Oxford Cambridge and RSA
Monday 12 May 2025 – Morning
AS Level English Language
H070/01 Exploring language
Resource Booklet
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
* 9 8 8 3 1 2 9 3 7 4 *
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use this Resource Booklet to answer all the questions.
• Do not send this Resource Booklet for marking. Keep it in the centre or recycle it.
INFORMATION
• This document has 8 pages.
© OCR 2025 [601/4703/9] OCR is an exempt Charity
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Section A
Understanding language features in context
Text A
Text A is an article from the Opinion section of The Guardian newspaper, first published in August
2022. This extract omits some words and phrases for editorial purposes.
© Adrian Chiles, We all tell kids going off to university they will have a brilliant time. But being a fresher can be dreadfully hard, 31 Aug 2022, theguardian.com/uk. The Guardian. From first line " The young adults heading off to college for the first time are expected to have fabulous fun from day one and it doesn’t take m
‘If you’re having just an OK time, you may conclude there’s something wrong with you.’
Photograph: SolStock/Getty Images/Posed by models
© OCR 2025 H070/01/RB Jun25
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© Adrian Chiles, We all tell kids going off to university they will have a brilliant time. But being a fresher can be dreadfully hard, 31 Aug 2022, theguardian.com/uk. The Guardian. From first line " The young adults heading off to college for the first time are expected to have fabulous fun from day one and it doesn’t take m
© OCR 2025 H070/01/RB Jun25 Turn over
for more: tyrionpapers.com
Monday 12 May 2025 – Morning
AS Level English Language
H070/01 Exploring language
Resource Booklet
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
* 9 8 8 3 1 2 9 3 7 4 *
INSTRUCTIONS
• Use this Resource Booklet to answer all the questions.
• Do not send this Resource Booklet for marking. Keep it in the centre or recycle it.
INFORMATION
• This document has 8 pages.
© OCR 2025 [601/4703/9] OCR is an exempt Charity
DC (PQ/ST) 339165/3 Turn over
for more: tyrionpapers.com
, 2
Section A
Understanding language features in context
Text A
Text A is an article from the Opinion section of The Guardian newspaper, first published in August
2022. This extract omits some words and phrases for editorial purposes.
© Adrian Chiles, We all tell kids going off to university they will have a brilliant time. But being a fresher can be dreadfully hard, 31 Aug 2022, theguardian.com/uk. The Guardian. From first line " The young adults heading off to college for the first time are expected to have fabulous fun from day one and it doesn’t take m
‘If you’re having just an OK time, you may conclude there’s something wrong with you.’
Photograph: SolStock/Getty Images/Posed by models
© OCR 2025 H070/01/RB Jun25
for more: tyrionpapers.com
, 3
© Adrian Chiles, We all tell kids going off to university they will have a brilliant time. But being a fresher can be dreadfully hard, 31 Aug 2022, theguardian.com/uk. The Guardian. From first line " The young adults heading off to college for the first time are expected to have fabulous fun from day one and it doesn’t take m
© OCR 2025 H070/01/RB Jun25 Turn over
for more: tyrionpapers.com
