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3 May 2012
1 hour 45 minutes
History
Secondary Two Express
Additional material:
1. Cover Page
2. OTAS form
3. Foolscap Papers
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
1. Answer all questions in Section A on the OTAS form provided. Use only a 2B
pencil to shade your answers on OTAS form.
2. Answer all questions in Sections A, B, C and D.
3. Use only a black or dark blue pen for answering.
4. Do not use correction tape or correction fluid.
5. Fasten only the cover page of the question paper on top of your foolscap answers
securely using the string provided.
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Section A
Multiple Choice Questions [20m]
Answer all questions on OTAS form.
1. What were the restrictions faced by the British and other European traders in the
Malay Archipelago before 1819?
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
A)
B)
C)
D)
2. What were the pull factors for the early immigrants to come to Singapore in the 19th
century?
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
A)
B)
C)
D)
3. Why were the different races segregated in the early 19th century?
A)
B)
C)
D)
4. Where were some developments under the Singapore Town plan in 1822?
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
A)
B)
C)
D)
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1819
1824
1858
1867
7. The Executive Council under the governor of the Straits Settlements was to
______________________.
A)
B)
C)
D)
assist the king or queen of Great Britain to run the colonies around the world
assist the king or queen of Great Britain to make laws
advise the governor and help make laws for the Settlements
advise the governor and help run the Settlements
8. Why were Chinese schools being discriminated by the British colonial government in
the early 20th century?
i)
ii)
iii)
A)
B)
C)
D)
The British believed that Chinese schools bred anti-British feelings among
their students .
The British preferred to concentrate on the English schools to maintain loyalty
among the English-speaking Chinese.
The British preferred to gain the support of the Malays and Indians.
i only
i and ii
ii and iii
All of the above
9. Why did the British colonial government provide grants to schools like Raffles
Institution?
A) To train people in English for jobs in the government offices and trading
companies.
B) To please and gain support from the early immigrants in Singapore.
C) To prevent riots among different races in Singapore.
D) To act in accordance to Singapore Town Plan by Sir Stamford Raffles.
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10. Why was the destruction of the Emden, a German warship, significant to Singapore?
A)
B)
C)
D)
11. Why did the Japanese Commander set up his headquarters at the Sultan of
Johore's palace during World War II?
A) It was because the Sultan of Johore was a good friend of Japan.
B) It was because the palace had a high tower which could see targets in
Singapore.
C) It was because the Japanese army needed a military base.
D) it was because the British army planned to surrender in Johore.
12. When did the Japanese invade Singapore during World War II?
A) 31 January 1942
B) 8 February 1942
C) 15 February 1942
D) 16 February 1942
13. Why were Chinese treated harshly during the Japanese Occupation?
A) The Japanese were killed by mainly Chinese during the war.
B) The Japanese disliked the looks of Chinese.
C) The Japanese wanted to show their superiority to Chinese.
D) The Japanese regarded Chinese as threats because they supported the antiJapanese war effort in China.
14. Japanese General ____________ surrendered to the Supreme Allied Commander
for Southeast Asia ______________ after Hiroshima and Nagasaki were bombed.
A) Tomoyuki Yamashita; Arthur Perceival
B) Tomoyuki Yamashita; Lord Louis Moutbatten
C) Seishiro Itagaki; Lord Louis Mountbatten
D) Seishiro Itagaki; Arthur Perceival
15. Why did the British government pass laws to control trade unions in 1947?
A) The British government wanted to control all businesses.
B) The British government wanted to suppress workers in the trade unions.
C) The communist-controlled trade unions stirred up anti-British feelings.
D) The communist-controlled trade unions wanted the government to hold elections.
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17. How many seats in the Legislative Council did the People's Action Party win during
the 1955 Elections?
A)
B)
C)
D)
10
4
3
2
19. Which of the following statements is correct about the Peoples Action Partys (PAP)
victory in the 1959 Elections?
i)
ii)
iii)
iv)
A)
B)
C)
D)
The PAP was the only political party which took part in the elections.
The PAP was well-organised and united.
The PAP promised to improve Singapores health and educational
facilities.
The PAP gained the support from Chinese schools and trade unions.
i only
ii only
i, ii and iii
ii, iii and iv
20. Singapore had its own ____________, ____________ and ___________ for the
first time in 1959.
A)
B)
C)
D)
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Section B
Short Sentence Answers [19m]
Answer all the questions on foolscap paper.
[2]
2. How did William Pickering improve the life of the Chinese community in the
19th century?
[3]
3. What is a 'quarantine' law? Describe how it was carried out in the early 20th
century in Singapore.
[3]
4. What were the reasons why law and order improved by the mid 1920s in
Singapore?
[3]
5. Why did Lim Yew Hock manage to negotiate successfully for Singapore to be
granted internal self-government but not David Marshall?
[3]
6. Give three reasons why the 1959 Elections was significant to Singapore.
[3]
7. What did the Peoples Action Party do to win the confidence and votes of the
people during the 1959 elections?
[2]
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Section C
Source-based Questions [29m]
Read the sources and answer all the questions on foolscap paper.
1. (a)
Study Source A.
What does Source A tell you about Singapore during World War II?
Explain your answer.
[5]
(b)
Study Source B.
What can you infer from Source B about the life of the people during the
Japanese Occupation? Explain your answer.
[5]
(c)
Study Source C.
Why was the poster published? Explain your answer.
(d)
(e)
[6]
[6]
Study Source E.
[7]
Is Source E reliable in telling you that Japanese treated the people well
during Japanese Occupation? Explain your answer.
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Source B: An account of a local of the daily life during the Japanese Occupation.
Rationing would come. We used to get this terrible mee made from sago flour that
tasted like rubber bands. Cooking oil was scarce so we used palm oil and palm oil has
a lot of Vitamin A. In the beginning, we had a bit of pork.Later on, hardly. We took
mee as a substitute for staple food.
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Source D: A British historians view of the Sook Ching Massacre during Japanese
Occupation.
The Sook Ching destroyed Japanese hopes of getting the local Chinese in Singapore
to cooperate. The mass killing of Chinese meant that the Japanese were never
welcomed as saviours in Singapore, even though in other parts of Asia, they had been
seen as saviours when they first entered. They could have taken advantage of their
victory to win the local population over by making their former British masters look
shaky and weak. However, their cruelty made the local Chinese people hate their
presence.
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Section D
Structured Essay Questions [32m]
Answer ALL questions on foolscap paper.
1.
Founder of Singapore
(a)
[10]
2.
(a)
3.
(a)
How far do you agree that military superiority of the Japanese was the main
reason for the fall of Singapore in 1942? Explain your answer.
[12]
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