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2025 OCR GCSE Latin
J282/04 Verse literature A
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Tuesday 3 June 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) Latin
J282/04 Verse literature A
Time allowed: 1 hour
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Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
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1 Read the passage and answer the questions.
cenabis bene, mi Fabulle, apud me
paucis, si tibi di favent, diebus,
si tecum attuleris bonam atque magnam
cenam, non sine candida puella
et vino et sale et omnibus cachinnis. 5
Catullus, Catullus invites a friend to dinner, lines 1–5
(a) cenabis … diebus (lines 1–2): when is the dinner supposed to take place?
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
(b) si tecum … cachinnis (lines 3–5): state three things that Fabullus has to bring with him.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
3 .......................................................................................................................................................
[3]
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2 Read the passage and answer the questions.
sed contra accipies meros amores,
seu quid suavius elegantiusve est:
nam unguentum dabo, quod meae puellae
donarunt Veneres Cupidinesque,
quod tu cum olfacies, deos rogabis, 5
totum ut te faciant, Fabulle, nasum.
Catullus, Catullus invites a friend to dinner, lines 9–14
(a) nam unguentum dabo (line 3): what does Catullus say that he will give to Fabullus?
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
(b) sed contra … nasum (lines 1–6): how does Catullus try to convince Fabullus that he is giving him
something worth having?
Make two points, each referring to the Latin.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
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3 Read the passage and answer the question.
hesterno, Licini, die otiosi
multum lusimus in meis tabellis,
ut convenerat esse delicatos;
scribens versiculos uterque nostrum
ludebat numero modo hoc modo illoc, 5
reddens mutua per iocum atque vinum.
Catullus, Poetry and friendship, lines 1–6
Translate this passage into English.
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. ................................................................................................................................................. [5]
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2025 OCR GCSE Latin
J282/04 Verse literature A
Complete Question paper with Marking Scheme Combined
Tuesday 3 June 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) Latin
J282/04 Verse literature A
Time allowed: 1 hour
Do not use:
• a dictionary
Please write clearly in black ink. Do not write in the barcodes.
Centre number Candidate number
First name(s)
Last name
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.
• Answer all the questions.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Quality of extended response will be assessed in questions marked with an asterisk (*).
• This document has 16 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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1 Read the passage and answer the questions.
cenabis bene, mi Fabulle, apud me
paucis, si tibi di favent, diebus,
si tecum attuleris bonam atque magnam
cenam, non sine candida puella
et vino et sale et omnibus cachinnis. 5
Catullus, Catullus invites a friend to dinner, lines 1–5
(a) cenabis … diebus (lines 1–2): when is the dinner supposed to take place?
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
(b) si tecum … cachinnis (lines 3–5): state three things that Fabullus has to bring with him.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
2 .......................................................................................................................................................
3 .......................................................................................................................................................
[3]
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2 Read the passage and answer the questions.
sed contra accipies meros amores,
seu quid suavius elegantiusve est:
nam unguentum dabo, quod meae puellae
donarunt Veneres Cupidinesque,
quod tu cum olfacies, deos rogabis, 5
totum ut te faciant, Fabulle, nasum.
Catullus, Catullus invites a friend to dinner, lines 9–14
(a) nam unguentum dabo (line 3): what does Catullus say that he will give to Fabullus?
. ................................................................................................................................................. [1]
(b) sed contra … nasum (lines 1–6): how does Catullus try to convince Fabullus that he is giving him
something worth having?
Make two points, each referring to the Latin.
1 .......................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
..........................................................................................................................................................
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2 .......................................................................................................................................................
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..........................................................................................................................................................
[4]
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3 Read the passage and answer the question.
hesterno, Licini, die otiosi
multum lusimus in meis tabellis,
ut convenerat esse delicatos;
scribens versiculos uterque nostrum
ludebat numero modo hoc modo illoc, 5
reddens mutua per iocum atque vinum.
Catullus, Poetry and friendship, lines 1–6
Translate this passage into English.
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