Straits Times Reflections 7

Reforming sex offenders

(Part B – Home Section – Page B5 – Law & Order)

Question 1

How does the treatment programme of the Singapore Prison Service help sex offenders?

Answer1

It help them to learn about the way they think and how their actions flow from this and help them to choose not to commit sex offences when the urge arise again.

Question 2

Do you think that sex offenders should be given a second chance in the society? State your reason.

Answer2

If they want to improve and change into a better person.We should give them a second chance

Straits Times Reflections 6

Man and beast face off in Sumatra (World Page A8)

Q1) What is illegal logging?

Illegal logging is the act of transporting, purchasing which is strictly against the law. Illegal loggers also destroy animals' habitats and cause environmental damage.

Q2) What can you do to stop the Sumatran tiger from extinction?

A2) DON'T destroy their habitats and kill them for sport or their skins.

Straits Times Reflections 5

Ketamine (In Control pg 3)

Q1) What are the different forms of ketamine?

A1) -injectable liquid form

-powder form

-tablets form

Q2) What would you do if you knew your friend took ketamine?

A2)I will throw away the rest of the ketamine.Then I will ask my friend to drug rehabilitation .

Straits Times Reflections 4

Getting to the heart of Total Defense (Home-Youthink pg B7)

Q1) Q1: In the last line, what did the writer mean by suggesting that “he may have found more porcupines than rats?”

The writer means that nowadays singaporeans are braver and has the courage to fight for themself and for others.


Q2: what’s worth giving up your life for?

Answer: I think that giving my life up to save more people is worthwhile. You cannot always think about yourself, must also think of the people around you.

Straits Times Reflections 3

No Loitering After School (IN! pg 7)

Q1) Why Coral Secondary School forbids students to idle around near their school in their school uniform?

A1) Because the school places much emphasis on inculcating in their students good habits like using time prudently.

Q2) Do you agree with this rule? Explain your answer.

A2) No.Some of them don't have lunch at home . If they wants to eat at White Sands ,they have to change their

uniform.If they offend the rule , they are given two hours of dentention.

Straits Times Reflections 2

Master of One (Life! People pg 4)

Q1) What was Jack Neo’s vocation when he was serving the nation?

A1) He was a quatermaster, then a platoon commander at an infantry unit.

Q2) “Hard work leads to success.”
To what extend do you agree with this statement?

A2) If you want to succeed in life, you have to work hard.

Straits Times Reflections

Golfers, youths in brawl on green (HOME, pg 1)

Q1) How did the teenagers trespass into Singapore Island Country Club?

A1) They were trying to find their way out of the forest when they wondered off onto the golf course.

Q2) Is underage drinking correct? Explain your answer.

A2) No.It is bad for health and they may not know what they are doing like the teenagers.