Admiralty Sec 4NA SS Prelims 2019 Answer Key

ADMIRALTY SECONDARY SCHOOL SUBJECT : COMBINED HUMANITIES PAPER : 2175/01, 2176/01 LEVEL/STREAM : SECONDARY 4 NORMAL (A) DATE : 29 July 2019 TIME : 0800 – 0945 DURATION : 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES The Answer Scheme consists of 14 pages including the cover page. PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 NAME: NO: CLASS: FOR EXAMINERS ONLY

2 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) 1 (a) Study Source A. What does Source A tell you about the public housing policies? Explain your answer. [5] Qn 1(a) Level Suggested Answer Mark Range [5] L1 Answers based on description of the source e.g. Source A tells me that the public housing schemes gives money to the people such as “$10000 for singles who want to buy houses near their parents”. [1] L2 Infer based on source content, without support Award 2 marks for 1 valid inference. Award 3 marks for 2 valid inferences. e.g. Source A tells me that the public housing schemes provides financial assistance to the people. OR/AND e.g. Source A tells me that the public housing schemes caters to the various groups in society who are intending to purchase houses. [2-3] L3 Infer based on source content, with support Award 4 marks for 1 valid inference with support. Award 5 marks for 2 valid inferences with support e.g. Source A tells me that the public housing schemes provides financial assistance to the people. From Source A it states that “$10000 is given to singles who want to buy houses near their parents”. This means that everyone eligible for the public housing available will get subsidy from the government. [Note: Students can give other examples to illustrate the financial assistance.] OR/AND e.g. Source A tells me that the public housing schemes caters to the various groups in society who are intending to purchase houses . From Source A, it shows that the public housing schemes caters to singles, first – time buyers and families buying new or re-sale flats. This means that the public housing policies will benefit many groups of people for various reasons. [4-5]

3 (b) Study Source B. What is the intention of the author in saying this? Explain your answer. [6] Qn 1(b) Level Suggested Answer Note: Answers must be phrased as a reason or zero marks will be awarded Mark Range [6] L1 Answers based on description/provenance of the source Award 1 mark for description or provenance Award 2 marks for both e.g. The author said this to tell us that “ Every night, there could be hundreds of people sleeping rough even as so many of us in the country are having a good night’s rest in the safety of our homes.” [Note: Students can quote other statements which relates directly to the housing conditions of the people or the policies.] OR/AND e.g. The author said this to show that as a social worker who cares about the state of homelessness in Singapore. [1-2] L2 Answers based message of the source Award 2 marks for main message. Award 3 marks for main message with support. e.g. The author said this to state that the public housing schemes do not meet the needs of the people as they are insufficient / inadequate to cater to the housing needs of the different groups of people in Singapore. From the source, it states that “We must adopt a comprehensive approach to fulfil the housing and social security needs of fellow citizens who have fallen through the cracks of our housing schemes. ” This means that the criteria given in the schemes are not able to cover / met by certain groups of people which would lead to homelessness. [3-4] L3 Answers based on Purpose of the source Award 4 marks for valid inference Award 5 marks for valid inference with support e.g. The author said this to raise awareness [P] that the public housing schemes do not meet the needs of the people as they are insufficient / inadequate to cater to the housing needs of the different groups of people in Singapore [I]. From the source, it states that “We must adopt a comprehensive approach to fulfil the housing and social security needs of fellow citizens who have fallen through the cracks of our housing schemes.” [E] [5-6]

4 This means that the criteria given in the schemes are not able to cover / met by certain groups of people which would lead to homelessness. The author hopes that the government / relevant auth orities [A] would take effective measures / steps OR review and refine the existing policies to address the issue of homelessness [O]. (c) Study Sources C and D. How far will Source C agree with Source D? Explain your answer. [7] Qn 1(c) Level Suggested Answer Mark Range [7] L1 Agree based on provenance / topic e.g. Both sources will agree as they are both talking about the state of home ownership in Singapore. [1] L2 Agree/Disagree, based on listing of content (With no inference made) e.g. Both source agree that “the widespread availability of HDB flats does make the dream of owning a home more accessible in Singapore ” in Source C and “ Currently, with extensive housing subsidies by the government, a family earning $1,500 pays $26 to under $100 per month from their CPF account to rent a one-room or two-room HDB flat” in Source D. OR/AND e.g. Both sources disagree that “the widespread availability of HDB flats does make the dream of owning a home more accessible in Singapore ” in Source C whereas “ The home ownership scheme targeted at rental -flat families starts with good intentions, thinking that it is all for their own good. But it can potentially create extra financial burden on families that are only scraping by” in Source D. [2] L3 Similarity / Difference based on content Award 3 marks for valid inferences Award 4 marks for valid inferences with support e.g. Both source agree that the public housing schemes ha ve made housing available for a large percentage of Singapore / shelter available for the masses . From Source C , it states “the widespread availability of HDB flats does make the dream of owning a home more accessible in Singapore ”. Similarly, Source D states that “ Currently, with extensive housing subsidies by the government, a family earning $1,500 pays $26 [3-4]

5 to under $100 per month from their CPF account to rent a one - room or two -room HDB flat ”. This means that Singaporeans have housing options available to them. OR/AND e.g. Both sources disagree that the public housing schemes have made ownership of houses affordable for all Singaporeans. From Source C, it states “ While it is noticeably more expensive than in the 1980s and 1990s, Singapore’s home ownership is at a respectable 90% ” whereas in Source D, it states “The home ownership scheme targeted at rental -flat families starts with good intentions, thinking that it is all for their own good. But it can potentially create extra financial burden on families that are only scraping by .” This means that not all Singaporeans can afford to own houses due to cost. L4 Both sides in L3 [5] L5 Disagree, based on the purpose of the sources Award 6 marks for purpose. Award 7 marks for purpose and outcome. e.g. Both sources will disagree as they have different purposes. In Source C, the purpose is to convince [P] Singaporeans [A] that the public housing schemes which have made owning housing available for a large percentage of Singapore / shelter available for the masses . From Source C, it states “the widespread availability of HDB flats does make the dream of owning a home more accessible in Singapore ”. This is so as to gather support from the citizens for these policies [O]. However in Source D, the purpose is to raise awareness [P] to the government [A] that the public housing schemes h