Montfort 4E Social Studies Prelim 2024 QP

Name: ______________________________ ( ) Class: _______ Secondary 4 Express / 5 Normal (Academic) HUMANITIES 2260/01 2261/01 Paper 1 Social Studies 16 August 2023 (Fri) 10.20 am 1 hour 45 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer both questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question. This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. Setter: Ms Jamie Low MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2024

2 4E5N Prelim 2024 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Answer all questions. Exploring Citizenship and Governance 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 attitude of women towards the Baby Bonus scheme ? Explain your answer using details from the source. [5] 2 Study Sources B and C. How similar are Sources B and C? Explain your answer. [7] 3 Study Sources D and E. Does Source D surprise you about what Source E said about Singaporeans’ attitudes towards having children? Explain your answer. [7] 4 Study Source F. Does this source prove that it is impossible to improve birth rates? Explain your answer. [6] 5 ‘Financial incentives are the best way to manage declining birth rates.’ Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 4E5N Prelim 2024 [Turn over How challenging is it to manage declining birth rates? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Birth rates have decreased worldwide. Factors contributing to this problem include economic uncertaint ies, changing views towards marriage and parenthood, delayed marriages, career aspiration s and work-life balance . A reduced birth rate can cause serious problems in society such as an ageing population , which can severely strain social services such as the healthcare system. Declining birth rates also means there will be labour shortages which can harm businesses and the economy. With a shrinking tax- paying population, it also means the government will have difficulties collecting tax revenue to take care of the country.