4NA_SS_PRELIMS_BLS_2019

2019/PRELIM/4N/SS Name ( ) Class Subject : HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES) Paper No : 1 Subject Code : 2175/01, 2176/01, 2177/01 Level : SECONDARY 4 NORMAL ACADEMIC Date/Day : 16 AUGUST 2019 / FRIDAY Time : 0800-0945 Duration : 1 HOUR 45 MINUTES READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write all answers in the Answer Booklet. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer both parts of Question 2. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This paper carries a total of 50 marks. BOON LAY SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019

2 2019/PRELIMS/4N/SS This question paper consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. Section A (Source-Based Case Study) [35m] Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 Living In A Diverse Society Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which you are told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. What can you infer from the source? [5] (b) Study Source B. Why did Malaysia’s Youth and Sports Minister made the statement? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D. How similar are these sources? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E. Are you surprised by what Source E says? Explain your answer. [7] (e) How far do the sources show that Paralympians should be given the same reward as Olympians? Explain your answer. [10]

3 2019/PRELIMS/4N/SS Should Paralympians be given the same reward as Olympians? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. In the 2016 Rio Olympics, Joseph Schooling won the first ever gold medal for Singapore in the 100m Butterfly event. He was awarded $1 million under the Singapore National Olympic Council’s Multi-Million Dollar Award Programme. In September the same year, Paralympian* Yip Pin Xiu won 2 gold medals in the Rio Paralympics* and was awarded only $200,000 for each of the gold medals she achieved. This sparked online debates about the difference in prize money. Many Singaporeans felt that the difference in prize m oney is a form of discrimination against the Paralympians. Others have argued that the difference in prize money is justified due to t