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Free OCR GCSE Geography
Practice Paper

8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real OCR GCSE papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real OCR GCSE Geography paper looks like

Paper 1
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification.
Paper 2
Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification.
Paper 3
Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions.
Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Grading: Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass.

Mini practice paper: 8 questions

Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Geography syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.

Q1 · Difficulty 1/3

Which instrument would scientists use to detect ground movement on a volcano before an eruption?

  1. An anemometer
  2. A barometer
  3. A seismometer
  4. A rain gauge
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✓ Answer: C — A seismometer
Award 1 mark. Seismometers record the small earthquakes caused by rising magma. An anemometer measures wind speed, a barometer air pressure and a rain gauge rainfall.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

Which type of rock is formed from layers of sediment, such as sandstone and limestone?

  1. Sedimentary rock
  2. Igneous rock
  3. Metamorphic rock
  4. Volcanic rock
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✓ Answer: A — Sedimentary rock
Award 1 mark. Sedimentary rocks are common in lowland England. Igneous rock forms from cooled magma (volcanic rock is one type), and metamorphic rock is changed by heat and pressure.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

  1. Breaking down dead material and returning nutrients to the soil
  2. Producing food from sunlight by photosynthesis
  3. Eating other animals at the top of the food chain
  4. Pollinating flowers so that plants can reproduce
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✓ Answer: A — Breaking down dead material and returning nutrients to the soil
Award 1 mark. Fungi and bacteria are decomposers. Pollinating flowers is done by insects and birds. Producing food from sunlight is the role of producers, top predators eat other animals, and pollinators help reproduction.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3

Which three resources are essential for human survival and development?

  1. Food, water and energy
  2. Gold, silver and copper
  3. Cars, phones and computers
  4. Wood, plastic and glass
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✓ Answer: A — Food, water and energy
Award 1 mark. Food, water and energy meet basic needs and support economic growth. Precious metals, consumer goods and manufactured materials are useful but not essential for survival.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

What are sunspots?

  1. Places on Earth that receive the most sunshine
  2. Dark patches on the Sun linked to changes in its energy output
  3. Areas of the ocean warmed by the Sun
  4. Holes in the ozone layer above the poles
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✓ Answer: B — Dark patches on the Sun linked to changes in its energy output
Award 1 mark. More sunspots are linked to slightly higher solar output. Sunny places, warm ocean areas and ozone holes are not sunspots.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

What does biodiversity mean?

  1. The number of people living in a rainforest
  2. The amount of rain that falls in a year
  3. The variety of plant and animal species in an area
  4. The height of the tallest trees in a forest
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✓ Answer: C — The variety of plant and animal species in an area
Award 1 mark. High biodiversity makes ecosystems more resilient. The number of people, the amount of rain and tree height are not what biodiversity measures.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

What is a tropical storm called when it forms over the Atlantic Ocean and hits the USA?

  1. A typhoon
  2. A cyclone
  3. A hurricane
  4. A tornado
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✓ Answer: C — A hurricane
Award 1 mark. The same type of storm is called a typhoon in the north-west Pacific and a cyclone in the Indian Ocean. A tornado is a much smaller spinning column of air that forms over land.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

What is attrition?

  1. Water dissolving rocks such as chalk and limestone
  2. The force of water squeezing air into cracks
  3. Rocks being scraped along the river bed
  4. Rocks knocking into each other and becoming smaller and rounder
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✓ Answer: D — Rocks knocking into each other and becoming smaller and rounder
Award 1 mark. Attrition explains why sediment gets smaller and smoother downstream. Dissolving is solution, the force of water squeezing air into cracks is hydraulic action, and scraping is abrasion.
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OCR GCSE Geography FAQ

What does the OCR GCSE Geography exam look like?
The OCR GCSE Geography exam is structured across 3 components. Paper 1: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 1-4 of the specification. Paper 2: Approximately 1 hour 30 minutes, ~70-100 marks. Covers Topics 5-8 of the specification. Paper 3: Where applicable — e.g. Combined Science, Languages. Includes synoptic and applied questions. Total exam time: ~3 hours across two or three papers.
Can I download a free OCR GCSE Geography past paper?
Real OCR past papers are published directly by OCR on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is OCR GCSE Geography graded?
Grades: 9 (highest) to 1 (lowest), with U (ungraded). A grade of 4 is a standard pass; 5 is a strong pass. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.