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Assessment

Summer 2021 grading support

  • Grade descriptors guidance DOCX 297KB 11 days ago
  • Grade descriptors DOCX 33KB 11 days ago

Question papers, mark schemes and reports

2020 - November series

  • Modified papers J352 - interchange login required
  • Question papers J352 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes for all units J352 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Exploring modern and literary heritage J352/01 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - interchange login required

2019 - June series

  • Question papers J352 - interchange login required
  • Mark schemes J352 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Exploring modern and literary heritage J352/01 - interchange login required
  • Examiners' report - Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - interchange login required

2018 - June series

  • Question paper - Exploring modern and literary heritage texts J352/01 - PDF 3MB
  • Mark scheme - Exploring modern and literary heritage texts J352/01 - PDF 1MB
  • Examiners' report - Exploring modern and literary heritage texts J352/01 - PDF 778KB
  • Question paper - Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - PDF 1MB
  • Mark scheme - Exploring poetry in Shakespeare J352/02 - PDF 517KB
  • Examiners' report - Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - PDF 489KB
  • Modified papers J352 - ZIP 15MB

2017 - June series

  • Question paper - Exploring modern and literary heritage texts J352/01 - PDF 3MB
  • Mark scheme - Exploring modern and literary heritage texts J352/01 - PDF 1MB
  • Question paper - Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - PDF 1MB
  • Question paper - Exploring poetry and Shakespeare post exam correction J352/02 - PDF 469KB
  • Mark scheme - Exploring poetry in Shakespeare J352/02 - PDF 1MB
  • Examiners' report J352 - PDF 474KB
  • Modified papers ZIP 26MB
  • Modified papers ZIP 27MB

Sample assessment materials

2021 series only

  • Modern prose or drama J352/11 - PDF 897KB
  • 19th century prose J352/12 - PDF 814KB
  • Poetry across time J352/21 - PDF 774KB
  • Shakespeare J352/22 - PDF 839KB
  • Marking instructions are included at the beginning of specimen assessment material mark schemes and were accurate at the time of publication. Marking instructions may be revised in live papers as appropriate during the lifetime of the qualification.

    We're currently revising our SAMs to update third-party copyright agreements. For question examples see our question papers, marks schemes and reports.

  • Annotated sample assessment materials J352 - ZIP 501KB
  • Exploring modern and literary heritage texts J352/01 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 1MB
  • Exploring modern and literary heritage texts - A Christmas Carol - Set 1 J352/01 - Specimen question, for use alongside the sample assessment material. PDF 459KB
  • Exploring modern and literary heritage texts - A Christmas Carol - Set 2 and 3 J352/01 - Specimen questions, for use alongside the sample assessment material. PDF 402KB
  • Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - Sample question paper and mark scheme. PDF 958KB

Practice papers and mark schemes

  • Practice papers and mark schemes J352 - Set 1 and set 2 (ZIP) - interchange login required

Candidate exemplars

2019 - June series

  • Exploring modern and literary heritage texts, Section A J352/01 - interchange login required
  • Exploring modern and literary heritage texts, Section B J352/01 - interchange login required
  • Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - interchange login required

2018 - June series

  • Exploring modern and literary heritage texts J352/01 - PDF 28MB
  • Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - PDF 25MB

2017 - June series

  • Exploring modern and literary heritage texts J352/01 - PDF 27MB
  • Exploring poetry and Shakespeare J352/02 - PDF 26MB

Candidate style answers

  • Exploring modern and literary heritage texts - A Christmas Carol J352/01 - Sample answers, written by OCR senior examiner with associated examiners' commentary. PDF 341KB
  • An Inspector Calls J352/01 - A selection of sample answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 7MB
  • An Inspector Calls practice papers set 1 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Animal Farm J352/01 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 1MB
  • Animal Farm annotated sample script J352/01 - A single response with examiner’s analysis on how specific assessment objectives are met. PDF 441KB
  • Animal Farm practice papers set 1 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Anita and me J352/01 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 1MB
  • Anita and Me practice papers set 1 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • DNA J352/01 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 1MB
  • Great Expectations J352/01 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 1MB
  • Great Expectations practice papers set 1 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Jane Eyre J352/01 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 4MB
  • Jane Eyre annotated sample script J352/01 - A single response with examiner’s analysis on how specific assessment objectives are met. PDF 411KB
  • Jane Eyre practice papers set 1 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Never Let Me Go J352/01 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 3MB
  • Never Let Me Go practice papers set 1 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Pride and Prejudice J352/01 - A selection of sample answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 5MB
  • Pride and Prejudice practice papers set 1 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde J352/01 - A selection of sample answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 2MB
  • The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde practice paper set 1 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • The War of the Worlds J352/01 - A selection of sample answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 2MB
  • The War of the Worlds practice papers set 2 J352/01 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Conflict J352/02 - A single response with examiner’s analysis on how specific assessment objectives are met. PDF 627KB
  • Conflict practice papers set 1 J352/02 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Macbeth annotated sample script J352/02 - A single response with examiner’s analysis on how specific assessment objectives are met. PDF 408KB
  • Macbeth practice papers set 1 J352/02 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Macbeth practice papers set 2 J352/02 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Much Ado About Nothing J352/02 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 1MB
  • Much Ado About Nothing practice paper set 1 J352/02 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Poetry across time J352/02 - These candidate style answers support teachers in interpreting the assessment criteria for the new GCSE (9-1) English Literature specification. PDF 253KB
  • Poetry across time - Love and relationships J352/02 - A selection of sample answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 2MB
  • Romeo and Juliet J352/02 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 2MB
  • Romeo and Juliet practice papers set 1 J352/02 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • The Merchant of Venice J352/02 - A selection of sample answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 1MB
  • The Merchant of Venice practice papers set 1 J352/02 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required
  • Youth and age J352/02 - A selection of sample candidate answers with associated examiner commentary. PDF 6MB
  • Youth and Age practice papers set 1 J352/02 - Exemplar candidate work - interchange login required

Resources for students

  • Exam hints for students J352 - PDF 819KB
  • Student revision checklist J352 - A checklist of the learning outcomes and the content you need to cover and work on. DOCX 820KB
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