PRCS 2024 - Prelim - O Level - QP - Final Version

[TURN OVER PASIR RIS CREST SECONDARY SCHOOL Preliminary Examination 2024 Secondary Four Express / Five Normal (Academic) CANDIDATE NAME CLASS / INDEX NUMBER HUMANITIES 2260/01, 2261/01, 2262/01, 2272/01, 2273/01 Paper 1 Social Studies 19 August 2024 1 hour 45 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and index number on the question paper. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer both questions. At the end of the examination, fasten Sections A and B separately. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. The total number of marks for this paper is 50. Total (50 marks) Parent’s Signature This document consists of 9 printed pages (including the cover page).

2 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. Being Part of a Globalised World 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. (1) Study Source A. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer. [5] (2) Study Sources B and C. How different are these sources? Explain your answer. [6] (3) Study Sources D and E. Having read Source D, are you surprised by Source E? Explain your answer. [7] (4) Study Source F. How useful is this source as evidence about the Singapore film industry’s ability to compete in a globalised world ? Explain your answer. [7] (5) “Government support is the best way to ensure the success of Singapore’s film industry.” Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 [TURN OVER Can Singapore’s film industry compete in a globalised world? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Once dubbed the Hollywood of Southeast Asia, Singapore’s filmmaking industry was a formidable presence in the region from the late 1940s to the early 1970s. However, interest in Singaporean films dwindled since then as audiences’ attention were diverted to foreign productions, notably those from Hollywood. In the past decade, there has been a resurgence in Singaporean cinema. Leading this resurgence is a new breed of Singaporean f