SS Prelim 2021 - Catholic High

Name: Index Number: Class: CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL Preliminary Examination Secondary 4 (O-Level Programme) Humanities (Social Studies, Geography) Humanities (Social Studies, History) Humanities (Social Studies, Literature) Paper 1: Social Studies 2272/01 2273/01 2274/01 Additional Materials: Answer Booklet 30 August 2021 1 hr 45 mins Section A / 35 m Section B / 15 m Total / 50 marks This document consists of 7 printed pages. wendytb96

2 SECTION A (Source-Based Case Study) This section is compulsory for all candidates. Exploring Citizenship and Governance Study the Background Information and the sources carefully, and then answer all the questions. You may use any of the sources to help you to answer the questions, in addition to those sources, which you are 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. What is the message of the cartoonist? Explain your answer. [5] 2 Study Source B. Why did the Prime Minister make the speech? Explain your answer. [6] 3 Study Sources C and D. Does Source D prove that the concerns raised in Source C are unjustified? Explain your answer. [7] 4 Study Sources E and F. Having read Source E, are you surprised by Source F? Explain your answer. [7] 5 ‘Vaccination is the best way to combat the spread of Covid-19.’ Using sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10] wendytb96

3 [Turn over Covid-19 Vaccination: Public interest or personal right? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. Since December 2019, the Coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19), a serious and infectious respiratory disease, has infected over 200 million people and caused over 4 million deaths. Governments worldwide have struggled to contain the spread of the disease as well as manage the severe economic and social impacts. Apart from mandating safe management measures such as the wearing of face masks, quarantining the sick and tightening borders, governments have also embarked on vaccination drives to immunise their population in a bid to achieve herd immunity*. Some organisations, particularly those working in the frontline sectors like healthcare, have made vaccination compulsory for their employees while some have pushed governments to introduce mandatory vaccinations. However, the anti-vaxxers** have questioned the efficacy of the vaccines and claim that it infringes on their personal rights. Read the following sources to find out whether the Covid-19 vaccination should be one of public interest or personal right. * Herd immunity is achieved when a majority of people in a population are immune to a virus or di