2025 Prelims SAJC P2 QP

ST ANDREW’S JUNIOR COLLEGE JC2 Preliminary Examination Name: ____________________________ ( ) Civics Group: ______________________ GENERAL PAPER 8881/02 Paper 2 2 September 2025, Tuesday ANSWER BOOKLET 1 hour 30 minutes READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, Civics Group and register number 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, highlighters, glue or correction fluid/tape. Answer all questions. The Insert contains the passages for comprehension. (Note that 15 marks out of 50 will be awarded for your use of language.) At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 Insert. For Examiner’s Use Content /35 Language /15 Total /50

2 Answer all questions. Your answers should be: • written in your own words as far as possible. Where you select the appropriate material from the passage for your answer, you must still use your own words to express it. • written in continuous prose. From Passage 1 1 2 3 In paragraph 1, explain why the author uses the term ‘ideological straitjacket’ (line 3) to describe woke culture. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] In paragraph 2, how does the author support his view that “woke culture obsessively cleanses the past” (lines 11–12)? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] In paragraph 3, what are the three reasons why woke culture fails to “deal with the complexity of the world” (line 21)? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[3] For Examiner’s Use

3 4 5 What does the author mean when he claims that woke culture is “performative and tokenistic” (line 30)? …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] In paragraph 5, explain two ways in which the author uses language to create a powerful impact on the reader. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[2]