Cambridge OCR GCSE Drama (J316) revision

Free interactive Drama revision for OCR GCSE, matched to the Cambridge OCR GCSE Drama (J316) specification.

Past papers for this specification

OCR GCSE Drama past papers 17 official documents · 2021-2025

Question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports, free and straight from the exam board. Revise a topic here first, then mark yourself against a real paper.

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What the specification covers

LANGUAGE_FOR_LEARNING_GLOSSARY Appendix 5i — Language for Learning (11-category theatrical-terminology glossary)

GENERIC_CONTENT.PERFORMANCE_AND_RESPONSE Component 04 — shared knowledge and skills (applies regardless of set text studied)

SET_TEXT.KINDERTRANSPORT Component 04, Section A — Set Text: Kindertransport (Diane Samuels)

LIVE_THEATRE_EVALUATION Component 04, Section B — Live Theatre Evaluation (AO3 10 marks + AO4 20 marks, ONE extended-response question)

Nothing is built for this specification yet

The topic list above is the specification itself, not our summary of it. Work down it and mark every topic you could not explain to someone else: that is your revision plan for Drama.

The past papers for this specification are already here, and they are the most useful thing on the site until the activities land. Try one question, then look up what you could not do.

Pearson Edexcel GCSE Drama (1DR0) already has 12 interactive activities. The exam board differs, but the content overlaps heavily, so they are worth using while this one is written.

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