Holy Innocents' High School 4E5N SS Prelim 2019 Lorms

1 Holy Innocents’ High School Social Studies Secondary 4 Express / 5 Normal (Academic) 2272/01, 2273/01 PRELIM EXAM 2019 ANSWERS Section A: Source-Based Case Study 1. Living in a Diverse Society (a) Study Source A. What is the cartoonist’s attitude towards the relationship between SES and a child’s educational opportunities? Explain your answer, using details of the source. [5] Level Answer Mark L1 Describing source without answering the question directly. E.g. This source shows two students climbing up steps, one with help of the stacked money bills, one without. [1] L2 Because of event/general context. E.g. The cartoonist created this to highlight the problem of unequal educational opportunities based on SES. [2] L3 Because of the message the cartoonist wanted to deliver, without supporting evidence, or weak message, supported. E.g. The cartoonist thinks that the SES of a child’s family determines the educational opportunities the child will have access to. Children from a less advantaged background will not be likely to succeed compared to those of a more privileged background. E.g. The cartoonist thinks that children from high SES can afford more to pave their way towards their future, just like how Student B has money to build steps for him to climb higher, while those of a low SES background have nothing else to aid them to succeed, just like how Student A has to struggle without any help to climb the steps. [3] L4 Because of the message the cartoonist wanted to deliver, with supporting evidence. Higher mark will be awarded to the answer which clearly states what the cartoonist’s attitude is (i.e. how he feels towards SES and educational opportunities). E.g. The cartoonist adopts a skeptical/pessimistic attitude towards the education system. He feels that the SES of a child’s family determines the educational opportunities the child will have access to (M). From the source, we can see that Student B has the help of the money bills to help him ascend the steps comfortably. This represents the ability of families with more financial resources to push their child towards success. On the other hand, we see Student A, who represents someone with no or little financial resources, struggling to climb up the steps. (E) [4] Hence, the cartoonist feels that children from a less advantaged background will not be likely to succeed compared to those of a more privileged background [E] [5]. [4-5] (b) Study Sources B and C. Do the authors of these two sources agree? Explain your answer. [7] Level Answer Mark L1 Similarity/difference based on provenance/source type. [1]

2 E.g. Source B does not agree with Source C because Source B is a report of a study while Source C is a response by an MOE personnel. L2 Difference or Similarity provided, without supporting evidence/ matching idea