BEDOK VIEW SEC 4E5N SS PRELIM 2019 ANS

BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 CANDIDATE NAME REGISTER NUMBER CLASS HUMANITIES 2272/01, 2273/01 Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) 27 August 2019 Paper 1 Social Studies 1 hour 45 minutes Answer Scheme

2 1(a) Study Source A. Do you think the cartoonist is a supporter or an opponent of the burkini ban? Explain your answer. [6] Level Descriptor Mks L1 General statement on agreement/disagreement without valid source use The cartoonist is a supporter/opponent of the burkini ban. 1 L2 Support based on description of source The cartoonist in Source A supports the ban because the policeman says that removing the burkini would help the woman `against oppression.’ 2 L3 Support based on inference The cartoonist in Source A supports the ban because the policemen are seen to be caring. The intent of the ban is supposed to protect the women against oppression. 3 L4 Makes valid inference/choice based on source, unsupported The cartoonist is an opponent of the ban. He is being sarcastic because it is the policemen who are being the oppressors, and not the one helping them against oppression. 4 L5 Makes valid inference/choice based on source, supported The cartoonist is an opponent of the ban. He is being sarcastic because it is the policemen who are being the oppressors, and not the one helping them against oppression. This can be seen in the cartoon which illustrates two French police standing over a Muslim woman with one of them saying to her “Take your burkini off! We are helping you against oppression”. 5 L6 Choice based on overall evaluation of writer’s attitude The cartoonist is an opponent of the ban. He is being sarcastic because it is the policemen who are being the oppressors, and not the one helping them against oppression. This can be seen in the cartoon which illustrates two French police standing over a Muslim woman with one of them saying to her “Take your burkini off! We are helping you against oppression”. He is being ironic/sarcastic because the body language of the two men as well as their stern facial expression conveys an uncaring and condescending attitude, as they tower over her. It is a humiliating act disguised as something borne out of concern. 6

3 (b) Study Source B. Why do you think this statement was made at this time? Explain your answer. [6] Level Descriptor Mks L1 Repeats information from source She wanted to say that the burkini was invented to give women freedom. 1 L2 Because of what she wanted to say 2 marks for one explained reason, additional mark for another reason She wants to say that the burkini is not exclusive for use by Muslims only. It is not meant to be an object to signify Islam. She wanted to explain the real reason behind the creation of the burkini so that she can clarify misconceptions the garment has generated. 2-3 L3 L2 + consideration of wider context 4 marks for one explained reason, supported. Additional mark for another reason, supported. She made thi s statement in Source B in response to the burkini ban in France which has caused a lot of misunderstanding and unhappiness / public anger among the Muslim community. After all the burkini was created by her and lies at the heart of the controversy in France. In Source B she says, ` you have misunderstood. .. a product that symbolised happines s and joyfulness and fitness, and turned it into a product of hatred.’ Therefore she wants to express her disapproval. She made thi s statement in Source B in response to the burkini ban in France which has caused a lot of misunderstanding and unhappiness / public anger among the Muslim community. After all the burkini was created by her and lies at the heart of the controversy in Fra nce. She wanted to address the misconception how the burkini has been associated as an Islamic dress when in reality it is more inclusive, because Jews, Christians, Hindus and people of all religions can wear it. As such, she wants to clarify that the b urkini is not exclusive for use by Muslims only. It is not meant to be an object to signify Islam. In Source B she says that, `It’s just a garment to suit a modest person, or someone who has skin cancer, or a new mother who doesn’t want to wear a bikini, it’s not symbolising Islam. She is saddened by the negative reaction and controversy surrounding the burkini . She made thi s statement in Source B in response to the burkini ban in France which has caused a lot of misunderstanding and unhappiness / public anger among the Muslim community. After all, the burkini was created by her and lies at the heart of the controversy in France. She is upset that it has been misrepresented as a symbol of oppression by the French government. She wanted to explain the real reason behind the creation of the burkini so that she can clarify 4-5

4 misconceptions the garment has generated. She `invented the burkini … to give women freedom, not take it away.’ L4 L3 + Because of the impact she wanted this have to have In so doing, she hopes people would be more receptive of the burkini. Once people hear from the inventor herself what her real intentions in designing the burkini are, they would have a better understanding of the issue and be more open minded about it and hopefully form better informed opinions about the matter. [5] She wants the French government to see the burkini in another light and not demonise it as a symbol of oppression. [6] 6

5 (c) Study Sources C and D Would the author in Source D agree with the author in Source C? Explain your answer. [7] Descriptor Marks L1 Similarity/ Difference of provenance or topic E.g. They would agree because both are talking about the burkin ban. OR E.g. They are similar because both are about terrorism OR E.g. They are different as one is a newspaper article, the other is a survey finding. 1 L2 Agree based on: Invalid Matching E.g. They would agree because the PM in Source C says the burkini is a symbol of oppression. In Source D, the author says that the burkini ban is justified based on secularism. 2 L3 Agree OR disagree based on valid matching of source content, supported Award 3 marks for 1 similar ity/ difference, supported and 4 marks for two or more similarities/ differences. Agree based on similarity of ideas/views E.g. The author in Source D would agree with the writer in Source C because both hold the view that there is a legitimate reason for the burkini ban. In Source C, it says that the burkini is `a symbol of the oppression of women ’. Source D agrees with this by saying that `public expression of religious beliefs are viewed in Fra nce with distaste and suspicion’. The burkini being se en as a symbol of oppression reflects how it is seen with distaste and suspicion. OR Disagree based on Difference E.g. The author in Source D would disagree with the author in Source C in terms of their attitude towards the Muslims in France. In Source C the author frames it in terms of the refusal of the Muslims to assimilate with the secular beliefs of the country. This reflects his impatience and intolerance towards Muslims who fail to assimilate into French society. The author in Source D however disagrees that it is 3-4

6 a reflection of the anti-Muslim attitude by saying that ` It is tempting to blame this tendency to legislate against religion on just opportunist politicians keen to jum p on any anti -Muslim bandwagon.’ He is implying that anti-Islamic sentiments have nothing to do with the ban. Rather, it is rooted in the strong belief in secularism. L4 Agree AND disagree based on valid matching of source