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