GMSS SS 2021 ANS

1 SEC 4E SOCIAL STUDIES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021~MARKING SCHEME~Section A (Source-based Case Study)1Study Source A.Why was the source published? Explain your answer.[5]L1Answers based on misinterpretation / lifting / paraphrasing / not answering question directly E.g. The source tells me that Kampung spirit is disappearing in Singapore. (This is considered as lifting. There need to be some form of extension here. See below on “warn” and “danger”.) 1L2Answers based on superficial use of provenance and simple logicE.g. The source was published because the blogger loved everything old school and wanted to reminisce about the past.E.g. The source was published because the blogger wanted to talk about void decks which she loved.E.g. The source was published because the blogger wanted us to remember the void decks. 2L3Answers based on sub-messageAnswers that focussed only on interpreting the importance of void decksE.g. The source was published because the blogger felt that it was a pity that Singaporeans were not using the void decks as well as they had before/ the blogger was lamenting about the use of the void deck. This is evident from source “There used to be liveliness and vibrancy when we walk into any void deck, regardless of the time”. 3L4Answers based on context/message/intended outcome of sourceAward 5 marks for a well-developed answerThe source was published because the blogger wanted to warn Singaporeans of the danger of disappearance of the Kampung spirit in Singapore.[Message/Context] The void decks were envisaged as a communal space for Singaporeans to interact and communicate as they had done in the past. The blogger hoped to encourage the revival of this Kampung spirit in Singapore through better use the void decks. [Outcome]Other possibilities: (i)Bemoaned the loss of the Kampung spirit.(ii)Wanted to revive the Kampung spirit/ sense of community/ neighbourliness between different racesNote: In this question, message and outcome are not as clear-cut. It all depends on how a student frames it. We should base our award of marks on how an answer is put across. 4-5 2Study Sources B and C.

2 Do you think the blogger in Source B would agree with the cartoonist in Source C? Explain your answer. [6]L1Disagree based on provenance/ source typeE.g. The blogger would not agree with the cartoonist as they had chosen different medium.1L2Agree based on topicE.g. The blogger would agree with the cartoonist as both talked about void decks.2L3Disagree based on false matchingE.g. The blogger would disagree with the cartoonist as the blogger wrote about metal barriers and spikes while the cartoonist did not draw any of these.E.g. The blogger would disagree with the cartoonist because the blogger talked about optimising land use such as building childcare and elderly centres but the cartoonist did not.3L4Agree based on content similarityAward 5 marks for a well-developed answerE.g. The