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Class Registration Number Name BARTLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION COMBINED HUMANITIES 2272/01 2273/01 2274/01 Sec 4 Express/ Five Normal Academic Paper 1 Social Studies 3 Sept. 2019 1 hour 45 minutes Candidates answer on Foolscap Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, register 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 parts of question1. Section B Answer both parts of Question 2 At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use Section A Section B Total Set by : FC This document consists of 8 printed pages [Turn Over

2 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 which you are told to use. In answering the questions you should use your knowledge of the topic to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. What is the cartoonist’s message? Explain your answer using details of the source. [5] (b) Study Source B. Why do you think this article was posted on the news website? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D. How different are these two sources? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Sources E and F. Having read Source E, are you surprised by Source F? Explain your answer. [7] (e) ‘The needs of the elderly in Singapore are well taken care of.’ Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 Are the challenges of an ageing population well managed? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Singapore’s population is ageing rapidly as Singaporeans are living longer while the birth rate remains low. This will have a deep effect on society and economy (local and foreign businesses). There will be a smaller pool of working-age Singaporeans to support the older generation, and this will potentially affect the economy. What is being done about the challenges of an ageing population? A comprehensive Action Plan for Successful Ageing has been drawn up. More lifelong support is being provided to meet healthcare and ageing needs, through Central Provident Fund (CPF) schemes, Pioneer Generation Fund and the Merdeka Generation benefits among others. New hospitals, more institutional care options and a senior-friendly living environment have been built. Workplaces are being made more age-friendly and efforts are being made to enhance the employability mature (elderly) workers through various schemes and by raising the re- employment age to 67 years. Despite all these efforts, the elderly still face challenges. Study the following sources to understand the challenges that come with an ageing population and their impact on the lives of the elderly.

4 Source A: A cartoon on the challenges facing the elderly in Singapore published in a ` widely-read local newspaper.

5 Source B: Adapted from a 2019 commentary from an independent financial advisory firm. It ` was posted on a widely-read local news website. Singaporeans are living longer and spending more time in retirement. But we are living more years in poorer health, hampered by disease and disability. As the population ages and the demand for healthcare grows, retirees must expect that their medical expenses will increase many fold. Adopting a healthy lifestyle can only, at best, reduce the risk of being hit by dreadful diseases. But there is good news. Recent initiatives announced by the Government, such as firstly, the introduction of a new Merdeka Generation healthcare subsidy package, secondly, the extension of the Community Healthcare Assistance Scheme (CHAS), to all Singaporeans, and, thirdly, the introduction of a 5 per cent co-payment for new Integrated Shield Plans, (to help keep premium increases in check), will all will relieve the worries of Singaporeans now in their 60s. Source C: Adapted from an American business article published in early 2019 on ageing in ` Singapore. Mohsin Khan is still at his job repairing aircraft hydraulics parts although the Singaporean turns 75 in a couple of months. His technical skills are prized by his employer, and as his eyesight deteriorated slightly, the company invested about two years ago in a S$11,000 laser-marker machine that uses a large screen to help emboss numbers in tiny font on metal plates. About 80 per cent of the money was subsidised by Singapore's 'job-redesign' grant, one of several government schemes to help companies with older staff. For his employer, Aerospace Component Engineering Services (ACE Services), the grant helps retain workers like Mr Khan whose skills are difficult to replace. Mr Khan says he remains employed and paid a salary long after his contemporaries had retired. "I didn't want to be idling at home — doing nothing and spending money," he said.

6 Source D: Adapted from an article posted on a prominent local news agency’s website in ` ` January 2019. Many older people look for jobs after retirement because Singapore is often ranked as the world's most expensive country and life expectancy is close to 83 - the third highest in the world. "If I don't work, where will my income come from?" said 71 year-old Ms Mary Lim, one of many elderly cleaners earning a meagre wage clearing up to 400 plates a day at a food stall in Singapore's Chinatown. "If I stop my work, how will I survive?" The government's Central Provident Fund has won praise for the way it enlists citizens to put aside money to fund their retirement, healthcare and housing costs but accounts run dry after low-income earners spend on medical bills and buy a public housing apartment. Ms Lim said her "biggest fear" was that one day she won't "have strength left" to do her job. Source E: Adapted from comments by The Independent.sg* on a survey report, entitled ` ` ‘Healthy 100’ released by Prudential Singapore (an insurance company) in 2018.