ANGLICAN HIGH SCHOOL_Sec4_Prelim_2019_QPSBQ

Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates 1 Living in a diverse society Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the question, in addition to the sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use the knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. Why did the government official make this speech? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How similar are these sources? Explain your answer. [7] (c) Study Source D. Are you surprised by this source? Explain your answer. [6] (d) Study Sources E and F. Which of these two sources is more useful as evidence about new immigrants in Singapore? Explain your answer. [7] (e) “Diversity has positive impacts.” Using sources in this case study, how far would you agree with this statement? Explain your answer. [10]

2 Is integration successful? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Singapore is an attractive country for immigrants. With an average of 50,000 new immigrants per year, it is important to integrate them into Singapore society. The government has implemented a few integration policies to help the new immigrants adapt to the norms, culture and values in Singapore. These integration initiatives include naturalisation programmes such as community sharing session s on how they can participate actively in the community , the forging of common experiences and provision of community support for newcomers. However, since 2011, some Singaporeans feel that the new immigrants have not integrated sufficiently and have expressed their discomfort with the inflow of foreigners. Study the following sources to find out if integration is successful in Singapore. Source A: An excerpt of a speech by a government official, at the National Citizenship Ceremony 2018. The National Citizenship Ceremony is a platform where new citizens receive their pink national registration identification cards and citizenship certificates. Source B: An excerpt from a Straits Times article, published in 2017, highlighting the contributions of new immigrants. [Turn over Singapore has always been a diverse society, with immigrants forming an integral part of our history and our identity. The peace and harmony that we enjoy today did not come about by chance and we cannot take it for granted. In the face of persistent intolerance and discontent in the world, it does not take much for negative sentiments to spread, and for differences to turn into deep divides in society. We, in Singapore, must not go down that path. We must resist it with vigour and with our commitment to this shared vision for our co