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] For Examiner’s Use

4 From Passage 2 6 Summarise the benefits of woke culture. Write your summary in no more than 120 words. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[8] For Examiner’s Use

5 From all the passages 7 8 Passage 1 states that woke culture has an ‘impulse to suppress all that dissents and offends’ (lines 5–6). Identify one specific idea from Passage 3 which can be used to support this statement. Justify your answer. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] Passage 2 states that woke culture ‘fosters empathy and understanding’ (line 10). Identify one specific idea from Passage 3 which can be used to undermine this statement. Justify your answer. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………[2] For Examiner’s Use

6 9 The reading passages cover a range of views about woke culture. How far do you agree that woke culture brings about more harms than benefits? Support your answer with reference to: • the ideas and opinions from at least one of the reading passages • examples drawn from your own experience and that of your society. …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… …………………………………………………………………………………………………… For Examiner’s Use

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