2023 MGS SS PRELIM QP

Class Index Number Name: __________________________________________ This question paper consists of 8 printed pages. METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL Founded in 1887 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2023 Secondary 4 Humanities Paper 1 Social Studies Friday 2272/2273/2274/01 4 August 2023 1 hour 45 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer both questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question .

Page 2 of 8 Methodist Girls’ School Social Studies Secondary 4 Preliminary Examination 2023 [MGS] SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) Answer all questions. Living in a Diverse Society Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all t he questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources which 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. 1. Study Source A. Do you think the cartoonist supports the American healthcare system? Explain your answer, using details of the cartoon. [5] 2. Study Sources B and C. How different are the sources? Explain your answer. [6] 3. Study Source D How useful is this source as evidence of the role of governments in responding to healthcare needs? Explain your answer. [7] 4. Study Sources E and F. Having read Source E, are you surprised by Source F? Explain your answer. [7] 5. ‘Individual effort is the best way to survive a pandemic.’ Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

Page 3 of 8 Methodist Girls’ School Social Studies Secondary 4 Preliminary Examination 2023 How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted vulnerable groups? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. A novel coronavirus disease known as COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 in China, and quickly spread to the world. Due to its highly contagious nature of transmitting via respiratory droplets, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared it a global pandemic on March 11 , 2020. The pandemic has resulted in numerous illnesses and deaths. It has strained healthcare systems worldwide, whether it is America’s market-based approach that is mainly based on private health insurance coverage, Singapore ’s shared-responsibility approach of shared healthcare costs, or Sweden ’s government-financed approach of universal access based on high taxation. Various controversies over COVID-19 response strategies arose when governments sought to address greater socio-econo