Nineteen Eighty-Four: OCR A‑Level English Literature questions

Every OCR A-Level English Literature exam question on Nineteen Eighty-Four, 2021–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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Q6(a)
June 2025 · Component 2
30 marksNineteen Eighty-Four
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June 2025 · AS Component 2
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Q6(a)
June 2024 · Component 2
30 marksNineteen Eighty-Four
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Q9
June 2024 · AS Component 2
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Q6(a)
June 2023 · Component 2
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Q9
June 2023 · AS Component 2
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Q6(a)
June 2022 · Component 2
30 marksNineteen Eighty-Four
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Q9
June 2022 · AS Component 2
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Q6(a)
November 2021 · Component 2
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All 9 questions on Nineteen Eighty-Four, as a list

June 2025, Component 2, Q6(a) (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four ‘Dystopian writing shows the limitations of human systems of government.’ By comparing Nineteen Eighty-Four with at least on
June 2025, AS Component 2, Q9 (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four Discuss ways in which Orwell presents the concept of freedom in Nineteen Eighty‑Four. In your answer you should make connect
June 2024, Component 2, Q6(a) (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four ‘Dystopian writing often points the way to a better world.’ By comparing Nineteen Eighty-Four with at least one other text p
June 2024, AS Component 2, Q9 (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty‑Four Discuss ways in which Orwell explores the impact of physical suffering in Nineteen Eighty‑Four. In your answer you should ma
June 2023, Component 2, Q6(a) (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four ‘People in authority in dystopian literature often inspire both love and fear.’ By comparing Nineteen Eighty-Four with at le
June 2023, AS Component 2, Q9 (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four Discuss ways in which Orwell handles the settings of Nineteen Eighty-Four. In your answer you should make connections and co
June 2022, Component 2, Q6(a) (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four ‘The regimes in dystopian fiction show little respect for the truth.’ By comparing Nineteen Eighty-Four with at least one ot
June 2022, AS Component 2, Q9 (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four Discuss ways in which Orwell presents the process of mind control in Nineteen Eighty-Four. In your answer you should make co
November 2021, Component 2, Q6(a) (30 marks): George Orwell: Nineteen Eighty-Four ‘Violence and physical suffering are central to many dystopian novels.’ By comparing Nineteen Eighty-Four with at least one

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