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Friday 9 May 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) Latin
J282/01 Language
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
(Verified Question Paper With Mark
Scheme Combined June 2025)
, INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra
space use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers
must be clearly shown.
• Section A: Answer Questions 1–9 and either Question 10 or Question 11.
• Section B: Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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Answer both Section A and Section B.
Section A
Read Passage 1.
Answer Questions 1–9.
Passage 1
The minor god Marsyas pays the price for challenging a more senior god to a music contest.
Marsyas erat satyrus stultus, qui in silvis habitabat. olim, dum in montibus ambulat,
tibiam in terra iacentem conspexit. ‘quam pulchra est illa tibia!’ exclamavit. ‘si
artem canendi me docebo, amici mei credent me deum graviorem esse.’ deinde,
tibia statim rapta, domum rediit.
mox omnes satyrum mirabantur quod optime canere poterat. itaque Marsyas constituit
Apollinem ad certamen invitare. nam omnibus ostendere volebat se meliorem illo deo
esse. 5
postridie certamen coepit. primo nemo dicere poterat quis e duobus deis melius
caneret. tandem tamen, satyro victo, Apollo nuntiavit ‘nunc hunc stultum satyrum
necabo, quod me ad certamen vocare ausus est.’ itaque Marsyas mortem crudelem
passus est.
Names
Marsyas, Marsyae (m) Marsyas (a satyr)
Apollo, Apollinis (m) Apollo (the god of music)
Words
satyrus, satyri (m) satyr (a type of minor woodland god)
tibia, tibiae (f) flute
canendum, canendi (n) music-making
gravis, grave (here) important
cano, canere, cecini I play, I make music
certamen, certaminis (n) contest, competition
1 Marsyas erat satyrus stultus, qui in silvis habitabat (line 1): what two things are we told
about the satyr Marsyas?
1 ..........................................................................................................................................
.............
2 ..........................................................................................................................................
.............
[2]
2 dum in montibus ambulat, tibiam in terra iacentem conspexit (lines 1–2): what happened
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during Marsyas’ walk in the mountains?
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2025
Friday 9 May 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) Latin
J282/01 Language
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
(Verified Question Paper With Mark
Scheme Combined June 2025)
, INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided. If you need extra
space use the lined pages at the end of this booklet. The question numbers
must be clearly shown.
• Section A: Answer Questions 1–9 and either Question 10 or Question 11.
• Section B: Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2025
OCR is an exempt
[601/8124/2] DC (ST)
Charity Turn over
350107/4
, 2
Answer both Section A and Section B.
Section A
Read Passage 1.
Answer Questions 1–9.
Passage 1
The minor god Marsyas pays the price for challenging a more senior god to a music contest.
Marsyas erat satyrus stultus, qui in silvis habitabat. olim, dum in montibus ambulat,
tibiam in terra iacentem conspexit. ‘quam pulchra est illa tibia!’ exclamavit. ‘si
artem canendi me docebo, amici mei credent me deum graviorem esse.’ deinde,
tibia statim rapta, domum rediit.
mox omnes satyrum mirabantur quod optime canere poterat. itaque Marsyas constituit
Apollinem ad certamen invitare. nam omnibus ostendere volebat se meliorem illo deo
esse. 5
postridie certamen coepit. primo nemo dicere poterat quis e duobus deis melius
caneret. tandem tamen, satyro victo, Apollo nuntiavit ‘nunc hunc stultum satyrum
necabo, quod me ad certamen vocare ausus est.’ itaque Marsyas mortem crudelem
passus est.
Names
Marsyas, Marsyae (m) Marsyas (a satyr)
Apollo, Apollinis (m) Apollo (the god of music)
Words
satyrus, satyri (m) satyr (a type of minor woodland god)
tibia, tibiae (f) flute
canendum, canendi (n) music-making
gravis, grave (here) important
cano, canere, cecini I play, I make music
certamen, certaminis (n) contest, competition
1 Marsyas erat satyrus stultus, qui in silvis habitabat (line 1): what two things are we told
about the satyr Marsyas?
1 ..........................................................................................................................................
.............
2 ..........................................................................................................................................
.............
[2]
2 dum in montibus ambulat, tibiam in terra iacentem conspexit (lines 1–2): what happened
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during Marsyas’ walk in the mountains?
.................................................................................................................................. [2]
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