SS_S4_Prelims_2021_LORMS

Class Index Number Name : __________________________________________ This question paper consists of 22 printed pages. METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL Founded in 1887 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 SECONDARY 4 Social Studies Monday 2272/2273/2274/1 2 August 2021 1 hour 45 minutes Levels of Response Marking Scheme (LORMS)

Page 2 of 23 Methodist Girls’ School Social Studies Secondary 4 Preliminary Examination 2021 Section A: Source-Based Case Study 1 Study Source A. Do you think the Chinese business experts are optimistic about China’s bilateral trade during the United States (US) -China trade war? Explain your answer, using details of the source. [5] L1 Answers based on provenance [1] e.g., As the source was published on a Chinese news site, it shows the Chinese business experts’ optimism about China’s bilateral trade. L2 No, with support from details of the bar chart [2-3] Award the higher mark for more fully developed answers. e.g., No, the Chinese business experts are not optimistic about China’s bilateral trade during the US -China trade war because the trading volume with the US has declined sharply since 2018 due to tensions . This is evidenced by the bar chart in Source A that shows a significant decrease in China-US bilateral trade where it has deteriorated from about 13 % in 2018 to almost 11% by 2020. The US used to be a strong trading partner with China before the trade war as both the US and China are the world’s two largest economies. However, during the trade war, the Chinese business experts are not optimistic about China’s relations with the US as both China and the US impose tariffs on each other’s good s and services, resulting in higher costs, smaller global market share, and less tax revenue. L3 Yes, with support from details of the bar chart [4-5] Award the higher mark for more fully developed answers that interpret the perspective of the source in context. e.g., Yes, the Chinese business experts are overall optimistic about China’s bilateral trade, especially with ASEAN , because China has turned increasingly to ASEAN for bilateral trade since 2018 after the start of the US-China trade war. This is evidenced by the bar chart in Source A that shows a significant increase in China -ASEAN bilateral trade where it has grown from about 12% in 2018 to almost 15% by 2020. ASEAN has also overtaken the EU to become China’s biggest trading partner by 2020. China’s bilateral trade with the EU has been consistent , showing an increase in 2019 after the start of the trade war in 2018 while experiencing only a slight dip after 2019 with the onset of COVID-19. Despite the US-China trade war in 2018 and the COVID -2019 pandemic, China continues to trade with other partners such as the EU and ASEAN. China established the ASEAN*-China Free Trade Area where trade in the area can enjoy tariff eliminatio