CTSS 2023 4E5N SS PRELIM SUGGESTED ANSWER

2023 CTSS 4E5N SOCIAL STUDIES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION MARK SCHEME 4E5N Prelim Section A Suggested Answer CTSS 1 Study Source A. What can you infer about the attitude of the elderly towards digital transactions? Explain your answer [5] Suggested Answer Take note: Good answers should: 1. Address and use keywords from the question 2. Link to concepts as mentioned in BI. Success Criteria I can infer that the elderly have a poor/ negative attitude or are unsupportive/unreceptive towards digital transactions. (A) Source A states that ‘Many said they would rather spend time queueing at bank branches to carry out a simple banking transaction, than to learn to use mobile or Internet banking’. (Evidence) This shows that there is some resistance for the elderly to switch to digital transactions and they would still prefe r to physically head down to the banks even though it may bring about inconvenience to them. (Exp) ● ATQ ● Evidence 1 best line ● Explanation 2 Study Source B. Why do you think Source B was published? Explain your answer. Suggested Answer Success Criteria Source B was published to convince/persuade/reassure (Powerful verb) seniors (Audience) that data plans are kept affordable and can be accessible by everyone/anybody (Message/ Inference) so that they will not feel burdened by the cost and be willing to sign up for the data plan (Feel & Action) BECAUSE at that time SG is transitioning towards digitalisation with many transactions conducted online. However, this digitalised environment may be at the expense of the seniors in the country (Situation from BI). This can be seen from “Discount from $10 per month to $5 for 20GB of data” (Evidence). This implies that by lowering the cost, there are attempts to be inclusive towards the seniors so that they will not feel left out and be more willing to sign up for the plan and make an effort to stay connected digitally (Explanation). ● Powerful verb ● Audience ● Message ● Feeling ● Action ● Situation ● Evidence ● Explanation

2023 PHSS 4E5N SOCIAL STUDIES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION MARK SCHEME 3. Study Source C and D. Having read Source D, are you surprised by Source C? Explain your answer. Suggested Answer Note: -Para 1:Must use both sources given → compare C & D -Para 2: Should move on to higher level skills like CR of main source / Explained provenance Success Criteria Comparison of C and D Having read Source D, I am surprised by C (ATQ) as D contradicts C (LOR). C and D differ in seniors’ response to technology. D suggests that there is an unwillingness to accept and integrate technology into their lives (CC) but (CW) Source C suggests that seniors have a positive view and are eager to use technology. (CC) This can be seen in Source D, where there is ‘reluctance to embrace a digital lifestyle’ (Ev) This means that seniors are uncomfortable with learning technology and do not prefer it. (Exp)