cchms prelim ans

1 2019 PRELIM/CCHMS/Secondary 4/Social Studies Name: Class: Class Register Number: PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2019 SECONDARY 4 Humanities (Social Studies, Geography) 2272/01 Humanities (Social Studies, History) 2273/01 Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in English) 2274/01 Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in Chinese) 2275/01 Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in Malay) 2276/01 Humanities (Social Studies, Literature in Tamil) 2277/01 Tuesday, 27 August 2019 1 hour 45 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Paper (SUGGESTED ANSWER SCHEME) Commented [1]: Change accordingly for level. Commented [2]: Remove if no additional materials, e.g. graph paper, included.

2 2019 PRELIM/CCHMS/Secondary 4/Social Studies - 1(a) Study Source A. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer. [5] Target Skill: Basic Inference No Keyword – ‘message’ 0 L1 Misinterpretation/Invalid Inference/Direct lifting Answers without reference to income gap 1 L2 UNSUPPORTED Answer 2 L3 Sub-messages (SUPPORTED) Award 4m for well-developed answers 3-4 L4 Main Message (SUPPORTED) Award 5m for well explained answers for main messages which focus on the impact of income inequality which will result in the idea of unfairness/ unequal opportunities. Possible messages: 1. Income inequality puts those in the lower income group at a disadvantage. 2. Income inequality puts those in the higher income group at an advantage. 3. Income inequality has resulted in unequal opportunities for people to achieve their goal. 4. There will be an increasing income gap in Singapore as a result of unfairness. Source A Point: The message of Source A is that income inequality disadvantages the lower income group. Evidence + Explain 5 1(b) Study Sources B and C. How far does the cartoonist in Source B support the views expressed in Source C? Explain your answer Explain your answer. [6] Target Skill: Compare & Contrast NO KEYWORD – ‘support’ 0 L1 Support OR Does not support based on Invalid/No Match 1 L2 Support OR Does not support (Valid Match), UNSUPPORTED 2

2019 PRELIM/CCHMS/Secondary 4/Social Studies [Turn over L3 Support OR Does not support based on CONTENT, SUPPORTED Award 4m for well explained answers. Possible messages for Support: 1. Inequality is a result of government policies. 2. Government is concerned with the problem of inequality. SUPPORT Point: The cartoonist in Source B supports the view expressed in Source C as they both suggest that the government is concerned with the problem of inequality. [Evidence + Explain B][Evidence + Explain C] OR Possible messages for Not Supporting 1. People who don’t think income inequality is a problem vs People who think it is a problem 2. Based on Tone & Provenance (4m) DOES NOT SUPPORT Point: The cartoonist in Source B does not support the view expressed in Source C as Source B tells me that th