Download OCR A GCSE Exam Booklets Component 1
As a premium School History member, you can download all of the OCR A GCSE Exam Booklets Component 1 modules below:
- International Relations: the changing international order 1918–1975
- China 1950–1981: The People and the State
- Germany 1925–1955: The People and the State
- South Africa 1960–1994: The People and the State
- The USA 1919–1948: The People and the State
- The USA 1945–1974: The People and the State
Component 1 Downloads and Specifications
Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for OCR History A: Explaining the Modern World
(NOTE: For the year of 2021, GCSE exams in the UK will not go ahead and will be replaced by a form of teacher-assessed grades. For more information on how these will work, please visit OCR’s website.)
Exam Paper Details
Students following OCR History A are required to write three exam papers across Component Group 1: Period study with non-British Depth Study; Component Group 2: Thematic Study; and Component Group 3: British Depth Study with a study of the Historic Environment. Component 1 is 1 hour 45 minutes long and consists of 105 marks. It makes up 50% of the total GCSE.
Topics for Component Group 1 are:
- Compulsory: International Relations: the changing international order 1918–1975
AND one Depth study
- China 1950–1981: The People and the State
- Germany 1925–1955: The People and the State
- South Africa 1960–1994: The People and the State
- The USA 1919–1948: The People and the State
- The USA 1945–1974: The People and the State
OCR A Component 1 (2021)
Practice exam booklets covering every OCR A topic, produced by a highly experienced AQA and OCR marker. These are fully sourced and aligned to the OCR A mark scheme.
OCR A Component 1 (2020)
Practice exam booklets covering every Edexcel topic, produced by a highly experienced AQA and OCR marker. These are fully sourced and aligned to the Edexcel mark scheme.