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GCSE French past papers and mark schemes

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AQA GCSE French

8658 · 2020 to 2025

Past papers

Paper 1:ListeningPaper 3:ReadingPaper 2:SpeakingPaper 4:Writing
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All AQA past papers

Topic questions

Jobs, career choices and ambitions62 questionsLife at school/college53 questionsHome, town, neighbourhood and region46 questions
All AQA topics

Edexcel GCSE French

1FR0 · 2011 to 2025

Past papers

Paper 1FPaper 1HPaper 3FPaper 3HPaper 4FPaper 4H
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All Edexcel past papers

WJEC GCSE French

3800 · 2019 to 2025

Past papers

Unit 1FUnit 1HUnit 2FUnit 2HUnit 3FUnit 3H
Jump to20252024202320222019
All WJEC past papers

CCEA GCSE French

5650

No CCEA GCSE French papers in the archive yet. The CCEA page › carries the specification, the papers you sit and the years examined.

The boards

About GCSE French

Not sure which board? Look at the front of any past paper. It names the board and carries a code: 8658 is AQA, 1FR0 is Edexcel, 3800 is WJEC and 5650 is CCEA.

AQA (8658), Edexcel (1FR0), WJEC (3800) and CCEA (5650) set GCSE French, and the code is printed on the front of your paper. Each board below shows its newest papers and its questions by topic; the board's own page holds the full list.

AQA8658

Since 2018

Also 8652, 3651, 3657

69,000 a year

AQA's own site
Edexcel1FR0

Since 2016

Also 1FR1, 2FR01

52,000 a year

Edexcel's own site
WJEC3800

Since 2016

2,000 a year

WJEC's own site
CCEA5650

Since 2017

CCEA's own site

At a glance

185papers from 4 exam boards, January 2011 to June 2025.
668documents - question papers, mark schemes and examiner reports.
24topics classified across 553 questions.

GCSE French is examined in January, June and November. Each board's own page holds its full list, back to its first exam.

Foundation or Higher

FoundationPaper 1: Listening, Listening, Speaking, Paper 2: Speaking, Reading, Writing, Paper 3: Reading, Paper 4: Writing.
Code ends in LF
HigherPaper 1: Listening, Paper 2: Speaking, Paper 3: Reading, Paper 4: Writing.
Code ends in LH

The code on the paper says which: 8658/LF is Foundation and 8658/LH is Higher.

Foundation or Higher, the être verbs still all live in one house.

French at other levels

International A Level French688 International GCSE French529 Cambridge O Level French170 GCE A Level French112 GCE AS Level French67 International AS Level French20

Memes

Certified French memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Then pick your board and do a past paper.

Learn the past tense properly
Say ‘j'aime le foot’ again
Me in the speaking exam, minute 2
Saying ‘je m'appelle’
Using the perfect tense
Using the subjunctive on purpose
Answering the question you were actually asked
French enlightenment, ranked

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