DAMAI SEC 4E5N SS Prelim Exam 2019 LORMS

SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS / 5 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) SOCIAL STUDIES 2019 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION SUGGESTED ANSWER SCHEME Disclaimer: This suggested answer scheme is not exhaustive. Answers that are logical, coherent and relevant, in response to the question, will be accepted.

2 SECTION A: SOURCE-BASED CASE STUDY SUGGESTED ANSWER SCHEME Target Skill: Inference - Purpose 1(a) Study Source A. What is the message of Source A? Explain your answer. [5] Level Description Marks L1 Answer based on provenance / description of source E.g. The source is an observation of the President of SHRI on Singaporeans’ attitude towards security issues. E.g. The source states that Singaporeans do not take emergency drills seriously. [1] L2 Context from Background Information E.g. The Singaporeans are complacent/indifferent/ nonchalant towards cyber security. The message of the source is Singapore is vulnerable to cyberattacks. [2] L3 Answers based on message of source, supported. Award the higher mark for a more well-developed answer. E.g. The message of Source A is to convince Singaporeans / Managers / Government that many Singaporeans are complacent / indifferent towards cyber-security. The source states ‘ it is a common sight to see employees not taking emergency drills as seriously as they should, with some even lamenting that these are a waste of time/The same could be said for cyber security. People will always feel it will never happen to them, or it will never happen to their company …’ This suggest that through Singaporeans are aware of cyber threats and might have been trained on the cyber security aspects, many took Singapore’s security for granted and lightly/and were laissez-faire / nonchalant about it. [3-4] L4 Answer based on Purpose: target audience, message and desired outcome. Award 5 marks for purpose with context. E.g. The message of Source A is to convince Singaporeans / Managers / Government that many Singaporeans are complacent / indifferent towards cyber-security. The source states ‘ it is a common sight to see employees not taking emergency drills as seriously as they should, with some even lamenting that these are a waste of time … The same could be said for cyber security. People will always feel it will never happen to them, or it will never happen to their company …’ This suggest that through Singaporeans are aware of cyber threats and might have been trained on the cyber security aspects, many took Singapore’s security for granted and [4-5]

3 lightly / were laissez faire / nonchalant about it. By posting this, he want to prompt / urge Singaporeans to change their mindset about cyber security and take their training more seriously so as to ensure a safer cyberspace in Singapore / Manage rs to take a proactive stand in monitoring and ensuring that Singapore workers take their training on cyber security more seriously.

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