2025 NJC SH2 GP Prelims 8881 P1

Name GP Class Reg No. NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE Senior High 2 Preliminary Examinations Higher 1 General Paper 8881/01 Paper 1 26 Aug 2025 Additional Materials: Answer Booklet 1 hour 30 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your registration number, GP class and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. 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. To be completed by candidate Question attempted For examiner’s use only Content / 30 Language / 20 Total / 50 _____________________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 2 printed pages.

2 © NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE 8881/01/NJC/2 5 Answer one question. Answers should be between 500 and 800 words in length. 1 ‘Boundaries no longer matter.’ Is this claim valid in today’s world? 2 ‘The promotion of the arts is nothing more than an economic endeavour.’ To what extent is this true of your society? 3 Can the government ever balance national interest and individual freedom? 4 ‘We are less concerned about environmental issues than ever before.’ Is this true of your society? 5 Assess the view that nothing in the media can be trusted today. 6 Are physical bookstores still relevant? 7 ‘Politicians should receive harsher punishments for their crimes than ordinary citizens.’ Discuss. 8 Given the increasing uncertainties today, is global cooperation still feasible?