Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Wednesday 15 May 2024 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) History B (Schools History Project)
J411/21 History Around Us
Time allowed: 1 hour
No extra materials are needed.
* 9 9 4 4 6 9 4 3 0 6 *
* J 4 1 1 2 1 *
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. You can use extra paper if
you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, the centre number and
the question numbers.
• Answer any two questions.
• You must clearly state the name of the site you have studied.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) and the use of specialist terminology will be
assessed in questions marked with a pencil ().
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
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DC (DE) 341011/2 Turn over
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You must clearly state the name of the site you have studied at the start of each answer.
In your answers you must clearly state the specific time(s) in your site’s history that you are writing
about.
Answer any two questions.
1 Explain how the physical features of your site could be used by someone to produce an
interpretation of the site that shows how it was used at a significant point in its history.
Use physical features of the site as well as your knowledge to support your answer. [20]
Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology [5]
2 Choose one period in your site’s history.
Explain what a study of your site reveals about the lives of different types of people at that time.
Use physical features of the site as well as your knowledge to support your answer. [20]
Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology [5]
3 Choose two different points in your site’s history.
Explain the ways in which the site or its uses changed between these two points.
Use physical features of the site as well as your knowledge to support your answer. [20]
Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology [5]
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© OCR 2024
Wednesday 15 May 2024 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) History B (Schools History Project)
J411/21 History Around Us
Time allowed: 1 hour
No extra materials are needed.
* 9 9 4 4 6 9 4 3 0 6 *
* J 4 1 1 2 1 *
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. You can use extra paper if
you need to, but you must clearly show your candidate number, the centre number and
the question numbers.
• Answer any two questions.
• You must clearly state the name of the site you have studied.
INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 50.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets [ ].
• Spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPaG) and the use of specialist terminology will be
assessed in questions marked with a pencil ().
• This document has 8 pages.
ADVICE
• Read each question carefully before you start your answer.
© OCR 2024 [601/8408/5] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (DE) 341011/2 Turn over
, 2
You must clearly state the name of the site you have studied at the start of each answer.
In your answers you must clearly state the specific time(s) in your site’s history that you are writing
about.
Answer any two questions.
1 Explain how the physical features of your site could be used by someone to produce an
interpretation of the site that shows how it was used at a significant point in its history.
Use physical features of the site as well as your knowledge to support your answer. [20]
Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology [5]
2 Choose one period in your site’s history.
Explain what a study of your site reveals about the lives of different types of people at that time.
Use physical features of the site as well as your knowledge to support your answer. [20]
Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology [5]
3 Choose two different points in your site’s history.
Explain the ways in which the site or its uses changed between these two points.
Use physical features of the site as well as your knowledge to support your answer. [20]
Spelling, punctuation and grammar and the use of specialist terminology [5]
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