Announcement: What to study for the End of Year exams

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Shhh....I'm studying. I want to ace my Social Studies just as Mr Lim says I can!

Chapters to focus on:
Chapter 2; Chapter 3; Chapter 4; Chapter 5

Specific topics
- Covered this semester

1. Solutions to manage an ageing population
2. Serious consequences of an ageing population
3. Serious consequences of a declining population
4. Solutions to manage a declining population
5. The most important principles of Governance
6. Traffic Management solutions
7. Ways to ensure that healthcare in Singapore is affordable 8. Causes of Sri Lanka crisis

- Covered last semester
8. Causes of Sri Lanka crisis
9. Consequences of Sri Lanka crisis
10. Causes of Northern Ireland conflict
11.Impact of Northern Ireland conflict
12. Methods used by Singapore to manage its diversity
13. Challenges faced in managing a multi-ethnic state.

Duration of paper: 1 hr 30 minutes
Structure of paper
(a) 4 SBQ questions [25 marks]
 Parts a to d
 Compulsory
 6 sources provided

Skills tested:
1. Inference
 Message level – 1EE x 2
 Purpose level – Audience – Message (IEE) – Outcome[ change in the audience’s behaviour after understanding the message]

NB: IEE = Inference + evidence + explanation of how evidence proves the inference

2. Reliability
 Cross referencing x 2 [1 or more sources support AND 1 or more sources refute]

3. Compare and contrast
 1 similarity and 1 difference [at message/content level – BOC + IEE vs IEE]
 Similarity or difference [at purpose level – AMO vs AMO]

NB: BOC = Basis of comparison/criteria for comparison

(b) 2 SEQ questions [Parts a and b] [25 marks]
 There will be 3 sets of questions given, do any 1 set [a and b]
 Write each SEQ in the following format of:
o Stand
o Define weighing word; identify issues and identify factors
o Write out the body paragraphs in the FEEL approach

 Factor [ Define factor ]
 Explain how factor addresses issue
 Example [Explain how examples address issue]
 Link back to issue

o Weighing paragraph

 Example:
o Set 1- 2a and 2b
o Set 2- 3a and 3b
o Set 3- 4a and 4b
Do any 1 of the above sets.

NB: If you do 3a, you must do 3b. You cannot do 3a and 4b.