SS Prelim 2021 - CHIJ ST Theresas Convent

1 _________________________________________________________________ HUMANITIES 2272/2273/2274 Paper 1 Social Studies 24 August 2021 1 hour 45 minutes Additional Materials: Writing Paper _________________________________________________________________ This document consists of 7 printed pages. CHIJ ST. THERESA’S CONVENT PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2021 SECONDARY 4 EXPRESS / 5 NORMAL (ACADEMIC) wendytb96

2 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Answer all questions. 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 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. Does the cartoonist support Brexit? Explain your answer. [5] 2. Study Sources B and C. How far would the writer in Source B agree with the response from the European Union (EU) in Source C? Explain your answer. [6] 3. Study Source D. How useful is Source D in convincing the people of Britain to support Brexit? 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. ‘Brexit has brought about negative impacts to the UK.’ Using the sources in th is case study, explain how far you would support this statement. [10] wendytb96

3 Was the response to Brexit positive? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. In 1993, almost every Western European country joined the European Union (EU) to merge their economic rules in 1993. They did this by allowing people, goods, services, and capital to move freely between member countries. On 23 June 2016, the Britons decided in a referendum to leave the EU. In the United Kingdom (UK), t he vote was 17.4 million in favour of leaving versus 15.1 million who voted to remain. After 45 years in the EU, the UK left the European Union in January 2020. Both the UK and the EU agreed to give each other more time (until 31 December 2020) to agree on the post-Brexit terms that would define how the parties would live, work, and trade together in the future. Study the following sources to consider whether Brexit was a wrong decision made by the United Kingdom. Source A: A cartoon published in the United Arab Emirates’ English-language newspaper, April 2016. wendytb96

4 Source B: An online news article taken from Euronews, May 2021. Thousands of Europeans who used to work here have moved on. “Quite a lot of people left mainly because of Brexit, and they didn't feel like they were welcome anymore,” says Davide Orazi, head barista at coffee bar WatchHouse, in UK. Asma Khan runs an Indian restaurant in London's Covent Garden and says she’s struggling to fill the gaps. For Asma, the UK needs to improve working standards to entice people back. “To pretend that they don’t exist, that they’re not the core of hospitality is so wrong.” There has been a wave of job losses and the loss of more than 35,000 employees acro ss the UK's hospitality sector means that restaurants and cafes are still struggling to find the staff they need. The latest Office for National Sta tistics figures show that at th e end of 2020, Britain had almost a million fewer non-UK-born residents than the previous year. Source C: Response from the European Union taken from Reuters, the world’s largest news provider, April 2021. EU lawmakers debated on the post -Brexit trade agreement between the European Union and Britain. "This is a divorce. It is a warning, Brexit. It's a failure of the European Union and we have to learn lessons from it," the EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, told lawmakers, who gave him a standing ovation for his work. Even with a trade deal, British exports to the EU fell by 47% in January-February and imports by 20%, far more than the declines for any other EU trading partner. The lawmakers also call Brexit a "historic mistake". Source D: Adapted from a speech by Theresa May, the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, March 2018. Brexit …must be the means by which we reaffirm Britain's place in the world and renew the ties that bind us here at home and… emerge from this proc ess a stronger, more cohesive nation. A United Kingdom which is a cradle for innovation; a leader in the industries of the future; a champion of free trade, based on high standards; a modern, outward -looking, tolerant country, proud of our values and confident of our place in the world. This is an optimistic and confident future which can unite us all. A Global Britain, which thrives in the world by forging a bold and comprehensive economic partnership with our neighbours in the EU; and reaches out beyond our continent, to trade with nations across the globe. wendytb96

5 * a duty or commitment Source E: Adapted from an online article on Britons’ response to Brexit, July 2015. Many who oppose the EU believe it deprives individual nations of the power to make many autonomous decisions. The EU has taken control away from individual nations. Mistrust and fear of losing control made Brexit a reasonable solution to them. The immigration crisis in Europe was a trigger. Some EU leaders argued that aiding the refugees was an obligation*. But EU opponents saw immigration as a national issue, as it affected t he internal life of the country receiving the refugees. Steering clear of this issue was an important driver for the “leave” vote from the EU. Source F: Results of a survey conducted among the Britons by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) , an international news agency, December 2020. Do you think Britain was right or wrong to leave the European Union? wendytb96

6 SECTION B (Structured-Response Questions) Answer both questions. Being Part of a Globalised World Study the extracts carefully, and then answer the questions. Extract 1 Fake news is often difficult to spot. Online in particular, they are often made to look like legitimate news sites, and they often include real news elements too. Yet, there are ways to distinguish the real from the fake. Here are some giveaway signs of fake news. Extract 2 Globalisation has brought about many benefits to individuals in many countries. In Singapore, for example, 7 in 10 are willing to move overseas as they are optimistic about potential opportunities that they may find beyond the local domestic market. Extract 3 Globalisation also brings about its own challenges. For instance, in Singapore, local artists claim a lack of support for local music in Singapore due to the ease of access to international music and performances, especially easily found online nowadays. wendytb96

7 6 Extract 1 shows an extract from a news article on how the government is advising people to discern fake news that could be online today. In your opinion, how could the spread of fake news harm Singapore? Explain your answer with reference to two consequences. [7] 7 Extract 2 and Extract 3 highlight the impact s of globalisation on Singapore. Do you agree that globalisation has a more positive than negative impact on individuals? Explain your answer. [8] - End of Paper - Copyright Acknowledgements Source A: https://seekingalpha.com/article/3987479-bre