OCR A-level English Literature past papers and mark schemes
18 papers · June 2017 – June 2024
This page covers OCR A-level English Literature (H472) through Component 01: Drama and poetry pre-1900 and Component 02: Comparative and contextual study. Both are listed at 60 marks, and Component 01 is listed with a time of 2 hours 30 minutes. 9 papers sit under each component, 18 in total, all with mark schemes.
The papers span June 2017 to June 2024, with 16 from exam series and 2 specimen papers, and you will find the November 2020 and November 2021 series among them. They open on Physics & Maths Tutor. For essay-based papers, it can help to plan answers to several questions quickly before writing one in full under timed conditions. Read the mark scheme afterwards to see what it rewards, then try again on a different series.
Reschedule is an independent A-level revision planner. You add your subjects, exam board and paper dates, plus the days and hours you are free, and it builds a daily plan down to individual subtopics, each scheduled before the paper that examines it. Past papers with mark schemes appear in the plan for each paper, and missed tasks move to your next study days.
Component 01: Drama and poetry pre-1900H472/01
2 h 30 min · 60 marks
What this paper covers
- 1 Drama and poetry pre-1900 (Component 01)Section 1 set texts: Shakespeare · Pre-1900 drama – set texts for examination until 2028 · Pre-1900 poetry – set texts for examination until 2028 · Pre-1900 drama – set texts for first teaching from 2027 · Pre-1900 poetry – set texts for first teaching from 2027
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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| June 2024 | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2019 | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2018 | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2017 | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen | H472/01 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
Opens on Physics & Maths Tutor
Component 02: Comparative and contextual studyH472/02
60 marks
What this paper covers
- 2 Comparative and contextual study (Component 02)American Literature 1880–1940 · The Gothic · Dystopia · Women in Literature · The Immigrant Experience
| Series | Code | Question paper | Mark scheme | Insert |
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| June 2024 | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2023 | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2022 | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2021 | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| November 2020 | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2019 | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2018 | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| June 2017 | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
| Specimen | H472/02 | Question paper | Mark scheme | — |
Opens on Physics & Maths Tutor
Common questions
- Where can I find OCR English Literature mark schemes?
- Every paper on this page has its mark scheme linked in the same row. Each link opens the PDF where it is hosted.
- Which years of OCR English Literature past papers are here?
- The page lists 16 papers from 8 exam series, June 2017 to June 2024, and 2 specimen or sample papers.
- How are OCR English Literature past papers organised on this page?
- Papers are grouped by exam paper, then by series with the newest first: Component 01: Drama and poetry pre-1900 (2 hours 30 minutes, 60 marks) and Component 02: Comparative and contextual study (60 marks). Durations and marks are the most common values across the series listed.
- Are these the official OCR papers?
- They are the papers set by OCR. Links open the PDF where it is hosted: 18 on Physics & Maths Tutor. Reschedule is independent and not affiliated with any exam board.
- How do I fit past papers into my revision plan?
- Add English Literature and OCR in Reschedule with the date of each paper. It builds a daily revision plan that schedules each subtopic before the paper that examines it and adds past papers for each paper, then re-fits the plan if you miss a day.
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