BEDOK VIEW SEC 4N SS PRELIM 2019 ANS

BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 CANDIDATE NAME REGISTER NUMBER CLASS HUMANITIES 2175/01 Paper 1 Social Studies Secondary Four Normal (Academic) Answer

Section A (Source Based Case Study) Question Answer Marks 1(a) Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about the identification of fake news? Explain your answer. 5 L1 Surface description of the source but no valid inference [1] e.g. I can learn from Source A that fake news can be identified by whether it is found on the Internet. L2 Inference without valid use of supporting evidence [2-3] Award the higher marks for more than one inference without relevant supporting evidence or valid explanation. e.g. I can learn from Source A that it is challenging trying to identify fake news. [2] e.g. I can also learn from Source A that people easily believe in news that may not be true. [3] L3 Inference with valid use of supporting evidence [4-5] Award the higher mark for more fully developed answers. e.g. I can learn from Source A that it is challenging trying to identify fake news. This can be seen in Source A where there are many sources of fake news, with each of them coming together to form the word ‘fake news’, and yet claiming that they are real news because they are found on the Internet. With so many sources of fake news claiming that they are all real news, and with many relying on the Internet where fake news are aplenty, it must be a difficult challenge to identify fake news. [5]

3 Question Answer Marks 1(b) Study Source B. Why did the Prime Minister make this comment at this time? Explain your answer. 6 L1 Answer based on the pro venance of the source or lifting from the source [1] e.g. The Prime Minister made this comment at this time due to criticism over the POFMA. e.g. The Prime Minister made this comment at this time to let the public know the POFMA does not prevent people from saying things, and that it actually just requires a correction to be put up. L2 Answer based on context – what was happening at the time OR Answer using evidence from the source. [2-3] Award the higher mark for both. e.g. The Prime Minister made this comment at this time as the POFMA had just been passed in Parliament despite fierce criticisms. [2] e.g. The Prime Minister made this comment at this time to clarify the common misconception over how the POFMA works. In Source B, he states that the POFMA does not restrict free speech because it allows people to say what they think but it will allow a correction to be put up for the public to know the facts. [2] L3 Answer based on what he wanted to say (i.e. his message) [4-5] Award the higher mark for more fully developed answers. e.g. The Prime Minister made this comment at this time to defend the POFMA. He explains why the POFMA is needed by clarifying the common misconception over how the POFMA works. He goes on to explain that by doing so, the law will help to tackle and solve the problem of fake news. In Source B, he states that the POFMA does not restrict free speech because it allows people to say what they think but it will allow a correction to be put up for the public to know the facts. He adds that the law is a step in the right direction because it addresses a very difficult problem. [5] L4 Answer based on valid explanation of purpose [5-6] Award the higher mark for answers which addresses the timing of his comment. e.g. The Prime Minister made this comment at this time to defend the POFMA. He explains why the POFMA is needed by clarifying the common misconception over how the POFMA works. He goes on to explain that by doing so, the law will help to tackle and solve the problem

of fake news. In Source B, he states that the POFMA does not restrict free speech because it allows people to say what they think but it will allow a correction to be put up for the public to know the facts. He adds that the law is a step in the right direction because it addresses a very difficult problem. In defending the POFMA, he hopes to get Singaporeans to support and trust that the POFMA will achieve its aim of blocking fake news. [5] e.g. The Prime Minister made this comment at this time to defend the POFMA. He explains why the POFMA is needed by clarifying the common misconception over how the POFMA works. He goes on to explain that by doing so, the law will help to tackle and solve the problem of fake news. In Source B, he states that the POFMA does not restrict free speech because it allows people to say what they think but it will allow a correction to be put up for the public to know the facts. He adds that the law is a step in the right direction because it addresses a very difficult problem. As the law had just been passed in Parliament despite fierce criticisms , he is defending the POFMA and hopes to get Singaporeans to support and trust that the POFMA will achieve its aim of blocking fake news. [6]

5 Question Answer Marks 1(c) Study Sources C and D. Do you think the Member of Parliament in Source C would have agreed with the member of the public in Source D? Explain your answer. 7 L1 Difference, based on provenance [1] e.g. The Member of Parliament in Source C would have agreed with the member of the public in Source D Source C happened during the Parliamentary debate while Source D was published in the newspaper. L2 False matching [2] e.g. The Member of Parliament in Source C would not have agreed with the member of the public in Source D as Source C is about how the POFMA restricts free speech by citizens but this isn’t mentioned in Source D. L3 Difference or similarity without sufficient evidence / explanation [3] e.g. The Member of Parliament in Source C would have agreed with the member of the public in Source D as both of them do not support the POFMA. Source C states that ‘the government have absolute power to decide what are falsehoods’ . Source D states that ‘Singaporeans are smart enough to know what is real and what is fake in the media’. L4 Difference or similarity in content (i.e. must be valid match) [4-5] Award the higher mark for clear similarity or difference, supported from both sources. e.g. The Member of Parliament in Source C would have agreed with the member of the public in Source D as both of them do not support the POFMA. The lack of support by the Member of Parli ament is apparent in Source C when he questions the use of the POFMA by the government. Source C states that ‘the government have absolute power to decide what are falsehoods’. It goes on to suggest no one can prevent the government from using the law to influence public opinion to benefit the ruling party in the government. Source D states that the POFMA is not needed as Singaporeans are smart enough to know what is real and what is fake in the media. It goes on to suggest that the government may not take action against fake news which benefits the government. Hence, the Member of Parliament in Source C would have agreed with the member of the public in Source D that the POFMA is not needed and does not support the POFMA. [5] e.g. However, the Member of Pa rliament in Source C may not agree with the member of the public in Source D about whether Singaporeans are able to distinguish fake news from real news. The Member of Parliament states in Source C that ‘it won’t be easy for the general public to tell the truth from the fake news’ but the member of the public states

in Source D that ‘Singaporeans are smart enough to know what is real and what is fake in the media’. This is the opposite of what Source C says about not being able to tell the truth from fake n ews. Hence, the Member of Parliament in Source C would not