Chua Chu Kang Sec S1 History 2023 EOY

Marks: END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION 2023 35 Secondary One Express (G3) CANDIDATE NAME CLASS INDEX NUMBER HISTORY 2 October 2023 Additional Materials: Writing paper 1 hour 15 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, index number and class in the spaces provided on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams, graphs, tables, or rough working. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue, or correction fluid. Answer each question on a new piece of writing paper. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 5 printed pages. Setter: Loh Liang See, Annabel Low

2 Vetter: Ibaidah Ibrahim [TURN OVER Section A: Source-Based Questions (15 marks) Question 1 is compulsory for all students. Study the sources and Question 1 carefully, then answer all parts of the question. For each question part, you should use the source(s) you are told to use to help you answer the question. In answering the questions, you should also use your knowledge of the topic to help you understand the sources. 1 (a) Study Source A. What does Source A tell you about the life of immigrants in Singapore? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Source B. What can you infer from Source B about the reason why Javanese labourers came to Singapore? Explain your answer. [5] (c) Study Sources C and D. How are Sources C and D similar? Explain your answer. [5]

3 Lives of immigrants in British Singapore BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. After 1819, there were more migrants leaving their homelands and starting new lives in Singapore. Labourers made up a large group of the migrants who came to Singapore. This group of labourers included coolies, samsui women and convict labourers. Their work in Singapore helped in the development of Singapore. Source A: Photograph of Samsui women* working at a construction yard in Singapore. *Samsui women refers to female immigrant labourers mainly from the Sanshui district in Guangdong, China. Source B: From a book published in 1971 about the Javanese in British Singapore. In central Java there was poverty, a fast growing population and the lack of land. People were looking to leave. Singapore was one of the first territories to bring in Javanese labourers. The Javanese population increased significantly with the mass employment of Javanese workers signing work contracts in Singapore. They found work in various locations, including working at large-scale plantations as plantation labourers.

4 Source C: Adapted from a colonial official’s record of convict labourers* in Singapore, published in 1899. There are about 1,100 to 1,200 convicts from India constantly in Singapore. These are employed making roads and digging canals. Without them, transportation around the town would have been in a poor state. Some of these convicts were also very expert in catching venomous snakes as cobras, not fearing them but catching them by the tail for a reward. There were so many men of different occup ations and abilities, that what one man did not know, another would be able to do. *Convict labourers refer to the criminals brought over by the British to do labour work in Singapore. Source D: Adapted from an academic article of the contributions of the Indian convict labourers in British Singapore. Indian convict labourers contributed much towards Singapore’s early development by constructing roads, bridges, and buildings such as places of worship. Indian convicts even made their own bricks under the supervision of a European brick maker at Serangoon Road. Sufficient bricks were made for local use and for export to Malacca. The convicts were awarded a silver medal for the great quality of their bricks. The last major project undertaken by the labourers was the building of Cavenagh Bridge.

5 Section B: Structured Questions (20 marks) Answer any two of the three questions in this section. 2 This question is on how Singapore became a British trading post. (a) State three British leaders who helped set up the trading post in Singapore between 1819 to 1826. [3] (b) Describe why Singapore was a suitable port for the British to establish a trading post in 1819. [7] 3 This question is on British rule in Singapore from 1819-1941. (a) State three facilities the British built in Colonial Singapore. [3] (b) Describe the problems faced by the British in maintaining law and order in Singapore from 1819-1941. [7] 4 This question is on British rule in Singapore from 1819-1941. (a) State three locations that the British allocated for the different racial groups in Singapore according to the Singapore Town Plan, 1822. [3] (b) Describe how the British improved health conditions in Singapore from 1819-1941. [7]

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7 1 (a) Study Source A. What does Source A tell you about the life of immigrants in Singapore? Explain your answer. [5] LEVEL DESCRIPTOR MARKS L1 Restates the provenance. e.g. Source A is a photo of samsui women working in a construction yard. 1m L2 Describes the source/ restates evidence in the source. e.g. Source A is a photograph that shows Samsui women working very hard in construction. They are carrying very heavy things. 2m L3 Valid inference, unsupported. e.g. Source A tells me that the life of immigrants was tough. 3m L4 Valid inference, supported with valid source use. Award 4m for valid inference with supporting evidence. Award additional mark for relevant explanation. e.g. Source A tells me that the life of immigrants was tough. This can be seen in the photograph, where the Samsui women are carrying heavy things in a construction yard. [4m] This means that they did strenuous jobs such as construction. They only had basic tools to help them, meaning that it was manual labour. [5m] 4m-5m

8 1 (b) What can you infer from Source B about the reason why Javanese labourers came to Singapore? Explain your answer. [5] LEVEL DESCRIPTOR MARKS L1 Describes the source/ restates evidence in the source. e.g. I can infer from Source B that the Javanese labourers were poor. 1m L2 Valid reason with reference to the question Award 2m for answers that address the question using source details without providing valid inference. e.g. I can infer from Source B that the Javanese labourers came to Singapore as they were poor. e.g. I can infer that Javanese labourers came to Singapore due to push factors. 2m L3 Valid inference, unsupported. e.g. I can infer from Source that Javanese labourers came to Singapore to improve their conditions. e.g. I can infer from Source that Javanese labourers came to Singapore to find job opportunities. 3m L4 Valid inference, supported with valid source use. Award 4m for valid inference with supporting evidence. Award additional mark for relevant explanation. e.g. I can infer from Source that Javanese labourers came to Singapore to improve their conditions. The source states that “there was poverty, a fast growing population and the lack of land”.[4m] This means that the conditions in Java were very poor and they came to Singapore where there were better opportunities. [5m] 4-5m

9 1 (c) How similar are Sources C and D? Explain your answer. LEVEL DESCRIPTOR MARKS L1 Similarity in provenance/source type/topic E.g. Both sources are written sources. Both sources show that there were convicts in Singapore. 1m L2 Invalid matching without common criteria e.g.