RVHS_H1_General Paper_P1_QP

RVHS 2023 8807/01/JC2Prelims RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL General Certificate of Education Advanced Level Higher 1 JC2 Preliminary Examination GENERAL PAPER Paper 1 No Additional Materials are required 8807/01 30 August 2023 1 hour 30 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional answer paper, ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Answer one question. Note that up to 20 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. This document consists of 2 printed pages.

2 RVHS 2023 8807/01/JC2Prelim Answer one question. Answers should be between 500 and 800 words in length. 1 ‘Rest is for the weak’. Discuss. 2 ‘Corporations, rather than governments, shape the world.’ To what extent do you agree with this view? 3 ’Storybooks exist only to keep children entertained.’ Discuss. 4 Should countries be obliged to help other countries when their own citizens are facing problems? 5 ‘Invisible people living invisible lives.’ How true is this of the world today? 6 ‘Morality and politics can never co-exist.’ What is your view? 7 To what extent are the arts and the sciences valued equally in your society? 8 Can world hunger ever be eliminated? 9 Does your society do enough to help people live with dignity? 10 To what extent can unity be forged in an increasingly polarised world? 11 Consider the view that we have merely been paying lip service to the lessons that history teaches us. 12 ‘It is too easy to stir up fear today.’ How far do you agree?