SS_S4_Prelims_2020_Question_Paper

This question paper consists of 7 printed pages. METHODIST GIRLS’ SCHOOL Founded in 1887 PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION 2020 Secondary 4 Humanities Paper 1 Social Studies Monday 2272, 2273, 2274/1 3 Aug 2020 1 h 45 min READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your class, index number and name on all the work you hand in. Write all your answers in the writing paper provided. At the start of each answer to a question, please write the question number in the left margin of the writing paper. Section A Answer all parts of Question 1. Section B Answer both parts of Question 2. At the end of the examination, hand in your answers to Section A and B separately. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

Page 2 of 7 Section A (Source-Based Case Study) Question 1 is compulsory for all candidates. 1. Living in a Diverse Society 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 to interpret and evaluate the sources. (a) Study Source A. What is the message of this source? Explain your answer. [5] (b) Study Sources B and C. How far do you think Source B agrees with Source C? Explain your answer. [7] (c) Study Source D. How reliable is this source in showing that foreign workers are ill-treated in Singapore? Explain your answer. [7] (d) Study Source E. How surprised are you by this source? Explain your answer. [6] (e) ‘Foreign workers are viewed positively in Singapore.’ Using the sources in this case study, explain how far you would agree with this statement. [10]

Page 3 of 7 How welcome are foreign workers as part of Singapore’s workforce? BACKGROUND INFORMATION Read this carefully. It may help you to answer some of the questions. The large influx of migrants from the 1980s onward has raised concerns about the Singapore government's policy on immigration. Whilst the inflow of immigrants and foreign workers has helped to alleviate a labour crunch and the economy, it has also resulted in strong sentiment by the locals against both foreigners and the government, and was a major issue in both the 2011 general and presidential elections. Singaporeans have attributed the problems arising from this to the government's open-door immigration policy, the country's overcrowding and falling reliability of its public transportation system, increasing property prices for housing, suppressed wage level, increased competition for jobs and education, increasing income inequality and other social problems. Local Non-Government Organisations (NGOs) have also raised issues of migrant welfare, especially those relating to work injury and living c