CWSS 2022 Prelim ANS

2022MYESec4E5NSSLORMS 1 WhywasSourceA created?Explainyouranswerwithdetailsfromthesource. [5] L3 L2+PurposeexplainedAward4marksfornocontext/weakDOAward5marksforfullVAMDOC SourceAwascreatedtoraiseawareness/informtheglobalaudiencethatSMEs,self-employedworkersandentrepreneurs,arebadlyaffectedbytheCOVID-19pandemic(message)so thatrelevantstakeholderssuchasgovernmentandemployersto providesupportstructuresto assistthesecompanies,e.g.byprovidingtax breaks.(Intendedimpact)Thisis basedon thecontextof thesource,wheremultiplenationallockdownsin 2020slowedoreventemporarilystoppedtheflowof rawmaterialsandfinishedgoodsandreducedbusinessactivitiesandthushaddisruptedtheoperationsof companiesworldwide.Asshownin SourceA, it saysthat “SMEsand theirworkers,as well asentrepreneursandtheself-employedareamongthoseaffected”andthat“24.7millionjobsareatrisk.”(evidence)Thismeansthatthepandemichadaffectedtheabilityofsmallcompaniestostayafloatandkeeptheirprofitsrunningwhichthusaffectedtheemployabilityoftheworkers.(explain) [4-5] 2 StudySourceBandC. DoyouthinkthesoftwareengineerinSourceC wouldhaveagreedwiththeauthorinSourceB?Explainyouranswer. 6 L1 Agree/Disagreebased on source type/provenanceonly (notdeveloped)/FalseMatching/Context/Timeframe Thesoftwareengineerwouldhavedisagreedwiththepresidentofthepalmoilcompanybecauseoneworksin theIT sectorandtheotherin thepalmoilindustrywhichearnedmoreprofits. 1-2 L2 Agree/DisagreebasedonContent3 marksforweakexplanationorlifting,orunclearcomparison/commoncriteria. ThesoftwareengineerinCwouldhavedisagreedwiththeauthorinBbecausehe hadbeenadverselyaffectedby theCOVID-19pandemic.Basedon thesource,hewas“laidoff” inthemiddleofthepandemicandwasnotprotectedbythegovernment.Thushewouldnothaveagreedwiththepresidentofthepalmoilcompany. 3-4 L3 AgreeANDDisagreebasedonContentAward4mforweakCRAward5mforstrongCR(or2ComparisonsofContent) 5-6

2 Thesoftwareengineerin C wouldhaveagreedwiththeauthorin B thattheCOVID-19pandemichada negativeimpacton industries/economy. ThisisbasedonSourceC wherehewas“laidoff” fromhisITstartupcompanyanddescribedit as“anightmare”.SimilarlyinSourceB,theCOVIDrestrictionshadledto“ashortageofworkerscausedbybordercontrols”.EvenbigcompaniessuchastheoneinBwasnotsparedfromthenegativeeffectsoftheCOVID-19pandemic. L4 L3+DisagreebasedonStanceAward6mforweakcomparisonofstanceAward7mforstrongcomparisonofstance Disagree:Thesoftwareengineerin SourceC wouldhavedisagreedwiththeauthorinSourceB as theyhaddifferentexperiencesfromCOVID-19.TheauthorinSourceB wouldhavebeenofthestandthatCOVID19hadnotcompletelyadverselyaffectedhislivelihood, whilethesoftwareengineerin a smallstartupcompanywouldhavebeenbadlyaffected[stance]. Beingthepresidentofa prominentplantationcompanyinMalaysia,hisperspectivewouldhavebeenmoreoptimisticof theimpactof COVID-19as comparedto thedisplacedsoftwareengineerwhowouldhavea morepessimisticstance.Asmentionedin SourceB, the“palmoil industryappealedto thegovernmentauthorities”andhadreceivedassistancewhileinSourceC,itseemedthateventhoug