AES 2E HY EOY 2020 LORMS V3

HISTORY/LS/2E/EOY/2020 LORMS Subject: Humanities (History) Level/Stream: Secondary 2 Express Date: 5 October 2020 Time: 1130 – 1230 hrs Duration: 1 hour Assumption English School End of Year Examination 2020

HISTORY/LS/2E/EOY/2020 2 MARKING SCHEME Section A: Source-Based Question (20 Marks) Level Question and Level Descriptor Marks 1(a) Study Source A. What is the message of the source? Explain your answer, using details from the source. [5] L1 Restates the provenance / Description of source/ Lifting from source Example The message of the source is that there was a local hanging upside down. (Description of source) 1 L2 Valid sub-message, supported. Award 2 marks for sub-message, unsupported. Award 3 marks for sub-message, supported. Example of sub-message, unsupported: The message of the source is the locals were tortured/ suffering. [P] OR The message of the source is the locals were treated harshly/ brutally. [P] Example of sub-message, supported: The message of the source is the locals were tortured/ suffering [P] because the locals were punished by the kempeitai and unable to free himself from this suffering.[Ex] The evidence from Source A is the Kempeitai was whipping the local who was hanging upside down with a rope and he was bleeding profusely. [Ev] OR The message of the source is the locals were treated harshly/ brutally [P] because the locals were tortured by the kempeitai and unable to free himself from this suffering.[Ex] The evidence from Source A is the Kempeitai was whipping the local who was hanging upside down with a rope and he was bleeding profusely. [Ev] 2 – 3 L3 Valid message, supported. Award 4 marks for message, unsupported. Award 5 marks for message, supported. Example of message, unsupported The message of the source is the Japanese were extremely brutal/ cruel/ inhumane to the locals. [M] OR The message of the source is the locals’ lives were not valued. [M] Example of message, supported The message of the source is the Japanese were extremely brutal/ cruel/ inhumane to the locals [M] because the locals were tortured harshly by the Kempeitai and were 4 – 5

HISTORY/LS/2E/EOY/2020 3 not treated like a human being. [Ex] The evidence from Source A is the Kempeitai was whipping the local who was hanging upside down with a rope and he was bleeding profusely, similar to the turkey which was hanging upside down. [Ev] OR The message of the source is the locals’ lives are not valued [M] because the locals were mistreated and the treatment was equivalent to an animal . [Ex] The evidence from Source A is the Kempeitai was whipping the local who was hanging upside down with a rope and he was bleeding profusely, similar to the turkey which was hanging upside down, [Ev]

HISTORY/LS/2E/EOY/2020 4 Level Question and Level Descriptor Marks 1(b) Study Sources B and C. In what ways are Sources B and C similar? Explain your answer. [5] L1 Comparison based on source type/ provenance Example I can tell both sources are talking about the Sook Ching operation . (Description of source) 1 L2 Similarity based on content, unsupported. Award 2 marks for one similarity in content, unsupported. Award 3 marks for two similarities in content, unsupported. Example Sources B and C are similar in talking about the Japanese did not trust the locals who were working for the British colonial government. [BOC] OR/AND Sources B and C are similar in talking about the Japanese were inhumane/ brutal/ cruel. [BOC] 2 – 3 L3 Similarity based on content, supported. Award 4 marks for one similarity in content, supported. Award 5 marks for two similarities in content, supported. Example Sources B and C are similar in talking about the Japanese did not trust the locals who were working for the British colonial government . [BOC] The evidence from Source B is “On the fifth day of the Japanese invasion, government servants and clerks in European firms were told to step out. Our hands were tied and told to board the trucks.” [Ev] This means that the Japanese wanted to kill the locals who had relationship with the British and Europeans and would not spare their life . [Ex] The evidence from Source C is “Civil servants, anti-Japanese leaders, teachers and people with tattoos were identified by a nod from the Japanese informers and were taken to lorries to be tied up with steel wire.” [Ev] This means that the Japanese were suspicious of locals who were working for the British and Europeans for fear that they might be anti-Japanese. [Ex] OR/AND Sources B and C are similar in talking about the Japanese were inhumane/ brutal/ cruel. [BOC] The evidence from Source B is “About 400 of us were on the beach. The machine-gunning started. As my companions were hit, they fell down and pulled down the rest of us. As I fell, I was hit on the face. A soldier stepped on me to bayonet my neighbor.” [Ev] This means that the Japanese have no regard for human lives as they conducted such mass massacre of the people . [Ex] The evidence from Source C is “They dunk the heads of the victim into water until there was a confession. If a confession was not forthcoming, he would be pushed on to the floor and a soldier would step on his bloated stomach.” [Ev] This means that the Japanese were ruthless in their treatment of the locals as they forced the locals to admit that they were anti-Japanese. [Ex] 4 – 5

HISTORY/LS/2E/EOY/2020 5 Level Question and Level Descriptor Marks 2(a) Study Source A. What can you infer about the causes of the Maria Hertogh riots ? Explain your answer, using details from the source. [4] L1 Restates the provenance/ Inaccurate inference/ Answers that do not address the question focus Example I can infer that Maria was standing between Mrs Hertogh and Che Aminah. (Description of source) I can infer that Maria Hertogh riots resulted in violence . (Not addressing the question focus) 1 L2 Valid inference(s) based on content, unsupported. Award 2 marks for one inference, unsupported. Award 3 marks for two inferences, unsupported. Example I can infer that the cause of the Maria Hertogh riot was due to a custody battle over Maria Hertogh. [P] OR/AND I can infer that the cause of the Maria Hertogh riot was due to religion. [P] 2 – 3 L3 Valid inference(s) based on content, supported. Award 3 marks for one inference, supported. Award 4 marks for two inferences, supported. Example I can infer that the cause of the Maria Hertogh riot was due to a custody battle over Maria Hertogh [P] because both Maria’s biological and foster mother did not want to give up on the custody of Maria . [Ex] The evidence from Source A is Maria was standing between Mrs Hertogh and Che Aminah who were looking at Maria and had their hands on her. [Ev] OR/AND I can infer that the cause of the Maria Hertogh riot was due to religion [P] because Maria’s foster parent was a Malay Muslim while her biological parents were Catholic and they both wanted Maria to adopt their religion . [Ex] The evidence from Source A is Mrs Hertogh was dressed in a Catholic nun costume with a rosary while Che Aminah was dressed in a Muslim costume with a hijab. [Ev] 3 – 4

HISTORY/LS/2E/EOY/2020 6 Level Question and Level Descriptor Marks 2(b) Study Source B. Why did Karim Ghani make this speech? Explain your answer. [6] L1 Answers based on provenance/ Description Example Karim Ghani made this speech about Maria’s marriage . ( Answers based on provenance) 1 L2 Reason based on context, explained (because of what was going on at the time) Example Karim Ghani made this speech because many Muslims were angered by the decision for Maria to be returned to her Dutch-Cathol