The GP Application Question, step by step

The Application Question (AQ) is the final, high-value question in GP Paper 2. It asks you to engage with the writers' views and apply them to your own society — evaluating whether each view holds true for Singapore, with specific examples. It rewards judgement, not summary.

Understand what the AQ wants

The AQ is not “summarise the passage.” It asks: do the author's views hold true for your society? You select specific claims from the passage, decide whether you agree in the context of Singapore, and justify that with evidence. The marks are for evaluation and application, not for repeating what the author said.

Select and engage with views

Pick a few substantive views from the passage — not the easiest one-liners. For each, state it briefly, then respond: do you agree, partly agree, or disagree, and why? Strong answers engage with the reasoning, not just the conclusion.

Apply to your society with examples

This is the heart of the AQ. Bring specific, relevant Singapore examples — policies, trends, incidents — that test the author's claim against reality. A precise example (“Singapore's approach to X shows that…”) is worth far more than a vague generalisation. Show how the example confirms, complicates or challenges the view.

Structure and common mistakes

Handle a few views in clear paragraphs, each: view → your evaluation → example → judgement. The common mistakes are summarising instead of evaluating, using generic examples that fit anywhere, and ignoring the “your society” instruction. Read the question and the passage carefully, and keep your own voice and judgement visible.