Bukit_Batok_4N_SS_Prelim_ ANS 2019

Bukit Batok Secondary School Preliminary Examination 2019 Sec 4 Normal Academic Social Studies Marking scheme Question 1 Question target: Inference 1a Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about the impact of POFMA on Singaporeans? EYA [ 5 ] Note: Inference(s) should be on the impact of POFMA on Singaporeans. Do not accept negative impact as an inference, unless the nature of the negative impact is explained. L1 Describes source / no inference [ 1 ] L2 Inference(s), unsupported 1 inference – 2m / 2 inferences – 3m e.g. POFMA could cause Singaporeans to become more fearful of what they do online e.g. POFMA could lead to the significant loss of privacy and freedom for Singaporeans [ 2 - 3 ] L3 Inference, supported e.g. I can learn from this source that POFMA could cause Singaporeans to become more fearful of what they do online. This is evident as the source says that POFMA “could be used to require any Internet company to keep records of what users view”, and that this information could be used one day by the government to identify “threats or potential threats based on what they wrote and viewed”. Thus, with POFMA, Singaporeans might become more worried about the implications of what they do online and fearful that their actions could be used by the government against them. OR e.g. I can learn from this source that POFMA could lead to the significant loss of privacy and freedom for Singaporeans. This is evident as the source says that POFMA “could be used to require any Internet company to keep records of what users view” and that this extends even to encrypted messaging services. This is “a chilling new level of surveillance online”, showing how POFMA threatens Singaporeans’ privacy. [ 4 - 5 ]

Question target: Purpose 1b Study Source B. Why was this post made on The Alternative View? EYA [6] L1 Describes the source/failed reason [1] L2 Misinterpretation e.g. This post was made on the Alternative View to convince Singaporeans that the POFMA bill should be implemented as the Law Minister says that the Bill should not affect Free Speech. [2] L3 Reason based on sub-message / context / outcome Based on sub-message e.g. This post was made to convince Singaporeans that POFMA should not be implemented / that the implementation of POFMA could negatively affect the freedom of speech in Singapore. Based on context e.g This post was made because there are some Singaporeans who are unhappy about the introduction of the POFMA Bill. They view the Bill as giving the government too much power and are concerned that the government could abuse it to restrict free speech. Based on outcome Audience must be explicitly stated/implied e.g. This post was made so that Singaporeans would feel upset and put pressure on the government to improve the Bill to protect freedom of speech / so that Singaporeans would feel upset and put pressure on the gov