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BEDOK VIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 CANDIDATE NAME REGISTER NUMBER CLASS HUMANITIES 2272/01, 2273/01 Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) 27 August 2019 Paper 1 Social Studies 1 hour 45 minutes Additional Materials: Foolscap Paper Mark Page READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write all answers on the foolscap paper provided. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Please begin your response to each question on a fresh page. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer one question. Write all answers on the foolscap paper provided. The total number of marks is given in bracket [ ] at the end of each question or part question. Setter: Mr Fathul Rahman Parent’s / Guardian’s Signature: ………………….…………... This question paper consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page/s, including this cover page. Do not turn over the page until you are told to do so.

2 BV4E5NSSPRELIM 2019 Section A (Source Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory. 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 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. 1 (a) Study Source A. Do you think the cartoonist is a supporter or an opponent of the burkini ban? Explain your answer. [6] (b) Study Source B. Why do you think this statement was made at this time? Explain your answer. [6] (c) Study Sources C and D Would the author in Source D agree with the author in Source C? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E and F. Having read Source E, are you surprised by Source F? Explain your answer. [6] (e) Study all sources. How far do the sources show that the burkini threatens social stability in France? Explain your answer. [10]

3 BV4E5NSSPRELIM 2019 [Turn over Was the banning of the burkini justified? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Study the following sources to find out if Singapore is ready to face the terrorist threat. Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. On 28 July 2016, the ‘burkini ban’ in France made international headlines after photographs emerged of armed police surrounding a veiled woman on a Nice beach, fining her and looking on as she removed her tunic. This caused public anger, especially among the Muslim community in France, who saw the ban as an act of religious discrimination. The United Nations has also condemned the burkini bans, in light of the rising number of terror attacks in public places in France. They were concerned that the ban would further anger the Muslim militants. The French g