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Name: Register Number: Class: 4E 5N BEDOK GREEN SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2019 4E 5N HUMANITIES (SOCIAL STUDIES) 2272/01 2273/01 2274/01 27 August 2019 1 h 45 min Candidates answer on the Writing Paper. This document consists of 6 printed pages including the cover page. © BGSS 2019 No part of this document may be reproduced in any form or transmitted in any form or by any means without the prior permission of Bedok Green Secondary School. [Turn Over READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and register number on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or graphs. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer all questions. 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 A B Total

2 SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1 Living in a Diverse Society 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 issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. Why was this article published? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How far does the author of Source B agree with the author of Source C? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Source D. How far does Source D prove that the Swedish healthcare system is able to meet the needs of its citizens? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Sources E and F. After reading Source E, are you surprised by Source F? Explain your answer. [7] (e) ‘Sweden’s healthcare system benefits its people’. Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 How effective is Sweden’s healthcare system in meeting the needs of its people? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Sweden adopts the government-financed approach to healthcare based on the fundamental belief that all citizens should have access to healthcare services regardless of their background or socio- economic status. There is strong intervention by the government to ensure access to healthcare for all. The cost of this approach is sustained through heavy personal taxes on the people. Swedish healthcare is decentralised – responsibility to provide healthcare lies with the county councils while the central government establishes guidelines