OCR GCSE English Literature Paper 2 2025 Question Paper

Get the official OCR GCSE English Literature Exploring Poetry and Shakespeare (J352/02) June 2025 question paper PDF used in the live OCR GCSE examination series. This examiner-issued paper contains the complete 2025 Poetry Across Time anthology questions and Shakespeare essay tasks covering Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Much Ado About Nothing and The Merchant of Venice, alongside unseen comparative poetry extracts and thematic analytical essay questions.

Use this OCR J352/02 June 2025 question paper to practise full GCSE English Literature responses under timed exam conditions and prepare for the 2026 OCR exam series. Pair it with the matching OCR J352/02 June 2025 mark scheme on markscheme.net to study examiner expectations, indicative content, level descriptors and assessment-objective targets. Updated for the 2025/2026 academic year, optimised for mobile and desktop, and instantly downloadable from markscheme.net — your fastest route to top-grade OCR GCSE English Literature revision.

This document is designed for GCSE English Literature students preparing for the 2026 OCR examination series, including Year 10 and Year 11 learners, resit students targeting Grades 7–9, private candidates and home-schooled students studying OCR Poetry Across Time and Shakespeare. It is especially valuable for students revising comparative poetry analysis, Shakespeare essay planning, contextual understanding, extract interpretation and AO1/AO2 analytical writing.

It is also essential for English teachers, intervention coordinators, private tutors, revision-course providers and parents supporting revision at home. The paper can be used for timed mock examinations, independent revision sessions, classroom modelling, essay-structure practice, retrieval activities and examiner-style Shakespeare and poetry preparation.