SS_S4_Prelims_2021_Question_Paper

Class Index Number Name : __________________________________________ This question paper consists of 7 printed pages. METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL Founded in 1887 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 SECONDARY 4 Humanities (Social Studies) Monday 2272/2273/2274/1 2 August 2021 1 hour 45 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Do not open this paper until instructed to do so. Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen on both sides of the paper. Section A Answer all questions. Section B Answer both questions. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question. The maximum mark for this paper is 50 marks. Answer Questions 6 and 7 on a fresh sheet of paper. At the end of the paper, fasten your responses securely together in different sections. Hand in Sections A and B separately.

Page 2 of 7 Methodist Girls’ School Social Studies Secondary 4 Preliminary Examination 2021 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Answer all questions. Being Part of a Globalised Word Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you answer the questions, in addition to those sources you were told to use. In answering the questions, you should use your knowledge of the issue to help you interpret and evaluate the sources. 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] 2 Study Sources B and C. How similar are these two sources? Explain your answer. [6] 3 Study Sources D and E. Does Source E prove Source D wrong? Explain your answer. [7] 4 Study Source F. How useful is this source as evidence about the response to cultural identity in a globalised world? Explain your answer. [7] 5 “Globalisation brings about benefits only.” Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

Page 3 of 7 Methodist Girls’ School Social Studies Secondary 4 Preliminary Examination 2021 What are the responses to globalisation? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Globalisation is a process of interconnection and interdependence of economic and cultural activities around the world. It creates tensions due to the uneven impacts. The United States (US) and China, the world's two largest economies, have been locked in a trade battle that started during the former US President Trump’s administration in 2018. The US-China trade war has seen the US and China impose tariffs on one another's goods and services, causing high prices. This is worsened by the COVID-19 pandem