GCSE Latin: Verse Literature (Unit A404)
 The exam
This paper counts for 25% of the total GCSE marks.
The exam lasts 1 hour.
The exam tests understanding and appreciation of the set texts that you have studied. You
will be asked both short-answer questions, and questions requiring a more extended
response.
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The Set Texts
All the texts are selected from the OCR Latin Anthology for GCSE, Section 2 ‘Family Life
and Relationships’.
 Ovid Tristia 1.III. 1-34, 41-47, 55-60, 73-84
 Catullus Poem 8
 Catullus Poem 51
 Catullus Poem 70
 Catullus Poem 85
 Catullus Poem 101
 Sulpicia Poem 1
 Horace Odes 1.8