The Great Gatsby: OCR A‑Level English Literature questions

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

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Q2(a)
June 2025 · Component 2
30 marksThe Great Gatsby
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Q7
June 2025 · AS Component 2
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Q2(a)
June 2024 · Component 2
30 marksThe Great Gatsby
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Q7
June 2024 · AS Component 2
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Q2(a)
June 2023 · Component 2
30 marksThe Great Gatsby
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Q7
June 2023 · AS Component 2
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Q2(a)
June 2022 · Component 2
30 marksThe Great Gatsby
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Q7
June 2022 · AS Component 2
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Q2(a)
November 2021 · Component 2
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All 9 questions on The Great Gatsby, as a list

June 2025, Component 2, Q2(a) (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby ‘American literature emphasises the importance of second chances.’ By comparing The Great Gatsby with at least one other te
June 2025, AS Component 2, Q7 (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby Discuss ways in which Fitzgerald presents wealth and luxury in The Great Gatsby. In your answer you should make connections
June 2024, Component 2, Q2(a) (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby ‘American literature shows us that the most attractive characters are also the most dangerous.’ By comparing The Great Gats
June 2024, AS Component 2, Q7 (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby Discuss ways in which Fitzgerald presents the fragility of relationships in The Great Gatsby. In your answer you should mak
June 2023, Component 2, Q2(a) (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby ‘The contrast between wealth and poverty is a powerful feature of much American literature.’ By comparing The Great Gatsby
June 2023, AS Component 2, Q7 (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby Discuss ways in which Fitzgerald presents women in The Great Gatsby. In your answer you should make connections and compari
June 2022, Component 2, Q2(a) (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby ‘In American literature, success is often worshipped for its own sake.’ By comparing The Great Gatsby with at least one oth
June 2022, AS Component 2, Q7 (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby Discuss ways in which Fitzgerald shows characters trying to recapture the past in The Great Gatsby. In your answer you shou
November 2021, Component 2, Q2(a) (30 marks): F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great Gatsby ‘American literature is often preoccupied with the idea of greatness.’ By comparing The Great Gatsby with at least one othe

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