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Wednesday 21 May 2025 – Afternoon
A Level English Language and Literature (EMC)
H474/01 Exploring non-fiction and spoken texts
Time allowed: 1 hour
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
A-Level OCR 2025 English
Language and Literature
(EMC) Paper 1
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to the question in the Answer Booklet.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 32.
• The marks for the question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read the question carefully before you start your answer.
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
, 2
Read the two text extracts and answer the question.
Text A from the anthology is an extract from George Saunders’ speech given to graduates at
Syracuse University in 2013.
Text B is a fact sheet produced by a British company called 52 Lives: The School of Kindness in
2022. They are a charity who aim to create a culture of kindness. They work in primary schools and
offer ‘Kindness Workshops’ which teach children how to spread kindness. This fact sheet is one
resource they have produced to explain the science of kindness on physical and mental health.
1 Carefully read the two texts and compare the ways in which the speaker in Text A and the
writers of Text B use language to convey meaning.
In your answer you should analyse the impact that the different contexts have on language use,
including for example, mode, purpose and audience. [32]
© OCR 2025 H474/01 Jun25
Wednesday 21 May 2025 – Afternoon
A Level English Language and Literature (EMC)
H474/01 Exploring non-fiction and spoken texts
Time allowed: 1 hour
You must have:
• the OCR 12-page Answer Booklet
A-Level OCR 2025 English
Language and Literature
(EMC) Paper 1
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use black ink.
• Write your answer to the question in the Answer Booklet.
• Fill in the boxes on the front of the Answer Booklet.
• Answer the question.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 32.
• The marks for the question are shown in brackets [ ].
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read the question carefully before you start your answer.
OCR is an exempt Charity
Turn over
, 2
Read the two text extracts and answer the question.
Text A from the anthology is an extract from George Saunders’ speech given to graduates at
Syracuse University in 2013.
Text B is a fact sheet produced by a British company called 52 Lives: The School of Kindness in
2022. They are a charity who aim to create a culture of kindness. They work in primary schools and
offer ‘Kindness Workshops’ which teach children how to spread kindness. This fact sheet is one
resource they have produced to explain the science of kindness on physical and mental health.
1 Carefully read the two texts and compare the ways in which the speaker in Text A and the
writers of Text B use language to convey meaning.
In your answer you should analyse the impact that the different contexts have on language use,
including for example, mode, purpose and audience. [32]
© OCR 2025 H474/01 Jun25
