2025 OCR GCSE HISTORY (SCHOOLS HISTORY PROJECT)
J411/21 HISTORY ARROUND US
Complete Question paper with Marking Scheme
Combined
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Friday 16 May 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) History B (Schools History Project)
J411/21 History Around Us
Time allowed: 1 hour
No extra materials are needed.
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 2025 OCR is an exempt
[601/8408/5] DC Charity Turn over
*
(SL) 351288/5
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, 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 Imagine you are a guide at your site.
If you wanted visitors to understand how people first used the site, which features of the site
and/or its surroundings would you point out and why?
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 Explain the reasons why your site’s uses have changed over 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 What historical questions could someone ask after studying your site’s physical remains?
Explain your answer referring to different parts of your site’s physical remains.
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]
© OCR 2025
J411/21 HISTORY ARROUND US
Complete Question paper with Marking Scheme
Combined
Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Friday 16 May 2025 – Morning
GCSE (9–1) History B (Schools History Project)
J411/21 History Around Us
Time allowed: 1 hour
No extra materials are needed.
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 2025 OCR is an exempt
[601/8408/5] DC Charity Turn over
*
(SL) 351288/5
,
, 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 Imagine you are a guide at your site.
If you wanted visitors to understand how people first used the site, which features of the site
and/or its surroundings would you point out and why?
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 Explain the reasons why your site’s uses have changed over 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 What historical questions could someone ask after studying your site’s physical remains?
Explain your answer referring to different parts of your site’s physical remains.
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]
© OCR 2025
