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Does anyone have a copy of the A level biology OCR A paper 1 2023 exam?

I have my exam tomorrow, I really want to go through the 2023 paper as a last-minute practice paper but I don't have a copy. Does anyone have a digital copy I can use?

I'm homeschooled so I can't ask a teacher.

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Reply 1

Original post by rennatusembers
I have my exam tomorrow, I really want to go through the 2023 paper as a last-minute practice paper but I don't have a copy. Does anyone have a digital copy I can use?
I'm homeschooled so I can't ask a teacher.


The actual a level or a mock? I didn’t know people could do it early

https://www.tutorchase.com/past-papers/a-level-ocr/biology-a

Reply 2

Original post by minyoongibiased
The actual a level or a mock? I didn’t know people could do it early
https://www.tutorchase.com/past-papers/a-level-ocr/biology-a

The exam is on Wednesday and it's Tuesday right? I mean the national A Level exam. I'm actually retaking haha.

Thank you so much!

Reply 3

Original post by rennatusembers
The exam is on Wednesday and it's Tuesday right? I mean the national A Level exam. I'm actually retaking haha.
Thank you so much!


ohh I get you I forgot it’s not Monday anymore 😭

No problem, best of luck with it!

Reply 4

Original post by minyoongibiased
The actual a level or a mock? I didn’t know people could do it early
https://www.tutorchase.com/past-papers/a-level-ocr/biology-a
I have a ocr biology as level mock this month and people are saying it’s the one from 2023 but I can’t find it anywhere😭

Reply 5

Original post by amara1234_
I have a ocr biology as level mock this month and people are saying it’s the one from 2023 but I can’t find it anywhere😭


The paper is in the link I attached!! Best of luck with it

Reply 6

Original post by minyoongibiased
The paper is in the link I attached!! Best of luck with it

thanks, but i just found out its the AS ocr biology 2024 paper and i feel like a complete idiot as the test is on monday and the whole time i thought it was the 2023 paper

Reply 7

Original post by amara1234_
thanks, but i just found out its the AS ocr biology 2024 paper and i feel like a complete idiot as the test is on monday and the whole time i thought it was the 2023 paper


No they have all the papers on there, AS and A level in order from all the years the papers were sat

Reply 8

Original post by amara1234_
thanks, but i just found out its the AS ocr biology 2024 paper and i feel like a complete idiot as the test is on monday and the whole time i thought it was the 2023 paper

What would be the point of cheating in your exam?

Reply 9

Original post by Muttley79
What would be the point of cheating in your exam?


ik it’s bad but failing so badly rn😭 I know the real exam I won’t get to do this but if I don’t get a decent grade I’ll most likely get kicked out and it’s only biology i struggle with out of my 4 alevel subjects, the only 3 im fine with at least

Reply 10

Original post by amara1234_
ik it’s bad but failing so badly rn😭 I know the real exam I won’t get to do this but if I don’t get a decent grade I’ll most likely get kicked out and it’s only biology i struggle with out of my 4 alevel subjects, the only 3 im fine with at least


*the other 3

Reply 11

Original post by amara1234_
ik it’s bad but failing so badly rn😭 I know the real exam I won’t get to do this but if I don’t get a decent grade I’ll most likely get kicked out and it’s only biology i struggle with out of my 4 alevel subjects, the only 3 im fine with at least

Yoou can't get kicked out at the end of Year 12 for academic reasons - it's not a practice exam if you cheat is it?

Reply 12

Original post by Muttley79
Yoou can't get kicked out at the end of Year 12 for academic reasons - it's not a practice exam if you cheat is it?


are u sure?😭 bc that’s what I’m being told and on top of that I need a good predicated grade to at least get an offer for uni. I do biology, chem, maths and sociology and bio is one of the a levels they’re strict with grades the rest I’m fine so yes cheating in this case is the solution but yr13 I will prioritise biology so I don’t repeat the same mistake

Reply 13

Original post by amara1234_
are u sure?😭 bc that’s what I’m being told and on top of that I need a good predicated grade to at least get an offer for uni. I do biology, chem, maths and sociology and bio is one of the a levels they’re strict with grades the rest I’m fine so yes cheating in this case is the solution but yr13 I will prioritise biology so I don’t repeat the same mistake

Yes - you cannot be forced to leave at the end of Year 12 for not getting certain grades - it's illegal.

Reply 14

oh I didn’t know that, so if I get a bad grade like a C/D and I need an A but the rest I get the grades I need will it affect my chances getting a offer in uni?

Reply 15

Hi amara, have you done the As level biology paper 2? If so, could you plz plz send it to me, I flopped paper 1, paper 2 is my only hope,

Reply 16

Original post by amara1234_
are u sure?😭 bc that’s what I’m being told and on top of that I need a good predicated grade to at least get an offer for uni. I do biology, chem, maths and sociology and bio is one of the a levels they’re strict with grades the rest I’m fine so yes cheating in this case is the solution but yr13 I will prioritise biology so I don’t repeat the same mistake

Could you plz see this message soon please? I’m really anxious, I don’t wanna repeat the year because of biology, I’m fine with chemistry and psychology, but the 2024 paper was a slap in my face

Reply 17

Original post by Elainaaaa98
Could you plz see this message soon please? I’m really anxious, I don’t wanna repeat the year because of biology, I’m fine with chemistry and psychology, but the 2024 paper was a slap in my face


Are you in year 13 or 12?

Reply 18

Original post by amara1234_
Are you in year 13 or 12?

Year 12, the mocks are AS level 2024, I’m fine with chemistry and psychology, but biology mock has got me thinking if I can even move forward to year 13, you’ve done your mocks right? Could you please please help me for the 2nd paper, like what topics and things were on it etc
(edited 1 month ago)

Reply 19

Original post by Elainaaaa98
Year 12, the mocks are AS level 2024, I’m fine with chemistry and psychology, but biology mock has got me thinking if I can even move forward to year 13, you’ve done your mocks right? Could you please please help me for the 2nd paper, like what topics and things were on it etc


I did it ages ago I genuinely don’t remember sorry😭😭 all I can advise y to do it is go through a bunch of past papers as many questions tend to be similar

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