Montfort 4E5N SS Prelim 2022

[Turn over Name: ______________________________ ( ) Class: _______ Secondary 4 Express / 5 Normal (Academic) HUMANITIES 2272/01 2273/01 Paper 1 Social Studies 26 August 2022 (Fri) 08.15 am 1 hour 45 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, class and register number in the spaces provided on the cover page and the work that you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Write all your answers in the writing paper provided. 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 and Ms Kavitha MONTFORT SECONDARY SCHOOL PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2022

2 4E5N Prelim 2022 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 author’s attitude towards POFMA? Explain your answer using details from the source. [6] 2 Study Sources B and C. How far does Source C prove that Source B’s comments about POFMA is justified? Explain your answer. [7] 3 Study Source D. Are you surprised by Source D? Explain your answer. [7] 4 Study Source E. Why did the French President make these comments ? Explain your answer. [5] 5 ‘Passing legislation is the best way to combat fake news.’ Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

3 4E5N Prelim 2022 [Turn over How can we control the spread of fake news in the digital age? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Fake news is any news or story that is created to deliberately misinform or deceive readers and viewers. With content being easily spread via social media platforms, and with access to easy-to-use editing tools, fake news has become increasingly pervasive. Fake news can cause public health scares, sow discord within various groups in society, and cause valuable time and resources to be wasted. As such, governments around the world have taken steps to curb the spread of fake news such as passing legislation