Specification J352
OCR GCSE English Literature Past Papers
Question papers and mark schemes from 2021–2025, up to June 2025. Each button opens the official PDF straight from OCR.
About these OCR GCSE English Literature papers
OCR GCSE English Literature is specification J352. This page links 14 question papers (14 with mark schemes) across 5 exam series, from November 2021 to June 2025. In the June 2025 series, the 2 papers were:
- J352/01 Exploring modern and literary heritage texts
- J352/02 Exploring poetry and Shakespeare
Sit each paper under timed conditions, then mark it against the official mark scheme. To turn a raw mark into a grade, use OCR grade boundaries for the same series, because boundaries change every year. OCR's examiner reports for each series explain where candidates most often lost marks.
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June 2025
- Exploring modern and literary heritage textsJ352/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring poetry and ShakespeareJ352/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2024
- Exploring modern and literary heritage textsJ352/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring poetry and ShakespeareJ352/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2023
- Exploring modern and literary heritage textsJ352/01 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Exploring poetry and ShakespeareJ352/02 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
June 2022
- Modern prose or dramaJ352/11 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- 19th century proseJ352/12 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Poetry across timeJ352/21 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- ShakespeareJ352/22 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
November 2021
- Modern prose or dramaJ352/11 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- 19th century proseJ352/12 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- Poetry across timeJ352/21 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
- ShakespeareJ352/22 Question paper Mark scheme Get it marked
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