CWSS 2022 Prelim

COMMONWEALTHSECONDARYSCHOOL MID-YEAREXAMINATION2022 HUMANITIES(SOCIALSTUDIES,HISTORY)HUMANITIES(SOCIALSTUDIES,LITERATUREINTAMIL) Name:_____________________________________( ) Class:___________ SECONDARYFOUREXPRESS/SECONDARYFIVENORMAL(ACADEMIC)Paper1:SocialStudies AdditionalMaterials:AnswerPapers 2273/ 012289/ 015MAY20220800- 09451hour45minutes READTHESEINSTRUCTIONSFIRST Writeyour name, indexnumber andclassonthequestionpaper andonanyseparateanswersheetsused.Writeindarkblueor blackpen.Donot usestaples, paper clips, andglueor correctionfluid. SectionAAnswer all questions SectionBAnswer bothquestions Fastenandsubmit your answersfor SectionsAandBseparately.Thenumber of marksisgiveninbrackets[ ] at theendof eachquestionor part question. Thispaperconsistsof6printedpages. [Turnover

2 CommonweatlhSecondarySchool2022MYE SECTIONA(Source-BasedCaseStudy) Answerallquestions. BeingpartofaGlobalizedWorld StudytheBackgroundInformationandthesourcescarefully, andthenanswerallthequestions. Youmayuseanyofthesourcestohelpyouanswerthequestions,inadditiontothosesourceswhichyouaretoldtouse.Inansweringthequestions,youshoulduseyourknowledgeoftheissuetohelpyouinterpretandevaluatethesources. 1 StudySourceA WhywasSourceA created?Explainyouranswerwithdetailsfromthesource. [5] 2 StudySourcesBandC. Doyouthinkthesoftwareengineerin SourceCwouldhaveagreedwiththeauthorinSourceB? Explainyouranswer. [6] 3 StudySourceD. Howusefulis SourceD in showingtheeffectsof COVID-19on bigcompanies?Explainyouranswer. [7] 4 StudySourcesEandF. AfterreadingSourceF, doyoutrustSourceE?Explainyouranswer. [7] 5 “Globalisationhasmadetheglobaleconomymorevulnerabletocrisis.” Usingthesourcesinthiscasestudy, explainhowfaryouwouldagreewiththisstatement.Explainyouranswer. [10]

3 HowhastheCOVID-19pandemicaffectedtheglobaleconomy? BACKGROUNDINFORMATION Readthiscarefully. Itmayhelpyoutoanswersomeofthequestions. InDecember2019,thefirstknownoutbreakoftheCOVID-19virusstrainwasreportedfromWuhan,China.Sincethen,theWorldHealthOrganisationhasdeclareda globalpandemicandcountriesallaroundtheworldwereaffectednotjustin termsofhealthcare,butalsoeconomically. Globalsupplychains(networkbetweencompaniesandtheirsupplierstoproduceanddistributea productto thefinalbuyer)weredisrupted.Multiplenationallockdownsaroundtheworldin 2020slowedoreventemporarilystoppedtheflowofrawmaterialsandfinishedgoods,disruptingmanufacturingasa result.Reductioninbusinessactivitieshadalsoledto an increasein unemploymentfor variousindustries,withthehardesthit beingsmallandmediumenterprises(SMEs)as wellas brickandmortarcompanies(companiesthatdonotoperateovertheinternet).Atthesametime,variouspartiesrangingfromgovernments,privatecompaniesto individualshaverespondedindifferentwaysandtovaryingsuccess. StudythefollowingsourcestoassesshowtheCOVID-19pandemichasaffectedtheglobaleconomy. SourceA:TakenfromtheInternationalChamberofCommerce’s(ICC*)officialwebsite. ICChaslauncheda callforurgentanddecisiveactiontoSaveOurSMEs*andcombattheeconomicrepercussionsoftheCOVID-19pandemic.Asmanyas24.7millionjobsareatrisk.IntheBangladeshigarmentsectoralone,morethanUS$2.7billioninordershavebeencancelledsincethestartof theyear, resultingin theclosureof thousandsoffactoriesputtingfourmillionworkersatrisk.TheICCiswitnessing,first-hand,thesevereimpactsof COVID-19onbusinessandpeopleworldwide.SMEsandtheirworkers,aswellasentrepreneursandtheself-employedareamongthoseaffected. *ICC:aninternationalbusinessorganizationthatisaffiliatedtotheUnitedNations*SMEs:Small-MediumEnterprises

