OCR GCSE English Language past papers

OCR GCSE English Language June 2022 Paper 1

  • J351/01
  • Communicating information and ideas
  • 2 hours
  • 80 marks

Question paper, Question paper, Insert, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the OCR website.

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  • Language effects in non-fiction
  • Summary and synthesis
  • Retrieval within the lines
  • Comparing perspectives and methods
  • Structure for a named effect
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What it tested

  • Viewpoint writing40 marks
  • Evaluate and compare18 marks
  • Language and structure12 marks
  • Read closely10 marks
  1. Q1Retrieval within the linesInference and evidence4 marks
  2. Q2Summary and synthesisComparing ideas like for like6 marks
  3. Q3Language effects in non-fictionStructure for a named effect12 marks
  4. Q4Evaluating a statementComparing perspectives and methods18 marks
  5. Q5Viewpoint writingTechnical accuracy: the SPaG trainer40 marks

June 2022 grade boundaries

Marks needed across both papers, out of 160.

  • Grade 9126
  • Grade 8114
  • Grade 7102
  • Grade 690
  • Grade 578
  • Grade 467
  • Grade 353
  • Grade 239
  • Grade 125

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