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EDG/PRELIM2019/HUM/4NA/CWE&ANDI 1 Edgefield Secondary School Humanities 2175/01 Paper 1 Social Studies Secondary Four Normal Academic 2019 Preliminary Examination Marking Guide Section A: Source-Based Case Study [35 marks] 1(a) Study Source A. What can you learn from this source about healthcare policies in Singapore? Explain your answer, using details from the cartoon. Target skill: Making Inferences [5] Level Descriptor Mark L1 Surface description of the source but no valid inference E.g. I can learn from Source A that an elderly lady with two other people who are talking about healthcare expenses in Singapore. 1 L2 Answers based on misinterpretation of the source i.e. positive impacts of healthcare policies E.g. I can learn from this source that improvements to the healthcare policies resulted in healthcare expenses being taken care of by the government and that Singaporeans do not need to worry about falling sick anymore. This is evident from Source A which shows the man in the cartoon assuring his mother that ‘Singapore healthcare system has changed’ and as a result, ‘they are sucking lesser of their blood.’ OR I can learn from this source that improvements to the healthcare policies are effective because the elderly do not need to pay any of their bills as the government has taken care of it. This is evident from Source A which shows the representative from the hospital assuring both mother and son that a ll of the treatments will be ‘fully paid for by government insurance.’ 2 L3 Answers based on valid interpretation of the source without valid inference made about how the changes in the healthcare policies do not benefit all Singaporeans / negative impacts of the healthcare policies E.g. I can learn from this source that changes in the healthcare polices do not benefit all Singaporeans . This is evident from Source A which shows the representative from the hospital assuring both mother and son that all of the treatments will be ‘fully paid for by government insurance’ with ‘Terms and Conditions apply’ when the patient says ‘how can I afford to pay the bills?’ This implies that the cost of healthcare may still be too high for some citizens because not everyone will benefit from the government insurance. 3

EDG/PRELIM2019/HUM/4NA/CWE&ANDI 2 L4 Answers based on valid inference made about the ineffectiveness of healthcare policies to keep healthcare affordable Award the higher mark for more fully developed answers. I can learn from this source that the healthcare policies are ineffective in keeping healthcare affordable in Singapore, as they do not help elderly Singaporeans cope with rising healthcare costs . This is evident from Source A which shows the representative from the hospital assuring both mother and son that a ll of the treatments will be ‘fully pa id for by government insurance’ with ‘Terms and Conditions apply’ when the patient say