BEDOK GREEN SEC 4E5N SS Prelims 2019 AK

BEDOK GREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL 4E/5NA Social Studies Prelims 2019 ANSWER KEY (a) Study Source A. Why was this article published? Explain your answer. [5] Level of Response Level Descriptor and Rubrics Marks Allocation L1 Description of source/failed reasons/misinterpretation of source/general reasons E.g. To show that the British healthcare system is not doing well. 1 L3 Main message/outcome/context, phrased as a reason Award 2m for unsupported inference Award 3m for supported inference E.g. for Message Because the author wanted to warn other international parents that the quality of healthcare services, especially maternity care is inadequate, causing inconvenience to parents. [3] The evidence is “ This forced hundreds of expectant mothers to drive 100-200 km to a different hospital. Women gave birth in cars and taxis.” [4] E.g. for Context Because the author was aware that many hospital and maternity wards were being closed in Sweden and this caused parents to be worried. [3] E.g. for Outcome Because the author wanted to convince other international parents living in Sweden that they should come together to pressure the government to improve on the quality of its healthcare. [3] 2-3 L4 Outcome, phrased as reason + Message, phrased as reason OR Outcome, phrased as reason + Context, phrased as reason OR Message, phrased as reason + Context, phrased as reason 4 L5 Message (L3), phrased as reason + Context, phrased as reason + Outcome, phrased as a reason 5 (b) Study Sources B and C. How far does the author of Source B agree with the author of Source C? Explain your answer. [6] Level of Response Level Descriptor and Rubrics Marks Allocation L1 Agreement or disagreement, without valid matching of content Or merely attempted to compare provenance 1-2

2 Or did not answer the question (used words similar/different instead of agree/disagree) E.g. Author of Source B will not agree with author of source C as source B was made by an international insurance provider while source C was made by a German living in Sweden. L2 Agreement or disagreement, with valid matching of content Award 3m for unsupported answers Award 4m for supported answers Agreement E.g. Author of Source B agrees with author of Source C that healthcare in Sweden is affordable. This is evident in source B where it states “Healthcare is subsidised by the government but managed at local level, charges a nominal fee to patients” while source C states “Swedish healthcare is not expensive”. OR Disagreement Author of Source B disagrees with author of S ource C on the waiting times for minor illnesses. Source B states that the waiting time is very short while source C states that the waiting time is long. This is evident in source B where it states “In comparison with other countries, waiting time targets are very reasonable: same day consultation with a health professional for minor illnesses such as cough or flu”. This means that patients do not need to wait very long to get treated. However, source C states that “ the Swedish healthcare system is so efficient…The nurse checks if you’re ill enough to talk to the doctor later that day or, in most cases, tomorrow. Or perhaps in a weeks’ time”. This means that patients end up waiting up to 7 week s, hinting at the long waiting time they face. 3-4 L3 Agreement AND disagreement, with valid content matching Or Difference in tone Award 4m for unsupported answers Award 5m for supported answers The author of Source B will not agree with the author of Source C as Source B is objective while source C is sarcastic. Source B describes the status of Sweden’s healthcare through the use of statistics and using a neutral tone while source C uses words su ch as “a nurse with a well-trained force smile”, “you have a 30 minutes waiting time which you can share with other coughing patients” which indicates that he is being sarcastic and exaggerating the situation. This indicated that source B disagrees with the of source C as the author of source B does not look down upon Swedish healthcare unlike the author of Source C. 4-5 L4 L2 (Similarity in content) + Difference in tone Award 5m for unsupported answers Award 6m for supported answers 5-6 (c) Study Source D.

3 How far does Source D prove that the Swedish healthcare system is able to meet the needs of its citizens? Explain your answer. [7] Level of Response Level Descriptor and Rubrics Marks Allocation L1 Description of source/failed arguments 1-2 L2 Proves due to content OR Does not prove due to limitations in content Award 3m for unsupported answers Award 4m for supported answers Source D proves that the Swedish healthcare system is able to meet the needs of its citizens as it mentions the efficiency of the healthcare system. Source D states “the Swedes provide drugs and treatments only when evidence establishes their effectiveness ” and that “they described such waits as a positive feature, noting that they allowed facilities to be used at a consistently high capacity.” Thus, the Swedes only prescribe the necessary treatments and have their resources allocated efficiently for those who needs treatment. 3-4 L3 Proves / does not prove, supported by evaluation of reliability, through cross-reference Award 6m for more developed responses E.g. Source D proves that the Swedish healthcare system is able to meet the needs of its people as it is reliable as it is supported by source B. 5-6 L4 Does not prove based on unreliability due to critical analysis of language used or bias of author or purpose of authpr E.g. However, source D does not prove as it is unreliable due to the use of loaded words by the author. He describes the Swedish healthcare system as “truly exemplary”, exaggerating its advantages. However, he only picked on the negative aspects of the United States healthcare system. He uses words such as “The United States spends more than twice wh at Sweden Spends per year” and “infant mortality rate is less than half that of United States”. Thus, the Swedish system is painted in a positive light to convince readers that the US healthcare system needs to change as the Swedish one is better. 6-7 L5 Does not prove as he has a purpose (comparing US and Sweden to prove US healthcare needs improvement) E.g. However, source D does not prove that the Swedish healthcare system is able to meet the needs of its people as it was written to compare the Swedish system with that of the US. He uses words such as “The United States spends more than twice what Sweden Spends per year” and “infant mortality rate is less than half that of united states”. Thus, the Swedish system is painted in a positive light to con vince readers that the US healthcare system needs to change as the Swedish one is better. This can also be seen in the title of the article, ‘What Sweden can tell us about Obamacare’ that already paints the author’s intentions. Furthermore, this source was made in 2013 where issues or unhappiness about the system must not be as rampant as 7

4 before. Hence, the Swedish healthcare system only appears better as it is being judged in comparison to a different healthcare system and not in its entirety. (d) Study Sources E and F. After reading Source E, are you surprised by Source F? Explain your answer. [7] Level of Response Level Descriptor and Rubrics Marks Allocation L1 Description of source / failed arguments 1-2 L2 Surprised/not surprised due to general arguments 3 L3 Surprised/not surprised due to x-ref of Sources E & F Award 5m for more developed answers E.g. After reading source E, I am surprised by source F as both sources disagree on the quality of maternity care given in Sweden. Source E states that maternity care