OCR A Level English Literature Paper 2 2025 Question Paper

Get the official OCR A Level English Literature H472/02 Comparative and Contextual Study question paper from the June 2025 exam series. This downloadable PDF contains the complete OCR Paper 2 examination exactly as sat by candidates, featuring extract-based critical appreciation tasks and comparative essay questions across all OCR thematic pathways including American Literature 1880–1940, The Gothic, Dystopia, Women in Literature, and The Immigrant Experience.

Use this paper to practise OCR A Level English Literature topics including contextual literary analysis, comparative essay writing, unseen critical appreciation, narrative methods, symbolism, genre conventions, dystopian regimes, Gothic suspense, women’s identity, immigration, prejudice, and social criticism. The paper includes questions on major texts such as The Great Gatsby, The Grapes of Wrath, Dracula, The Bloody Chamber, Nineteen Eighty-Four, The Handmaid’s Tale, Mrs Dalloway, Sense and Sensibility, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, and Call It Sleep. Students develop OCR assessment skills in AO1–AO4 through comparative analysis and contextual interpretation. Pair it with the matching OCR H472/02 June 2025 mark scheme on markscheme.net for examiner-standard self-marking and complete 2026 revision preparation. 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 English Literature revision.

This document is designed for OCR A Level English Literature students preparing for the 2026 examination series, including Year 13 students, retake candidates targeting A/A* grades, independent learners, private candidates, and home-schooled students studying comparative and contextual literature. It is especially valuable for candidates wanting realistic OCR Paper 2 timed-practice using authentic examination structure and examiner-style comparative essay questions.

It is also ideal for English Literature teachers, sixth-form colleges, private tutors, revision-course providers, and parents supporting revision at home. The paper can be used for timed mock examinations, comparative literary-analysis workshops, contextual interpretation practice, unseen-passage analysis, coursework support, and improving OCR-specific exam technique before the 2026 OCR English Literature examinations.