OCR A Level English Literature Paper 1 2025 Question Paper

Get the official OCR A Level English Literature H472/01 Drama and Poetry pre-1900 question paper from the June 2025 exam series. This downloadable PDF contains the complete OCR Paper 1 examination exactly as sat by candidates, including Shakespeare passage-analysis questions and comparative essay tasks covering pre-1900 drama and poetry texts.

Use this paper to practise OCR A Level English Literature topics including Shakespearean tragedy and comedy, dramatic language analysis, unseen extract interpretation, comparative literary essays, poetic methods, gender roles, pessimism, uncertainty, reward and ambition, and complex literary relationships. The paper includes extract and essay questions on Coriolanus, Hamlet, Measure for Measure, Richard III, The Tempest, and Twelfth Night, alongside comparative thematic questions involving texts such as Edward II, The Duchess of Malfi, A Doll’s House, An Ideal Husband, Paradise Lost, Maud, Christina Rossetti’s Selected Poems, and Chaucer’s The Merchant’s Prologue and Tale. Students develop OCR assessment skills in AO1–AO5 through close reading, contextual interpretation, and comparative literary analysis. Pair it with the matching OCR H472/01 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 Shakespeare, drama, and pre-1900 poetry. It is especially valuable for candidates wanting realistic OCR Paper 1 timed-practice using authentic examination structure and examiner-style literary-analysis 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, Shakespeare-analysis workshops, comparative-literature practice, contextual interpretation exercises, coursework support, and improving OCR-specific exam technique before the 2026 OCR English Literature examinations.