FAJAR SECONDARY SCHOOL Timed Practice (Bonding Singapore) Section A So!rce"#a$ed Ca$e St!d% &(a) St!d% So!

rce A' ()at doe$ t)e $o!rce te** %o! a#o!t m!*ti"racia* interaction in Singapore+ E,p*ain %o!r an$-er' ./0 .6"/0

L1 2a3e$ in4erence$5 $!pported Award 4m for 1 supported inference and 5m for another. e.g.

Source A tells me that t-o di44erent race$ are interacting -it) one anot)er' In the picture I can see Dr Ong Seh Hong interacting with children from Darul Mawa Orphanage. Even though he is from another race and religion, he has oined in the Muslim religious cele!ration I can also infer that the go7ernment in tr%ing to promote m!*ti"racia* interaction' Dr Ong, a Mem!er of "arliament #$% Marine "arade is the #uest&of&Honour for a Muslim religious cele!ration. 'his is setting a good e(ample of multi&racial interaction in Singapore.

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St!d% So!rce$ B and C' Ho- di44erent are t)e t-o $o!rce$+ E,p*ain %o!r an$-er'

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L1 Di44erent in content5 $!pported Award 4m for 1 supported difference, and an additional mark for an additional point. e.g.

Both sources provide opposing views about racial tolerance in Singapore. 'he writer in Source ) gives e(amples of racist remar*s that appeared during an on& line game. 'he remar*s li*e +stupid Mala, and +mud that appeared in the !log. This shows the absence of racial tolerance among some Singaporeans. On the other hand, in Source %, a Singaporean student comments that there is racial tolerance among the different racial groups. 'his is evident in his view - I dont see an, reason wh, there is an, difficult, in interaction -. This indicates that racial tolerance is prevalence among the younger generations. OR

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Both sources provide different views on the presence of racial harmony in Singapore based on personal experience. Source ) .uestions -there are man, other e(amples and scenarios we have encountered that ma*e us wonder if we reall, are a racial harmonious countr,/. 'his shows that he was not sure if Singapore has achieved racial harmon,. Source % shows that multi&racial interaction and racial harmon, e(ist in Singapore. 'his is evident when he descri!es -M, Mala, friends in the art class li*e to o*e and pla, soccer with %hinese classmates,/ and -During lessons li*e "h,sical Education, I can see m, Mala, friends en o,ing themselves with the %hinese students./

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Di44erent in p!rpo$e Award marks for unsupported opinion Award ! marks for supported opinion

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'he purpose of Source ) is to :!e$tion t)e e,i$tence racia* )armon% in Singapore' 'his is evident through the personal e(perience given and the racist remar*s made on him that could cause conflict among the races. 'his is evident in !log +I heard him sa, 0stupid Mala,0. I heard terms li*e 0mud0 to descri!e me. 1ust within 2 minutes of game time, I heard the words 0mud0 and 0stupid mala,0. However Source % is tr,ing to $!pport t)e e,i$tence o4 racia* )armon% in m!*ti"racia* interaction in Singapore' 'his is evident through his personal e(periences in school with friends of other races. 'his is evident +In m, school, I can see Mala,s often communicate with %hinese. I don3t see an, reason wh, there is an, difficult, in interaction. St!d% So!rce D' Ho- re*ia#*e i$ So!rce D in $)o-ing t)at t)ere i$ no racia* to*erance among t)e di44erent race$ in Singapore+ E,p*ain %o!r an$-er' .;0 An$-er$ #a$ed on $o!rce content .1"60

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4es. She has given e(amples of complaints or comments made a!out the practices of different groups. 52m6. She is advising the residents to !e more tolerant towards each other. 57m6. An$-er$ #a$ed on $o!rce p!rpo$e ./0

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8o. She ma, !e emotional and unhapp, a!out certain issues regarding racial tolerance in her area. 4es. She is tr,ing to show such remar*s were made and there is no racial tolerance among the different races.

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E,p*ain$ t)e e,tent o4 re*ia#i*it% #% cro$$"re4erencing to re*e7ant $o!rce$ .9";0 Award marks for cross"referencing to 1 source and additional marks for further e#planation$other cross"references, up to a ma#imum of % marks. 4es. She is tr,ing to show such remar*s were made and there is no racial tolerance among the different races. T)i$ i$ $!pported #% So!rce B where a Singaporean gamer gives e(amples of racist remar*s that appeared during an on&line game. This shows the absence of racial tolerance among some Singaporeans. On the other hand, So!rce A doe$ not $!pport Source D. Source A shows Dr Ong Seh Hong, a Mem!er of "arliament #$% Marine "arade, interacting with children from Darul Mawa Orphanage. Even though he is from another race and religion, he has oined in the Muslim religious cele!ration Source % also does not support Source D. Source % shows that there is racial tolerance in Singapore. 'his is evident when he descri!es -M, Mala, friends in the art class li*e to o*e and pla, soccer with %hinese classmates,/ and -During lessons li*e "h,sical Education, I can see m, Mala, friends en o,ing themselves with the %hinese students./

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St!d% So!rce$ E' ()% do %o! t)in3 t)e 2ini$ter made t)i$ $peec)+ E,p*ain %o!r an$-er' <n4erence -it) $!pport

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He made the speech to remind Singaporeans their common responsi!ilit, in racial harmon,. 'his can !e supported !, +Multiracialism onl, comes a!out if we each do our part, as we go a!out our dail, lives, in ma*ing the small efforts to get to *now each other !etter, and develop a sense of comfort with each other. OR

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He made the speech to show the importance of racial harmon, to ensure peace and progress in Singapore. 'his is supported !, +Small efforts li*e !eing sensitive to each others9are the threads that ensure that our social fa!ric remains strong and vi!rant. P!rpo$e -it) $!pport ./0

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He made the speech to remind Singaporeans their common responsi!ilit, in racial harmon,. As seen in E, he mentions +Multiracialism onl, comes a!out if we each do our part. OR

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He made the speech to show the importance of racial harmon, to ensure peace and progress in Singapore. +Small efforts li*e !eing sensitive to each others needs9. ensure that our social fa!ric remains strong and vi!rant, that we preserve peace and that we continue to prosper.