4NA Dunman Sec SS PRELIM 2019_AK FINAL

1 Dunman Secondary School 4NA Social Studies Preliminary Examinations 2019 Section A SBCS Suggested Answer Scheme 1(a) Study Source A. What does the source reveal about the Sri Lankans’ responses to the Easter Sunday bombings? Explain your answer. [5] L1 Invalid inference (Lifting / description of source / literal understanding) E.g. Source A reveals that the Sri Lankans gathered at the blood centre wanting to donate blood. E.g. Source A reveals that the Sri Lankans wanted to help the victims of the blast. E.g. Source A reveals that the Sri Lankans donated blood. 1 L2 Sub-Inference (no link to Sri Lankans’ responses ; answers may link to the impact / aftermath of the incident / characteristics of the Sri Lankans) Award higher mark in the level for more fully developed answers. Eg. Source A reveals that harmony is achievable in Sri Lanka after the Easter Sunday bombings. This is evident in “Everyone just had one intention, and that was to help victims of the blast, no matter what religion or race they may be”. This suggests that harmony can be maintained, and the bombings did not divide the Sri Lankans further. Eg. Source A reveals that the Sri Lankans were kind / caring. This is evident in “Everyone just had one intention, and that was to help victims of the blast, no matter what religion or race they may be”. This suggests that the Sri Lankans cared for the victims and wanted to help in any way possible. 2 – 3 L3 Main Inference (link to Sri Lankans’ responses , focus on what the Sri Lankans did) Award higher mark in the level for more fully developed answers. Eg. Source A reveals that the Sri Lankans responded with unity / were united / with empathy / harmonious / in helping the victims of the Easter Sunday bombings. This is evident in how “huge crowds and roads [were] congested as people tried to park wherever and enter the blood centre” and “Everyone just had one intention, and that was to help victims of the blast, no matter what religion or race they may be” . This suggests that even though the attacks were made again st the Christians on Easter Sunday by Islamist extremists , instead of dividing society further, the bombings revealed that the Sri Lankans were able to see beyond their differences and came together to provide assistance in any way possible to the victims of the attack. Also accepted: Sri Lankans responded with kindness / Sri Lankans responded and acted with a big heart 4 – 5

2 1(b) Study Source B. How useful is the source as evidence about ethnic and religious harmony in Sri Lanka? Explain your answer. [7] L1 Provenance E.g. Source B is useful because it is an article published on an international website about the Easter Sunday bombings. 1 L2 Typicality E.g. Source B is not useful as the article only presents one view from the perspective of only two Sri Lankans ; it does not represent what the other non -Muslims in Sri