SS SBCS Skills summary 4NA 2026v2

SBCS Skills Syllabus: Singapore-Cambridge NA Level 2125 Humanities (SS + Geography) syllabus for 2026 There is no guarantee that the content is complete or error-free, use school provided notes or a textbook for details on chapters, issues, and skills.

Inference Question types: ● What is the message of this source? ● What does the source tell you? ● Does the author agree…? ● What can you infer about the…? Answer format: 1 Paragraph ATQ (Inference) Expand on inference because… Evidence + explanation Source A states that “...” This means… Inference - Supporter/Opponent Question types: ● How supportive is the…? ● Is the author supportive of…? Answer format: 1 Paragraph ATQ (Supporter?) The author in Source A is a supporter of…/does not support Inference I can infer from source A that… Evidence + explanation This is because Source A states that “...” This means… Author’s background + purpose As the author is … (background/position + context), he would want to convince (purpose), hence we would portray … (positively/negatively), thus making him a supporter/opponent. Inference - Purpose Question types: ● What is the purpose of source? ● Why did X make this speech? ● Why was the source published? ● Why do you think this source was published? Answer format: 1 Paragraph PIER Purpose + Inference Convince/persuade/educate/inform/criticise (who) that _____ Evidence + explanation The source states that “...” this means that… Rationale

Comparison Question types: ● How similar are sources X and Y in ______ (criteria) _____? ● How far would source X agree with source Y? Answer format: 2 Paragraphs P1 - Similarity/Difference in content ATQ Sources X and Y are similar/different in content. Source X Source X tells me (inference) . This is because source X states “...” This means that… Source Y However/Similarly, Source Y tells me (inference) . This is because source Y states “...” This means thats P2 - Purpose/tone ATQ Sources X and Y are similar/different in purpose/tone. Source X Purpose Source X purpose is to convince __________. This is to (rationale) Source Y Purpose However/Similarly, Source Y purpose is to convince __________. This is to (rationale)

Reliability Question types: ● How reliable is the source? ● Is the claim about …….. reliable? ● Does the source prove that…? ● Do you believe/trust this source? Answer format: 2 Paragraphs (First is cross-reference, second is CAP) Paragraph 1: Cross-reference (reliable) Reference source Source X is reliable as it claims ____________. This is because source X states “...” This means… Cross-referenced source Furthermore, it is supported by source Y as it claims that ________________. This is because source Y states “...” This means… Link Therefore, source X is reliable as it is supported by source Y. Paragraph 1: Cross-reference (unreliable) Reference source Source X seems reliable at first as it claims ___________. This is because source X states that “...” This means… cross-referenced source However, it is contradicted by source Z as it claims __________. This is because source Z states that “...” This means… Link Therefore, source X is not reliable as it is contradicted by source Z. Paragraph 1: Cross-reference (prove) Reference source Source X proves/does not prove that __________ because it is reliable/not reliable. Source X states that “...” This means that… Cross-referenced source Source X proves/does not prove that __________ because it is supported/not supported by source Y. Source Y states that “...” This means that… Link Therefore, source X proves/does not prove that _________ as it is reliable/not reliable and supported/contradicted by source Y. Paragraph 2: Critical Analysis of Provenance (Refer below)

Usefulness Question types: ● How useful is.. in (criteria) ? ● …Does this make the source more/less useful? Answer format: 2 Paragraphs (First is cross-reference, second is CAP) Paragraph 1 ATQ - reference source is always useful Yes/No, source A is useful . Inference The source claims that ( inference ). Evidence + explanation This is because source A states “...” This means that… ATQ - cross-referenced source The source is useful/not useful because it is reliable/unreliable as it is supported/contradicted by source X. Inference Source X claims that ( inference ). Evidence + explanation This is because source X states “...” This means that… Link Therefore, source A is useful because it is reliable/unreliable as it is supported/contradicted by source X. Paragraph 2: Critical Analysis of Provenance (Refer below)

Surprise/ Complex Question types: ● Are you surprised by this source? ● Is the source surprising? ● Does source C make source D surprising? (complex) ● Having read source E, are you surprised by source F? (complex) Answer format: 2 Paragraphs Surprise skill Reference source (P1) I am surprised/not surprised by what source A says about (focus). Source A tells me that (inference) This is because source A says “...” This means that… Cross-referenced source (P1) When I check against source B, I am (not) surprised. Source B tells me that (inference) This is because source B says “...” This means that… Link (P1) Therefore, I am surprised/not surprised. CAP (P2) Who, What, Why (Refer below) Complex/hybrid (2 Paragraphs) ● Paragraph 1 is compulsory ● Paragraph 2 has 2 options. First is Critical Analysis of Provenance (P2 CAP), which gives the highest mark. Second is cross-reference (P2 CR), which is not recommended) ATQ (Compulsory Paragraph 1) ● Having read source E, I am surprised by source F because they are different in terms of __________________. ● Having read source E, I am not surprised by source F because they are similar in terms of __________________. ● Source C makes source D surprising because they are different in terms of ___________________. Inference (Compulsory Paragraph 1) Source 1 tells me that… Evidence + explanation (Compulsory Paragraph 1) This is because source 1 states “...” This means…

Inference (Compulsory Paragraph 1) Source 2 tells me that… Evidence + explanation (Compulsory Paragraph 1) This is because source 2 states “...” This means… ATQ (P2, CAP) (Response = not surprised) ● Having read source G, I am not surprised by source F in terms of _______________. ● Source C does not make source D surprising in terms of ______________. Source 1 (what, who, why) (P2 CAP) In source 1, _________(what did they do)___________. As ____(who)_____, they wanted to _______(why they did it)_________. Source 2 (who, what, why) (P2 CAP) However, __(who)__ in source 2 wanted ______(what did they do)______ to _________(why they did it)_________. Connection and outcome (P2 CAP) Thus, as ______________, they were responding to _________ so ____________________. ATQ (P2 CR) ● Having read source E, I am surprised by source F because it is supported by source B. ● Having read source G, I am not surprised by source F because it is supported by source B. ● Source C makes source D surprising because source C is supported by source A. Inference of main sources (P2 CR) While source 1 focuses on _________, I can infer that source 2 focuses on __________. Introduce source 3 (P2 CR) This is supported by source 3. I can infer from source 3 that ________. This is because source 3 states “...” This means…, which supports source 2.

Evaluation Question types: ● “..........................................................................” Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. Answe