[- o Test cove 01243032 | FORM TP 2016115 fs MAY/JUNE 2016 CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL CARIBBEAN SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE® EXAMINATION SOCIAL STUDIES Paper 032 — General Proficiency T hour 10 minutes READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. 1, This paper consists of FIVE questions. You MUST answer ALL questions. 2. Write your answers in the spaces provided in this booklet. 3. Do NOT write in the margins. 4, You are advised to take some time to read through the paper and plan your answers. 5. If you need to rewrite any answer and there is not enough space to do so on the original page, you must use the extra lined page(s) provided at the back of this booklet Remember to draw a line through your original answer. 6. Ifyou use the extra page(s) you MUST write the question number clearly in the box provided at the top of the extra page(s) and, where relevant, include the question part beside the answer. DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. Copyright © 2014 Caribbean Examinations Council All rights reserved. Loovzssos2 2016 SEO 0 ‘| 0124303203r “ 7 Before you write your answers, choose ONE of the following research topics and write it in the space provided. You will be required to answer Questions 1, 2 and 3 related to the topic you have chosen. Topi (i) Unemployment among schoo! leavers in my community (ii) Declining youth participation in religious activities in my community Topic Chosen 1. (@)_ State ONE reason why you would want to investigate this topic. (@ marks) (b) _Theproblem statement for a research study indicates the focus of the study. Write a problem statement for the topic you have chosen by completing the following statement, ‘The study will . (2 marks) (©) Identify TWO sources from which background information on the topic can be obtained. (@ marks) (d) List TWO different research instruments that could be used to gather data for the study other than a questionnaire. “@ marks) Total 8 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01243032/F 2016 | (000 | 0124303204 ‘DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA ‘DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA ‘DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREAiF + 1 2. (@)_— Write ONE research question for the topic of your research study. @ marks) (b) Write TWO questions for a questionnaire which you would use to investigate the topic. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA (@ marks) (© State TWO ways of presenting the data obtained from the research. | DO.NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA @ marks) Total 6 marks i s i a = : 8 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01243032/F 2016i “ a 3. (a)__ Give ONE reason for selecting a sample to conduct research on the topic. (mark) (b) Describe an appropriate method for selecting the sample “DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA (@ marks) (©) State TWO ways in which a researcher may protect the sample that is used in the research. BO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA | 2 @ marks) Total § marks a is 5 a = 5 GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE a 01243032/F 2016 L NNO 0 a ‘ 0124303206DONOT WRITE IN THIS AREA | DO NOT IVRITE IN THIS AREA | DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA Le “] Questions 4 and 5 are based on the following case study. Read the case carefully and answer BOTH questions. West Community has a population of 7000 residents, some of whom are farmers. For several months, farmers in the community were alarmed at the presence of unfamiliar pests that invaded their farms. The pests destroyed the farms as they fed on the root crops the farmers had planted. Farmers expressed concern about the availability of adequate food supplies for the community if the pests were not destroyed quickly. The Ministry of Agriculture hired a team of researchers to meet with the farmers to determine the origin of the pests. At the meeting, questionnaires were distributed to 160 farmers. Among the questions on the questionnaire was one requiring the farmers to indicate what they considered to be the origin of the pests. The analysis of the data for this question revealed the following: 40 per cent of the farmers believed that the pests came from a nearby town which was experiencing a drought; 25 per cent said the pests were attracted to one of the crops planted; 20 per cent said they eame from garbage; 10 per cent said the soil was over used and thus encouraged pests; 5 per cent did not respond. The researchers presented their findings to the ministry and made some recommendations to solve the problem. 4. (a) _ State the main focus of the survey conducted by the researchers. : @ marks) (b) State ONE fact about West Community. (mark) (©) @_ Identify the sampling method the researchers used for the investigation. State the sample size that was used in the investigation, (1 mark) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01243032/F 2016 L. ‘AN | 0124303207r * 1d (4) @_State TWO problems the researchers could have experienced with the use of questionnaires for the survey. “(@ marks) (ii) State ONE advantage of using a questionnaire in collecting data for this research, (1 mark) (©) State TWO findings the researchers presented to the Ministry of Agriculture. @ marks) Total 10 marks GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 01243032/F 2016 ovaeouzn | | DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA i 2 a DO NOU WRITE IN FHSDO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DONOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 5. ecaki 0 01243032/F 2016 L 9. 4 The following table presents the findings from the research. Calculate the missing ‘number of responses which should be placed in the blank spaces. Origin of Pests, Percentage Response No. of Responses Nearby town 40 a From a crop 28 40 Garbage 20 32 Over-used soil 10 _ No response 5 8 Total 100 160 (2 marks) GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE, 0124303209 ir “w- 7 Gi) Complete the bar graph below to display the data obtained by the researchers. You will be rewarded for correctly labelling each axis 2 marks providing an appropriate title for the graph mark socaratily drawing exch bar, 2 marks E Title of graph: DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA Axis label: ( marks) NOT << a S = : De GO ON TO THE NEXT PAGE 01243032/F 2016 L. ANE ay 10124303210“le | (6) From the findings, state TWO recommendations which the researchers could make to solve the problem. it DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA (@ marks) Total 11 marks DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA END OF TEST IF YOU FINISH BEFORE TIME IS CALLED, CHECK YOUR WORK ON THIS TEST. DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA 01243032/F 2016 [= OT A tl 0124303211