2024 CHS Prelim Marking Scheme

LORMS for Sec 4 SS Prelim 2024 MARK SCHEME Section A 1 Study Source A. What is the message of the source? Explain your answer using details from the source. [5] L1 Lifting from source / Describing source content [1] E.g. The message is that upward mobility is “out of order” and cannot work. L2 Makes sub-message Award 2 marks for a sub-message and 3 marks for support provided. [2-3] E.g. The message is that upward mobility cannot be achieved. Source A shows an escalator labelled “American upward mobility”. Nobody is on that escalator as it is “out of order”, implying that there is no hope for upward social mobility in the US. [3] L3 Explains why it is increasingly difficult / impossible to achieve upward social mobility (main message) • Emphasis is on holistic reading of source Award the higher mark in the level for more developed answers. [4-5] E.g. The message of the source is that upward social mobility is increasingly impossible to achieve due to other socio-economic barriers / lack of jobs / increasing debt / decreased financial savings . Source A shows an escalator labelled “American upward mobility” that is currently “out of order” , hence nobody is using it . This symbolised how it is increasingly difficult and virtually impossible for anyone to experience upward mobility in the US. Next to it are other escalators, with commuters moving up with “debt”, losing “savings” and experiencing loss of jobs. [5]

2 Study Source B. What was the intention of the speech? Explain your answer. [6] Note: This is a ‘why’ question, hence only responses framed as reasons can be awarded marks. L1 Because of generalised context / undeveloped provenance [1] E.g. The intention of the speech was to address participants at the 4 th Singapore-China Social Governance Forum. L2 Because of content, at surface/face value (i.e. literal reading) [2] E.g. The intention of the speech was to highlight that Singapore has done well in terms of helping the lowest income tier move up to the top tier of income earners. OR The intention of the speech was to show that Singapore has done better than US, UK and Denmark in terms of helping people achieve social mobility. L3 Because he wants to highlight Singapore’s multi-prong / “many helping hands” approach to ensure social mobility Award the higher mark in the level for answers with support. [3-4] E.g. The intention of the speech was to highlight Singapore’s multi -prong / many helping hands approach towards social mobility. Source B states the various measures the Singapore has taken to ensure upward social mobility, such as the government reaching out to “parents as early as during the mother’s pregnancy”, businesses that pay “higher wages to individuals as they upgrade the ir skills” and individuals who “step forward as volunteers with social service agencies”. Different s