physiologist, the Doctor
recommended for Urinalysis test for proper diagnosis, The clinical laboratory Technician
obtained a'urine sample:from Mr, Kafeero which gave @ positive test with Benedict's
solution.
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Item seven
Peter and John who are blood group A and B respectively got a fatal accident and lost a
lot of blood. When they were taken to the health centre IV, the doctor used their blood
to test the blood group of individuals X, ¥ and Z so as to find a suitable donor. Later.
examinations revealed that John had severely injured his pancreas.
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a. Identify the blood groups of individuals X, ¥ and Z and explain how the accident
affected John's body functioning.
b. Without referring Peter and John to another hospital, suggest with reasons which
individuals could donate blood to Peter and John.
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