4 SourceB:AninterviewwiththepresidentofaprominentplantationcompanyinMalaysia. COVID-19restrictionsdidcreatea rippleeffectonthesupplychain,andtherewasalsoashortageofworkerscausedbybordercontrols.Thisledtothepalmoilindustryappealingtothegovernmentauthorities.Still,thepalmoilindustryhasgeneratedmassivepositiveimpactforMalaysia,withfourmillionjobscreatedthroughoutthesupplychain,providinga livelihoodfor650,000smallholdersandcontributingtotheeconomywith90%ofthepalmproductsexported.Palmkerneloilmassivelycontributedtoglobalhealthcareinthemakingofsoapsanddetergents—literallylifesaversduringthepandemic.TheoilpalmsectorhasofferedconstructivesolutionstocounterCOVID-19bykeepingallourworkersfullyemployedandsecure. SourceC: InterviewwithaformersoftwareengineeratanITcompany. I hadmywonderfulchildren,gota master’s degreeincomputerscienceanda Master’sdegree,andcheckedalltheboxes.Whenthepandemichit,I wasworkingata smallstartupasa softwareengineer. RightatthefirstweekofJunetheylaidmeoff.Itwasveryunexpectedbecausetheysaidtheyhadgottenthepayrollprotection,andweweren’ttoworryaboutlosingourjobs.Andthentheycalledmeup thatmorningbeforeI wassupposedto comein andsaid,“Hey, packupyourstuff.” Gettinglaidoff rightin themiddleofthiswholesituationisanightmare. SourceD: Agraphpublishedonlinebyanindependentcompanywhichanalysesdata.

5 SourceE: AmediareleasebytheSingaporeTourismBoard*(STB),onitsmainwebsite. Singapore’s tourismsectorhashadtofightforsurvivalin2020.Ourtourismbusinesseshavedisplayedimmenseresiliencethroughoutthis difficultperiod,reinventingtheirbusinessmodelsandbenefittingfromvariousgovernmentsupportmeasurestotransformtheirproductsandofferings.STBremainsconfidentinSingapore’s positionasoneoftheworld’s safestandmostattractiveleisureandbusinessdestination,andthelong-termprospectsof Singapore’s tourismsector. STB has signedMemorandumsofUnderstanding(MOUs)with travelagenciesin November2020to jointlymarketSingaporeasadestinationofchoicefortravellersoverthenextthreeyears. *SingaporeTourismBoardisastatutoryboardundertheMinistryofTradeandIndustry SourceF: Apoliticalcartoonfromanindependentjournalismwebsite. `

6 SECTIONB(Structured-ResponseQuestions) Answerbothquestions. LivinginaDiverseSociety Studytheextractscarefullyandthenanswerthequestions. Extract1An Instituteof PolicyStudies(IPS)reportfoundthat sevenin 10 of 2000respondentsin Singaporefavouredplacingstrictlimitsonthenumberofforeignersenteringthe countryfor work.ThisshowedthatwhileSingaporeansgenerallyappreciatedthevalueofimmigration,itisstilloftenacontroversialissueathome. Extract2OneofthebenefitsofwelcomingimmigrantsinSingaporeistheexchangeofskillsandknowledgetowardsthecontributionof economicgrowth.StatisticsfromtheMinistryof ManpowerrevealedthatSingapore’s economicgrowthgrewin tandemwithincreasedimmigrationbetween2001to2019. Extract3Anotherbenefitof welcomingimmigrantsin Singaporeis in theexchangeandappreciationofculture.A localsurveyfoundthatmorethan70%ofSingaporeansbelievedthattheycanlearna lot fromtheculturesthatforeignersbringintoSingapore. 6 Extract1 showstheresponseof Singaporeansto foreignersenteringSingapore. In youropinion,whyis thereunhappinessoverincreasingtheflowofimmigrantsto Singapore?Explainyouranswerby providingtworeasons. [7] 7 Extracts2 and3 depictdifferentbenefitsof welcomingimmigrantsinSingapore. DoyouthinkthatexchangeofskillsandknowledgebetweenimmigrantsandSingaporeansbringsmorebenefitsto societythanexchangeofculture?Explainyouranswer. [8] - ENDOFPAPER-