plumiComparing two texts: American Literature: OCR A‑Level English Literature questions
Every OCR A-Level English Literature exam question on Comparing two texts: American Literature, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
Paper
All papers
Exam
All years
Q2(c)
The whole paper ↗0 wordsQ2(c)
The whole paper ↗0 wordsQ2(c)
The whole paper ↗0 wordsQ2(c)
The whole paper ↗0 wordsQ2(c)
The whole paper ↗0 words
All 5 questions on Comparing two texts: American Literature, as a list
- June 2025, Component 2, Q2(c) (30 marks): ‘American literature shows us a society which lacks compassion.’ By comparing at least two texts prescribed for this topic, discuss how far you have found this
- June 2024, Component 2, Q2(c) (30 marks): ‘American literature shows us characters who need something to believe in.’ By comparing at least two texts prescribed for this topic, discuss how far you have
- June 2023, Component 2, Q2(c) (30 marks): ‘A sense of justice is central to American writing.’ By comparing at least two texts prescribed for this topic, discuss how far you have found this to be the ca
- June 2022, Component 2, Q2(c) (30 marks): ‘In American literature, suffering is often undeserved.’ By comparing at least two texts prescribed for this topic, discuss how far you have found this to be th
- November 2021, Component 2, Q2(c) (30 marks): ‘A sense of place is always important in American novels.’ By comparing at least two texts prescribed for this topic, discuss how far you have found this to be
Questions, mark schemes and examiner’s reports are © OCR, from their published past papers. Plumi isn’t affiliated with any exam board. Want whole papers? Every OCR A-Level English Literature paper.
Rather write your answers by hand on iPad? Plumi marks them against the same mark schemes.