OCR A level English Language past papers
Specification H470
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2025 · June
Exploring language
H470/01 · 80 marks
Missing material · Source booklet: texts A–C
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H470/02 · 80 marks
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2024 · June
Dimensions of linguistic variation
H470/02
Supporting filesExploring language
H470/01
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2023 · June
Dimensions of linguistic variation
H470/02
Supporting filesExploring language
H470/01
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2022 · June
About this exam sitting
England’s 2022 exams used pandemic adaptations and transitional grading. Advance information, where supplied, applied to that sitting only. It is historical context, not a topic guide for your next exam.
Dimensions of linguistic variation
H470/02
Supporting filesExploring language
H470/01
Supporting files
2021 · Autumn
About this exam sitting
An exceptional autumn sitting after summer exams were cancelled in England. A smaller, different entry cohort and exceptional grading arrangements make comparisons with ordinary summer results unreliable. Use this paper for practice; its boundaries do not predict a future grade.
Exploring language
H470/01
Supporting filesDimensions of linguistic variation
H470/02
Supporting files
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Dimensions of linguistic variation (includes mark scheme)
H470/02
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