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