ASSUMPTION ENGLISH SCHOOL 4E5N SS PRELIM 2019_LORMS

SBQ LORMS Subject: Humanities (Social Studies) Level/Stream: Secondary 4 Express and Secondary 5 Normal (Academic) Date: 27 August 2019 Time: 0750 - 0935 Duration: 1 hour 45 minutes Assumption English School Preliminary Examination 2019

2 Section A: Source-Based Case Study (35 Marks) (a) Study Source A. What is the message of the source? Explain your answer, using details from the source. [5] Question Target: Infer message Skill L1 ANSWERS BASED ON UNDEVELOPED PROVENANCE/ DESCRIPTION FROM SOURCE/ MISINTERPRETATION [1] Example The cartoonist is sharing his perspective on the Subject -based banding after the announcement of Subject -based banding to replace streaming in secondary schools. [answer based on undeveloped provenance] OR The source shows the cartoonist labelled the buttons on the machine as “EXPRESS” and “NORMAL” and changing it to “G1”, “G2” and “G3” . [answer based on description of source] OR The source is trying to convey the cartoonist’s approval for the Subject -based banding. [Misinterpretation] L2 MAKES MESSAGES BASED ON CONTENT, UNSUPPORTED [Award 2 marks for one weak inference, without support] [Award 3 marks for one strong inference, without support] [2-3] Example The message of the source is Subject-based banding is favoured over streaming. [P] [Weak inference] OR The message of the source is the changes in the education system from streaming to Subject-based banding is redundant/ pointless/ futile. [P] [Strong inference] OR The message of the source is Subject-based banding cannot completely eradicate social stigma. [P] [Strong inference] L3 MAIN MESSAGE BASED ON CONTENT [Award 4 marks for one weak inference with support] [Award 5 marks for one strong inference with support] [4-5] Example The message of the source is Subject-based banding is favoured over streaming [P] because students are labelled differently with more variation of bands in the new Subject- based banding system as compared to the previous system of streaming . [E] The evidence from Source A is “ The students are labelled as “EXPRESS” or “NORMAL” by the factory worker in streaming and the students are labelled as “G1”, “G2” or “G3” after the Subject-based banding is implemented.” [E] [Weak inference] OR The message of the source is the changes in the education system from streaming to Subject-based banding is redundant / pointless/ futile [P] as the changes in the education system will not make any difference since students are still labelled according to the different bands in the new Subject-based banding system. [E] The evidence from

3 Source A is “The students are labelled as “EXPRESS” or “NORMAL” by the factory worker before the Subject-based banding and the students are still labelled as “G1”, “G2” or “G3” even after the Subject-based banding is implemented.” [E] [Strong inference] OR The message of the source i s Subject-based ba