These seven questions follow the lessons in national wellbeing and unity. They use real measures, and each short source is adapted from published information and written in our own words.
Try each before opening the answer, and write in full sentences.
Questions
Q1. After the 13 May 1969 riots, the Rukun Negara was proclaimed on 31 August 1970. State the objective.
Answer
The objective was to achieve closer unity among the whole community 4, in response to the problems revealed by the riots.
Q2. A student writes: “The Rukun Negara has five principles.” What is missing for an “explain the objective” question?
Answer
The problem and the aim. Add “because the 1969 riots weakened racial unity, the National Consultative Council worked towards closer unity by setting out shared principles” 1 4.
Q3. The Razak Report of 1956 proposed a common curriculum within a national system. Give the objective.
Answer
To give children across communities a shared educational base, through a unified system with a common curriculum 2. Check the background reasons in your textbook.
Q4. Find the shared goal: the Razak Report’s common curriculum and the Rukun Negara’s shared principles.
Answer
To build unity across communities. The Razak Report reaches children through schools, and the Rukun Negara sets out principles for national life 4 2.
Q5. Sort into Aim or Result: (a) “targeting a rise in Bumiputera equity from 2.4% to 30%” (b) “about 21% in 2012.”
Answer
(a) is an Aim. (b) is a Result, since it reports a measured figure 3.
Q6. A source says “some writers call the NEP a great success.” Is this an evidenced outcome?
Answer
No. It is an opinion. An evidenced outcome would be a figure or record, such as the equity share of about 21% in 2012 3.
Q7. Write a balanced answer: the aim was a 30% Bumiputera equity share; the share was about 21% in 2012; some writers call it a great success.
Answer
“The policy aimed to raise Bumiputera equity from 2.4% to 30%. The share was about 21% in 2012, which is above the 2.4% of 1970 but below the target, and the source does not give the 1990 figure 3. The view that it was a great success is an opinion, so it does not prove the target was met.”
If you got these wrong
Q1 to Q3 point to explaining the objectives of integration measures. Q4 needs connecting education, language and community measures.
Q5 to Q7 link to separating an objective from an evidenced outcome. For respectful wording across all answers, read writing inclusive civic examples without stereotyping.
The evidence-to-explanation planner and the mistake log help you repeat and track errors. For teacher support, see online one-to-one Sejarah tuition.