NHHS Prelim 2025 SS MS

This paper consists of 16 printed pages. Page 1 of 16 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2025 Subject : Humanities (Social Studies) Paper : 2272/01, 2273/01, 2287/01 Level : Secondary 4 Express Date : Monday, 25 August 2025 Duration : 1 hour 45 minutes Maximum Mark: 50 NAN HUA HIGH SCHOOL

Nan Hua High School Humanities (Social Studies) Prelims Examination 2025 2260/01, 2261/01, 2263/01 Page 2 of 16 1 Study Source A. Why did the Land Transport Authority make this statement? Explain your answer. [6] Level Descriptors Marks 1 Answers based on context of source Eg. LTA made this statement because many Singaporeans found electric vehicles too expensive or had inaccessible chargers. 1 2 Message of Source A only OR Outcome of Source A only without audience/purposeful verb OR Have audience and purposeful verb but no outcome and message Eg. LTA made this statement to inform people that the government has implemented many schemes to make it affordable and convenient to transition to the use of electric vehicles. This can be seen from Source A that states “These initiatives aim to narrow the gap in ownership cost between an electric heavy vehicle (eHV) and an internal combustion engine heavy vehicle, and to support the deployment of eHV chargers in Singapore.” This shows that the government is reducing the cost of owning an electric vehicle and increasing the accessibility of charger stations. *“People” is not accepted as valid audience as it is too vague 2-3 3 Message with purposeful verb and/or audience or no outcome OR no message but correct outcome Eg. LTA made this statement to convince/persuade/encourage Singaporeans/heavy vehicles owners/companies that that the government has implemented many schemes to make it affordable and convenient to transition to the use of electric vehicles. This can be seen from Source A that states “These initiatives aim to narrow the gap in ownership cost between an electric heavy vehicle (eHV) and an internal combustion engine heavy vehicle, and to support the deployment of eHV chargers in Singapore.” This shows that the government is reducing the cost of owning an electric vehicle and increasing the accessibility of charger stations. OR Eg. LTA made this statement to convince/persuade/encourage Singaporeans/heavy vehicles owners/companies that to support this transition and be willing to use/buy electric vehicles.. This can be seen from Source A that states “These initiatives aim to narrow the gap in ownership cost between an 4

Nan Hua High School Humanities (Social Studies) Prelims Examination 2025 2260/01, 2261/01, 2263/01 Page 3 of 16 electric heavy vehicle (eHV) and an internal combustion engine heavy vehicle, and to support the deployment of eHV chargers in Singapore.” This shows that the government is reducing the cost of owning an electric vehicle and increasing the accessibility of charger stations. 4 Answers with message, audience, outcome & purposeful verb used Award 5m for well-developed and supported answers Eg. LTA made this statement to convince/persuade/encourage Singaporeans/heavy vehicles owners/companies that that the government has implemented many schemes to make it affordable and convenient to transition to the use of electric vehicles so that Singaporeans will support this transition and be willing to use/buy to use electric vehicles. This can be seen from Source A that states “These initiatives aim to narrow the gap in ownership cost between an electric heavy vehicle (eHV) and an internal combustion engine heavy vehicle, and to support the deployment of eHV chargers in Singapore.” This shows that the government is reducing the cost of owning an electric vehicle and increasing the accessibility of charger stations to make electric vehicles more accessible and affordable for Singaporeans to buy. 4-5 5 L4 + context Award 6m for well-developed and supported answers Award 5m for weak explanation of message Eg. LTA made this statement to convince/persuade/encourage Singaporeans/heavy vehicles owners/companies that the government has implemented many schemes to make it affordable and convenient to transition to the use of electric vehicles so that Singaporeans will support this transition and be willing to use/buy electric vehicles. This can be seen from Source A that states “These initiatives aim to narrow the gap in ownership cost between an electric heavy vehicle (eHV) and an internal combustion engine heavy vehicle, and to support the deployment of eHV chargers in Singapore.” This shows that the government is reducing the cost of owning an electric vehicle and increasing the accessibility of charger stations to make electric vehicles more accessible and affordable for Singaporeans to buy. LTA made this statement as the transition to electric vehicles would help reduce carbon footprint but the transition is less possible if Singaporeans are discouraged by the high cost of the vehicles and inaccessibility of charging stations. Hence, this statement is made to assure Singaporeans that adequate support is provided for the transition. 5-6

Nan Hua High School Humanities (Social Studies) Prelims Examination 2025 2260/01, 2261/01, 2263/01 Page 4 of 16 Context must have: Reduce carbon footprint + high cost + inaccessbility 2 Study Sources B and C. How different are they? Explain your answer. [6] Level Descriptors Marks 1 Similar OR Difference based on Provenance/Topic E.g. They are different because Source B is from a cartoon published in an American newspaper while Source C is from the website of Norway’s EV Association on Norway’s EV policy. E.g. They are similar because they are discussing the role of taxpayers in funding the transition to electric vehicles. 1-2 2 Similar OR Difference based on False Matching E.g. Source C mentions the progressive tax system on vehicles but Source B does not. 2 3 Similar OR Difference in Content Award 4 marks for well-developed answers. E.g. Sources B and C are similar in showing that taxes are used to fund the transition to electric vehicles/ taxes are used to fund electric vehicles. Source B depicts a man holding a taxpayer credit card to pay for the electric vehicle he is driving. Similarly, Source C states that “For a long time, taxes on polluting cars have partly financed incentives for zero- emission cars without any loss in revenues. ” Both sources show that schemes to support the transition to electric vehicles are mainly paid for by taxes/taxpayers. OR Sources B and C are different in showing which group of taxpayers are actually funding the transition to electric vehicles. Source B shows that all taxpayers are funding the transition while Source C shows that it is mainly people who are driving high emission cars who are funding the transition. Source B depicts a man holding a taxpayer credit card to pay for the electric vehicle he is driving which indicates that all taxpayers generally are paying for the electric vehicles. However, Source C states that “High taxes for high emission cars and lower taxes for low and zero-emission 3-4

Nan Hua High School Humanities (Social Studies) Prelims Examination 2025 2260/01, 2261/01, 2263/01 Page 5 of 16 cars. For a long time, taxes on polluting cars have partly financed incentives for zero- emission cars