OCR A Exam Booklets Component 3

Mock exam papers with detailed mark schemes designed for OCR History A: Explaining the Modern World

Download OCR A GCSE Exam Booklets Component 3

As a premium School History member, you can download all of the OCR A GCSE Exam Booklets Component 3 modules below:

  • The Impact of Empire on Britain 1688–c.1730 PLUS Urban Environments: Patterns of Migration
  • The English Reformation c.1520–c.1550 PLUS Castles: Form and Function c.1000–1750
  • Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 PLUS Castles: Form and Function c.1000–1750
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Component 3 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 3 is 1 hour and 15 minutes long and consists of 55 marks. It makes up 25% of the total GCSE.

One Topic for Component Group 3:

  • The Impact of Empire on Britain 1688–c.1730 PLUS Urban Environments: Patterns of Migration
  • The English Reformation c.1520–c.1550 PLUS Castles: Form and Function c.1000–1750
  • Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 PLUS Castles: Form and Function c.1000–1750

OCR A Component 3 (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.

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OCR A Component 3 (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.

Download All Combinations of Paper 3 2020