2024 TJC Prelim GP Paper 1

TEMASEK JUNIOR COLLEGE 2024 JC2 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION Higher 1 GENERAL PAPER 8881/01 Paper 1 20 August 2024 1 hour 30 minutes No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST An answer booklet will be provided with this question paper. You should follow the instructions on the front cover of the answer booklet. If you need additional paper ask the invigilator for a continuation booklet. Answer one question. Note that up to 20 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. This document consists of 2 printed pages. [Turn over

2 Answer one question. Answers should be between 500 and 800 words in length. 1 Assess the view that technology has ruined the arts industry. 2 ‘What we eat defines us.’ Discuss. 3 How far is an overseas education a necessity for young people in your society? 4 Given the space constraints, do parks and green spaces still have a place in cities? 5 Examine the view that discussing politics on social media is a waste of time. 6 To what extent are athletes today competing on a level playing field? 7 ‘Protests are the only way to be heard today.’ Do you agree? 8 Is idling necessarily a bad thing in your society?