DEYI SEC SCH SS 4E5N Prelim 2019

Class Index no. Name: DEYI SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2019 Secondary Four Express/ Secondary Five Normal (Academic) Humanities 2272/01 Social Studies 2273/01 2274/01 Paper 1 29 Aug 2019 0800 – 0945h 1h 45 min Writing paper Cover Page for answer scripts INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES Section A: You must answer all parts of Question 1. Section B: You must answer all parts of Question 2. Start Section B on a fresh sheet of paper. At the end of the exam, attach the Cover Page and submit Sections A and B TOGETHER. Please make sure that ALL details on the Cover Page have been filled up. The number of marks for each part-question is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question. Total: 50 marks This question paper consists of 9 printed pages including cover page. [Turn over

Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1. Exploring Citizenship and Governance 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 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 does the source suggest about elderly care in Japan? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. How useful is the source as evidence of the lives of the elderly in Japan? Explain your answer. [7] (c) Study Sources C and D. How similar are these sources? [6] (d) Study Sources E and F. After studying Source E, are you surprised by Source F? [7] (e) ‘Japan is well-prepared for its ageing population.’ Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with the statement. [10]

3 [Turn over Are the needs of the elderly in Japan being met? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you answer some of the questions. Japan has been officially classified as having the highest rate of elderly population in the world now. Those aged 65 or older now make up a record 35.6 million, or 28.1 per cent of the total population. The proportion is the highest by far in the world, ahead of 23.3 per cent in Italy, 21.9 per cent in Portugal and 21.7 per cent in Germany, according to United Nations data for those countries. According to the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research in Japan, together with a declining birthrate, Japan’s population is set to slu