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WorksheetsSec 2 Quiz on Chapter 6 (Pages 56-67)
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
After the war, the British ruled Singapore and Malaya separately and dissolved (ended or disbanded) the Straits Settlements. Which of the following was not part of the Straits Settlements?
Kuala Lumpur
Singapore
Melaka
Penang
Which of the British territories were considered as a Crown Colony?
Singapore
India
Hong Kong
United Kingdom
What do you call a group of states unified under one government? In addition, each state has its own government to deal with local matters.
Federation
Straits Settlements
United Nations
Crown Colonies
What do you call a process where people choose their representatives in the government by voting?
Election
Political Party
Rallies
Ordinance
Who said this: “My colleagues and I are of that generation of young men who went through the Second World War and the Japanese Occupation. We came out determined that no one – neither the Japanese nor the British – had the right to push and kick us around. We were determined that we could govern ourselves… local people could run the country.
Lee Kuan Yew
Yusof Ishak
David Marshall
Lim Yew Hock
Read the following carefully by Soon Kim Seng, a storekeeper during the Japanese Occupation: “We all learnt the true meaning of freedom. Why should we allow a foreign power to come and rule us? Why should we remain meek and hopeless to become victims of other stronger powers? We need to think about this.” What does this tell us about Mr. Soon’s aspirations after the war?
Mr. Soon rejected British rule and wanted locals to govern Singapore.
Mr. Soon hated the Japanese rule.
Mr. Soon learnt the meaning of freedom under the Japanese education.
Mr. Soon do not wish to feel weak and powerless under foreign rule ever again.
This source was published in The Straits Times, 27th August 1957. How was offering citizenship important to the people of Singapore?
The people had the right to vote as citizens during the upcoming elections.
Immigrants will not be deported and banned from entering Singapore ever again.
As citizens, they can register their children in Primary Schools.
With this certificate, locals can organize rallies at political campaigns.
What was true about Sir George Rendel?
He recommended that limited self-government be granted to Singapore in 1955.
He was the first governor of Singapore in the postwar period.
He passed a law to make voting compulsory for citizens.
He oversaw the election process in 1955.
Which of the following shows a picture of Singapore’s first Chief Minister?
What was this person’s position in the Singapore Government?
Yang di-Pertuan Negara
First local Prime Minister in 1959
Founding member of the PAP
Head of the Council of Ministers in 1955
This picture shows members of the PAP marching from City Hall to the Assembly House for the first Legislative Assembly in 1959. Why did all PAP members wear white shirts and white trousers?
It symbolises the party's ideals of clean governance and reminds party members that the white uniform, once sullied, is difficult to make clean again.
It differentiates them from the other political parties – such as the communists under the red banner and British royalists who were blue.
White cloth was the cheapest and it represented how the PAP will not waste money given to them to govern the country.
The white-on-white apparel showed unity and how the PAP was multiracial in nature and colour-blind. Hence, they will work on policies that benefit all races.
Which groups of people would not support communism?
Rich businessmen
Poor peasants & workers
Aristocrats
Landowners
